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This book is full of emotions. It is very well written and grabs you on the first page. This is a new-to-me author and I wasn't sure what to expect of this book, I found out quick that I want to read more of her books. This book is outstanding! Thank you St. Martin's Press via NetGalley for the ARC copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own and I recommend this book to everyone.

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Great contemporary cowboy romance. Ty and Hannah, rodeo star and rodeo queen, until a horrible accident almost kills him and ends her marriage and her reign. Finding each other again is a long, difficult, and heartbreaking road. Both need time and experience to discover that love can be a struggle but worth every minute of it. And to realize that they are not their parents. Well worth the read!

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Ty and Hannah have a history. Hannah was a Rodeo Queen and met Ty during his rodeo days. Hannah shows up at Ty’s ranch, Cold River, and he doesn’t remember her and the last two years of his life. They married in
secret so Hannah could continue a Rodeo Queen single.

This is an emotional read. Both had endured heartache. As they work on getting reacquainted each knows there is something special between them.

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ARC provided by NetGalley and St. Martins Press in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for the opportunity to read and review.

Ty, Ty, Ty... I can picture his muscles flexing as his cowboy swagger leads him through life. Having taken the blow of horrible parenting, Ty is unsure if he can be what Hannah needs when she announces that she is pregnant. Then twisting his life in a horrid ball, he suffers memory loss from a bull ride gone way wrong. Luck is on his side though because Hannah just doesn't give up on him. Happy love story that had me laughing, smiling and crying throughout.

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How do you tell a man who doesn't remember you that he loved you enough to marry you? Then how do you tell him about the son he has never met? This was a story that I was invested in from the first page. While I did not love some of the choices that Hannah made in this story I really cared deeply about her and Ty and could not put this book down until the I had reached the end.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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I can't get enough of Caitlin Crews' cowboys! Ty's chemistry and heat with Hannah sizzles and pops off the page. This is an excellent follow up to Gray's story, which ripped my heart and then handed it back to me on a silver platter before the ending. Crews has a talent for getting readers wrapped up in the very real emotions of her characters.

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Awesome book. It gives a little background into rodeo life, but not enough to take over the whole book. It's a beautiful love story, with all the twists and turns.

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Secrets and faulty memories mixed with a pack of lies. Could have beens and wishes too. Actually made for a pretty good story. Young love is hard enough without all the drama. I enjoyed the story.

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Poor Ty and Hannah, their relationship definitely was piled with troubles, not least of which was Hannah’s mother. This story grabbed me and had me alternately wanting to shake the characters or hug them. Either way, I didn’t want to put the book down.

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“Cold Heart, Warm Cowboy”, by Caitlin Crews, offers a powerful depiction of amnesia, one of the most convincingly best I remember reading.
The novel might have a slow beginning but we later learn that it was intended, so that the revelations occur gradually.
Ty is such a tortured, broken character, a retired, scarred bull rider who stubbornly wants to reclaim his reputation and glory again.
I was a bit bored of the innocence/virtue issues with Hannah, and the fact Ty appreciated so much that he had been her first. But perhaps it’s a cultural thing in the rodeo world.
I enjoyed seeing Gray and Abby again and I’m eager to read Brady’s story.

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I received an advance copy of Cold Heart, Warm Cowboy by Caitlin Crews through Net Galley in exchange for an honest review. This was a very enjoyable book. The characters were very believable and it was very easy to sympathize with each person. This is a book for someone who is looking for an engaging story without explicit bedroom scenes. Than you for the opportunity to preview this book.

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I really enjoyed this book. This is my first time reading this author, and I definitely would again if the opportunity presented itself. The main characters were believable and likable and the plot really worked for me. There were parts that could have come off fake or over-dramatic and they didn't in the least. I liked the ancillary characters, and the whole story flowed really well.

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I usually don’t read westerns but I’ll definitely read another from this author. I loved this book, I became invested in the characters and the story was well written. It flowed and developed as it should. I highly recommend this book.

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I just finished reading this book and I am full of so much emotion that I am not sure that I can write a review that will really do this book justice. I fell in love with this author when I read the first book in this series. A True Cowboy Christmas. That book was about Gray and Abby. I fell in love with the Everett family. Gray, Ty and Brady were brothers and they all had endured so much pain and heart ache in their lives. They all felt like they were lacking things because that is what their father wanted them to feel. All their lives he had told them time and time again how worthless they were. After time each of them had started to believe what they were told. This second book is a second chance romance book. It is Ty's second chance not only at love but at seeing that he is not his father. That is Ty's greatest fear. That is has become who is father was. He fell in love with Hannah while he was in the rodeo. She was the Rodeo Queen and she was not allowed to be in a relationship. They dated in secret, they fell in love in secret and they got married in secret. Then the thing Ty feared most happened. Hannah told him she was pregnant and he lashed out. He could not be a dad because he was so afraid he was his dad. He did the only thing he knew to do. He was mean and he told Hannah to leave. Hannah did just that because she thought she exactly like her mother and she ran. That night fate stepped in and Ty got trampled by a bull and was hospitalized for a long time. Hannah did not stay she ran and Ty did not remember her because he lost his memory of the last two years. Now a long time later Hannah is back because she still loves Ty but he does not remember her. Now their journey really begins. Hannah fighting for herself and her son. Ty not remembering but still feeling such a pull towards this woman who claims she is his wife. What will happen when all the secrets come out? Will Ty and Hannah be able to navigate their way threw all the lies? Honestly you need to read not just this book but this series. It made me feel so many things all at once. This book gutted me and the only thing I could think of as I read the last words in this book was when is Brady's book coming out. I cannot wait to see what happens next in this Everett family because I am so invested in the outcome. I am so emotionally connected to this story. January 28, 2020 seems really too far away. I not only want to thank Net Galley for giving me the chance to read this book but I would like to thank the author and the publisher too. When I first requested this I was turned down and I was honestly really upset because I needed to read this story. Now that I have the wait is on until the next book. I am 100 percent certain that Brady's book will be just as amazing as the first two. I voluntarily reviewed this book in exchange for an honest review.

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Interesting story....great characters, but a little too much dialogue and reflection to keep the story moving for me. I had a hard time with Hannah just leaving Jack for over two weeks, and delaying telling Ty for so long.
Just an average read for me.

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I requested this book to read and review Cold Heart, Warm cowboy. By author Caitlin Crews. This is the first book by this author and I loved it. The plot was realistic and flowed very well. I loved the characters Ty, Hannah and the brothers and Jack! I loved how the brothers come together when needed but can each go their own separate way. This is a great read for anytime of the year. I can picture the setting that the author described. There is a couple of places for mature reader but the rest could easily be for any type of reader. This would make a great beach read or a birthday or Christmas gift.

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I've read tons of second chance at romance books but this one is unique. I won't spoil it for you but I was rooting for Ty and Hannah the second they laid eyes on each other again. This is the next book in the Cold River Ranch Series. I haven't read the first but I intend to circle back to it, needless to say, this is novel can stand alone. Both characters are flawed but have huge hearts in desperate need of each other. A great read but keep the tissue box nearby.

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After reading this entire book, I decided 4 stars was a fair rating. To be honest, up to the last quarter of the book I found myself very frustrated with the amount of inner monologue. I have no problems with being inside a character's head and knowing what he/she is thinking. Unfortunately, this book did not have a good balance of monologue verses dialogue. For example, our heroine would ask a question and it was literally pages later where the hero answered. By the time I got to the answer, I had to re-read because I couldn't remember the question. This happened throughout most of the book. Also, this was my same issue with the first book in the series. Thankfully, the last 25% of the book moved faster and I was able to enjoy the story more and forget my frustration.

So, despite that issue, I did enjoy the book. The characters were complex and flawed. Both the H/h had emotional stress to deal with. I will say that Hannah was a hot mess and I completely understood why. Seriously, if the love of my life could not remember I existed I don't know that I would deal with it as well as Hannah seemed to. There were many other conflicts in the story added by secondary characters, for instance, Hannah's mother. Those character conflicts helped me to enjoy the story more. That said, while I complained about writing flow, etc., I did overall enjoy Ty and Hannah's story. I'm going to read the next book which features the last brother, Brady, because despite my complaints I'm invested I the happily-ever-after of this family.

This is my honest and unbiased review. Thank you for taking the time to read it. :)

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Hannah fell for a rodeo cowboy and risked her crown as Miss Rodeo Forever. She married him in secret and was shocked to find she was expecting. Ty came from an abusive home and was not pleased to learn of the pregnancy. When he is thrown by a bull and loses his memory of the last two years, his life is altered in many ways. This is a second chance romance and not an easy one. The relationship between Hannah and Ty is a struggle that involves both parties working to solve issues with their upbringing.

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Aw what a cute story. Great read for the commute to work or poolside :) It's a story about a series of misunderstandings, poor communication and youthful stupidity but it all leads to a happy ending.

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