Heart of a Cowboy (Cowboys of the Flint Hills): Small-town Opposites Attract Western Cowboy Romance

Tessa Layne

Jan 2017 · The Cowboys of the Flint Hills Book 1 · Shady Layne Media

About this eBook

Sparks fly in this Sizzling Standalone Enemies-to-Lovers-Fake-Engagement Alpha Cowboy Western Romance filled with family feuds, explosive secrets, crazy side characters and an HEA that might just make you swoon.

Blake Sinclaire has the perfect plan to reclaim ranchland from his spiteful next door neighbor Warren Hansen. And it doesn’t include Warren’s daughter, Maddie. The brilliant, scrawny little girl next door has grown into a gorgeous temptress with a sassy, smart mouth that drives him to the edge of reason. But thanks to a soul-shattering kiss during a moment of weakness, Blake moves to end their families’ feuding once and for all.

Only Maddie has other ideas, and nothing can convince her to leave her dream job and return home. Especially not the sexy, bossy, grouchy cowboy next-door. Blake is trouble with a capital T and hellbent on waging war with her equally overbearing father. So no one’s as surprised as she when she decides to go along with Blake’s scheme. What’s a little PDA and a fake engagement as long as Blake keeps up a steady supply of toe-curling kisses in private? Because who could catch feelings for their enemy? Let alone fall in love?

And what could possibly go wrong except a posse of meddlesome granny wannabes and a juicy scandal with the potential to ruin everything? 

Ratings and reviews

I wanted to like Prairie Heat - truly I did. I've lived in Kansas all my life and I thought "finally, a non billionaire romance, something relatable". I read, and read and read some more. 207 pages go by before I was given something with any resemblance of passion. And, for me, the big "twisty reveal" felt flat. Now I realize this is book one of a series but it's listed as a "stand alone or series novel". I, personally, found Prairie Heat to be quite boring and lackluster.

If you like strong , alpha cowboys, as well as strong, independent women, this one is for you. It’s the beginning of a series that promises to be highly entertaining. The main characters are Blake Sinclaire and Maddie Hansen. One promises not to follow the steps of his father and vows to never fall in love, the other one, fled the town of Prairie with no intension to return. That would mean feeling trapped. But life has a different agenda for these two, even when the attraction is evident. Their families are on opposite sides of the spectrum. How will they deal with the curveballs thrown to them? Will secrets be revealed and will they find their HEA? Looking forward to what else the author has in store for us.

Prairie Heat by Tessa Layne is book number one in the Cowboys of the Flint Hills series. This is cowboy Blake Sinclaire and scientist Maddie Hansen's story. I loved this book from the start. This a great start for this series. I can't believe this is the writer's first book. Wow, the secrets and the steamy romance kept me on the edge of my seat. Once I started this book I couldn't put it down until I finished it. I fell in love with Blake and Maddie. This is an extremely fun, steamy, and sensual romance with so many secrets. The supporting characters were great too. I can't wait for the next book in this series. FYI, includes mature content.