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Cowgirls Don't Cry (Rough Riders #10)

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Good girls can play rough too

Rough Riders, Book 10

Jessie McKay has accepted her marriage to Luke McKay wasn t perfect. After two years of widowhood, she s ready to kick up her bootheels until Luke s younger brother shows up to spoil her fun. But if Brandt thinks she ll ever take orders from another McKay male, he s got manure for brains.

Brandt McKay has avoided his sweet,...more

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Published November 9th 2010 by Samhain Publishing, Ltd.

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Jun 27, 2011 Robin *loves sexy books* rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Nov 14, 2010 ♥ Sam ♥ ~S2~Im made of awesomness rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: everyone

Shelves: western-romance, erotic, part-of-a-series, e-book, next-in-the-series

Grrrrr I just wrote out an awesome review but hit the wrong button at the wrong time and lost it all. I am not re-writing it all, ill just do a summary of what I wrote.

Okay so the was just another

book from Miz Lorelei James. Please someone, tell me how this woman can keep it up!

The sex between the main characters is hot...but its the emotionally charged atmosphere that has you holding your breath and biting your nails.

Im loving how with each book we get a closer look into this circle of famil...more

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Sep 28, 2011 ~♡♥Ang ♥♡~ rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Nov 15, 2010 Teryl rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: cowboy, rating-x, ebooks, read-in-2010, read-in-2011

After reading a few reviews on here I was expecting the prologue to be disgusting and scandalous. It actually wasn't bad at all and didn't seem out of place for Ms. James. For a lot of the book Jessie was annoying me with her selfish self when it came to Landon, but by the last part of the book all was good. I enjoyed Brandt and Jessie, they seemed a lot tamer than the McKay's in the previous books, but that was no biggie. Loved getting a peak at the past McKay's and the McKays in books to come....more

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Nov 14, 2010 Tiss Treib rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. WOW, WHAT AN AWESOME BOOK
Lorelei,you went through so many aspects of life. It's like knowing an actual family.
From the aspect of being a widow and knowing about your husbands unfaithfulness, to finding that he's got a child,
that you were hoping to provide for him.
The aspects of family ranch life and Brandt's parents and everything that they've been through and Caspers putting his
kids through hell.
Samantha trying to get her life back on track.
Jessie, loving Luke, but loving Brandt more cause...more

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Nov 10, 2010 MelissaB rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: lorelei-james-rough-riders, romantica-erotica, kindle, 2010-reads, cowboys, kindle-books-available-to-loan

** 3 1/2 stars **

I have loved the last few Rough Riders books so I was suprised at some of the stuff I found in Cowgirls Don't Cry. Most of the book was pretty good but it just wasn't up to the quality of the last few books.

First off, I have to address the horrible prologue. It was the worst beginning I have ever read in a book. The heroine is at a party with a loser guy who is drunk and stoned. She goes off with him to have sex even after he invites other random guys to join in with them. She i...more ** 3 1/2 stars **

I have loved the last few Rough Riders books so I was suprised at some of the stuff I found in Cowgirls Don't Cry. Most of the book was pretty good but it just wasn't up to the quality of the last few books.

First off, I have to address the horrible prologue. It was the worst beginning I have ever read in a book. The heroine is at a party with a loser guy who is drunk and stoned. She goes off with him to have sex even after he invites other random guys to join in with them. She is drunk but there is no excuse for doing something that dumb, trashy and dangerous at her age - she isn't 16 and drunk for the first time. Brandt tries to stop her but she won't leave, she gives the loser a BJ and fully intended to sleep with him possibly in front of Brandt, but the loser guy passed out while giving her oral with the hero watching. Wow. What in the world was the author thinking? These actions do not fit with the heroine's personality at all. It was a sleezy, disgusting scene that started this book of at a nasty place and made me feel dirty. I also seriously questioned the heroine's intelligence and maturity. If she wanted to finally sleep with another man, why didn't she go on a date or find someone decent? Basically, I had to sort of scrub this incident from my mind to enjoy the rest of the book.

After the bad beginning that didn't fit the main character's personalities, the story was actually pretty good. I liked Brandt and Jessie as a couple even though they both seemed a little insecure sometimes. Jessie did get some backbone in the story but I had trouble with the fact that she let her deceased husband cheat on her and never really stood up for herself or confronted him about it, she just ignored it - that is just crazy to me. She does show growth in the story, she was willing to fight for Brandt when a girl tries to come onto him. Brandt was a nice guy but I hated how he let his nasty father walk all over him, I wish he would have stood up for himself and Jessie better.

I had one other issue: what is with all these McKay kids? Why do they all have like six kids? And why are four women breast feeding together at the same time? It's a bit much even for someone who likes kids.

I did like some parts of Jessie and Brandt's romance. I would recommend skipping the prologue so you don't have to try to scrub it from your brain like I did. Hopefully the next Rough Riders book will get back on track.(less)

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Jul 12, 2011 MountainKat rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Another great installment of the Rough Riders series! I love these books!

This story was so sweet, once you get past the prologue that isn't necessary and way out of character. Do yourself a favor and just skip it, the story really works just fine without it. I really enjoyed watching Jessie come into her own and learn to stand up for herself. It was also good to see the changes in Brandt as he dealt with his long standing feelings for Jessie. All of this went happened as they were caring for his...more

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Jun 26, 2012 Booklover, Indianapolis rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: western-contemp, erotic-romance-contemporary, read-in-2012

(June) 3.5* I'm just pretending that the prologue did not exist - it never happened, poof, gone! This book was good but not at good as earlier ones. Jessie kind of made me a bit nuts - she was supposed to be a shy goodie girl but she seemed pretty tough to me. Glad Casper finally got put in his place, so to speak. Always fun to catch up with the McKays. Very...acrobatic...sex (almost too many sex scenes, found myself skimming towards the end). I liked Landon - a very realistic description of a 1...more

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Nov 09, 2010 Dina marked it as wish-list

Shelves: contemporary-romance, erotica-romantica, series-rough-riders

Note to self: Skip the Prologue. It adds nothing to the story but squick. Scaaaaaary!

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Dec 24, 2012 Kathy Davie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: erotica, romance

Tenth in the Rough Riders erotic romance series about an extended family of cowboys in Wyoming. The couple focus is on Jessie McKay, Luke's widow, and Brandt McKay, his brother.

My Take
This was a rather vague start, but it did provide background on what happened between Brandt stomping off in either All Jacked Up or Raising Kane and the start of today's story.

And, hoo boy, what a start! James certainly does come up with some unique ways to bring a couple together. It's a whole lotta nasty up un...more

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Oct 27, 2012 Jane Stewart rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: erotic-contemporary-western-romance

2 ½ stars. A lot of explicit sex. I wanted better relationship development. A baby/toddler has a major role.

Most of the author’s books (that I’ve read) have a hot alpha male saying things like I call the shots. I own your sexuality. He’s demanding in bed and gives her multiple orgasms. That happens here, but for some reason it wasn’t as good as in her other books. Maybe because Jessie was the initiator more than Brandt. I skimmed parts of the sex scenes.

The opening scene was off somehow. Jessie...more 2 ½ stars. A lot of explicit sex. I wanted better relationship development. A baby/toddler has a major role.

Most of the author’s books (that I’ve read) have a hot alpha male saying things like I call the shots. I own your sexuality. He’s demanding in bed and gives her multiple orgasms. That happens here, but for some reason it wasn’t as good as in her other books. Maybe because Jessie was the initiator more than Brandt. I skimmed parts of the sex scenes.

The opening scene was off somehow. Jessie is having sex with Mike who is offering her to his drunk buddies. Brandt interrupts and stops them. Later we learn that Jessie hasn’t had sex in ages and wanted a wild night. A lot of good stories have strangers meeting and having sex. But this felt odd. I’m not sure what was off about it - lack of passion or desire?

17-month Landon has a major role. His mother is in jail for four months. Brandt and Jessie care for Landon during this time, which causes them to spend time together. Landon drinks from a bottle and doesn’t talk yet. A lot of time is spent with the couple caring for, playing with, and loving Landon. Brandt was a wonderful, doting caretaker for the baby. He was the ideal husband-father type with the way he gave his time, energy and attention to both the baby and Jessie. But the development of a loving relationship between Brandt and Jessie wasn’t being shown. Maybe the problem was Brandt had been in love with Jessie in the past, and we never saw how that happened. For her part, she never felt anything for him before. But after spending this time with him she decides she wants sex.

Some interesting plot things happen toward the end.

I had one minor problem with plot logic, but I was willing to accept it. Brandt had a lot of relatives with children who could have helped him take care of Landon. But he told Jessie she was the only one who could help. To add conflict, this baby was the result of Jessie’s former husband Luke cheating on her. Luke has since died.

DATA:
Narrative mode: 3rd person. Story length: 292 pages. Swearing language: strong, including religious swear words. Sexual language: strong/erotic. Number of sex scenes:14. Setting: current day Wyoming. Copyright: 2011. Genre: erotic contemporary western romance.

OTHER BOOKS:
My favorite books by this author are:
Cowgirl Up and Ride
All Jacked Up
Raising Kane(less)

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Apr 25, 2012 Eternal-Love78 Michelle Rossi's Reviews rated it 5 of 5 stars

DEFINITELY POSSESSES THE 3 "S" 's = SWEET, SIZZLING HOT, & SHOCKING!!

I've read the previous reviews stating the "Prologue," could've been omitted, well that was definitely TRUE! Ms. James didn't have to inform the reader about any of what had occurred. Also the beginning of this novel was a little tuff to get through. But if you stick with it, you will without-a-doubt be SHOCKED!

Brandt & Jessie McKay have several obstacles to overcome. Yet with DETERMINATION, an EXUBERANT AMOUNT OF HEART...more

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Dec 08, 2011 Maggie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: romantica

Big changes happen in this book McKay-ranch wise. But I was sadly disappointed by this one. The premise is awesome: Brandt's been in love with Jessie even before his brother married her. Great, right? Well. Something went wrong in this story. I agree with literally everyone else who reviewed in saying that prologue should be burned. What the hell, LJ? What was the point of that? It didn't make ANY sense. I get that it was supposed to show Jessie taking back her sexuality and all, but really? Tha...more

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Apr 17, 2011 chanceofbooks rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011-keepers, 2011-read

4.5 stars. Book 10 in the Rough Riders series, Cowgirls Don’t Cry, is actually the perfect introduction to James’s amazing voice for readers more used to spicy contemporaries and who haven’t yet ventured into Romantica. Brandt is quite possibly my favorite hero of the whole series. He really showcases James’s range as a writer—he’s not her usual alpha hero at all, yet she imbues him with layers of complexity and succeeds in making him strong and attractive while still showing him to be more sens...more 4.5 stars. Book 10 in the Rough Riders series, Cowgirls Don’t Cry, is actually the perfect introduction to James’s amazing voice for readers more used to spicy contemporaries and who haven’t yet ventured into Romantica. Brandt is quite possibly my favorite hero of the whole series. He really showcases James’s range as a writer—he’s not her usual alpha hero at all, yet she imbues him with layers of complexity and succeeds in making him strong and attractive while still showing him to be more sensitive than the rest of the McKay clan. I found him even sexier for this sensitivity—he makes choices that come from his heart, and he gives Jessie the space to make her own choices. At first the plotline of the widow and her former brother-in-law coming together to raise the deceased’s love child seemed far fetched and rooted in category romance tropes, but James transforms this into a complex story about what it really means to be a family and what love can overcome. There’s also a few nice twists along the way that make this feel fresh and different.

Brandt’s respectful treatment of Jessie extends to the bedroom, and one of the most fun love scenes of the series comes when she knocks HIM for a loop by showing just how far she’s willing to go. The love scenes are smoking, but they are a bit less “kinky” than some in the series—there’s not as much of a domination vibe and there’s no backdoor action. I suppose some fans of the series might be a bit let down by this, but I really enjoyed seeing James’s versatility and the balance between heat and substance—Brandt and Jessie both have complex character arcs that extend beyond realizing that they are perfect for each other. We also see some different secondary characters in this book, and I look forward to seeing them in future installments. The other McKays make an appearance, but one could totally read this story without reading anything else in the series. Shoulda Been a Cowboy and Raising Kane introduced Jessie, Luke, and Brandt to readers, but that backstory is also woven into this book as well. James tosses around the phrase “Gentleman Cowboy” throughout the series, but Brandt really personifies that. This is a great read featuring a memorable hero. (less)

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Mar 26, 2011 Ohio Book Worm (OBW) rated it 2 of 5 stars

Typical light romance. You know the type - easy on the brain and tends to be mindless enjoyment to pass some time. Problem is - I found the book boring and actually skipped through most of the ending. Nothing very noteworthy here. She's in pain (from the death of her cheating, cruel, emotionally unstable husband) - he's the gentle kind lover that will heal her heart. He has family issues (that stem from a dominant father that controls him with money and land - come on, really? This is a grown ma...more

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Jan 03, 2011 Ing rated it 5 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. My Synopsis:
Jessie McKay our heroine is the widow of Luke McKay. Brandt McKay our hero is the younger brother of Luke. Luke has been dead 2 years now and Brandt has been watching out for Jessie since his brothers death. Jessie was treated badly by both Luke and Luke's father. In the previous books in this series after being at Jessie's beck and call and the buddy in Jessie's eyes Brandt finally admits that he has feelings for Jessie as anything other than his brother's widow. Jessie didn't retu...more My Synopsis:
Jessie McKay our heroine is the widow of Luke McKay. Brandt McKay our hero is the younger brother of Luke. Luke has been dead 2 years now and Brandt has been watching out for Jessie since his brothers death. Jessie was treated badly by both Luke and Luke's father. In the previous books in this series after being at Jessie's beck and call and the buddy in Jessie's eyes Brandt finally admits that he has feelings for Jessie as anything other than his brother's widow. Jessie didn't return the feeling so since than Brandt has been trying to cut himself off from being Jessie's go to guy. CDC opens up with a prologue that involves Jessie in an embarrassing sexual situation which Brandt happens to witness. After being turned down by Jessie Brandt has kept his distance and hasn't seen her in awhile. He sees Jessie in this bad situation and comes to her rescue, again. Fast forward 4 months later and all the McKay's are gathered at the wedding of the only girl McKay. Brandt is trying to talk to Jessie about something he discover but Jessie avoids him at the wedding thinking Brandt wants to talk about the situation he'd witness 4 months ago. Brandt has a secret he's been keeping from the family. He was contacted a month before by a young woman who claims she had Luke's baby and needs him to take care of the little boy. Apparently this young woman has been in trouble and is being sent to jail for a while. This is great and bad news for Brandt. After he gets proof that the baby is really his nephew he plans to keep the baby while the mother does her time. Brandt promises the young woman to keep the baby and not try to gain custody while she is doing time. Since Brandt made this promise he decides that he will need help with taking care of the baby. He can't go to his parents since his father is a real jerk and would try to take the baby away from the mother. So with this in mind Brandt reaches out to Jessie to help him take care of her dead husbands baby. Will Jessie help? Will these two ever be more than just widower and ex-BIL? Will the mother come back for the baby? You'll have to pick this book up to see......

My Thoughts:
First off I freaking love this series. Read everyone of the books and I haven't been disappointed yet. Lorelei James can write the heck out of a book and make each story unique to each character. For any other loyal fans of this series we all were worried about how Brandt and Jessie's story would play out. It seemed so hopeless that they could ever be more after the last book. I didn't know how she could make this work especially after we find out that Jessie's dead hubby had a baby from an affair. And that Brandt would ask Jessie to help him take care of this baby. You can imagine the scene when Brandt asks this of Jessie. It was a very heart wrenching moment and I wanted to smack Brandt for even asking this of her. Brandt knew Jessie and knew that she was one of the sweetest and caring people he knew and that she would eventually agree to help. Once Jessie agrees, Brandt and the baby moves in. This is where the book really starts to take off for me. It was great seeing how Jessie starts to realize her attraction for Brandt. Once she realizes she doesn't hold back. I like that. She went into it and it was no holds bar sexy loving. As for Brandt man I couldn't love him more. He was so sweet. He's been in love with Jessie and being around her he realized that he even loves her more. Watching these two grow and learn things about one another was so much fun. You'll need a cold shower after reading this book. Lorelei James can write some smoking hot loving scenes. Her men are real men and her women are strong and vulnerable. Normally I would be put off with a story where the characters have been with another family member but the storyline and how Lorelei set up everything made me ok with this. I love the fact that Jessie had those two years before she and Brandt got together. It made me believe in them once their story was told. The baby he was such a great addition to the whole story. Seeing Jessie and Brandt fall for him and treat him so good. It was great catching up with all the old McKays. I can't wait for the new batch of McKay hell raisers. I highly recommend this series to anyone who loves a great storyline with some hot cowboys and strong women. If you do read this series definitely read in order. You'll enjoy it more. (less)

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Nov 22, 2010 Beanbag Love rated it 4 of 5 stars

Okay, I'm rounding this one up to 4 stars from about 3.6.

Right off the top the book loses an entire star for the prologue. Now infamous, it was really a terrible way to start this story. The writing didn't rise to the more recent LJ standard and the situation was OOC for both leads. The location was out of the blue and wasn't used again so it was distracting. I have this feeling that it might have been a set up for a later book since there was some vague reference to Brandt's brothers or cousin...more

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Nov 14, 2010 Rory G rated it 5 of 5 stars

For me this is the first book to rival RRR in the series. Cowgirl's Don't Cry is a book the makes you uncomfortable and yet you just can't put it down. LJ really decided to unpack Jessie and Brandt's emotional baggage with this installment. There were times, like the prolong and many others, where people who have been where Jessie and Brandt were would be able to identify and feel the crushing disappointment of the characters. The longing, the desire for connection and acceptance from people who...more

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Jul 16, 2011 Joy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: ebooks, erotic-fiction, contemporary-romance

I can't believe I finished the 10th book on this series and I feel there's a lot more to come (no pun intended).

This story was touching and heartbreaking at the same time. There were a lot of developments with family and relationships, and it's quite emotional as well.

Jessie was caught between a rock and a hard place. If I were her I'd have difficulty making the decision, and when she agreed to take care of Luke's illegitimate child with Brandt's help, it showed how strong her character is.

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Feb 16, 2012 Reading, Eating & Dreaming rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 4-stars

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Cowgirls Don’t Cry by Lorelei James was fabulous. It’s one of my favorite Rough Rider novels to date.

The history:
Luke McKay got Jessie pregnant. They got married. She had a miscarriage. They stayed married. Luke turned out to be a jerk and a cheater. Years later, Luke was killed in a car accident. Jessie, now a widow, was kicked off the McKay land. Luke’s younger brother Brandt, who has always been in love with Jessie, helped Jessi...more

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Sep 30, 2011 Kalynn rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I'm not sure if I just wasn't in the mood for this book or something else, but it just seemed like a hot mess. I really do love this series. Lorelei James writes fun, raunchy cowboy smut better than anyone, but this book strained the low standards for plausibility and characterization that I have for erotic romance. The premise of the story is that Brandt needs Jessie to help him raise the baby his brother Luke, Jessie's husband, fathered with a 19 year old bar waitress right before he died. Bra...more I'm not sure if I just wasn't in the mood for this book or something else, but it just seemed like a hot mess. I really do love this series. Lorelei James writes fun, raunchy cowboy smut better than anyone, but this book strained the low standards for plausibility and characterization that I have for erotic romance. The premise of the story is that Brandt needs Jessie to help him raise the baby his brother Luke, Jessie's husband, fathered with a 19 year old bar waitress right before he died. Brandt has always been in love with Jessie, but she just sees him as a friend and a brother. She was in love with her husband even though he cheated on her and treated her like dirt. They bond over taking care of the toddler. More on my issues with this later. I will say that there are good points to the book. It's fun to catch up with the McKays from previous stories, and Brandt and Jesse have a lot of moments where you root for them. Their developing sexual relationship is handled well, and the sex scenes are hot, and sweet with a refreshing touch of restraint. This installment wasn't a keeper for me, but I'm definitely continuing with the series. 2.5 stars.

See below for my issues with the plot.

The premise is awful. It is especially awful once you realize that Brandt has known about Luke's child for a while, and he made the arrangements to take custody while the boy's mother is in jail, but he never told anyone. He sprung it on poor Jessie, who didn't even know Luke had a kid, the night before, and when she said "no" to helping he pushed her to think about it. Instead of waiting to hear her decision, which was that she couldn't do it, he showed up with the kid. When confronted with a toddler and a guilt trip she was backed into a corner. To make matters worse, all of his relatives told him that what he was doing was pretty much emotional abuse, but Brandt still pushed the baby on Jessie. He says he has no other good options, but he has a thousand cousins each of whom have houses full of kids and could probably help out. He claims that asking them would annoy his abusive father and humiliate his mother, so instead he hurts and humiliates the woman he has been in love with for years?

Brandt is freaked out about hurting Jessie physically and dealing with his temper, but he doesn't seem to realize all of the emotional pain he is putting on her. Actually, he seems to be manipulating her into situations that prime her for heartbreak. For her part, Jessie is hard to get a read on. She just seems like a perpetual victim. (less)

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Nov 11, 2010 Sarah rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary-western

OK, let me start by saying that I gave this book five stars even though, so far, it is my almost least favorite RR book. But that's like saying "I really love this giant pile of diamonds, but this one smaller perfect gorgeous diamond isn't my favorite!" All of her books are AWESOME so saying this is my least favorite still merits five stars.

I was so happy to see Brandt happy, and only with Jessie, of course. Probably the reason it wasn't my favorite is because there were times that I thought Jes...more

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Apr 27, 2013 Darcy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: favourites-erotic-romances, cowboy-romances

Brandt is the 2nd eldest of Casper's boys, and we learned of Luke's death in Cam's story. We get our first glimpse into the eldest McKay's family and it isn't the sunshine and rainbows we saw in either family so far. This is the dark and angry side you see a small part of with Colt and Kane but is full blast and unrestrained for Brandt, Tell and Dalton. Jessie has finally moved on and past Luke's death and influence on her life, and we get the story of how she ended up with him and why Brandt ha...more

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May 08, 2012 Nicole-Pattypattz1 rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. 4.5 Stars

I'm still amazed that L.James can write each book with so much smoking hot sexing, and still add a decent plot and sub-plots. Wow can I just say that the family dynamics with the McKays is very complex, and being the family is so large the mix of personalities and characters really keep you on your toes. This book really covered alot of real life issues such as infidelity, emotional and sometimes physical abuse, abandonment, dead-beat parents, but also there was redemption, living in th...more

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Jul 17, 2012 July rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: home-library

Jessie McKay is the widow of Luke McKay and her brother in Law Brandt McKay took care of her after the death of her husband, basically because her selfish bastard father in law kicked her out of her house when he was killed in a car crash. But then Brandt told her he had the hots for her and wanted more of a relationship than buddies and coming over to fix things for her. When she told him that she felt like he was a brother to him, he left and quit taking phone calls from her and didn't bother...more

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Aug 22, 2011 ♥Meagan♥ rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: cheeky-review, erotica, contemporary-lit, romance, western

Originally posted at: http://www.cheekyreads.com on 8/22/2011

Cowgirls Don’t Cry is the story of Jessie McKay and her deceased husband’s brother, Brandt. This may seem like an odd pairing, but as I learned while reading, the McKays are a modern day soap opera and this is not very surprising. Jessie is trying to find herself again about the death of her cheating husband, Luke, and Brandt is in love with his brother’s widow. He has been since her met her. Brandt and Jessie come together while they...more Originally posted at: http://www.cheekyreads.com on 8/22/2011

Cowgirls Don’t Cry is the story of Jessie McKay and her deceased husband’s brother, Brandt. This may seem like an odd pairing, but as I learned while reading, the McKays are a modern day soap opera and this is not very surprising. Jessie is trying to find herself again about the death of her cheating husband, Luke, and Brandt is in love with his brother’s widow. He has been since her met her. Brandt and Jessie come together while they take of Luke’s illegitimate child, Landon, while his mother is in jail.

Cowgirls Don’t Cry by Lorelei James pleasantly surprised me. I expected a sweet romance with a lot of heat and that’s what I got.

As my introduction to this series, I think this book was a very good one. I have never read a western romance before, but let me tell you, Brandt has me wanting to move to Wyoming and become a cowgirl. Brandt is sweet and kind, but also gruff and strong and powerful- everything a woman can hope for in a man. Their romance is one that wasn’t typical because of the family drama surrounding them, but they persevere through it anyway. It was wonderful to see both Brandt and Jessie grow as characters and to help each other through their problems. I don’t want to give too much away, but there are plenty of family problems between the characters that make your heart break but also make you feel strongly for the two main characters.

There are quite a few sex scenes that are quite steamy. From a few of the reviews of her other books, it’s not quite as out there as her other sex scenes. It seems to be pretty vanilla, but they are good either way. One of my favorite thing about the sex scenes in this book was that they were real. None of them felt fake or unrealistic. It was refreshing. Plus, it was lovely to see the connection blossom and deepen between the two lovers.

I would recommend this book for anyone that loves a good romance with steamy sex and amazing characters. I give this a 4/5 Hearts.(less)

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Jan 25, 2012 Angela rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: oh-so-steamy, couldn-t-put-down

I really liked Brandt a lot, I felt so bad for him the the beginning (and pervious books) trying to cope with Luke's death and clearly being in love with Luke's wife forever. Not to mention is a$$hole dad. It was a good story and I'm glad that he found the happiness in both of his true love, Jessie and the ranch.

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Nov 16, 2010 Judith rated it 4 of 5 stars

4.5 out of 5. Another riveting addition to the McKay family saga, and a chapter that all Lorelei James fans have been awaiting. Jessie has moved on since Luke's death, accepting that the marriage was a mistake and needing to find direction for her future. Brandt wants her, has even made his feelings known, but now, a year after telling her he loves her, they are still worlds apart. This story is a slow starter and is loaded with emotional baggage right from the start. Full of the characters that...more

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Oct 01, 2012 Natália Rivero rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Jul 29, 2012 Renee (Reneem1) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: cowboys, erotica

Loved this story.

Jessie & Brandt.
Previous story line: Jessie's husband Luke was killed.
Luke was cheating on Jessie.
Luke's brother - Brandt pined away for Jessie.

Years pass, Jessie is ready to move on.

Brandt finds out Luke fathered a child...pregnant teen didn't tell him, he died within the month...
Child is 17 months old...mom had 2 DUI...going to jail.

Brandt wants to care of baby,not foster care. He needs help, but NOT from his dad (who is hateful).
He ask Jessie. Yep. Everyone is outraged th...more

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A bit about me: When I'm not squirreled away behind my laptop writing fun, sexy, contemporary erotic romances set in the modern day Wild West, I can be found reading everything under the sun, practicing yoga until I’m a pretzel, shootin' my .22, watching the Professional Bull Riders tour on Versus, and running a kid's taxi service, all in the guise of avoiding housework and rustlin' up vittles.

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