Luke

The Cowboys #8

by Leigh Greenwood

Although she has been promised to another man, Luke finds himself passionately drawn to Valeria, the beautiful and fiery young woman whom he has been hired to protect. Original.

Genres: Romance, Historical Romance, Westerns, Historical, Western Romance, Fiction, Historical Fiction

400 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2000

Reviews

[Cindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great romance with just enough suspense to keep you on the edge of your seat and not wanting to put it down!

[Reka Beezy]

BY FAR, the WORST of the books. #1: Luke is terrible. Like, seriously. The scene on the mountain was crossing the line. There was no justification for scaring someone in that manner. #2: Valeria was boring. I'm still trying to figure out how they are compatible. #3: The age gap in this one is too large (34, 17--He could be her father!) for me to ignore, given how terrible the MMC is. #4: Where's the romance? Also, I don't believe you can change a cobra into a teddy bear. Luke said he viewed women as interchangeable objects, but you expect me to believe he's ready to change for this 17-year-old princess? TUH!

I did enjoy the plot more than Drew. Zeke and Hawk are always in the background somewhere doing their Negro-Indian-guidance thing. I find that infuriating. Glad I'm done reading this. I wouldn't read it again.

As of now, my rankings are:

1. Pete
2. Sean
3. Jake
4. Buck
5. Chet
6. Ward
7. Drew
8. Luke

[Alexis · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was literally published before I was born and it shows - but I still had a fun time reading it. What can I say I love a cowboy.

(That once scene on the mountain was a little… questionable?)