The Truth About Cowboys

Lisa Renee Jones

Aug 2019 · Texas Heat Book 1 · Sold by Entangled: Amara

About this ebook

Steamy, sexy, and laugh-out-loud funny, THE TRUTH ABOUT COWBOYS is a new contemporary novel that will pull your heartstrings and steam up your e-reader...

While I was off pitching in the big leagues, my family was back in the small town of Sweetwater, Texas, running the family ranch. Then tragedy hit and I discovered there were secrets that my family kept, problems they hid. I went home, left behind the money, women, and fame. I took over the ranch and took care of my grandmother. I took over hiding the secrets. Then she came to town. A smart-mouthed, clumsy, too-smart-and-too-pretty-for-my-own-good city girl hiding out to write a book. She's right here, on my property, in the cottage my grandmother rented her without my permission, and she sees too much. She knows too much.

Now suddenly my world is spinning, and she's shoving a baseball back in my hand while baking cookies with my grandmother. She's the devil and an angel all in one fiery little package. I decide I'll wait her out. She'll go back to the city. Only suddenly I don't want her to leave, and everything I’ve settled for in my life isn't enough. I want to play ball and I want her, but there's that secret that won't let go, but neither will she.

Each book in the Texas Heat series is STANDALONE:
* The Truth About Cowboys
* Tangled Up In Christmas

Ratings and reviews

The Truth about Cowboys is an in-depth reflection of how our negative experiences not only shape our identity in the present but also control our future by the way in which we project our insecurities onto the people in our lives. Both Jason and Jessica have been badly burned by previous relationships along with a sharp detour on their career paths. While Jessica is escaping to lick her wounds and make the most of an opportunity presented to her, Jason has become stuck due to his inability to think outside of the box. Jason just happens to be Jessica’s landlord for the cottage she has rented from his grandmother without his prior knowledge. From their first encounter, there is a series of hysterical mishaps that set the tone of their interactions, veering from major attraction to incredible annoyance at the swing of a pendulum. The peripheral characters, especially Jason’s grandmother provide a vital part of the plot and help shape the characters as well as the interactions between them. There are a lot of ups and downs between Jason and Jessica while they navigate a new normal for themselves as well as dealing with the responsibilities that have been thrust upon them. I completely loved how the ideas clicked into place and the opportunities that were available just from having a different outlook – can everyone say GROWTH MINDSET 😁 The Truth About Cowboys shows that everything happens for a reason – however, waiting for the reason to reveal itself can often be torture.

5 Stars Review by Elizabeth Late Night Reviewer Up All Night w/ Books Blog Holy. Snow. Ball. Heaven! While I do love Lisa Renee Jones’ back list, The Truth About Cowboys is hands down my favorite book by her. I will be going to my local store to find this bad boy so I can have it in my hands when I reread this baby. Since this is a review, I have to be honest with you. I did not read the blurb when my review manager asked one of us to review this book. It was not because it was a LRJ book, it was because the title had me at “Cowboys” no matter what it was about. You stick Cowboys in the title and this girl is running. Now, down to the gritty stuff. Jessica, the lovely Jessica. This girl is a kick a** divorce attorney in Dallas and totally slaying it until her worst, well any woman’s worst nightmare, comes about. Catching your fiance sticking his dick in another woman, his secretary no less is not something you cannot unsee. After that nightmare, her career is in shambles and she is left picking up the pieces in a little Texas cottage while writing a How-To Divorce book. Enter Jason, the cowboy himself, whew. That man is a walking ad for Wrangler jeans, well in my mind he is. Jason had a great career going as a baseball player up until his parents died and he moved back to Texas to run the ranch. Like Jessica, Jason has been hurt as well, just not in the same way. What do you get when you have two broken-hearted, hard-headed, and stubborn people? Fighting as well as the whole love/hate thing. The chemistry between Jason and Jessica is burning hot and the more they deny it, the hotter it gets. While I loved the banter between them, I did get annoyed at times because it did seem a bit repetitive. But, when you have two stubborn people, it is bound to happen. I can go on and on about why you need to read this but if I do I am going to tell you about the entire book. If I do that, then what is the point? Let me say this though, I do not give out five-star ratings often and lately, they have been few and far in between. Not to mention a book holding my attention long enough for me to devour it within a day has not happened in quite some time. Needless to say, I say, jump on this book and jump on it now!!

I got all the feels from this sexy cowboy/city girl romance. Great writing, wonderful characters, enemies to lovers to enemies to friends to lovers. Both Jason and Jessica have been burned badly in the past, and yes, you’ve guessed it, they’re not looking for love, but they’ve got a huge attraction towards each other, and the chemistry is so strong, this thing between them is impossible to ignore, no matter how much they dislike each other. Cowboy Jason, is sexy, alpha, and a former pro baseball player running the family ranch. Jessica is a former divorce attorney turned author, with an adorable and extremely funny penchant for being clumsy, all she wants is a quiet place to escape to. The thing is, grandma (Martha) is hell bent on getting these two together. Then there’s also the secrets. Martha is keeping secrets from Jason, Jason is keeping secrets from Martha, Jessica is keeping their secrets from each other. Neither one wanting to upset or worry the other. All Martha wants is for Jason to be happy, play baseball and settle down with the right woman, she’s one hell of a matchmaker. A full five stars from me, I so hope we get more from Sweetwater, Texas and these wonderfully sweet characters. I received an advanced copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. This is my honest review.

About the author

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones is the author of the highly acclaimed INSIDE OUT series. Suzanne Todd (producer of Alice in Wonderland) on the INSIDE OUT series: Lisa has created a beautiful, complicated, and sensual world that is filled with intrigue and suspense. Sara’s character is strong, flawed, complex, and sexy – a modern girl we all can identify with.

In addition to the success of Lisa’s INSIDE OUT series, she has published many successful titles. The TALL, DARK AND DEADLY series and THE SECRET LIFE OF AMY BENSEN series, both spent several months on a combination of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling lists. Lisa is presently working on a dark, edgy new series, Dirty Money, for St. Martin’s Press.

Prior to publishing Lisa owned multi-state staffing agency that was recognized many times by The Austin Business Journal and also praised by the Dallas Women’s Magazine. In 1998 Lisa was listed as the #7 growing women owned business in Entrepreneur Magazine.