Second Chance Cowboy

Second Chance Cowboy by Joanne Rock
Road to Romance #2

Quick easy second chance at love romance that takes place eight years after college sweethearts abruptly separate with Larissa Martine heading off to Broadway to dance after her sophomore year in college while her boyfriend, Matt Briggs, graduates and heads home to live on the ranch he bought next to the family spread.

On her way to Las Vegas for a dance audition Larissa stops to make amends to Matt for the way she departed and tell him why she did so. Matt’s sister, Callie, is getting married in a week and invites Larissa to stay for the wedding and by staying Larissa gives herself another chance to spend time with Matt and his family. During that week the relationship rekindles show more but without open communication there is little hope of a HEA for the two of them…

I enjoyed the backstory of Matt’s grandmother and the idea that sometimes what we think our dream is – the one we pursue steadfastly – might not be our own but someone else’s dream instead. Being mature enough to realize this and make changes is essential to live a happy life.

Thank you to NetGalley and Tule Publishing for the ARC – This is my honest review.

4 Stars show less

How sweet is. Sentiment, sisterhood and second chances make for a hard to put down romance. Joanne Rock tempts the heart with this stroll down memory lane. Larissa and Matt's history consists of regrets. She left him behind to follow her dreams. He lost his heart the minute she walked away. Years later, memories and a promise bring them face. Will a wedding give them the chance to start again? Second Chance Cowboy is a first rate romance.

This is entertaining, romantic and sweet. Matt is stubborn, sweet and romantic. Larissa is loyal, determined and vulnerable. They fell in love in college, but while Matt's dream was ranching, Larissas's was of New York Theater, and she thought that she owed it to her mother and herself to go. Eight years later she wonders if that really was her dream, or if it was her mother's. She went to him to explain, and found that she still had feelings for him. He acknowledged his feelings for her, but only to himself. Neither knew how the other felt. It's a very enjoyable story.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from LibraryThing. This is my honest and voluntary opinion of it.

Awesome love story! He wants nothing to do with her really, but then after one night he is hooked again!