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Cowboy Homecoming #2
Cowboy, Give Me Tonight
Can a cowboy make her believe in True Love’s Kiss?
Lulu might be a fairy tale beauty but Prince Charming isn’t rushing to save her. When she finds a broken antique spinning wheel, evil spells are the last thing on her mind. But soon she’s irresistibly drawn to a cowboy whose talent with his hands could make anyone believe in magic…
Javier is too busy to be a city princess’s hero, but he can’t resist the chance to repair her spinning wheel. Romance isn’t in the cards as the demands of family, friends, and his business pile up. But something about Lulu makes Javi want more.
They can only be friends. But no matter what Lulu and Javi think, the pull of the spinning wheel—and their hearts—can’t be denied.
Lulu might be a fairy tale beauty but Prince Charming isn’t rushing to save her. When she finds a broken antique spinning wheel, evil spells are the last thing on her mind. But soon she’s irresistibly drawn to a cowboy whose talent with his hands could make anyone believe in magic…
Javier is too busy to be a city princess’s hero, but he can’t resist the chance to repair her spinning wheel. Romance isn’t in the cards as the demands of family, friends, and his business pile up. But something about Lulu makes Javi want more.
They can only be friends. But no matter what Lulu and Javi think, the pull of the spinning wheel—and their hearts—can’t be denied.
304 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 24, 2022
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did-not-finish
May 26, 2023Weird reading mood this week, this was not clicking. Not going to keep trying.
April 3, 2022
I was really excited when I heard Javi was getting his own book. I felt so bad for him in Her Billionaire Rancher Boss and I was curious what he’d be like as a grownup. I liked that he’s now a mechanic but I was surprised that he was a pushover. That also made people pleaser Lulu an unexpected choice for him—how would they ever get anything done if they’re always letting people take advantage of them? Like the first book in this series, this didn’t have the same rich characterization I normally get from this author. I wanted more from both of these characters, especially Lulu.“It’s hard to be a hot woman” is not my favorite but the way Lulu bended herself backwards to avoid being like that with everyone—not just the strange men who hit on her—also didn’t make a whole lot of sense because it left her without much personality. She read as very inauthentic to me but I also didn’t see much beyond her occasional browbeating whenever her mask of niceness would slip or she’d scold herself for being a coward. I wanted to see more growth from both of them because I wasn’t sure they’d really learned anything about the ways they self-sabotaged.
I generally get a kick out of “we’re only going to be friends” and that was true here. I liked that they could be real from each other from the start and that Javi saw through what Lulu presented to the world. But
Javi and Lulu meet when she asks him to fix her spinning wheel. The wheel has a literal pull on both of them. I wasn’t sure if the wheel was playing matchmaker here or if its purpose was simply to show Lulu she had a place in Cabrillo. This isn’t a Sleeping Beauty retelling per se but I would say there are some nods to it, including Then there’s yarn Lulu creates which is impacted by her memories and emotions and that evokes a big emotional response from Javi. I wanted to know more about how it was happening and if only Lulu and Javi were affected by it
Something I appreciate about this author’s series is how they’re interconnected but in this case, it did the story a disservice. The Cabrillo world has never had a magic element in it before and so I kept being puzzled about whether Lulu and Javi’s feelings about the spinning wheel were real or if there was magic. And if there was magic, has it been there all along and we just haven’t had stories from the people in town who know about it?? I generally enjoy stories with magical elements and I thought that magical yarn was an interesting take but I could not figure out how it was in keeping with everything else or if we were supposed to believe it was real, since the “magic” in book 1 wasn’t actually magic. Had this been a standalone story or unconnected series, I wouldn’t have had any of these questions.
As with the first book, this takes place in a post-COVID world. It’s dealt with somewhat more explicitly than the last book, which was helpful, except people don’t talk much about the pandemic, getting vaccinated, whether there’s concern of another variant, or how immunocompromised people are faring. Supply chain issues exist but no real explanation for why. While we find out that Lulu’s parents died from COVID, this didn’t deal with her grief as much as I would have expected. It’s more of an occasional afterthought, which is unfortunate. When grief is on-page, whether Lulu’s or Javi’s, it’s effective and moving and I wish it had been more of a through line.
I’m really concerned that the sisters haven’t dealt with Allie’s depression beyond hoping she’ll get better. and that she still hasn’t gotten a job yet. I have no idea how they’re affording to take on her expenses. I don’t care for the way they tiptoe around her and I don’t have much interest in reading her story. The Crivelli sisters unfortunately don’t seem to be my cup of tea, with the exception of Con who seems like she has some grit and spirit. Also, this is neither here nor there, but this book made me dislike Pilar and Benedict when I loved them in their book. Pilar was overbearing and obnoxious and Benedict was an asshole, more than he was in his book. They don’t treat Javi like an adult and I didn’t buy Pilar’s explanations. Such a bummer.
Note: I have no idea how many years are supposed to have passed since Her Billionaire Rancher Boss. Javi was a senior in high school then. Pilar and Benedict’s oldest turns 11 in this book so that would make Javi late 20s or early 30s, depending on how soon Pilar got pregnant. But Benedict gave Javi the loan when he was 22 and I got the sense that he hadn’t owned the shop for that many years. It would have helped to have known how old Javi was and how long he owned the shop, especially in light of his workaholism and insistence on paying the loan back early.
Characters: Lulu is a white marketing firm data analyst, seamstress, spinner, and vegetarian. She has a dog named Howie. Javier is a Mexican American mechanic and custom car builder. He has dogs named Tank and Bruiser and Navajo-Churro sheep. This is set in Cabrillo, CA.
Content notes: FMC cuts finger on spindle/blood, past death of parents (FMC’s due to COVID, MMC’s to a car accident), post-COVID world, past racial profiling and false allegation for shoplifting (depicted in Her Billionaire Rancher Boss), past death of great-aunt, past sexual aggression/harassment by men, past sexual harassment by roommate’s boyfriend, depressed secondary character, on page sex, gendered insult, ableist language, reference to incest jokes a la the Borgia family, reference to secondary character’s ex-boyfriend who accidentally burned down their house with dropped cigarette
I generally get a kick out of “we’re only going to be friends” and that was true here. I liked that they could be real from each other from the start and that Javi saw through what Lulu presented to the world. But
Javi and Lulu meet when she asks him to fix her spinning wheel. The wheel has a literal pull on both of them. I wasn’t sure if the wheel was playing matchmaker here or if its purpose was simply to show Lulu she had a place in Cabrillo. This isn’t a Sleeping Beauty retelling per se but I would say there are some nods to it, including Then there’s yarn Lulu creates which is impacted by her memories and emotions and that evokes a big emotional response from Javi. I wanted to know more about how it was happening and if only Lulu and Javi were affected by it
Something I appreciate about this author’s series is how they’re interconnected but in this case, it did the story a disservice. The Cabrillo world has never had a magic element in it before and so I kept being puzzled about whether Lulu and Javi’s feelings about the spinning wheel were real or if there was magic. And if there was magic, has it been there all along and we just haven’t had stories from the people in town who know about it?? I generally enjoy stories with magical elements and I thought that magical yarn was an interesting take but I could not figure out how it was in keeping with everything else or if we were supposed to believe it was real, since the “magic” in book 1 wasn’t actually magic. Had this been a standalone story or unconnected series, I wouldn’t have had any of these questions.
As with the first book, this takes place in a post-COVID world. It’s dealt with somewhat more explicitly than the last book, which was helpful, except people don’t talk much about the pandemic, getting vaccinated, whether there’s concern of another variant, or how immunocompromised people are faring. Supply chain issues exist but no real explanation for why. While we find out that Lulu’s parents died from COVID, this didn’t deal with her grief as much as I would have expected. It’s more of an occasional afterthought, which is unfortunate. When grief is on-page, whether Lulu’s or Javi’s, it’s effective and moving and I wish it had been more of a through line.
I’m really concerned that the sisters haven’t dealt with Allie’s depression beyond hoping she’ll get better. and that she still hasn’t gotten a job yet. I have no idea how they’re affording to take on her expenses. I don’t care for the way they tiptoe around her and I don’t have much interest in reading her story. The Crivelli sisters unfortunately don’t seem to be my cup of tea, with the exception of Con who seems like she has some grit and spirit. Also, this is neither here nor there, but this book made me dislike Pilar and Benedict when I loved them in their book. Pilar was overbearing and obnoxious and Benedict was an asshole, more than he was in his book. They don’t treat Javi like an adult and I didn’t buy Pilar’s explanations. Such a bummer.
Note: I have no idea how many years are supposed to have passed since Her Billionaire Rancher Boss. Javi was a senior in high school then. Pilar and Benedict’s oldest turns 11 in this book so that would make Javi late 20s or early 30s, depending on how soon Pilar got pregnant. But Benedict gave Javi the loan when he was 22 and I got the sense that he hadn’t owned the shop for that many years. It would have helped to have known how old Javi was and how long he owned the shop, especially in light of his workaholism and insistence on paying the loan back early.
Characters: Lulu is a white marketing firm data analyst, seamstress, spinner, and vegetarian. She has a dog named Howie. Javier is a Mexican American mechanic and custom car builder. He has dogs named Tank and Bruiser and Navajo-Churro sheep. This is set in Cabrillo, CA.
Content notes: FMC cuts finger on spindle/blood, past death of parents (FMC’s due to COVID, MMC’s to a car accident), post-COVID world, past racial profiling and false allegation for shoplifting (depicted in Her Billionaire Rancher Boss), past death of great-aunt, past sexual aggression/harassment by men, past sexual harassment by roommate’s boyfriend, depressed secondary character, on page sex, gendered insult, ableist language, reference to incest jokes a la the Borgia family, reference to secondary character’s ex-boyfriend who accidentally burned down their house with dropped cigarette
March 30, 2022
I get emotional every time I step into the world of Genevieve Turner. Standing in the shadows of romance lies heartache and life. Javier and Lulu don't turn a fairytale into reality. They turn reality into their hard earned, unpredictable love song. Cowboy, Give me Tonight is a brush with reality that proves to be all heart.
August 18, 2023
Fantastic read
There were lots of laughs and some sad parts, but overall, it was a very good book. I really enjoyed it and already got the next 3 in the series. Ms. Turner is a very good writer.
There were lots of laughs and some sad parts, but overall, it was a very good book. I really enjoyed it and already got the next 3 in the series. Ms. Turner is a very good writer.
April 15, 2022
I enjoyed Javi & Lulu’s book. It was an entertaining read. I got a copy of the book. And am voluntarily leaving my review.
August 9, 2023
Liked this romance. Liked the animals and the people.
August 11, 2025
Good Book
Love the story, could do with a little last discrimination of intimate parts. Leave something for our imagination. Otherwise okay
Love the story, could do with a little last discrimination of intimate parts. Leave something for our imagination. Otherwise okay
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