My Cowboy Freedom

· My Cowboy Book 5 · Penguin
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The author of My Cowboy Promises and My Cowboy Homecoming returns once again to the Rocking C Ranch in this sweet, steamy gay M/M cowboy romance.

After doing time, Skyler is used to fighting for everything he wants, and what he wants most is a job at the Rocking C. But Sky's boss Sterling Chandler is a vocal homophobe and his men don’t necessarily trust an ex-con. Sky plans to mind his own business and put his past behind him; hopefully, the men he works with will do the same. That doesn’t mean he wouldn’t like a friend—especially one like shy giant Rock Evans.

But Rock has a permanent disability from an accident he had when he was young, which comes with expensive bills, and a hyper-protective family that won’t hesitate to intervene if Sky gets too close. He can either fall in line with his family’s beliefs, or lose what little independence he has. Can Sky’s hard work and Rock’s Texas-sized heart overcome the obstacles between them?
 
INCLUDES A PREVIEW OF THE NEXT NOVELS BY Z. A. MAXFIELD!


 
Praise for Z. A. Maxfield’s books

“Well written, with a solid story and plot, as well as very likable characters. My Cowboy Promises is the kind of story I want more of!”—Unconventional Book Reviews

“No matter what your sexual orientation, any romance reader can relate to the journey of the relationship.”—Harlequin Junkie

“I loved this book. It’s sweet and fun and adorable. I have loved this series from the beginning, but this story...is my favorite. I highly recommend My Cowboy Promises.”—Joyfully Jay

Ratings and reviews

4.0
4 reviews
Lenore Kosinski
7 November 2018
I received a free copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review/opinion. 2.5 stars — This one had a lot of potential, but in the end I’m wondering if I should have DNF’d it. This was an ARC that I hadn’t gotten to 2 years ago, so obviously I realize it’s not the final copy. As such, I’m fine ignoring the typos and assuming those got fixed. The problem is that there were fundamental story/narration problems as well, and I have no way of knowing if those got fixed (but IMO if they were in this copy, I bet they are in the final copy). What I mean by this is that there were multiple moments where it felt like pieces of the story were missing. Like, the dialogue would be going along, and then one character would say something that came out of nowhere and had nothing to do with what they were talking about…almost as though there was a missing line of dialogue in the middle. Or one of the characters would have an emotional outburst that came out of NOWHERE and did not fit in the narrative. This happened MULTIPLE times. It’s almost like the author forgot to write down certain parts. Maybe I’m crazy. If it’d only happened once, then I’d assume it was me. But it happened often enough to be frustrating. If that had been my only problem with the story, I might have given it the benefit of the doubt. But the characters personalities also felt a bit inconsistent. Both Sky and Rock came off really immature. Which, they were supposed to, given what they’d each gone through…they were supposed to be emotionally young. And I get that. But they were immature in an annoying dickish way…particularly Rock. He behaved like a 13 year old sometimes. Maybe some of that was supposed to have something to do with his disability, but it just wasn’t clear. Honestly, in the end, while both characters had quite a few good things going for them, in the end neither one really won me over. Rock is described as a gentle man in the blurb, but that’s not really who I got to know. I mean yeah, he had a big heart for certain things, and he could be sweet as well…but it was balanced by a selfish attitude. I felt for him, but not as much as I think I was supposed to. Sky actually got to me more, I found the things we learned about him and his time in prison heartbreaking. He came across more gentle. But at times he was this meek, uncertain man, and at other times he would fly off the handle about being violent and dangerous. And I just…it didn’t feel like it worked within the same body. I needed to know why he reacted certain ways. And holy homophobia. I mean, I get it. The story is playing into all of the stereotypical horrors of life as a gay man in the south. But it became too much. Especially Chandler’s actions. Especially if I was supposed to believe his turnaround. It wasn’t believable. Maybe it really is like that in small cowboy towns in Texas, but…I don’t know. It just didn’t work for me. I did appreciate the added diversity of Rock’s disability following his accident. I thought learning about service dogs and what they can do added to the story. And I really felt for Rock and what he had to deal with as everyone tried to “help” him, even if he was projecting. So yeah. *shrugs* See what I mean? I should have DNF’d. Ah well.
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About the author

Z. A. Maxfield started writing in 2007 on a dare from her children and never looked back. Pathologically disorganized, and perennially optimistic, she writes as much as she can, reads as much as she dares, and enjoys her time with family and friends.  If anyone asks her how a wife and mother of four manages to find time for a writing career, she’ll answer, “It’s amazing what you can accomplish if you give up housework.”
 
Her published books include My Cowboy Promises, My Cowboy Homecoming, My Heartache Cowboy, My Cowboy Heart, Vigil, Stirring Up Trouble, ePistols at Dawn, Notturno, Drawn Together, Epic Award–finalist St. Nacho’s, and Crossing Borders.

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