The Littlest Cowboy (The Texas Brands #1)
By: Maggie Shayne
Published: July, 2014 (Originally Published: May 1996)
Published By: Thunderfoot Publishing
Format Read: eBook, Kindle for PC
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Rating: 1.5/5
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Sheriff Garrett Brand and his siblings are awoken one night
to find an abandoned baby on their doorstep.
Chelsea Brennan arrives in Texas to identify the body of her
deceased sister, but learns that her 6 month old nephew is missing.
Meanwhile baby Ethan’s father a well-known criminal will
stop at nothing to find his son. Even murder.
The concept of this story with the orphaned baby, the family
who take him and the aunt who comes to find him caught my interest. It had been
quite a while since I read a cute contemporary romance. Or at least that is
what I thought I was in for when I started reading The Littlest Cowboy. And
there were parts that fit that bill, however Maggie Shayne threw in some
elements of mystery and suspense as well. In some cases these elements work
well together, but unfortunately this instance wasn’t one of them.
Although Garrett seemed like a very attractive man (who
doesn’t enjoy a hot cowboy?) I felt like he was portrayed as too perfect. The
main female character Chelsea was quite traumatized by her abusive childhood.
This added depth to her story, however I felt that her personality traits and
opinions were very inconsistent. She started out as a fierce woman, but became
more of a damsel in distress. It was almost like she was two different
characters. As I read along I began to dislike Chelsea and Garret more and
more.
I hung on and read to the end of this story, but
unfortunately it never did capture me. The ending sealed the deal for me,
earning The Littlest Cowboy a 1.5 star rating.
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