The Cowboy & The Showgirl by Heidi Hormel

The Cowboy & The Showgirl by Heidi Hormel
Publisher: Self-Published
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short Story (91 pages)
Heat Level: Spicy
Rating: 3.5 stars
Reviewed by Fern

Opposites attract when a bull-riding cowboy gets roped into help a Vegas showgirl on the run from a marriage in name only.

Val Summers needs to get away from Vegas fast before her almost-bridegroom tracks her down and his missing money. She’s got everything handled until she realizes she’d stowed away in the wrong rodeo cowboy’s RV.
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Cisco Santos is a bull rider trying to rebuild his career, not save a damsel in distress, but he’s certainly not going to let some goons take the money out of her hide. On the lam together, they end up stuck in a snowstorm. By the time the snowplows dig them out, they’re a lot more than traveling companions.

In desperate need of money, Val hadn’t minded marrying herself in name only to a man who needed to get Immigration off his back. But fifteen minutes before the ceremony, being told she was expected to play the part for real, Val backed out and fled, terrified. Running away to Texas by hitching a lift with the cowboy brother of her friend, Val is determined to pay the money back to her almost-ex-husband and move on with her life. Cisco is trying to claw his way back onto the large rodeo circuit. Battered and bruised but still with plenty of gumption and heart, Cisco knows what it’s like to be fighting for a better life, but Val has trouble stamped all over her and he’s not sure just how involved he really wants to get.

I found this to be a fun and interesting story and was thrilled that there were a few plot twists and turns that I totally didn’t expect to see coming. I loved that the author kept me on my toes and eagerly turning the pages, wondering what on earth would happen next. Val and Cisco are both in very different places in their life but they share something subtle in common – both of their lives have taken a turn for the worse lately and they’re both equally determined to get back on track and rebuild what they’ve lost. I adored both Val and Cisco’s characters – their grit, strength and compassion for each other really helped make this story memorable for me.

The only slight disappointment I had was that toward the end there was a slight conflict/miscommunication which felt a little clichéd to me. Considering so many other parts of the plot and twists were fresh and surprising this made it even more noticeable to me that I didn’t quite believe the reasons behind this conflict.

The plot is fairly straight forward and there’s no mystery as to who the villain of the piece is, but I enjoyed the pacing and found that there was plenty of time for me as a reader to enjoy both Val and Cisco’s characters. There was a believable amount of time and plot that occurred before they jumped into bed and I was pleased that while the intimacy shared between them was descriptive and explicit, I didn’t personally find it over the top. The scenes are certainly spicy though and more traditional romance readers might find them a little too hot for their personal tastes.

I found this to be a great story full of realistic characters, a believable plotline and enough action to keep the pace moving along. I enjoyed the steamy chemistry and found the sex to be enticing and tastefully written. A great story and an author I will happily read more of.