4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book!, Nov 21 2009
By Horselady - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: One Cowboy, One Christmas (Mass Market Paperback)
I am a big Kathleen Eagle fan and this is one of the best ones she's written in years. The dialog is terrific and the story and characters are wonderful. I've just finished reading it twice through and shed many happy tears. I cannot wait for the next one in the trilogy. It helps if you read "In Care of Sam Beaudry" first to be introduced second hand to the cowboy character. The dialog is so realistic and the story is very romantic. I do not want to give any of it away- just read it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Heartwarming Story, Well-told, May 2 2011
By S. Barrett - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: One Cowboy One Christmas (Paperback)
Zach Beaudry is thirty-two. Still young for a man, but after years on the rodeo circuit, his patched-up body is old. Very old. Bull riding will do that to a man, and Zach's had his share of bad luck, so when Zell, his faithful truck, breaks down in the middle of nowhere on a lonely stretch of South Dakota highway one bitterly cold November night, Zach is forced to hoof it to the nearest house for help. By the time he collapses on the house's front porch, he's got, in addition to a broken body, a bad case of hypothermia.
Schoolteacher Ann Drexler is trimming the Christmas tree when she hears a thud on the porch. She and her sister Sally find a half frozen man...one they recognize. Sally, a rodeo enthusiast before multiple sclerosis cast its shadow, remembers Zach, one of the best bull riders a few years back. Ann also remembers the mixed blood Indian cowboy, and their one-night stand eight years earlier.
They provide care in the form of a hot bath, food and a bed. The next day, Hoolie, their hired hand, retrieves Zach's truck and informs him it'll need a lot more than gasoline. Hoolie needs help at the ranch and offers to fix the truck for Zach's labor. Zach is first and foremost a rodeo cowboy, always moving down the road in search of a good bull and a hefty jackpot, an item that has been missing in the last couple of years. But he can't move down the road without Zell, so he agrees to stay and work at the Double D ranch until his truck is back on the road.
Zach finds he enjoys talking to Ann, likes helping out in the kitchen. He's attracted to her but has no recollection of their previous encounter, a secret Ann has kept to herself.
Kathleen Eagle has created a wonderful story in One Cowboy, One Christmas. Zach and Ann are perfect characters to love and cheer. There's just the right mix of back story, inner thought and wonderful dialogue to keep you cheering for these tow. Sister Sally and Hoolie add to the mix. Zach's gradual transformation from rodeo cowboy to cowboy is heartwarming. I loved this story and can't wait to read Cool Hand Hank, Sally's story.
Another winner from the multi-talented Ms. Eagle.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
An entertaining read., Dec 23 2009
By Ana Thierry "Ana" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: One Cowboy, One Christmas (Mass Market Paperback)
There was a time in the not-so-distant past that Kathleen Eagle was a must-buy for me. When she moved into hardback her work became more mainstream and it lost its appeal because the romance placed a distant third in those book.
In this book, Eagle is back in the format that I feel showcases her considerable talent the best. She's known for crafting the every Jane and Joe. Her characters are the people next door with real issues and shortcomings just like everyone else. While I don't feel his is her best work, One Cowboy, One Christmas is an entertaining holiday-themed read.