BOOKWORM REVIEW: Burned by Greta Rose West
RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
STEAM: 🔥🔥🔥
This came highly recommended to me, and it was perfect timing because watching Yellowstone had me hankering for a good cowboy romance.
This hit the spot.
Everlea has a secret, and until it catches up to her, she is trying to do the best she can while she is in Wisper. Volunteering at the hospital puts her in the path of Jack Cade, and while she is all sorts of attracted to him, her secret keeps her from getting too attached. Jack has his own secrets and reasons for not caving into his own attraction to Eve. With a struggling ranch and four brothers that are quite a handful, can you blame him?
This was spot-on for the kind of Yellowstone vibes I was looking for (with extra spice because heaven forbid Taylor Sheridan writes steamy scenes 😂). I appreciated the details Greta Rose West included about taking care of a horse ranch; I felt like the reader was in Eve's shoes as she was learning. I very much enjoyed the romantic suspense. It had me on the edge of my seat, and I love that there was a technology aspect integrated with it.
I love Jack and Eve. Jack is a fantastic alpha-roll that needed to be told that he can be loved. He might be tough, quiet, and broody, but he is also caring and vulnerable. Eve might be in danger from her secrets, and where she lacks in physicality, she makes up for with resilience and emotional strength. The balance in their connection makes for a fantastic chemistry.
I cannot wait to dive into the series and the other Cade brothers, who were hilarious and charming in this one.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Jack Cade already has enough on his shoulders with his four brothers, his struggling Wyoming horse ranch, and his adopted mama going through chemo again. He doesn’t have time for a woman, and he doesn’t trust them. But when Everlea Donovan falls into his life—literally—he can’t stop fantasizing about her.
Wanting her.
But Everlea’s hiding something, always looking over her shoulder, ready to run at any moment. She can’t risk putting Jack and his family in danger, but she’s never wanted anything—anyone—the way she wants him.
When she starts feeling at home at Cade Ranch with its wide open meadows and breathtaking mountain views, she begins to let down her guard—to both her heart and her safety—and that’s just asking for trouble…
The first book in the Cade Ranch series, BURNED, is a steamy romance about learning to trust and letting love guide you home…
Trigger Warning: This book contains subjects of a mature nature and language. Issues of parental loss, abduction, and burn victims may be triggered. But there is a guaranteed Happily Ever After and lots of good ol' down home sexy fun.
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MEET GRETA ROSE WEST
Greta Rose West, the author of The Cade Ranch Series, was a floundering artsy flake until Jack showed up, knocking on the door of her brain, and then pounding on it, and then he just plain kicked it down. She lives in NW Indiana with her husband, her son, and her two precocious kitties, Geoff Trouble and Sally Mae Midnight. When she’s not writing, she’s reading and devouring music. She enjoys indie films no one else likes, and her favorite food is Aver’s Veggie Revival pizza.
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