I really enjoyed book 1 in this series and found book 2 ok. That said, I hoped this time around I would once again fall in love with the story. Sadly, that was not the case.
The story centers around Amanda Kittredge and Brady Everett. Amanda is a young woman starting out in life. She moves away from home, determined to be independent of her over protective brothers. Brady, best friend of Amanda’s brother Riley, is back home to work the family ranch.
Amanda has had a crush on him for years and asks him to basically “help her be a woman”.
I was not thrilled with the plot and the characters just did not connect with me.
Maybe because I am older, but this one was just ok.
I was entrusted a copy of this book by Netgalley and St Martins.
The opinions expressed are solely my own.

Amanda is the youngest in her family with older brothers. She has decided to spread her wings, move out of her parents house, and live her life. She gets an apartment above a bar, where she gets a job being a bartender. She works days at a little coffee shop and nights at the bar. Brady, who I think is a banker or some sort of investment guy, goes back home after his father dies and helps on the ranch. He gives his brothers a year to convince him to keep the land. But when he goes to the bar one night and sees his best friend’s little sister working, he is struck dumb. He never noticed how much she has grown. Amanda has had a crush on Brady for years but never thought anything would come of it. When she asks Brady to teach her about sex, he is stunned but agrees to it as long as it’s a secret and no one finds out. Can Brady fight his demons and find his out that love his for him?
I’ll be honest I read a review and they didn’t like this story. I almost stopped reading it because it was coloring my thoughts of it. But I really enjoyed the story, the only thing I hated was how Brady’s brothers treated him. Romance and some sexy scenes. The ending I didn’t care for but I liked the book.
* Voluntarily read and reviewed this for NetGalley *

The story did seem to drag a bit at times but overall I really enjoyed Amanda Kitteredge’s personality and gumption. Amanda is tired of her older brothers treating her like a little girl and after a particular embarrassing moment with her brother, she decides it’s time to move out of the family home.
That’s when the romance with her brothers best friend, Brady, comes into play.
The Last Real Cowboy is a very sweet read.
Thank you to NetGallery, the publisher and author for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Best friends’ little sister, check. Four big overprotective brothers, check. Family that doesn’t take you seriously, double check. Brady and Amanda have been slotted into the roles the town and their families set them in long ago. It is burning them both up, making them angry, restless, and feeling unwanted. They don’t gravitate towards each other though, sharing their commiserated grievances, but they do end up clashing. Which leads to much more pleasurable moments. As Amanda finally learns to stand up for herself, Brady finally realizes some truths. And they had me cheering for them, and weeping for them, alternatively, and sometimes concurrently, as they figured everything out, so they could live their happily ever after, together

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Highly recommend this book to everyone. Can't wat to read more from this author.

The Last Real Cowboy is a well-written story about "best friend's little sister romance". This story is filled with drama, humor, and sexy scenes. I really enjoyed the main characters Brady and Amanda. Caitlin Crews did a great job of writing a story that flowed naturally and is believable. I would recommend this story.

I received an advance copy for my honest opinion from NetGalley.

This was a great book. The ending was to me a little bit of a let down. Seem to far in the future from the ending.
The age difference would have been more realistic if it had not been a 10 year difference. The over protective brothers were a bit much.

The last of the Everett brothers has fallen. Can we please get the Kittredge brothers now?

This love story was written in a sweet, intense and charming manner. While some may feel the age difference of nearly 10 years is taboo, Caitlin Crews writes in a way that this flows naturally and inevitably and not at all in any manner that feels inappropriate. Amanda Kittredge is a woman, a sheltered one, but nonetheless a true, vibrant and independent woman trying to get out from under the thumb of her very overprotective brothers. Brady Everett is best friends with one of those brothers and feels it is completely wrong to have eyes for Riley's little sister. Bro code and all!

Amanda steps out on her own and is ready to experience life. She is strong, fierce and sexy. Brady cannot help but look at her, but he has enough on his plate as it is with his own family drama. But what Brady finds with Amanda is a peace and an acceptance. Oh, and hottness

Brady and Amanda's family are total opposites when it comes to how they treat the youngest child. I really liked the way that they chose to react to the treatment in their own ways. The Last Real Cowboy, is strong in family ties. I enjoyed it very much.

Brady’s story concludes the Everett Brothers series. It becomes clear early on that Brady might have been the brother most impacted by their father’s abuse. He returned home after his father’s death and agreed to stay for one year to help on the ranch. As the year is coming close to an end, Brady is propositioned by his best friend’s sister. She wants to lose her virginity, and she wants him to take it.

Amanda has always had a crush on Brady and decides that he would be the perfect one to take her virginity., since he will be leaving town soon. She propositions him and is surprised when he eventually agrees. She expected their relationship to be a “one and done.” However, much to her surprise, Brady keeps coming around late at night. Amanda eventually realizes that she is in love with Brady, but still expects him to leave town.

Brady’s brothers agree to set aside a piece of the ranch for his use, so he agrees to stay. Brady doesn’t believe that he is good enough for Amanda, so he breaks off their relationship when he tells her he plans to stay. However, her brother catches them together at the same time. Can Brady and Amanda work through their many problems and fine their HEA?

This book should have been everything I love: cowboy, sister to the best friend, teaching sex and seduction; but it just kinda fell flat. I really liked the character of Amanda, while still relatively young, she was a strong character to break away from her controlling brothers. It was Brady I had issue with. I love an alpha a/hole like the best of them, but he has to have some redeeming quailities. However, although we have some retrospection on his feelings during his pov episodes, honestly, he treats Amanda terribly. He’s controlling and condescending (the constant references to ‘girl’ but he’s a ‘man’)and while I enjoy that in small doses, the tables never really turn where she gives it back to him, and he gets a slap up the head in regard to his behaviour. His a/holeness just continues, and for that I started just skimming it after about 50% or so.
This book will undoubtedly appeal to many, and if it sounds interesting I’d definitely recommend giving it a try by downloading a sample. For me though, it just didn’t hit the mark.

Oh now that is how a romance is supposed to be! Small town America where everyone knows your business. But you want to have a private relationship. Brady is quite the alpha cowboy. Amanda is sheltered by 4 over protective brothers. Do they dare have a personal life? The guys in the book are a bit over the top domineering. The women are a bit too okay with it. But it all makes for a fun read!

Amanda Kittredge is twenty-two, only trouble is, as the youngest child with several older brothers (I can't remember if its three or four) everyone still thinks of her as that little Kittredge girl. She's had exactly three dates and when she decided to go to the local bar she was accompanied by her brothers and driven home after precisely one and a half drinks. When one of her brothers directs her to the children's table at a family gathering, in all seriousness, she knows something has to change.

So she moves into an apartment above the local dive bar, gets a part-time evening job as a barmaid in said dive bar and waits for the fit to hit the shan (as the saying goes). Her next act of rebellion is to ask her brother Riley's best friend Brady to show her what she's been missing all these years, because yes Amanda is also a virgin.

I was enjoying this, okay it's a well trodden romance path, particularly in cowboy romances, but it was enjoyable nonetheless, and then the end just dragged. First Brady and Amanda had to have a big scene, then her brothers gor involved, then his brothers got involved, and somewhere I just lost interest, especially when Brady decided he was going to do things his way - without telling Amanda! That's a big red flag for me.

Anyway, that aside, I can't believe Caitlin Crews is also Megan Crane, I really loved her Edge series and I can't believe I missed the first two books in this series.

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

LOVED this book! I loved the characters and the way they came to life on each page. The author made me feel like I was a part of their world instead of just reading about it. I fell in love with Brady and Amanda and felt invested in their story.

While this story was the last of the the Everett boys, I hope its not the last book set it Cold River. This one is a must read - the author is a master at her craft and made me feel every emotion in the characters' story. She is on my must read authors' list.

The Last Real Cowboy by Caitlin Crews.
A great story
Enjoyable characters
Great character.
I look forward to reading more by author.

THE LAST REAL COWBOY by Caitlin Crews was my favorite! I've read all three books about the Everett brothers. They were all special but, I was totally wrapped up in this one. You could feel the love Amanda had for Brady. The thing I really loved was seeing the change in the family. Turning a sad unhappy house into a warm family home. Now, about Amanda's single brothers......

I downloaded The Last Real Cowboy and planned to read the first couple of chapters to get an idea of the book before doing my daily chores. I have not read any books by Caitlin Crews prior to the, so it seemed like a feasible plan. Those chores never got done that day!

Amanda has decided that it is past time to get away from her four overprotective brothers, so she moves into an apartment over the sleaziest bar in town where she also bartends part time. She has had a crush on Brady Everett for years, but he has not really seen Amanda as a person. When Brady encounters Amanda at the bar and actually looks at her, he is appalled by the strong attraction he feels.

Brady has a lot of baggage that gets in the way of a relationship. Amanda has baggage as well - her overprotective brothers. Against the odds, Brady and Amanda build a relationship and although there are many obstacles, Brady finds the biggest one to be himself.

I really enjoyed The Last Real Cowboy. Ms. Crews has created characters that have depth and a plot which displays them to the best advantage. The Last Real Cowboy is well written and I will be looking for more books by Caitlin Crews.

The Last Real Cowboy is an outstanding western romance by Caitlin Crews. Ms. Crews has produced a book that is well-written and furnished it with fantastic characters. Brady is the third of the Everett brothers and has agreed to stay on the ranch for a year to help out after his father's death. Amanda is a Kittredge with four big burly brothers that have kept her dateless. Amanda and Brady's story is packed with drama, humor, Kindle melting heat and is a fun read. The Last Real Cowboy is book 3 of the Cold River Ranch Series but can be read as a standalone. This is a complete book, not a cliff-hanger.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book that I received from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This was the first book by Caitlyn Crews that I’ve read. I was surprised that I liked it as well as I did. It might have helped to have read the previous books about the two other brothers but I got the jist of the backstory of both the Everett and Kittredge families. I really liked Amanda who was strong and forthright. I admire women who don’t play games and put everything right out there. My only complaint was that Brady was so focused on comparing himself to his father and not speaking up more to his brothers. I love when I find an author that I enjoy and have some new books to discover.

I found this to be a superb storyline that grabs you right from the start keeping you engrossed and on edge throughout the whole book!Great characters that will keep your interest extremely well.The chemistry, sweetness, and twists in plot kept things interesting.Add in drama and steamy passion and you have a good read.