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The Cowboy Says I Do by Dylann Crush
Berkley – August 4, 2020
*Book Review copy provided by Berkley via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
Can you believe it’s August? The days feel long but the weeks have full by! I’m continuing to work from home, thankfully, and books have definitely been keeping me company. I’ve been reading a lot more romance and I’ve dabbled in ‘cowboy romances’. This is a subgenre that I have not investigated much but I know it’s wildly popular and connects nicely with small-town romances. I’m firmly a suburbanite and I have no real desire to live in the country but I realize for a lot of folks that is very attractive.
Following my reading of Maisey Yate’s The Hero of Hope Springs, I dived into Dylann Crush’s The Cowboy Says I Do.
About the Books
It’s anything but a wedding cake walk for the mayor and the deputy sheriff when they team up to reinvent the town of Idont, Texas to Ido.
Newly elected mayor, Lacey Cherish, ran for office to redeem the family name after her father had to resign for un-mayorly like conduct. But if she wants to salvage her family’s reputation, along with the town’s economy, she’ll need to think fast.
With few options at hand, she starts to rebrand Idont as Ido, as the most romantic place in Texas to tie the knot.
Lacey’s grand plans have just made Deputy Sheriff Bodie Phillips’s life a whole lot harder. He’s got bigger problems than helping the mayor bring in brides. Like figuring out why his dad and grandfather mysteriously shut down the family business, and who’s abandoning dogs within the town limits.
When Lacey’s chance at getting major publicity for Ido’s first wedding is jeopardized, she’s forced to rely on Bodie for help. But as their attraction heats up, they both have to decide how far they’re willing to go to revive the town and their families’ honor.
My Thoughts
This is a sweet quick read! If you’re in need of some cotton candy for the brain this is it. However, I will admit that it never really captured by heart. While Bodie and Lacey are likable characters, I found their behaviors and thoughts and repetitive even for romance. Moreover, I found the shady Phillips family to be a bit of a cardboard villain and backdrop to the story. While I rooted for the hero and heroine throughout, the novel was a bit too formulaic for me.
All that being said, this is a fun short read and I was glad to spend an afternoon with the book!
About the Author
Dylann Crush is the author of All-American Cowboy and Cowboy Christmas Jubilee. A romantic at heart, she loves her heroines spunky and her heroes super sexy. When she’s not dreaming up steamy story lines, she can be found sipping a margarita, and searching for the best Tex-Mex food in Minnesota. Although she grew up in Texas, she currently lives in a suburb of Minneapolis/St. Paul with her unflappable husband, three energetic kids, a clumsy Great Dane, a rescue mutt, and a very chill cat. She loves to connect with readers, other authors, and fans of tequila. You can find her at dylanncrush.com.
