The Bull Rider's Secret (Harlequin American Romance) Review

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(More customer reviews)Bull rider Brody Murphy wants no yesterdays...or tomorrows. He lives for today, moving from rodeo to rodeo. Admittedly, he's a poor bull rider, but the rough and tumble event keeps his mind off Angel, the five-year-old daughter who died. He needs to move from rodeo to rodeo, and he seems to have a death wish. So deep is his hurt and his feeling of unworthiness that he cannot allow himself to feel anything but that hurt and loss...until he meets Ricky Sova and his mother Katarina.
Kat, a farrier, works on The Wild Rose, a Texas horse and hay ranch. While the owners are touring Europe, she has been left in charge. She desperately wants to make a success of the job which will enable her to become the new foreman, a job that offers steady employment and a cabin-a place Kat and Ricky can call home. Heretofore, her work has taken them from place to place, but Kat wants more: a real house to live in, a permanent job with benefits so her homes cooled son can attend school in town. She needs normalcy, something she hasn't known until now. As a teenager, she became pregnant with Ricky, and Dwayne, his self-centered ne'er-do-well father had no desire to assume responsibility.
Brody meets Ricky at a Wild Hog event. They team up and after the event, Brody drives the boy home. Meanwhile, Kat has just fired two cowhands who've refused to take directions from a woman, and she's now short-handed. If she can't get the job done, she knows she'll never be considered for the permanent position. She offers Brody a job, which he refuses. Later, at a bar, he overhears the two cowhands making plans to get back at Kat so she'll be forced to take them back. Feeling a sense of responsibility, Brody goes back to warn her...and ends up being talked into taking the job for a few weeks.
Both Brody and Kat have serious issues. Brody's no home, no responsibility, and no one depending on him lifestyle is exactly the opposite of Kat's need for stability and for putting down roots. Her independent streak, however, may have gotten her into a trouble from which even she cannot get out, and it's up to Brody to do some soul-searching. But can he become the man she needs.
The Bull Rider's Secret has moments of pure joy as well as tension. The love scenes are done with a deft hand. I felt, however, that Brody took too long time to come to his epiphany, which accounts for the four stars instead of five. Even so, I recommend this book. It's a satisfying read.

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