"Home grown terror...absolutely frightening"
Reviewed by Sandra Wurman
Posted February 23, 2016
Romance Contemporary
Two different facets of love surface beautifully in the
newest book of the Montana Men series by Jennifer Ryan.
In STONE COLD COWBOY we again learn a couple of important
life lessons: you shouldn't judge a book by its cover
and in the game of love, there are no rules. Jennifer Ryan
once again reminds us that the love of family is so basic
and yet so very integral to life. For some family is
nourishing, and for others it is a battle. STONE COLD
COWBOY is about juggling family responsibilities with
individual happiness. Sure it's an ongoing battle, but
it's the ending that counts. For the winners the prize is
love. This is the fourth installment of the Montana Men
stories,
and I am amazed at how different each and every one of
these books are. They are all uniquely entrancing and
entertaining and at times heart-wrenching. I think the
only theme threading through all of the Montana Men books
is the fight for survival of not only the body but the
heart. In STONE COLD COWBOY we find tough silent gorgeous cowboy
Rory Kendrick the oldest of three close and loving
brothers and their wonderful grandfather. Rory has taken
on the role of man of the house and works himself to the
bone to make life the best he can for those he loves the
most—his brothers and grandfather. To the outside
world
Rory projects a very hard intimidating face. One that
doesn't even crack a smile very often. We wonder about
Rory. Is this stone face representative of his character
or is it the protective shell he wears? Life has taught
Rory that you lose people you love. The loss is brutal;
isn't it
easier to avoid the trap? Sadie Higgins doesn't have time in her very busy life for
a personal life so forget about looking for love. Sadie
has taken over the responsibility of trying to keep her
younger brother Collin out of trouble. That alone could
be a full time job. Any money she has earned in any of
her jobs has been spent to bail Collin out of still
another jam. Her father's health is in decline so on the
home front Sadie is fighting an uphill battle to keep her
small family together and in once piece. Quite a
challenge for a petite young woman. Sadie has noticed Rory looking at her—kind of out of
the side of his eyes—at odd moments. Since it wasn't
necessarily a friendly look Sadie figured Rory held
her accountable for her brother's behavior. Rory noticed
Sadie's glances as well but didn't see anything there to
encourage him to take that big leap of faith and actually
approach her. Ah. Magnets at work again. Some very frightening incidents bring Sadie and Rory
together. The question is whether anything good can come
from what was a very rocky start. How do you build
something good and loving when your very foundation is
shaky and crumbling? There's no doubt in your mind
these two people are crazy about each other, but there is
a sinister evil party lurking, one without
conscience.
Feel free to jump into the Montana Men series at any
time. All of them absolutely are independent and
riveting. Jennifer Ryan has constructed an intriquing
series that deserved a great amount of praise
and certainly your attention. STONE COLD COWBOY will
leave you anything other than cold. It's a fast-paced
race against a dangerous foe.
SUMMARY
With their hearts' desires on the line, nothing can stop
the
Montana Men Sadie Higgins has a bad habit of bailing her brother out of
trouble. But when he rustles a herd of cattle from the
tough, honorable Kendrick brothers, it's Sadie who's in for
it. Because the cowboy tracking them down is big, silent,
and forbidding as hell. Rory Kendrick is on the hunt to find out who's been
stealing
from him. When he stumbles upon Sadie in the woods, he
barely recognizes the quiet, vulnerable beauty who has
always taken his breath away. His mission shifts in an
instant: He will do anything it takes to keep her safe . .
.
and make her his. Sadie has always protected her family—no matter the price.
But when Rory ropes her heart, she's forced to take a look
at her life and make a dangerous choice—one that could
cost,
or gain, her everything.
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