The Bull Rider's Fresh Start

 

Title: The Bull Rider's Fresh Start

Author: Heidi McCahan

Publisher: Love Inspired

Genre: Christian Fiction

Source: Justreadtours and bought it 

Review:

The Bull Rider's Fresh Start is a sweet story about Landon finding out he has a baby girl that he knew nothing about. From the moment he realizes that he is a father he only wants to be part of his daughter's life and be the best father that he can.

Unfortunately, there is an obstacle in his way, Adeline's mom, Kelsey, a navy diver. Kelsey had not told Landon about the baby and had left Adeline with her brother while she went back to work for the navy. Now she is home and has to make another plan for Adeline before she goes back to fulfill her commitment to the army.

Landon had a room full of trophies and awards from his reign as a world-champion bull rider. but an angry, two-thousand-pound bull was far less terrifying than a crying baby.

I really liked Landon. I appreciated that he had turned his life around and was willing to take responsibility for his little girl. I loved that he turned to God and was real about his struggles. He was a good hero for the story and a lot more patient than I would have been.

Few things made her swoon-but evidently an incredibly attractive man holding her baby girl was one of them.

I could not relate to Kelsey. I know that leaving her baby with her brother while she went back to the navy had to be a difficult decision. When she is forced home and finds out Landon has the baby I feel like she completely over reacts. No, she doesn't know him well, but she completely judges him without ever giving him the chance to tell her he has changed. His actions prove that he is dependable and a man of his word, yet she is still so rude to him and overprotective of Adeline with him. I was able to relate to Kelsey in the way she was raised with her mom, but again, her complete lack of trust with all men felt over the top.

The dialogue flowed smoothly and the story moved at a good pace. Adeline was good comic relief to the tension that the two main characters brought to the story. While the book was not as light as I would have liked, the ending brought everything together.

Thank you to JustRead and the author for the opportunity to read this book. I was not required to give a positive review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

★★★/5

Synopsis (from Goodreads):

This cowboy can charm almost anyone…

except the mother of his surprise baby girl.

Former bull rider Landon Chambers has made mistakes. Big ones. But discovering that he's the father of a sweet little girl might be the best thing ever. Now Landon just has to convince her mother, navy diver Kelsey Sinclair, that his wild, troubled cowboy days are over. But Kelsey’s not quite sure she can trust Landon with her little girl…or her cautious heart.

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