Blame It on Cowboys (Harlequin Temptation, No 802)

Rating:
Summary: A fun romp
Review: Bobby needed a favor from his buddies. He plans to marry Amy Lou Comstock, a Rhode Islander that he met in college in Colorado, but first must deal with her spinster aunt, a former schoolteacher. His pals play cards for the honor of escorting Auntie Elizabeth. By losing, poor Jake Johnson earns the honors of escorting the old biddy around Beauville, Texas.

However, Auntie Elizabeth turns out to be a beautiful young woman. As Elizabeth has doubts about her niece marrying a cowboy, she and Jake begin to fall in love. However, can an urban easterner with a beach house on the Cape (Cod that is) find happiness on the Texas Dead Horse Ranch assuming she can catch the confirmed bachelor?

BLAME IT ON COWBOYS is an amusing contemporary romance starring two lead characters whose backgrounds and personalities make for an unlikely couple. The story line is fun, as Elizabeth knows she must retreat if she is to survive her short stay in Texas. Pookie, Elizabeth's Shih Tzu, adds to the humor with canine antics. Fans who want a lighthearted romantic romp will derive joy from Kristine Rolofson's contemporary tale while waiting for more "Blame It On ..." Novels.

Harriet Klausner

Rating:
Summary: A fun romp
Review: Bobby needed a favor from his buddies. He plans to marry Amy Lou Comstock, a Rhode Islander that he met in college in Colorado, but first must deal with her spinster aunt, a former schoolteacher. His pals play cards for the honor of escorting Auntie Elizabeth. By losing, poor Jake Johnson earns the honors of escorting the old biddy around Beauville, Texas.

However, Auntie Elizabeth turns out to be a beautiful young woman. As Elizabeth has doubts about her niece marrying a cowboy, she and Jake begin to fall in love. However, can an urban easterner with a beach house on the Cape (Cod that is) find happiness on the Texas Dead Horse Ranch assuming she can catch the confirmed bachelor?

BLAME IT ON COWBOYS is an amusing contemporary romance starring two lead characters whose backgrounds and personalities make for an unlikely couple. The story line is fun, as Elizabeth knows she must retreat if she is to survive her short stay in Texas. Pookie, Elizabeth's Shih Tzu, adds to the humor with canine antics. Fans who want a lighthearted romantic romp will derive joy from Kristine Rolofson's contemporary tale while waiting for more "Blame It On ..." Novels.

Harriet Klausner

Rating:
Summary: Highly recommended
Review: When he announces his impending nuptials at a poker game, Bobby shocks the other ranch hands. Chasing girls since he was twelve, Bobby didn't seem to be in any hurry to settle down. And the man responsible for his well being, Jake Johnson, couldn't be more eager to see Bobby settled. Even if the prospective bride does promise to bring her old maid Aunt B so her fiancé can meet her only living family member. Jake's delighted to see the younger man get married so he need no longer look out for him. Even when a losing hand at poker results in promising to pour tea for the old aunt, as well as buy tickets to a quilt show and take her antique shopping.

Responsible, conservative Elizabeth Comstock's niece Amy Lou has an interesting past, and her current flavor of the month proves to be a cowboy. Rather than letting her niece rush into marriage, Elizabeth accompanies her to the cowboy's ranch to meet the prospective groom. She doesn't know she's also about to encounter a sexy man from her past who will destroy her conservative image.

Several months before, Valentine's Day in Chicago resulted in a blizzard that shut down the airport. When two strangers were inexplicably drawn to one another, passion ignited. But neither was accustomed to a one night stand, and rather than facing the sexy Jake, Elizabeth quietly slipped out of his bed and his life, thinking she would never see him again.

Someone's getting married July 4th, but the question becomes who will have the fireworks. Elizabeth's determined to take Amy Lou back east and spend her summer on the beach of Cape Cod, not on the hot, dry Texas prairie. Amy Lou can't wait to marry Bobby despite her aunt's attitude. And Jake can't wait to remind Elizabeth of what they once shared, much to her consternation. Even Pookie, Elizabeth's Shih Tzu, falls for the ranch hands. The dry prairie won't be safe with this cast of characters on fire!

BLAME IT ON COWBOYS by Kristine Rolofson is a vivacious, lively story with plenty of tease to keep the pages turning. From the opening line, I was drawn into this amusing love story and couldn't put it down. For fans of cowboy romances, BLAME IT ON COWBOYS has it all: romance, a terrific plot and subplot, and memorable characters. Indeed, don't all women love sexy men in tight jeans? Highly recommended.