{"id":26107,"date":"2020-08-17T07:15:14","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T11:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=26107"},"modified":"2022-10-11T16:58:57","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T16:58:57","slug":"review-waiting-on-a-cowboy-by-jennifer-ryan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/17\/review-waiting-on-a-cowboy-by-jennifer-ryan\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Waiting on a Cowboy by Jennifer Ryan"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-26107\" data-postid=\"26107\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-26107 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/waiting-on-a-cowboy-jennifer-ryan.jpg?w=640\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Waiting on a Cowboy by Jennifer Ryan\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f Waiting on a Cowboy by Jennifer Ryan\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Tate McGrath just didn\u2019t get it. Why was Liz Scott, his best friend\u2014and the person he relied on and trusted most\u2014suddenly avoiding\u00a0<em>him<\/em>! When he finally tracks her down, he finds her with a man he knows nothing about and she\u2019s been dating for\u00a0<em>weeks<\/em>. Suddenly, he can\u2019t make himself ignore her tempting curves and deep green eyes, and all he wants to do is keep her all to himself. What was going on? Could he possibly be\u2026<em>jealous<\/em>?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Liz had made the decision: stop carrying a torch for Tate and find a guy who wants to be\u00a0<em>her<\/em>\u00a0everything. Tate had always seen her as honest, dependable, smart, kind\u2026Best friend, not girlfriend! And she needed to give up the dream of marrying the man she\u2019d loved since preschool and move on.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">But when Liz\u2019s boyfriend turns dangerous, Tate steps up to help and soon realizes he\u2019s the cowboy hero she\u2019s been waiting for him to be all along.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25881 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Aug 18, 2020<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>McGrath<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>1<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Avon Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $5.99<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Waiting on a Cowboy<\/strong> is the latest contemporary western romance from <em><strong>Jennifer Ryan<\/strong><\/em>. The story is about <strong>Tate<\/strong> and <strong>Liz<\/strong>, two childhood friends that have remained close for over twenty years. But Liz is sick of waiting for Tate to notice her as a woman so she gives up hoping he\u2019ll love her and starts dating a new guy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When Tate realizes that Liz has been avoiding him for weeks while dating some dude, he\u2019s pretty upset. The new guy is a jerk, and Liza deserves so much better. Suddenly, Tate thinks it\u2019s him that should be with Liz. When Liz\u2019s boyfriend starts showing signs of being dangerous Tate is there to swoop in and save the day and win the girl.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ryan does an excellent job here of building a very believable friendship between Liz and Tate. All too often stories that have childhood friends to lovers take too much time focusing on the past, and that was not the case here. I appreciated how realistic Liz was in her love for Tate. Even though she was in love with him she was very aware that he was a flawed jerk sometimes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The storyline around the ex may hit a little close to home for some readers since it involves a controlling man, verbal abuse and stalking. Ryan handles this tough topic with a lot of care and compassion, but it for sure added to the tension of the story for me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The only reason I marked this book down was because I felt a little frustrated that it literally took Liz being in danger for Tate to come to his senses. I know some men that definitely fit this profile, but it felt a little manufactured. I would have loved it more if the new boyfriend was perfectly kind and lovely, and it was something else that made Tate wake up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">That being said the suspense and tension was just enough action to keep the book fast paced and the love scenes were so beautiful and sweet. 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Why was Liz Scott, his best friend\u2014and the person he relied on and trusted most\u2014suddenly avoiding\u00a0<em>him<\/em>! When he finally tracks her down, he finds her with a man he knows nothing about and she\u2019s been dating for\u00a0<em>weeks<\/em>. Suddenly, he can\u2019t make himself ignore her tempting curves and deep green eyes, and all he wants to do is keep her all to himself. What was going on? Could he possibly be\u2026<em>jealous<\/em>?\u00a0<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Liz had made the decision: stop carrying a torch for Tate and find a guy who wants to be\u00a0<em>her<\/em>\u00a0everything. Tate had always seen her as honest, dependable, smart, kind\u2026Best friend, not girlfriend! And she needed to give up the dream of marrying the man she\u2019d loved since preschool and move on.\u00a0<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But when Liz\u2019s boyfriend turns dangerous, Tate steps up to help and soon realizes he\u2019s the cowboy hero she\u2019s been waiting for him to be all along.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p> <hr \/> <p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Aug 18, 2020<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>McGrath<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>1<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0HarperCollins<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Avon Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $5.99<\/p> <hr \/> <p>\u00a0<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Waiting on a Cowboy<\/strong> is the latest contemporary western romance from <em><strong>Jennifer Ryan<\/strong><\/em>. The story is about <strong>Tate<\/strong> and <strong>Liz<\/strong>, two childhood friends that have remained close for over twenty years. But Liz is sick of waiting for Tate to notice her as a woman so she gives up hoping he\u2019ll love her and starts dating a new guy.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When Tate realizes that Liz has been avoiding him for weeks while dating some dude, he\u2019s pretty upset. The new guy is a jerk, and Liza deserves so much better. Suddenly, Tate thinks it\u2019s him that should be with Liz. When Liz\u2019s boyfriend starts showing signs of being dangerous Tate is there to swoop in and save the day and win the girl.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ryan does an excellent job here of building a very believable friendship between Liz and Tate. All too often stories that have childhood friends to lovers take too much time focusing on the past, and that was not the case here. I appreciated how realistic Liz was in her love for Tate. Even though she was in love with him she was very aware that he was a flawed jerk sometimes.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The storyline around the ex may hit a little close to home for some readers since it involves a controlling man, verbal abuse and stalking. Ryan handles this tough topic with a lot of care and compassion, but it for sure added to the tension of the story for me.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The only reason I marked this book down was because I felt a little frustrated that it literally took Liz being in danger for Tate to come to his senses. I know some men that definitely fit this profile, but it felt a little manufactured. I would have loved it more if the new boyfriend was perfectly kind and lovely, and it was something else that made Tate wake up.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">That being said the suspense and tension was just enough action to keep the book fast paced and the love scenes were so beautiful and sweet. It was heart-warming to see how hard Tate fell as soon as he came to his senses. This book was just as good as many others by Ryan I have enjoyed. If you\u2019ve never read her modern cowboy romances this is an excellent introduction.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: justify;\">~ Lindsey<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3aDqGk3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/waiting-on-a-cowboy\/id1489240541?mt=11&amp;app=itunes&amp;at=11l88k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/waiting-on-a-cowboy-jennifer-ryan\/1132714725?ean=9780062851864\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/waiting-on-a-cowboy-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Jennifer_Ryan_Waiting_on_a_Cowboy?id=7CPADwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26107"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26107\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}