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A Cowboy's Pride
Broken Cowboy…
Trent Anderson's rodeo days are over. Thanks to the car accident that killed his best friend, he will never get on a horse again. But physical therapist Alana McClintock isn't listening to his protestations. She just won't let up—getting under his skin, waking parts of him he thought would sleep forever. He can sense she feels something for him, too.
Alana knows Trent's injuries aren't as extensive as he thinks, and with some hard work she's convinced he will ride again. But the problem is convincing Trent. As Alana works with the wounded cowboy, she is drawn to him in a way that is anything but professional. She's determined to help him, though—even if it means he'll walk away from her.
Trent Anderson's rodeo days are over. Thanks to the car accident that killed his best friend, he will never get on a horse again. But physical therapist Alana McClintock isn't listening to his protestations. She just won't let up—getting under his skin, waking parts of him he thought would sleep forever. He can sense she feels something for him, too.
Alana knows Trent's injuries aren't as extensive as he thinks, and with some hard work she's convinced he will ride again. But the problem is convincing Trent. As Alana works with the wounded cowboy, she is drawn to him in a way that is anything but professional. She's determined to help him, though—even if it means he'll walk away from her.
224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published May 17, 2013
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Pamela Britton
74 books147 followersWith over a million books in print, Pamela Britton likes to call herself the best known author nobody’s ever heard of. Of course, that’s begun to change thanks to a certain licensing agreement with that little racing organization known as NASCAR.
Nowadays it’s not unusual to hear her books being discussed by the likes of Jay Leno, Keith Olbermann, or Stephen Colbert. Flip open a magazine and you might read about her, too, in Sports Illustrated, Entertainment Weekly, or Southwest Airlines’ Spirit Magazine. Channel surf and you might see her on CNN, ESPN, ABC or NBC.
But before the glitz and glamour of NASCAR, Pamela wrote books that were frequently voted the best of the best by The Detroit Free Press, Barnes & Noble (two years in a row) and RT BOOKclub Magazine. She’s won numerous writing awards, including the National Reader’s Choice Award, and a nomination for Romance Writers of America’s Golden Heart and the Holt Medallion.
When not following the race circuit, Pamela writes full-time from her ranch in Northern California where she lives with her husband, daughter and, at last count, twenty-one four-legged friends.
If you'd like to chat with Pamela you can find her on her myspace where she loves to hangout with her readers.
Nowadays it’s not unusual to hear her books being discussed by the likes of Jay Leno, Keith Olbermann, or Stephen Colbert. Flip open a magazine and you might read about her, too, in Sports Illustrated, Entertainment Weekly, or Southwest Airlines’ Spirit Magazine. Channel surf and you might see her on CNN, ESPN, ABC or NBC.
But before the glitz and glamour of NASCAR, Pamela wrote books that were frequently voted the best of the best by The Detroit Free Press, Barnes & Noble (two years in a row) and RT BOOKclub Magazine. She’s won numerous writing awards, including the National Reader’s Choice Award, and a nomination for Romance Writers of America’s Golden Heart and the Holt Medallion.
When not following the race circuit, Pamela writes full-time from her ranch in Northern California where she lives with her husband, daughter and, at last count, twenty-one four-legged friends.
If you'd like to chat with Pamela you can find her on her myspace where she loves to hangout with her readers.
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January 29, 2019
I am crippled. She doesn't find me attractive. No woman will ever find me attractive again. pg. 86
While this was an interesting and not badly written book, it wasn't working as a romance IMO.
PREMISE:
Alana is a physical therapist who lives and works on a ranch that helps people with their disabilities.
Trent is a rodeo champion who got in a car accident with a drunk driver. He is a partial paraplegic. He comes to the ranch (pretty much against his will).
THE BAD
So. Um. Okay. Let me think for a minute.
Trent is an asshole from the moment he gets to the ranch. Alana isn't any better. I guess you could say that her job as a physical therapist is to push him, but it's not very romantic. Him being bitter and petulant, her being bossy and manipulative. Whenever he doesn't want to do something, she threatens to call his mom on him. Yeah, like he's five.
"Trent, your mom told me to tell you to do as you're told. ... I was told to tell you Anderson men don't shy away from anything. And that if your dad were alive, he'd be ashamed of your lack of 'try.'" pg. 32
I just can't see this as romantic or sexual in any way.
Besides that, physical therapist/patient relationships creep me out. I'm not into lawyer/client, doctor/patient, teacher/student romances and etc. They make me upset. I don't think people should have sexual relationships with those they have power over.
"But I won't work with someone if they refuse to help themselves." She slung the thing over her arm. "You have a choice to make, Mr. Anderson. Either you do the exercises I prescribe, or you go home."
"Excuse me?"
"I don't like wasting my time with half-ass efforts."
"Half-ass?"
"So if you decide to stay, you will do exactly as I tell you to do. If you don't, have a nice life." pg. 48
She also makes him do stuff against his will, and I don't mean physical exercises. She tells him she's taking him somewhere that's 'a surprise.' She's really arranged for all his rodeo friends to meet him at the rodeo.
Never, EVER, had he felt so impotent. And so angry. Not since he'd woken up from a medically induced coma and discovered he was paralyzed. pg. 102
Does this seem romantic or sexy to you?
Then she arranges for him to stand for the first time in front of a huge rodeo crowd in an arena. Without telling him or asking his permission. He's forced to do this. I really don't think public humiliation should be a cornerstone of physical therapy. I mean, I could be wrong, and any physical therapists who are reading this should feel free to tell me if I am.
At the end, when the couple goes through their inevitable 'hard time,' I didn't understand it. I didn't understand why they believed they couldn't be together. It was completely weird. I feel like Britton was just trying to create drama out of absolutely nothing. There was no reason for them to hit a bump in their relationship near the end of the book.
He breaks into her house at one point. Again, I don't think this is romantic or sexy.
THE GOOD:
As I've said in other reviews, Britton is mildly funny. I laughed out loud twice while reading this. She's especially funny when talking about horses. Britton is very experienced with horses, and it comes through in her books.
The horse didn't look one iota interested. In fact, it had its head down, its lower lip hanging... as if it were asleep. pg. 35
The way she describes horses and the people who ride them sometimes was hilarious.
Rage had him contorting atop that horse like a Jedi Knight trying to use the force. Alana almost laughed, although there was nothing funny about the situation. pg. 38
This also made me laugh:
Good Lord, she loved that razor stubble.
You're sick, her subconscious pronounced. pg. 118
HOW'S THE SEX, CARMEN?
I've stated in previous reviews that Britton writes well-described sex. This still holds true. She doesn't use flowery or vague language. She tells you what the characters are doing to each other. She also doesn't write short, cut-off sex scenes. She gives you full sex scenes in her novels.
I have to give her major props for this. She stands out in the American Romance line. That is for sure.
Unfortunately, I'm not interested in these two having sex.
I didn't find the sex to be sexually exciting.
I was upset that both times they have on-page sex in this novel, Alana leaves him before he wakes up, so that he wakes up in a cold bed. It's cruel and completely unnecessary. The second time she leaves him a note, but the first time she doesn't. This is extremely bad behavior that makes me angry. Be a fucking adult. She's a fucking coward.
She snuck away in the wee hours of the morning. She knew she shouldn't, knew that Trent might be offended when he woke up alone, but she did it anyway, dressing quickly, slipping from his cabin and into her truck before he woke up. pg. 129
Here are some excerpts from the sex:
"If I weren't so damn messed up, I'd flip you on your back and do things that would make your first orgasm feel like child's play." pg. 123
Not sure what Britton is saying here. Is he feeling sorry for himself in bed? How am I supposed to feel about this?
"But you're not in charge, are you?" pg. 123
Alana kind of revels in his helplessness, which I GUESS I'm supposed to find sexy. However, again, I'm just kind of flummoxed and not really sure what to think.
We started off strong, with him fingering her to orgasm while she sat on his lap in the wheelchair. But once they actually went to bed together, I feel like it kind of fell apart. I'm also kind of confused about what's happening on page 126.
TL;DR Not a bad book. Britton has a descriptive, pretty way of writing. She really captures the natural environment of Northern California. She can also be funny.
If you want to read a book about a partial paraplegic, this could be satisfying to you. Although, as she always does,
As far as this goes AS A ROMANCE NOVEL, I'm sorry to tell you it fails. I just could not get into the idea of these two together as a couple. I can't see why either of them is sexually or romantically attracted to each other. I also am against a physical therapist having sex with her patient. I also thought some of the physical therapy she made him do was morally questionable.
RELATED BOOKS:
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
The Amish Midwife's Courtship by Cheryl Williford.
RELATED MOVIES:
En équilibre (2015) France https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4228816/
https://youtu.be/oLNgJmMYLY8
https://youtu.be/dZguYI_39U4
Highly recommend it if you like French film.
Rust and Bone (2012) French-Belgian https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2053425/
https://youtu.be/Jg7skcyYolU
ROMANCE CATEGORIES:
Contemporary Romance
Cowboy/Western Romance
Enemies to Lovers
STEM Heroine Romance
Non-Virgin Heroine
Disabled Hero
He's a Rodeo Cowboy; She's a Physical Therapist
NAMES IN THIS BOOK
While this was an interesting and not badly written book, it wasn't working as a romance IMO.
PREMISE:
Alana is a physical therapist who lives and works on a ranch that helps people with their disabilities.
Trent is a rodeo champion who got in a car accident with a drunk driver. He is a partial paraplegic. He comes to the ranch (pretty much against his will).
THE BAD
So. Um. Okay. Let me think for a minute.
Trent is an asshole from the moment he gets to the ranch. Alana isn't any better. I guess you could say that her job as a physical therapist is to push him, but it's not very romantic. Him being bitter and petulant, her being bossy and manipulative. Whenever he doesn't want to do something, she threatens to call his mom on him. Yeah, like he's five.
"Trent, your mom told me to tell you to do as you're told. ... I was told to tell you Anderson men don't shy away from anything. And that if your dad were alive, he'd be ashamed of your lack of 'try.'" pg. 32
I just can't see this as romantic or sexual in any way.
Besides that, physical therapist/patient relationships creep me out. I'm not into lawyer/client, doctor/patient, teacher/student romances and etc. They make me upset. I don't think people should have sexual relationships with those they have power over.
"But I won't work with someone if they refuse to help themselves." She slung the thing over her arm. "You have a choice to make, Mr. Anderson. Either you do the exercises I prescribe, or you go home."
"Excuse me?"
"I don't like wasting my time with half-ass efforts."
"Half-ass?"
"So if you decide to stay, you will do exactly as I tell you to do. If you don't, have a nice life." pg. 48
She also makes him do stuff against his will, and I don't mean physical exercises. She tells him she's taking him somewhere that's 'a surprise.' She's really arranged for all his rodeo friends to meet him at the rodeo.
Never, EVER, had he felt so impotent. And so angry. Not since he'd woken up from a medically induced coma and discovered he was paralyzed. pg. 102
Does this seem romantic or sexy to you?
Then she arranges for him to stand for the first time in front of a huge rodeo crowd in an arena. Without telling him or asking his permission. He's forced to do this. I really don't think public humiliation should be a cornerstone of physical therapy. I mean, I could be wrong, and any physical therapists who are reading this should feel free to tell me if I am.
At the end, when the couple goes through their inevitable 'hard time,' I didn't understand it. I didn't understand why they believed they couldn't be together. It was completely weird. I feel like Britton was just trying to create drama out of absolutely nothing. There was no reason for them to hit a bump in their relationship near the end of the book.
He breaks into her house at one point. Again, I don't think this is romantic or sexy.
THE GOOD:
As I've said in other reviews, Britton is mildly funny. I laughed out loud twice while reading this. She's especially funny when talking about horses. Britton is very experienced with horses, and it comes through in her books.
The horse didn't look one iota interested. In fact, it had its head down, its lower lip hanging... as if it were asleep. pg. 35
The way she describes horses and the people who ride them sometimes was hilarious.
Rage had him contorting atop that horse like a Jedi Knight trying to use the force. Alana almost laughed, although there was nothing funny about the situation. pg. 38
This also made me laugh:
Good Lord, she loved that razor stubble.
You're sick, her subconscious pronounced. pg. 118
HOW'S THE SEX, CARMEN?
I've stated in previous reviews that Britton writes well-described sex. This still holds true. She doesn't use flowery or vague language. She tells you what the characters are doing to each other. She also doesn't write short, cut-off sex scenes. She gives you full sex scenes in her novels.
I have to give her major props for this. She stands out in the American Romance line. That is for sure.
Unfortunately, I'm not interested in these two having sex.
I didn't find the sex to be sexually exciting.
I was upset that both times they have on-page sex in this novel, Alana leaves him before he wakes up, so that he wakes up in a cold bed. It's cruel and completely unnecessary. The second time she leaves him a note, but the first time she doesn't. This is extremely bad behavior that makes me angry. Be a fucking adult. She's a fucking coward.
She snuck away in the wee hours of the morning. She knew she shouldn't, knew that Trent might be offended when he woke up alone, but she did it anyway, dressing quickly, slipping from his cabin and into her truck before he woke up. pg. 129
Here are some excerpts from the sex:
"If I weren't so damn messed up, I'd flip you on your back and do things that would make your first orgasm feel like child's play." pg. 123
Not sure what Britton is saying here. Is he feeling sorry for himself in bed? How am I supposed to feel about this?
"But you're not in charge, are you?" pg. 123
Alana kind of revels in his helplessness, which I GUESS I'm supposed to find sexy. However, again, I'm just kind of flummoxed and not really sure what to think.
We started off strong, with him fingering her to orgasm while she sat on his lap in the wheelchair. But once they actually went to bed together, I feel like it kind of fell apart. I'm also kind of confused about what's happening on page 126.
TL;DR Not a bad book. Britton has a descriptive, pretty way of writing. She really captures the natural environment of Northern California. She can also be funny.
If you want to read a book about a partial paraplegic, this could be satisfying to you. Although, as she always does,
As far as this goes AS A ROMANCE NOVEL, I'm sorry to tell you it fails. I just could not get into the idea of these two together as a couple. I can't see why either of them is sexually or romantically attracted to each other. I also am against a physical therapist having sex with her patient. I also thought some of the physical therapy she made him do was morally questionable.
RELATED BOOKS:
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
The Amish Midwife's Courtship by Cheryl Williford.
RELATED MOVIES:
En équilibre (2015) France https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4228816/
https://youtu.be/oLNgJmMYLY8
https://youtu.be/dZguYI_39U4
Highly recommend it if you like French film.
Rust and Bone (2012) French-Belgian https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2053425/
https://youtu.be/Jg7skcyYolU
ROMANCE CATEGORIES:
Contemporary Romance
Cowboy/Western Romance
Enemies to Lovers
STEM Heroine Romance
Non-Virgin Heroine
Disabled Hero
He's a Rodeo Cowboy; She's a Physical Therapist
NAMES IN THIS BOOK
August 25, 2013
Alana McClintock and Trent Anderson butt heads right off the bat, which had me chuckling almost from the beginning. I think the way Pamela wrote these two characters was brilliant. It showed them at odds but in a most believable way.
Alana McClintock is a physical therapist who works at the New Horizons Ranch. A ranch dedicated to helping those who have had serious injuries to overcome or at the very least help deal with their injuries. Alana knows all about lost and suffering. She lost her “soon to be finance” Braden Jensen in a crash that also took the life of Kimberly Jensen “Braden’s sister in law” and the mother of Rana Jensen. Now she works with Cabe Jensen on his ranch and helps to raise Rana.
Trent Anderson was the all around champion cowboy on the rodeo circuit until a car took the life of his best friend Dustin and Trent ended up in a wheelchair. He has arrived at the ranch with an attitude. And Alana is just the one to give him an adjustment. But Alana also believes his injury is now more psychological than physical.
Along with writing great characters, Pamela does a great job of describing the ranch and scenery so the reader is able to envision the ranch. She also does a great job on the secondary characters.’ The passion was believable and well written. I look forward to reading more books by this author.
One of my favorite exchanges:
"First cabin on the left." She stepped to the side.
"Don't let the front door hit you in the ass."
5/5 stars
I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
December 1, 2018
Just what this cowboy needs a stubborn woman for him great book
May 17, 2013
I really liked this book. Both Trent and Alana felt very real to me. Trent is angry. His best friend was killed in the accident that injured him and ended his rodeo career. He has made enough progress to take care of himself but will never get on a horse again. He really doesn't want to be on this ranch for the disabled, but his mother guilted him into it. He is in a foul mood and refuses to cooperate with Alana. He really hates her slave driver attitude but part of him is really attracted to her. I loved the way that Alana compared his attitude to a little boy at the beginning. Their interactions were pretty heated as he tried his best to refuse her treatment. His change in attitude was gradual until one of her more radical moves, then he started to believe in her. He also had some survivor's guilt that he had to work through before he was really able to open himself up to the future he wanted.
Alana had lost her fiance in the same accident where her almost niece had lost her mother and been badly injured. Alana used her skills to help Rana recover and walk again, and assisted Rana's father on the handicapped friendly ranch as the resident physical therapist. When Trent arrived something about him really got to her. I loved her determination that she would get him back on his feet. She didn't let him get away with anything and did a great job getting him to do what she wanted. If a straight challenge didn't work she threatened to call his mother. I really enjoyed seeing her challenge him time and again. She also began to see that he wasn't the rude grump that was her first impression of him and that the man inside was quite different. She starts to have feelings for him that don't fit with her professional ethics. She also had her own issues and fears to deal with. She was comfortable and happy on the ranch and didn't want to leave Rana who she felt still needed her. She also hesitated to get involved with another rodeo man and have to deal with the stresses of the separations involved.
I loved the theme of not giving up. Alana refused to give up on getting Trent on his feet again, and refused to let him give up. Trent refused to give up on getting Alana to admit her love and enter into a real relationship with him. I really liked the way that they finally worked things out.
Alana had lost her fiance in the same accident where her almost niece had lost her mother and been badly injured. Alana used her skills to help Rana recover and walk again, and assisted Rana's father on the handicapped friendly ranch as the resident physical therapist. When Trent arrived something about him really got to her. I loved her determination that she would get him back on his feet. She didn't let him get away with anything and did a great job getting him to do what she wanted. If a straight challenge didn't work she threatened to call his mother. I really enjoyed seeing her challenge him time and again. She also began to see that he wasn't the rude grump that was her first impression of him and that the man inside was quite different. She starts to have feelings for him that don't fit with her professional ethics. She also had her own issues and fears to deal with. She was comfortable and happy on the ranch and didn't want to leave Rana who she felt still needed her. She also hesitated to get involved with another rodeo man and have to deal with the stresses of the separations involved.
I loved the theme of not giving up. Alana refused to give up on getting Trent on his feet again, and refused to let him give up. Trent refused to give up on getting Alana to admit her love and enter into a real relationship with him. I really liked the way that they finally worked things out.
June 14, 2013
When I sat down with A Cowboy’s Pride I thought I was in for a yummy cowboy romance. This was not at all what I had expected! The first half of the book you find yourself captivated by the story of a man who was seriously injured by a car accident and is angry about being sent to a ranch to go through physical therapy. It wasn’t until about halfway through the book that the romance starts…
What a romance it is. It is not really a steamy romance, but one based on the relationship that develops between Trent and Alana. They both have their problems and issues but as they learned to overcome them, they were able to grow closer together.
The plot went along at a great pace, the location is one you would love to visit and the characters help your interest throughout this wonderful book. I am very impressed with the way it was written and I look forward to reading more by this author.
What a romance it is. It is not really a steamy romance, but one based on the relationship that develops between Trent and Alana. They both have their problems and issues but as they learned to overcome them, they were able to grow closer together.
The plot went along at a great pace, the location is one you would love to visit and the characters help your interest throughout this wonderful book. I am very impressed with the way it was written and I look forward to reading more by this author.
August 14, 2019
Enjoyed the storyline, will read more from this author.
April 11, 2019
First of a two-part series with the second story coming out in November 2013. The couple focus is on Alana McClintock and Trent Anderson and takes place mostly in Northern California.
My Take
Overall this was a cute romance. I liked the premise of an injured man who must confront his own fears as well as the measures to which Alana and Cabe go to help Trent. Some very clever ideas in this---I've got three sisters who are therapists of one sort or another, and I'll be recommending they read this one. A Cowboy's Pride is inspirational in terms of Alana, Cabe, and Rana's determination---both with Rana herself and then with Trent.
Rana cracked me up with her calling Trent on his whining! And does she ever have the credentials for it! Cabe is pretty funny too with his pushing at Alana.
I do understand Trent's anger and frustration. It's damned hard to go from being on top of the world with a fully functioning body to the struggle he's enduring now. Alana sort of reminds me of my sisters—they don't take no guff either from their patients!
I love how Saedra took the lesson of Trent's fall. Good on her! Trent really does have a great circle of friends.
Listening to Alana unburden herself of her guilt made me cry. It's a horrible burden to have to carry.
I did like the positive role modeling with Alana falling for this disabled man, for not seeing him as less.
The Story
It's been a year since the accident that damaged his back and resulted in partial paralysis, and Trent is only at New Horizons to please his mama and get his best friend off his back. Otherwise, he'd be gone...and Alana would only be happier if he were.
The Characters
Alana McClintock is a physical therapist helping the man who would have been her brother-in-law, Cabe Jensen, run New Horizons Ranch, a dude ranch which specializes in guests with disabilities. Braden is the fiancé-to-be who died in the same car accident that killed Cabe's wife, Kim, and almost destroyed the now-fourteen-year-old Rana, Cabe's rodeo-mad daughter with a serious case of hero worship. And a lesson for their latest guest.
Trent Anderson is a world-famous All-Around Cowboy being forced to come to New Horizons by his worried mother and best friend, Saedra Robbins. Dustin is the friend who died. The one Trent envies. Buster Stone is one of his closest rodeo friends; Mac McKenzie is his old roping partner.
The Cover
The cover is pretty generic with a young-looking cowboy on the ground, holding his horse's reins. Sure is a pretty background with all that green in the hills and mountains behind him.
The title is too accurate as it is A Cowboy's Pride at stake. A man accustomed to total command of his body with amazing abilities, who is suddenly brought low by a drunk driver.
My Take
Overall this was a cute romance. I liked the premise of an injured man who must confront his own fears as well as the measures to which Alana and Cabe go to help Trent. Some very clever ideas in this---I've got three sisters who are therapists of one sort or another, and I'll be recommending they read this one. A Cowboy's Pride is inspirational in terms of Alana, Cabe, and Rana's determination---both with Rana herself and then with Trent.
Rana cracked me up with her calling Trent on his whining! And does she ever have the credentials for it! Cabe is pretty funny too with his pushing at Alana.
I do understand Trent's anger and frustration. It's damned hard to go from being on top of the world with a fully functioning body to the struggle he's enduring now. Alana sort of reminds me of my sisters—they don't take no guff either from their patients!
I love how Saedra took the lesson of Trent's fall. Good on her! Trent really does have a great circle of friends.
Listening to Alana unburden herself of her guilt made me cry. It's a horrible burden to have to carry.
I did like the positive role modeling with Alana falling for this disabled man, for not seeing him as less.
The Story
It's been a year since the accident that damaged his back and resulted in partial paralysis, and Trent is only at New Horizons to please his mama and get his best friend off his back. Otherwise, he'd be gone...and Alana would only be happier if he were.
The Characters
Alana McClintock is a physical therapist helping the man who would have been her brother-in-law, Cabe Jensen, run New Horizons Ranch, a dude ranch which specializes in guests with disabilities. Braden is the fiancé-to-be who died in the same car accident that killed Cabe's wife, Kim, and almost destroyed the now-fourteen-year-old Rana, Cabe's rodeo-mad daughter with a serious case of hero worship. And a lesson for their latest guest.
Trent Anderson is a world-famous All-Around Cowboy being forced to come to New Horizons by his worried mother and best friend, Saedra Robbins. Dustin is the friend who died. The one Trent envies. Buster Stone is one of his closest rodeo friends; Mac McKenzie is his old roping partner.
The Cover
The cover is pretty generic with a young-looking cowboy on the ground, holding his horse's reins. Sure is a pretty background with all that green in the hills and mountains behind him.
The title is too accurate as it is A Cowboy's Pride at stake. A man accustomed to total command of his body with amazing abilities, who is suddenly brought low by a drunk driver.
May 4, 2013
4 STARS
I liked a Cowboy's Pride. In away the story is personal for me to read that kind of story, It is hard to walk again. Trent car accident killed his best friend and left him in a wheel chair. Trent is angry. He does not want to be at this ranch for the disabled. He has given up and has learned enough to be able to take care of himself. He does not want any help.
Alana is a physical therapist and working on the ranch. Her best patient that she helped the most was her niece who was in a car accident and she was the only survivor. Her mom and uncle Alana's fiance did not survive.
To get Trent to do physical therapy they used the threat that they would call his mom. It worked and was funny. Alana was fun to see the different ways she could get Trent to try the different exercises. Including taking him back to the rodeo.
Alana had her own fears to deal with. One she did not want to leave Rana and the ranch in California. Trent lived in Colorado and if he got better would be traveling to different rodeos like her late fiancé did.
Their is some sex scenes in the book that I admit to skipping. The characters were believable. I would like to read the next book. I can guess who it would be about maybe. I will have to wait and see.
I was given this ebook to read and asked to give honest review of it in exchange by Netgalley.
06/04/2013 PUB Harlequin Romance 224 pages ISBN: 0373754574
I liked a Cowboy's Pride. In away the story is personal for me to read that kind of story, It is hard to walk again. Trent car accident killed his best friend and left him in a wheel chair. Trent is angry. He does not want to be at this ranch for the disabled. He has given up and has learned enough to be able to take care of himself. He does not want any help.
Alana is a physical therapist and working on the ranch. Her best patient that she helped the most was her niece who was in a car accident and she was the only survivor. Her mom and uncle Alana's fiance did not survive.
To get Trent to do physical therapy they used the threat that they would call his mom. It worked and was funny. Alana was fun to see the different ways she could get Trent to try the different exercises. Including taking him back to the rodeo.
Alana had her own fears to deal with. One she did not want to leave Rana and the ranch in California. Trent lived in Colorado and if he got better would be traveling to different rodeos like her late fiancé did.
Their is some sex scenes in the book that I admit to skipping. The characters were believable. I would like to read the next book. I can guess who it would be about maybe. I will have to wait and see.
I was given this ebook to read and asked to give honest review of it in exchange by Netgalley.
06/04/2013 PUB Harlequin Romance 224 pages ISBN: 0373754574
August 18, 2013
This book tell the story of Alana, a physio therapist and Trent, her reluctant patient. Trent, a National Rodeo rider was paralysed after an accident which also caused him to lose his best friend. He is bitter and refuse helps. His mother seek Alana and Cabe’s assistance to help her son. Both Alana and Gabe are well known for their treatment in helping those who is on a wheelchair to walk again. Their best result was getting Cabe’s daughter to walk again after the horrific accident that have Cabe’s wife and Alana’s fiancé (Cabe’s brother) died. Trent was reluctant and have showed his attitude and his displeasure in being forced to the ranch but it did not deterred Alana to stop working on getting him to walk again. In fact, Alana is convinced that Trent’s inability to walk again was more on the psychologically effect of the accident. There are instant spark between them despite Trent’s unfriendliness which make them difficult to ignore.
I like Alana. She is a responsible person and fully commitment to her work. She is also a determine person who wanted a positive end result, in her case, her patient to be able to walk again. I like the scene where she, thru Trent’s friend help, forcing Trent to overcomes his fear in the rodeo match. Overall, this good is a good read to me with a meaningful yet emotional filled story plot :)
I like Alana. She is a responsible person and fully commitment to her work. She is also a determine person who wanted a positive end result, in her case, her patient to be able to walk again. I like the scene where she, thru Trent’s friend help, forcing Trent to overcomes his fear in the rodeo match. Overall, this good is a good read to me with a meaningful yet emotional filled story plot :)
May 29, 2013
My view
This story is a little different from most steamy romance. In reality, the romance is based on the main characters relationship and not on their sexual attraction. Even when the characters all well describe, the physical characteristics take a second place to their internal tumults and feelings.
The book is well written and setup up. All the characters have a back story that is present in their daily life. The Rodeo aspects and terms are use adequately and would not overwhelm a reader listening about them for the first time. It is easy to imagine the book setting and the characters.
The love story is a sweet reminder of the power for perseverance and second chances. Trent's recuperation may see a little miraculous, but it works with the rest of the book. Every scene is action pack and the book flows nicely. It is never a dull movement or a scene longer than necessary. The love scenes are in context and not over explain.
What I liked the most
I really enjoy the simplicity of their relationship and how easily they crossed the love/hate line.
I wanted more of
I wanted to learn more about Trent’s mother and see her interact with Alana.
Who should read it
The book is a good read for romance lovers.
Rate
4 out of 5
This story is a little different from most steamy romance. In reality, the romance is based on the main characters relationship and not on their sexual attraction. Even when the characters all well describe, the physical characteristics take a second place to their internal tumults and feelings.
The book is well written and setup up. All the characters have a back story that is present in their daily life. The Rodeo aspects and terms are use adequately and would not overwhelm a reader listening about them for the first time. It is easy to imagine the book setting and the characters.
The love story is a sweet reminder of the power for perseverance and second chances. Trent's recuperation may see a little miraculous, but it works with the rest of the book. Every scene is action pack and the book flows nicely. It is never a dull movement or a scene longer than necessary. The love scenes are in context and not over explain.
What I liked the most
I really enjoy the simplicity of their relationship and how easily they crossed the love/hate line.
I wanted more of
I wanted to learn more about Trent’s mother and see her interact with Alana.
Who should read it
The book is a good read for romance lovers.
Rate
4 out of 5
June 21, 2013
In A Cowboy’s Pride by Pamela Britton, Trent Anderson believes that his rodeo days are over. In an unfortunate car accident he not only lost his ability to walk but also his rodeo partner and best friend. No matter how much therapy they put him through he doesn’t believe that he will be able to get back to his old life.
Alana McClintock is a physical therapist working on a ranch specializing at helping handicapped people. She lost her fiancée in a car accident that also took her sister-in-law’s life and left her almost niece disabled but Rana’s disability is what pushed Alana to finish her degree as a physical therapist. Read More...
Alana McClintock is a physical therapist working on a ranch specializing at helping handicapped people. She lost her fiancée in a car accident that also took her sister-in-law’s life and left her almost niece disabled but Rana’s disability is what pushed Alana to finish her degree as a physical therapist. Read More...
July 13, 2013
Hunky rodeo cowboy meets his match in physical therapist heroine. Great emotional baggage, a wounded hero, and I loved that both characters make personal sacrifices so they can be a "couple" in the end (this isn't a book where the heroine gives up her ENTIRE life because the hero gave her mind-altering orgasms). The big stumbling block for me was the first sex scene which is one of those annoying "Oopsie! Neither one of us has a condom but it's OK because neither one of us looks sick" scenes. If you can get past that? This was a solid read.
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August 22, 2013
A surprisingly good read. The story was more complex than I'd anticipated given that it was a Harlequin publication. I thought Britton did a good job of showing the emotional and psychological impact of a spinal injury. Trent was nicely portrayed as a successful athlete dealing with the loss of full mobility. Initially I didn't warm to Alana, but this changed as the story progressed and more information was revealed about her past. Great chemistry between these two characters and a very nice ending to the story.
I'm looking forward to the sequel and to reading other books by this author.
I'm looking forward to the sequel and to reading other books by this author.
May 26, 2014
his book is the story of Alana, a physio therapist and Trent, her reluctant patient. Trent, is a National Rodeo rider whose paralyzed after an accident which also caused him to lose his best friend. Trents bitter and wants to be left alone, he refuse helps. His mother seek Alana and Cabe’s assistance to help her son. Both Alana and Gabe are well known for their treatment in helping those who is on a wheelchair to walk again.
This was an easy read.
This was an easy read.
March 15, 2015
A former rodeo cowboy who has been injured in an accident, is now in a wheelchair and in order to get him thinking positively his family send him to a therapy ranch.
The lady therapist has a lot of sympathy but also intends to kick the man out of his self pity and isolation.
This is an interesting book and a believable romance between two strong characters. The various therapies are well described.
The lady therapist has a lot of sympathy but also intends to kick the man out of his self pity and isolation.
This is an interesting book and a believable romance between two strong characters. The various therapies are well described.
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June 30, 2016"Readers will love Britton's characters and concept of a rehab ranch." RT Book Reviews, rated 4 stars
February 14, 2016
Therapist whose rodeo fiancé was killed meets rodeo star who was injured and can't walk. Story of their romance and working their way thru the tragedies in their lives
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