Review of Keep Me Cowboy by Nicole Helm

Keep Me, Cowboy by Nicole Helm

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


3.75 out of 5 ~ Continuing on with my cowboy loving theme lately I found myself downloading a free copy of Keep Me Cowboy by Nicole Helm. Having just finished another I downloaded via Overdrive I jumped right into this one having loved her writing style. Keep Me Cowboy is part of a multi author series called Montana Born Rodeo (77th Copper Mountain Rodeo). Now normally I can’t handle reading things out of order in a series but generally what I’ve found happens with these types of multi author is they can be read separately or together. They normally don’t hinge plots through these types (but I’ve seen some that do). I have zero idea if that is what happens with this series and the plot flow does leave some questions that may indicate a follow through.

Keep Me Cowboy is a novella about Jess Clark and Cole McArthur. The McArthur name is a prominent name in Marietta, Montana and Cole is the black sheep of said family. Jess comes from a broken home, foster home after foster home finally landing at the door of the well to do McArthur family. Jess and Cole become friends and then typical teenage crush ensues. Cole leaves town abruptly and 10 years later Jess shows up on his doorstep looking to bring him home.

Jess has longed to belong to someone, anyone, who would love her and care about her and not leave or abandon her. Her biological father was abusive and her brother was “trouble”, they separated the siblings but she has been searching for him every since. Jess started building a relationship with Cole only to have it end suddenly. She didn’t know why people don’t stay with her.

Cole felt stifled by his family, wanting him to become a doctor and follow the medicine footsteps they felt he was destined to follow. He heard the call of the rodeo and answered. His big regret was leaving Jess behind. He felt he made the right choice 10 years ago by walking away but now he isn’t so sure. Can he be strong enough to not walk away again?

This novella, as most are, is too short to fully build a backstory for me. I wanted to know more about the why’s in the past not the quick build to getting people back together. The author does a pretty good job about trying to answer as many questions as she can but I’m still left with a bunch. I’m curious now if any of the novellas previously or future will address my questions.




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