From the New York Times bestselling author of the Marked Men series comes a captivating novella about a rugged rodeo star who will do anything to protect the people he loves.
When rodeo star Crew Lawton loses everything in a bad bet, he has no choice but to take a new job to pay off his debts – even if it means becoming the face of an expensive male skincare line. Crew is used to getting sweaty and rustling in the dirt, not posing for photo shoots. And he’s certainly not used to being bossed around by a woman who doesn’t even know the difference between bulls and broncs. But Crew owes money to dangerous criminals, and he’ll do anything Della says in order to pay them back and keep them far away from his family in Loveless, Texas…
The launch of her new men’s line for her family’s company means everything to Della Deveaux, and she’s not willing to let some rugged, arrogant cowboy ruin her campaign. Crew Lawton is the last man she would have chosen to represent her chic, sophisticated brand. Unfortunately, her father already invested millions in Crew’s stupidly handsome face. Yet the more time they spend together, Della and Crew realize that opposites doattract. But when the time comes for Crew to face his past mistakes, will he be able to protect his family…and the woman he’s come to love?
Title : Unbroken
Author : Jay Crownover
Series : #0.5 Loveless, Texas
Format : eARC
Page Count : 160
Genre : Contemporary Romance
Publisher : Forever Yours
Release Date : May 14, 2019
Reviewer : Micky
Rating : ★ ★ ★
Micky’s 3.5 star review
This novella was a good series starter, it set the context and the family well for the series that is up and coming. UNBROKEN brought a cowboy, Crew out of his failing broncho-riding world and into New York for a makeover related to sponsorship deals. Della was the product lead and therefore responsible for his transformation. I liked their opposites dynamic.
Is this a cowboy book? Kind of, yes but envisage cowboy in the city (not unlike sex in the city!). I am looking forward to and expecting future books to be more cowboy-orientated and we shall see if this becomes the case. Suffice it to say there was enough cowboy-ness to meet my expectations. I think I’ve used the word cowboy enough now.
As can be the case with novellas, the characters were sketched more briefly and their relationship developed quickly. They definitely had chemistry and the heat was written really well. Instalove was circumvented, I’m glad to say but I would have preferred a full novel for this couples story to really do it justice. I’m hoping to see more from this couple as the series stretches out into the full novels. I will definitely be continuing on with the series.
I voluntarily read an early copy of this book, thank you Forever Yours and Netgalley.
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