Cowboy Tough

Michelle Beattie

Sep 2020 · Tangled Up in Texas Book 4 · Tule Publishing

About this ebook

There’s no such thing as a coincidence...

Ryker Granger can’t believe his luck when he meets a beautiful woman stranded on the side of the road outside of Last Stand, Texas. Normally this rancher and part-time mechanic would be too reserved to jump into a relationship, especially since his family is still reeling from questions surrounding their father’s heart attack. But his life’s a tangled mess and Shannon is a welcome distraction.

Shannon Smith set out to meet Ryker Granger. Her staged car breakdown was only the beginning of her plan. Meeting Ryker is her chance to right the wrongs his father inflicted on her family. Her plan skews wildly off course—she only meant to score a date, not fall in love. And Ryker’s a straight arrow; he’ll never forgive such blatant deception. But how can she walk away from the man who has claimed her heart?

As Ryker solves the mystery around his father and learns why Shannon came to Last Stand, he faces his toughest choice yet. Forgive a lie or lose the woman he loves forever?

Ratings and reviews

I liked the story over all. I liked Shannon and how her heart was in the right place and how she wanted what was best for her sister, niece and her family. I loved how she went after what she wanted and also dealt with the consequences of those choices. Ryker also had a heart for his family and wanted to help bring his family or at least his brothers back together. What I was not a fan of was I felt like the author repeated herself a lot for the majority of the book. This book does have adult situations and strong language in it. Over all I would say the story does get to your heart and it was a good read. I would love to read Hudson’s story and find out what happens next with him. I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Someone needed to reel Shannon in long ago! I was so frustrated with her behavior. I understood how she was looking at the problem and how her misguided love for her niece had her justifying her underhanded approach. Yes everything works out, in the end, it is a HEA but a lot of unnecessary emotional pain and betrayal is dished out to get there. Ryker is the quiet brother with a heart the size of Texas. When his boring humdrum - Okay currently it is not really boring since his home has been overtaken by the women in his brothers' lives and his Pops is still in a coma and they do not know who the mystery lady is that dropped him off or why Pop's paid someone thousands of dollars or... Yeah, so things are not really boring may be more out of focus? is a better way to describe it. So anyway enough of the ramble and back to the moment when Ryker's quiet life was turned upside down by a tornado-like slip of a gal - Enter Shannon As I mentioned previously Shannon was not my favorite person in this story. I liked her drive. Her curiosity. Her zest. I just had trouble with her jumping into things before really thinking them through. The chemistry between these two is spot Lots of laughs - Perfect dose of angst - and Love - Lots of love

This is the fourth book in the Tangled Up series by Michelle Beattie. For me, it is my favorite of the four. This is definitely a series you need to read all of them to get the story although you will do okay if you just read this one. In this book, we get to know Ryker Grange who is a rancher/mechanic then there is Shannon Smith who has come to Last Stand, TX to find out more about Ryker's brother Hudson. So much has gone on with her sister Avery and a secret and their father who is in a coma. Life gets complicated, to say the least. But with everything love and life can move mountains if we just stop and smell the roses. LOL This is a book I connected on so many levels.