julie barrett
Story follows Keller and he's bound to his family and wants to add an orphan he found on the hay pile one day. He's training him to be a ranch hand and Lucas is becoming good at it. Story also follows Syndey and she claims to be Lucas's couson and wants to spend time with him. She successful at her company. Great read as they conflict and then combine forces.
Eileen Aberman-Wells
Keller and Sydney’s second chance love story in Nothing But Cowboy by Justine Davis, book one in The Raffertys of Last Stand series, reminds us that everyone is deserving of being loved. Leaving his dreams behind after the death of his father, Keller Rafferty took on the responsibility of taking care of his family, the family cattle ranch as well as caring and understanding the grieving teen, Lucas, he was the foster parent of. Just as they were finding stability, their lives are interrupted by Sydney Brock. Sydney never really had a home, leading a globe-trotting, nomadic life with her parents. Being a determined and responsible adult, Sydney turned her former life-style into a world-renown business, representing craftsmen and selling artistic pieces from around the world; especially little known places. Discovering her parents lied about having no extended family, Sydney races across the world to provide Lucas with something she never had; a home, extended family, and love. But she never expected Keller, his protectiveness, his care and love for Lucas, his magnetism, nor the sizzling chemistry between them. Sydney is determined to form a relationship with her cousin, Lucas. Before that she will have to prove to Keller, and his family, that despite being a world-traveler, she is willing to live in small town Texas and provide a stable life for Lucas. While doing this, Sydney might just fall under the spell of the Cowboy, the foster parent, the man she was becoming addicted to. Ms. Davis wrote a wonderful and emotional story that is definitely not to be missed. She provided a tale rich with sexual chemistry and charming characters giving Keller, Sydney and Lucas a chance to live a life full of love. I highly recommend Nothing But Cowboy to other readers and look forward to the next book in this series. I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.
Yvonne Cruz
This first book in this new series introduces us to the Rafferty brothers and their mother Maggie. A strong family whose father was killed in action while fighting for his country, leaving behind a seventeen year old Keller and his younger siblings. Giving up his dream , Keller stayed to help his mother raise his brothers. Nowadays Keller runs the family ranch and is ready to adopt Lucas, the young boy he’s been fostering for almost a year, after losing his parents. No one expected Sydney Brock, a possible cousin to show up claiming she is ready to be part of Lucas’s family. A family she really never had with her nomad parents. An unwanted attraction between Keller and Sydney intensifies , as does the uncertainty of what the future will hold for them and Lucas. This is a story about family, or lack thereof ,as well as a story about hope, new beginnings and the possibility of finding love when they least expects it. A wonderful beginning for a very touching series. I was entrusted a copy of this book by Tule Publishing. The opinions expressed are solely my own.