title: How to Handle a Cowboy (Cowboys of Decker Ranch)
author:  Joanne Kennedy 
description: *Starred Review* Kennedys authentic depiction of the contemporary West is both realistic and romantic. Sierra Dunn, with degrees in law enforcement and social work, would rather be making high-level decisions in Denver that would benefit hundreds of kids, but instead she is running a group home called Phoenix House in the small town of Wynott, Wyoming, where she is riding herd on five troubled 10-year-old foster boys. Ridge Cooper, a local rancher and former rodeo cowboy, ends up volunteering at Phoenix House, and visits to his ranch open up a whole new world for the boys. Danger looms in the form of a very scary man exhibiting an interest in Jeffrey, perhaps the most damaged of the children. Without being overly graphic, Kennedy deftly conveys the horrors that landed the boys in foster care and, most importantly, illuminates the emerging love that turns disparate survivors into a family. While the sex scenes are hot, Kennedys forte is in making relationships genuine and heartfelt as she exposes vulnerabilities with tenderness and good humor. This is a terrific feel-good read with just the right amount of page-turning suspense. --Diana Tixier Herald
zlib_text: Bear County 8
  Cowboy Rowdy
  Rowdy is a man with a troubled soul. His past won't let him enjoy the present and he feels as if he
  doesn't deserve happiness. When Cameron decides to wash his hands of the whole mess, Rowdy fears
  it's too late. By trying to push Cameron away, he just might have pushed the man out of his life.
  Cameron ran from a troubled past. Not even his best friend knew of his home life. His father is the
  treasurer of the notorious biker gang, the Blue Angels. And they are heading to Bear County to settle a
  score. Cameron must face a past that he's tried hard to forget while Rowdy tries to come to terms with a
  tragedy he caused so long-ago.
  Rowdy convinces Cameron to come to the ranch where he'll be safe. But how can Rowdy keep
  Cameron safe when the human is proving to be his greatest downfall?
  Genre: Alternative (M/M or F/F), Contemporary, Paranormal, Shape-shifter, Western/Cowboys
  Length: 29,668 words 
  
  COWBOY ROWDY
   
  Bear County 8
   
   
   
   
   
  Lynn Hagen
   
   
   
   
   
   
  THE LY