Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt. It also doesn’t help matters (at all) that this Let’s Just Be Bang-Buddies “conflict” is prevalent in each of the three previous books in the series. Tyler’s upcoming promotion fits in there too, but given that it lacks any real urgency, it’s hard to consider it actual “conflict.” We’re talking a Blaze here, a line I read for “fun and sexy” more so than “angst and meaty conflict” – but this is still epically thin for “fun and sexy” standards. The conflict, which has the heft and consistency of wet tissue paper, consists of Tyler and Alex thinking that they can just bounce off each other while she’s in town, get the attraction out of their systems, and go along their merry way. Here’s the problem with this story – it’s got a very been there, done that feel to it. And suddenly that quick, memorable roll in the hay is casting a very long shadow. Having relocated from Chicago, Alex now works for the Chance family. It was at her sister’s wedding that Tyler had an explosive roll in the hay (literally – they did it in a hayloft!) with Alex, who was still licking his wounds over his divorce. Little does she know that Alex Keller is also in residence at Last Chance Ranch. However, before setting off to her next exotic locale, she’s swinging by Jackson Hole, Wyoming to visit her very pregnant sister, Morgan. Tyler Connelli is up for a big promotion with the luxury vacation cruise line she works for.

In the case of Vicki Lewis Thompson’s Sons of Chance series for Blaze? I think this one, book four, might have been the undoing. In some cases I can make it 20+ books in before I “break up” with a series. Like most things in life, there is no hard and fast rule. Eventually every reader hits their “breaking point” when it comes to a series. Wendy the Super Librarian‘s review of Should’ve Been a Cowboy (Sons of Chance, Book 4) by Vicki Lewis ThompsonĬontemporary Romance published by Harlequin Blaze 24 May 11

Cowboy Up by Vicki Lewis Thompson