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Honky Tonk Hearts #2
Sing To Me, Cowboy
Heather Gibson's past catches up with her one dark Texas night.
Locked in a custody battle with an ex-husband who's looking for any excuse to take her children, Heather doesn't need any more trouble. But when a broken-down car and a dead cell phone leave her stranded at the Lonesome Steer Honky Tonk, she comes face-to-face with the one man who could jeopardize everything--including her heart.
Country-singing sensation Lance Dugan is back in Amarillo for his grandfather's birthday and to take care of a bit of unfinished business--apologize to Heather for leaving ten years ago. Lance has fought hard and won big the last few years, but seeing Heather again makes him wonder if he's been fighting for the right things.
Finding each other again may seem like fate, but one horrible secret, buried deep, could divide them forever.
Locked in a custody battle with an ex-husband who's looking for any excuse to take her children, Heather doesn't need any more trouble. But when a broken-down car and a dead cell phone leave her stranded at the Lonesome Steer Honky Tonk, she comes face-to-face with the one man who could jeopardize everything--including her heart.
Country-singing sensation Lance Dugan is back in Amarillo for his grandfather's birthday and to take care of a bit of unfinished business--apologize to Heather for leaving ten years ago. Lance has fought hard and won big the last few years, but seeing Heather again makes him wonder if he's been fighting for the right things.
Finding each other again may seem like fate, but one horrible secret, buried deep, could divide them forever.
- GenresRomanceContemporary
155 pages, ebook
First published May 23, 2012
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About the author
Lauri Robinson
174 books127 followersLauri Robinson's chosen genre to write is Western historical, and when asked why, she says, "Because I know I wasn't the only girl who wanted to grow up and marry Little Joe Cartwright."
With a degree in early childhood education, Lauri has spent three decades working in the non-profit field for Head Start, Child Abuse Intervention, the March of Dimes, and United Way. She claims the once upon a time and happily ever after premise of romance novels has always been a form of stress relief. When her husband suggested she write one, she took the challenge and has loved every minute of the journey.
Lauri lives in rural Minnesota, where she and her husband spend every spare moment with their three grown sons and their families, which includes three granddaughters, two stepgrandsons and two granddogs. She volunteers for several organizations, including her local library, and spends most fall weekends filling the freezer with homemade foodstuffs from the bountiful harvest of her husband's green thumb. She's a diehard Elvis fan (yes, she's been to Graceland), and loves to spend Sundays watching NASCAR, either live or on TV. However, she says her favorite weekends are spent in the woods of northern Minnesota on the land homesteaded by her great-grandfather.
Most of her childhood was spent in western Kansas, which is the setting for several of her stories. Lauri is a member of RWA, Northern Lights Writers,and Hearts Through History Romance Writers, as well as several online writing groups. She writes for Harlequin, Mills and Boon and The Wild Rose Press.
For updates on her writing please visit www.laurirobinson.blogspot.com
With a degree in early childhood education, Lauri has spent three decades working in the non-profit field for Head Start, Child Abuse Intervention, the March of Dimes, and United Way. She claims the once upon a time and happily ever after premise of romance novels has always been a form of stress relief. When her husband suggested she write one, she took the challenge and has loved every minute of the journey.
Lauri lives in rural Minnesota, where she and her husband spend every spare moment with their three grown sons and their families, which includes three granddaughters, two stepgrandsons and two granddogs. She volunteers for several organizations, including her local library, and spends most fall weekends filling the freezer with homemade foodstuffs from the bountiful harvest of her husband's green thumb. She's a diehard Elvis fan (yes, she's been to Graceland), and loves to spend Sundays watching NASCAR, either live or on TV. However, she says her favorite weekends are spent in the woods of northern Minnesota on the land homesteaded by her great-grandfather.
Most of her childhood was spent in western Kansas, which is the setting for several of her stories. Lauri is a member of RWA, Northern Lights Writers,and Hearts Through History Romance Writers, as well as several online writing groups. She writes for Harlequin, Mills and Boon and The Wild Rose Press.
For updates on her writing please visit www.laurirobinson.blogspot.com
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February 17, 2014
Reviewed by Amie Lou
Book provided by the publisher for review
Review originally posted at Romancing the Book
I’ve read a good many books over the years that have characters who sing. I’ll admit that I’m not always a fan. I don’t mean to be harsh, but it’s difficult to adequately portray music with words. (It’s like trying to describe colors.) But I’m always willing to give a book a try because every so often someone gets it right. That’s exactly the case with Sing to Me, Cowboy by Lauri Robinson.
Lance Dugan is a hometown town boy who made it big in Nashville. But on the insistence of his agent, he’s come home to Amarillo to make peace with a girl from high school, a girl he feels he’d wronged so many years ago.
Heather Gibson has never forgotten Lance, wouldn’t have been able to, even if he hadn’t made it big. Everyone remembers their first love. But there wasn’t a place for her in Lance’s life. He had to follow his dreams and head to Nashville while she stayed in Texas and married the star quarterback, just like everyone knew she would. But her marriage fell apart and the last thing Heather needs now is Lance muddying up the waters of her divorce.
Sing to Me, Cowboy is a great afternoon read, a wonderful book about forgiveness and second chances, and yes, singing cowboys. Ms. Robinson does a great job of putting the reader into the action and enabling them to see the performance and even hear the music as Lance takes the stage. Heather is a very sympathetic character, the type of person we want to be friends with, even if life has pushed her down one too many times. And Lance? Ah, Lance. He’s just the man to get her back on her feet once again.
Book provided by the publisher for review
Review originally posted at Romancing the Book
I’ve read a good many books over the years that have characters who sing. I’ll admit that I’m not always a fan. I don’t mean to be harsh, but it’s difficult to adequately portray music with words. (It’s like trying to describe colors.) But I’m always willing to give a book a try because every so often someone gets it right. That’s exactly the case with Sing to Me, Cowboy by Lauri Robinson.
Lance Dugan is a hometown town boy who made it big in Nashville. But on the insistence of his agent, he’s come home to Amarillo to make peace with a girl from high school, a girl he feels he’d wronged so many years ago.
Heather Gibson has never forgotten Lance, wouldn’t have been able to, even if he hadn’t made it big. Everyone remembers their first love. But there wasn’t a place for her in Lance’s life. He had to follow his dreams and head to Nashville while she stayed in Texas and married the star quarterback, just like everyone knew she would. But her marriage fell apart and the last thing Heather needs now is Lance muddying up the waters of her divorce.
Sing to Me, Cowboy is a great afternoon read, a wonderful book about forgiveness and second chances, and yes, singing cowboys. Ms. Robinson does a great job of putting the reader into the action and enabling them to see the performance and even hear the music as Lance takes the stage. Heather is a very sympathetic character, the type of person we want to be friends with, even if life has pushed her down one too many times. And Lance? Ah, Lance. He’s just the man to get her back on her feet once again.
July 8, 2012
Lauri Robinson’s SING TO ME COWBOY is a great what-if-things-had-happened-differently trope. Heather could have had Lance 10 years ago but instead chose a man she didn’t love and who didn’t love her. The reason for her choice doesn’t make a lot of sense later but at the time and with a young person’s mind it did.
I loved this sweet short novel. I read it in one sitting and found the ending to be a sigh-worthy HEA.
Please see my complete review on July 16, 2012 at http://mrsconditreadsbooks.com/index....
I loved this sweet short novel. I read it in one sitting and found the ending to be a sigh-worthy HEA.
Please see my complete review on July 16, 2012 at http://mrsconditreadsbooks.com/index....
August 4, 2012
I have just finished this book and I am still weepy. It is a beautifully written story. Ms. Robinson makes these characters, their pain, happiness, confusion come alive. I feel with them and for them. They make me laugh and most of all–cry. I love them, especially Lance who fits the role of what I imagine a true cowboy gentleman would be like. The story is all about doing the right thing or what feels right because it is never too late. Highly recommended.
Mav`
Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance & More
Mav`
Reviewer for Coffee Time Romance & More
June 22, 2012
This was such a sweet short story. I read it straight through. There was no danger (except to the hearts involved), which was a refreshing for me. I really liked the main characters Heather and Lance. They fought themselves and the past to find love and happiness. My only problem with it is that it wasn't longer. There were no editing problems (that I noticed), the characters are well developed for the length and you just want to get to know more about them.
June 17, 2012
When her car putters out and her cell phone fails, Heather finds herself walking into the Lonesome Steer Honky Tonk to use the phone. Country singer Lance Dugan is back for his grandfather’s birthday and seeing his high school crush, Heather, is a pleasant surprise.
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