I’m in my cowboy romance era and these 9 books are on my TBR
I don’t know how I ended up here, but I’m two weeks and three books into my cowboy romance era and I don’t seem to be leaving anytime soon…
The whole ‘alpha male manly man’ thing doesn’t always work for me, but in this context it really does. I love the small town, country vibes of the ranches and farms; I love the big boisterous, close-knit families, and the focus on community. It ticks a lot of comfort read boxes for me and I’m just rolling with it.
I basically abandoned my spooky TBR for October and fell right into romance. I’m not mad about it - as long as I’m reading it’s all gravy.
My only complaint about cowboy romances? The covers are TERRIBLE. More bright, illustrated covers like other romance novels, please.
‘Swift and Saddled’ by Lyla Sage - I adored ‘Done and Dusted’ and so I’m eagerly awaiting book two in the series. I loved it so much that I pre-ordered the paperbacks.
‘Flawless’ by Elsie Silver - this kind of stands in for the ‘Chestnut Springs’ series as a whole as I’m currently 80% of the way through book two and I’m obsessed.
‘Rein Me In’ by Kayla Gosse - a cowboy romance with a plus size protagonist?! I am beside myself with excitement for this; the heroines in these novels are usually tiny waifs.
‘Breathe for Me’ by Brittany Ann - this duology comes up in cowboy romance lists constantly and I’m intrigued, but the synopsis doesn’t give much apart from the usual Hallmark set up of a big company trying to buy a family ranch.
‘Off-Limits Cowboy’ by Kristine W Joy - a brother’s best friend romance! I’m a big fan of this trope in contemporary romance, so I’m excited to see it take place on a ranch.
‘Long Hard Ride’ by Lorelei James - there are 16 books in this series. 16! And apparently I bought the first book back in 2015 and never read it… That’ll be changing soon.
‘Off to the Races’ by Elsie Silver - considering how much I’m loving the ‘Chestnut Springs’ series, this was inevitable.
‘Buck Wild’ by Lauren Landish - this is another hugely popular series and we have another bull rider coming up against a vet. Plus, the heroine has my name! Talk about full immersion.
‘Taming Him’ by Kennedy Fox - so this is about a cowboy, but it’s set in Key West with the cowboy on holiday so I’m curious to see what kind of vibes I’ll be getting from this.
Have you ever had a cowboy romance era? Does it just turn into a cowboy romance lifetime?
Written by Sophie
