Always A Cowboy Book Review

I am doing my best to grab books off the shelf at home but it is so hard without the library to get me the other books in the series.  I decided to read Always a Cowboy (The Carsons of Mustang Creek) by Linda Lael to see if I would like the other books in the series even though this was the second in the series.  It turns out it was a a good book and I reserved the other two at the library.  I am hopeful for getting the books before I reach my limit for reserving books which I am super close to already.  The library announced that they will open in June to get reserved books so as long as I can return my books, I can get all my new ones too.  I will be set for a little bit.

He's the middle of the three Carson brothers and is as stubborn as they come—and he won't thank a beautiful stranger for getting in his way! 

Drake Carson is the quintessential cowboy. In charge of the family ranch, he knows the realities of this life, its pleasures and heartbreaks. Lately, managing the wild stallions on his property is wearing him down. When an interfering so-called expert arrives and starts offering her opinion, Drake is wary, but he can't deny the longing—and the challenge—she stirs in him. 

Luce Hale is researching how wild horses interact with ranch animals—and with ranchers. The Carson matriarch invites her to stay with the family, which guarantees frequent encounters with Drake, her ruggedly handsome and decidedly unwelcoming son. Luce and Drake are at odds from the very beginning, especially when it comes to the rogue stallion who's stealing the ranch mares. But when Drake believes Luce is in danger, that changes everything—for both of them.

Drake takes care of the family farm and loves everything about farming.  He spends his whole life from morning to night taking care of the ranch.  Family is everything to him and he lives at the family house where his brothers and mother live.  He takes a break in working to eat dinner with the family before going back out to work at night to check on all the animals.  Luce was invited to the property to research the wild horses by Drake's mom but no one ever told him. He found her on his land and was trying to run her off until she explains that she was invited.  She is staying at the family house and working on her wild horse project but working with Drake sometimes as well.  It had a lot of twists that I didn't see coming but it was well worth picking up the book.  I thought it was a great book and I was super excited to reserve the other books in the series at the library.  Now I just have to hope that they get all the books transferred so that I can pick them up next week.  Currently 17 of my 50 books on reserve are in at the library already so I know that I will have something to read to keep me busy.  I am ready to do some more reading!!  I miss my library!!