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My One True Cowboy

(River Ranch #4)

Soraya M. Lane (Goodreads Author)

4.10 · Rating details · 104 ratings · 75 reviews

When Angelina Ford returns home to her family’s sprawling Texas ranch, she’s hiding a secret from her super successful siblings. With her business empire left in tatters back in Los Angeles, the former high-flying lawyer has nothing and she doesn’t want anyone back home to know.

But a chance encounter with her childhood best friend, Logan Brody, changes everything. The sold ...more

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Published March 31st 2020 by St. Martin's Press

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Jan 14, 2020 Carolyn's rated it it was amazing

Angelina's book is one I have anxiously awaited. Ange was the elusive Ford- always home and gone before you practically had a chance to say hello. A true workaholic, Angie was so caught up in her job and be being a success on her own, independent of the wealth of her family, Angie had truly neglected her family. At least I felt so.

Logan Brody is home from war and feels a shell of the man he once was. He and Angie were truly the best of friends and never crossed that line. Now he is full of demo ...more

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Jan 26, 2020 Heather rated it really liked it

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Even though I thoroughly enjoyed all of the books in this series, I think this might be my favorite! While Angelina always came across as stand-offish in the other books, I found that I really like how her character developed in this one. She and Logan were perfect for one another, even if it did take them a long while to realize they were always meant to be more than friends. This was a very enjoyable novel that I had trouble putting down once I started reading. I will definitely keep an eye ou ...more

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Jan 14, 2020 Stephanie Panach rated it really liked it

Since I started reading about the Ford siblings, I have always thought Angelina was the most interesting of the bunch. Her story didn't disappoint. Angelina has come home to Texas to decompress and recover after a devastating business loss. For Angelina, everything has always been about her career and business. Working 100 hour weeks is her normal. She has never touched her trust-fund and has been extremely successful in everything she's always done - until now.

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Feb 12, 2020 Valerie Fazio rated it really liked it

I’m torn between liking this book and throwing it in a bin and forgetting about it. It was good, I enjoy the Texas ranch setting and Logan the cowboy.

But in all honesty, Angelina and Logan bothered me. Yes, you have personal issues to work out, so either do it or don’t but you’re making a toxic relationship for the both of you by bottling up your feelings and then yelling at each other, only to inevitably have sex just so y’all can finally relax for... oh maybe 12 hours. Then the cycle starts a ...more

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Jul 09, 2020 Billie rated it really liked it

This is the first book I have read in the series. It worked as a stand alone novel, although I would have preferred reading the series in order. This story is about the oldest daughter of the Ford family, residing in Texas. The father is a billionaire, but Angelina Ford is independent and prefers to make it on her own. When her business falters, she returns home, for that reason and her father is terminally ill. She connects with her long time friend Logan and sparks fly! Two broken people see e ...more

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Apr 24, 2020 WycEd Reader rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: arc-netgalley, arc-publisher, contemporary-romance, western-romance

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Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆
This is the fourth book in the series – and I would definitely recommend that you read them in order, as there are threads running through it which will make far more sense to you. I have been waiting for Angelina's story, as she was clearly living away from the ranch, and uncomfortable when she came back, so I was ready!

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Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆
This is the fourth book in the series – and I would definitely recommend that you read them in order, as there are threads running through it which will make far more sense to you. I have been waiting for Angelina's story, as she was clearly living away from the ranch, and uncomfortable when she came back, so I was ready!

As her father's health continues to be in doubt, Angelina goes home, but for her it is also an escape from the crumbling of her business. She is mortified that she has failed and cannot admit it to anyone in her family. She also finds her long-time, childhood best friend, Logan, is back from the Army, and in spite of thinking about confiding in him, she struggles there too. This inability to be honest with anyone is offset with the unexpected pleasure that she finds in being home and with her family.

Logan has taken over the family ranch and is working as much as he can to try and forget the loss of his best friend at war. He has his faithful dog, Ellie, with him, brought back injured and no longer needed. Ellie is a wonderfully understated star in this book. Reconnecting with Angelina is wonderful, but also a reminder of how he is too broken and full of grief to form a meaningful relationship.

This does not stop them finding comfort in each other, but as we get both their points of view, we can see just how this is a superficial solution to the problems they are both hiding and causing them pain. Lane does a wonderful job of giving us the story without causing either of them to be too annoyingly needy. After all, they are both in good health and independently wealthy.

I really enjoyed catching up with the whole family and their loves. There is some lovely humour, some reconciliations, and passionate romance. That said, you should be ready with tissues, as there's more than one time where you might find yourself with a teary eye.

An excellent addition to the series.

Reviewers received a free copy of this book to read and review for Wicked Reads.

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Mar 26, 2020 Ruthie Taylor rated it really liked it

~~I received a free copy of this book to read and review for Wicked Reads ~~

This is the fourth book in the series - and I would definitely recommend that you read them in order, as there are threads running through it which will make far more sense to you. I have been waiting for Angelina's story, as she was clearly living away from the Ranch, and uncomfortable when she came back, so I was ready!

As her father's health continues to be in doubt, Angelina goes home, but for her it is also an esca ...more

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Apr 17, 2020 Barred Owl Books rated it really liked it

Billionaires, cowboys, and romance collide when best friends turn to lovers in My One True Cowboy, the next book in Soraya Lane's River Ranch series.

The Ford family’s eldest daughter returns to the ranch with nothing left to lose—except her heart…

HOME IS WHERE...
Angelina Ford is heading back to Texas hiding the biggest secret of her life: bankruptcy. The business she created in L.A. is shuttered, as are her hopes and dreams. Facing her family with her big, bad news isn’t going to be easy. Which ...more

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Mar 31, 2020 patrick Lorelli rated it really liked it

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Angelina Ford has come home because her father is sick and everyone believes he is sicker than what he is telling everyone. Now home she is also keeping a secret from her father and her family she is feeling disappointed in herself and her business which has failed. Now she does not know how to tell everyone.
Meanwhile, Logan her best friend and now running the family farm is back home from the military and when they finally met up and start catching up, they run into an issue of a life long att ...more

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Apr 04, 2020 Jennie Fortna rated it it was amazing

ARC for honest review with no compensation received from NetGalley and St. Martins Press.

One True Cowboy is book 4 in the River Ranch series by Soraya Lane and a great addition to the series.

Childhood friends, Angelina and Logan went their separate ways after graduation. She to build her life and business in LA and he to the military.

Now 10 years later both have returned home and both have secrets. Ange has lost her business that she built in LA and is afraid her family will again think she is ...more

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Mar 31, 2020 Jeff rated it it was amazing

One True Love. Finally. In this conclusion to the River Ranch series, everything finally comes to a head for the one remaining sibling who isn't yet attached. Admittedly I picked up this series halfway in, with the previous book, but here Lane does an excellent job of continuing the feel of the series (as I know it anyway) while also wrapping up long running storylines and giving everyone the HEA or coda they deserve. Truly excellent work, and very much recommended. ...more

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Apr 23, 2020 Paula Browning rated it it was amazing

I won this paperback on here in a contest. Beautiful cover and the book was awesome. I love a good romance but throw a handsome cowboy in and that's just a bonus for me. Awesome book, highly recommend! ...more

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Jun 17, 2020 Janet Robel rated it liked it

Nice cowboy romance that took me a few hours to read.

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Jan 07, 2020 Lovely Loveday added it

My One True Cowboy is the fourth book in the River Ranch series by Soraya M. Lane. A steamy western romance that sweeps you away from the very beginning and holds your attention all while leaving you wanting more. The characters are well-written and develop at a steady pacing making them easy to relate to. Lane has written a lovely romance you are sure to fall in love with. My One True Cowboy is part of the River Ranch series but can easily be read as a standalone novel. However, once you read M ...more

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Apr 09, 2020 Sandy S rated it liked it

3.5 stars—MY ONE TRUE COWBOY if the fourth instalment in Soraya Lanes contemporary, adult RIVER RANCH erotic, romance series. This is thirty year old, California business woman Angelina Ford, and Texas rancher Logan Brody’s story line. MY ONE TRUE COWBOY can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Angelina and Logan) MY ONE TRUE COWBOY follows the friends to lover 3.5 stars—MY ONE TRUE COWBOY if the fourth instalment in Soraya Lanes contemporary, adult RIVER RANCH erotic, romance series. This is thirty year old, California business woman Angelina Ford, and Texas rancher Logan Brody’s story line. MY ONE TRUE COWBOY can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Angelina and Logan) MY ONE TRUE COWBOY follows the friends to lovers relationship between thirty year old, California business woman Angelina Ford, and Texas rancher Logan Brody. Years earlier Angelina Ford left Texas to start her own business in Los Angeles, California but her father’s worsening condition found Angela back in Texas with a secret that was slowly breaking her heart. Coming face to face with her childhood friend Logan Brody, meant feelings and emotions of a time long ago, but Logan struggled with demons from his past, demons that are about to resurface within days. What ensues is the building but struggling relationship and romance between Logan and Angelina, and the fall-out as neither Logan nor Angelina is willing to commit to something more.

Logan is a retired member of the US military, and battles PTSD and the guilt of surviving an attack against his team and the loss of his best friend Brett. Believing himself to be broken and unworthy of his own happily ever after, Logan continues to sabotage his relationship and friendship with Angelina Ford, a woman who struggles with her own guilt of failure and loss.

The relationship between Logan and Angelina is a friends to lovers romance that is doomed to fail on so many levels. Logan fights his attraction and need for our story line heroine, and Angelina is quick to run at the first sign of trouble. The $ex scenes are passionate and seductive without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are reintroduced to all of the previous story line couples, as well as the introduction of Bretts widow Kelly and their daughter Lucy.

MY ONE TRUE COWBOY is a story of family, friendships, forgiveness and love. The premise is heart breaking; the romance is captivating; the characters are energetic and colorful but frustrating. The up and down, back and forth, yes and no between Logan and Angelina was disheartening and often discouraging, and affected my overall enjoyment of the story. In the end I didn’t care whether or not the couple remained together or went their separate ways.

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Mar 31, 2020 Cheri rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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3.5 stars

Throughout this series, this author has (with good reason) made readers not really like Angelina too terribly much. She’s quite rigid and cold in the other books. And, quite honestly, Ange is a bit uptight compared to her siblings. That’s her nature and that’s okay. But she’s far from unfeeling, which is quickly discovered in this story. She has a certain persona that she wears as armor. Angelina has spent her life trying to prove herself to her father and those around her when she has 3.5 stars

Throughout this series, this author has (with good reason) made readers not really like Angelina too terribly much. She’s quite rigid and cold in the other books. And, quite honestly, Ange is a bit uptight compared to her siblings. That’s her nature and that’s okay. But she’s far from unfeeling, which is quickly discovered in this story. She has a certain persona that she wears as armor. Angelina has spent her life trying to prove herself to her father and those around her when she has absolutely nothing to prove. Her father is very proud of her, and would be no matter what.

Logan is the perfect mix of brooding and caring; closed off and overwhelmingly generous. He’s had so much happen to him in the last year it’s hard for him to grasp what he wants and needs from life at this point in time. He lives each day on auto pilot; keeping to himself, running his parents’ ranch, eating the same meals day in and day out. The only things that even begin to get him out of his own head are his dog and his best-friend’s wife and daughter.

The fateful day Logan and Angelina run into each other at the grocery store, they hadn’t seen each other in well over 10 years. Although they were best friends in high school and kept in touch for a long time, the last few years that contact had even petered out. Now, they are both back in their hometown at the same time. It’s obvious from that first interaction that the “just friends” mantra they fed to everyone back in high school was a cover, there are some major sparks. Plus, there’s a kind of comfort between the two that seems to settle them both.

Of course, there are many ups and downs and a myriad of issues these two must tackle before finding their HEA. For much of it, I was right on board. Logan’s story, especially, touched my heart. While I understood Ange’s issues, I found it harder to connect with her. My life and world view are drastically different than hers. I enjoy that because how boring would reading be if all the characters were just like me? But I just didn’t sympathize with her the way I did with Logan. And I have to add, I enjoy that she didn’t go to her small town from the big city and “discover” she hated the city life. The author used the more realistic approach that Angelina loves things about her hometown and loves people in her hometown, but still thrives on her city life.

As for Logan, after a time he started to lose me. There was a cycle with him and it went on one too many times for me. I would think things were getting resolved, and this couple would throw me for a loop again. Unfortunately, the last bit of this book seemed to drag because of this repetitive conflict. And then the conclusion totally threw me for a loop and seemed pretty out in left field.

So, the first ¾ of this story were a homerun. It just lost steam toward the end. But it still has a beautiful HEA and is definitely worth the read.

**I received an ARC of this book courtesy of Net Galley and the publisher. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and given freely**

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Mar 08, 2020 Heather rated it really liked it · review of another edition

**I voluntarily read an early copy of this title courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review**

I always enjoy visiting the Texas ranch that Soraya Lane has created for us. The Ford siblings have been interesting and entertaining, but probably the most elusive and the one I was most interested in hearing her story is Angelina.

Angelina has been in California living and following her dreams. She's always the sibling that comes home just long enough and then heads back to ...more

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Mar 30, 2020 Anne rated it it was amazing

My One True Cowboy by Soraya Lane is number four in the River Ranch series and is solid gold for readers of romance. Angelina is home to visit but has not yet told anyone why and how long she would be staying. He father had cancer and was failing. That was reason enough. In the grocery store she ran into her childhood best friend, Logan. She was happy to see him. It had been years and so she invited him to dinner. She could make him grill the steaks and she had a bag of salad. She couldn't cook ...more

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Apr 01, 2020 Sandy Kelly rated it really liked it

This is book 4 in the River Ranch series and while it can be read as a standalone, I would absolutely read the other books in this series before reading this one. Otherwise you may be slightly lost as to a lot of the back stories and relationships. That being said, we get Angelina Ford and Logan Brody's story in this installment. Angelina has come home after losing everything in LA. She doesn't want anyone to know what happened, or how badly she failed. But when she runs into her childhood best ...more

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May 02, 2020 Marcia rated it really liked it

This is the fourth book in the series, but could be read as a stand alone. This story is about Angelina Ford and her best friend from childhood, Logan Brody.

River Ranch is a very wealthy and successful ranch in Texas. However, for some reason, the three older children all fled home when their mother got cancer, leaving their father, Walter, and youngest sister Mia. Angelina, the oldest, never even liked to ride horses. She was an overachiever, only interested in creating businesses and making a ...more

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Mar 30, 2020 Paula rated it really liked it

My One True Cowboy by Soraya Lane is another wonderful addition to the River Ranch series. This is Angelina Ford’s the Ford eldest daughter’s story. It is realistic, dramatic with angst as she remakes her life.

Angelina return home but doesn’t tell her family why; just a short visit is all. I get this older sister with her need to be independent, in charge and respected by the rest of the family. She helps, not needs help. So much the older sibling that it is also a handicap for her, now that her ...more

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Sep 28, 2020 Danielle Urban rated it it was amazing

My One True Cowboy by Soraya Lane is a friends-to-lovers romance. It is entertaining, heartfelt, and exciting. Inside, are some key topics such as disabled vets and their service dogs, cancer, and family. I love how everything ties in perfectly. The cast of characters are quirky, hardworking, and strong individuals. Each one has their own strengths and weaknesses that made them so real. They were all likable including the beautiful service dog. My heart melts for each one of them.

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Mar 18, 2020 Viper Spaulding rated it it was amazing

The time is finally right for this beautiful friends-to-lovers romance!

Angelina Ford is only home long enough to spend time with her terminally ill father and to regroup after losing her business in LA. Running into her best friend, Logan, spins her in an entirely different direction. Their friendship takes a decidedly adult turn, making it difficult to find the friendship they've always depended on.

Logan is back on his family's ranch after a devastating retirement from the military. He's not r ...more

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May 18, 2020 Joyce rated it liked it

Shelves: first-reads, western-romance, contemporary-romance

I received this book in a Goodreads First Reads giveaway.
My One True Cowboy is book 4 in the River Ranch series, but it can be read as a stand alone. I didn't feel like I missed anything because I hadn't read the earlier books in the series. But after reading other reviews, perhaps I would have enjoyed this one more if I'd had the background of the other books.
This book features Angelina Ford, a California workaholic businesswoman whose business has failed. She has returned home to her Family's ...more

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May 13, 2020 Angel Hatfield rated it really liked it

Angelina Ford is heading back to Texas hiding the biggest secret of her life: bankruptcy. The business she created in L.A. is shuttered, as are her hopes and dreams. Facing her family with her big, bad news isn’t going to be easy. Which is why bumping into Logan Brody is an unexpected gift. Instead of facing her failure—and future—she can play catch-up with her old childhood friend. . .who happens to have grown up to be a strong, gorgeous man. Logan was always a responsible boy. It’s no surprise ...more

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Jun 10, 2020 Jessica Figueroa rated it really liked it

Shelves: arc, contemporary, netgally, romance, adult, western

Angelina is known for being a workaholic but shes back in town with her tail tucked firmly in place not letting her family know how bad things are for her right now. While shes in town she spends more time with her father and comes across her childhood best friend Logan all grown up. He's an ex solider with some baggage. It looks like both of them are needing a bit of distraction and it just so happens that they've got a great attraction going on. Now the issue is do they risk their friendship?

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Feb 10, 2020 Samantha rated it liked it

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Okay so I have mixed feelings about this book. Angelina is a strong woman who doesn't let to much keep her down. Shes suffered a devastating career loss but she comes home, gets her poop in a group, and goes back after it. She isn't afraid to put in the hard work and effort to get her self to be successful. She never has depended upon her trust fund, but advice from her father has her on her way.

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Mar 23, 2020 Diane McConnell rated it it was amazing

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Angelina falls in love with Logan!

Angelina Ford has returned to River Ranch to visit for Father’s Day but really it is to lick her wounds after the company that she had created had collapsed and she needed to regroup and figure out her next plan. Angelina’s best friend, Logan Brody had retired from the military to take over his parents’ ranch but he returned with a retired military dog named Ella.

Angelina isn’t the warmest character in the other books of the series but in My One True Cowboy, the ...more

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Mar 19, 2020 Jenn Cunha rated it it was ok

Shelves: arc-netgalley

Received an ARC from NetGalley for an honest review.

I really wanted to like this one more than I did, it had all of the elements I have loved in the past. But, much like Mia's story, there was something about Angelina's story that didn't quite connect and I found myself struggling to finish it. Between Angelina and Logan there were so many issues that I wasn't sure they would ever get past them. Logan is struggling after losing his best friend during war, Angelina is struggling with the failure ...more

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Mar 16, 2020 Kathleen Gray rated it it was amazing

This isn't so much a second chance romance as a friends to lovers with an HEA- and it's a good one. Angie has come home to Texas after a big kerplooey in her work life (and her personal life, well, that wasn't so good either). Logan's come home after multiple deployments; he's brought his service dog Ella (love Ella). They were childhood friends but haven't seen each other for years so you know, don't you, that when they meet in the grocery store, that there will be a grownup spark. The characte ...more

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