Review ‘Strong, Silent Cowboy’ by Lora Leigh & Veronica Chadwick

Authors: Lora Leigh, Veronica Chadwick

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

ISBN: 1250220092

Goodreads Rating: 3.87

He Will Do Anything… Sallie Hamblen had three incredibly hot, sexy nights with Jacob Donovan, an undercover CIA agent, before he disappeared, leaving her broken hearted and forever yearning for the man she lost. Years later, Jacob doesn’t know that the beauty he’s about to seduce in a small town bar is the woman he held in his arms all those years ago… and that she’s on the run from her past. To Keep Her Safe… Former CIA agent turned cowboy, Jacob Donovan wants nothing more than a simple life. Just the ranch and occasionally someone warm and sweet in his bed. Until Sallie comes back into his life and all of a sudden he wants to be in her bed every night...all night. When he discovers that her life is in danger, he swears he’ll protect her. Even when secrets are revealed that threaten everything between them, he will lay everything on the line to keep her in his arms.

I love a good Cowboy story. And after reading the first book in this standalone series ‘One Tough Cowboy’ in 2019, I knew I wanted to read more. So I was excited to receive an ARC for this book and started reading.

In ‘Strong, Silent Cowboy’ we meet Sallie Hamblen and Jacob Donovan. Years ago Sallie and Jacob spend a hot weekend together in a hotel in Switzerland. Sallie thought they loved each other and that there would be many other moments together. But Jacob disappeared and left her without word. Now years later, Sallie and Jacob meet again but Jacob doesn’t remember Sallie and Sallie is determined to forget it all too. But she can’t seem to leave him, and soon Sallie find herself in danger and Jacob might be the only one who can keep her safe.

To be honest, this book wasn’t for me. Right from the start I found it confusing what was happening between Sallie and Jacob and what was when. Apparently we first read a little part about 6 years ago, than 3 years ago and shortly after from the present. Maybe it was just the ARC format, but this definitely wasn’t clear to me and if confused me.

Although there definitely was chemistry between Sallie and Jacob, I found this book had way to much sex in it. There was a lot of sex, and not a lot of character development. I just couldn’t really feel the connection between Sallie and Jacob until probably the end of the book. Which was disappointing and didn’t make this a pleasant read for me.

What I also didn’t really get was the suspense part of this book. Sallie has been on the run for years, but now she stayed put for the last three and her stepfather still knew where she was and got her a job. Well.. I guess this book just left me with to much questions and to little answers.

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Lora Leigh lives in the rolling hills of Kentucky, often found absorbing the ambience of this peaceful setting. She dreams in bright, vivid images of the characters intent on taking over her writing life, and fights a constant battle to put them on the hard drive of her computer before they can disappear as fast as they appeared. Lora’s family, and her writing life co-exist, if not in harmony, in relative peace with each other. Surrounded by a menagerie of pets, friends, and a teenage son who keeps her quick wit engaged, Lora’s life is filled with joys, aided by her fans whose hearts remind her daily why she writes.

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Veronica Chadwick started storytelling when she was a little girl. She was first published in 2004. She lives in Tennessee with three cats, a very spoiled Shih Tzu and two grand dogs. When she’s not writing, she’s hanging out with friends, reading or badly playing video games. Veornica is the author of Rude Awakening and The Warlord’s Gift, and coauthor of the Moving Violations series (One Tough Cowboy) with Lora Leigh.

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Maureen is a mom, wife, nurse, and Ravenclaw living in the Netherlands. She spends her days juggling mom-life, reading, blogging, planning date nights with her husband and working as a nurse. Maureen also is a big Anglophile, loves cooking, Gilmore Girls, Bridgerton and Harry Potter.. Always!  Facebook | Instagram