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Cowboy after dark

by Vicki Lewis Thompson

Published 2016216 pagesISBN 978-0-3737-9903-9

"White-water rafting guide Liam Magee is a cowboy at hearthappy to return to his country roots at Thunder Mountain Ranch for his foster brother's wedding. And when Hope Caldwell shows up as a guest&well, the occasion just got more interesting. She's started looking at Liam like he's one ride she couldn't possibly resist, so why is she holding back? Hope can't keep her eyes (and her sexy thoughts) from the hotness that is Liam. She'll never let herself believe in love and happy endingsshe learned that lesson the hard waybut maybe she can have a little fun while she's on vacation. After all, there's only so much trouble one cowboy can cause in a week&especially once the sun sets!"--Back cover.

Beyond its central premise, the book can be read through the connected lenses of Fiction, Romance. Those themes offer useful points of attention as the characters, ideas, or world develop, especially where the book complicates the expectations of its primary category.

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Themes to notice

Fiction · Romance

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Content notes

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Reading experience

Dark tone · Steady pace

Works well for a focused weekend or a few concentrated sittings.

Who it may suit

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ToneDark
LuminousDark

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Before you choose

A quick reading snapshot

Edition facts and catalog signals to help you decide whether this book fits what you want to read next.

Reading lengthA shorter read216 pages in this edition
Publication eraContemporaryFirst published or edition dated 2016
Primary categoryFictionAlso cataloged under Romance
ISBN-13
978-0-3737-9903-9
Language
English
Edition record
OL27212114M
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A more thoughtful way into this book

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Good to know

Works well for a focused weekend or a few concentrated sittings.

Begin with its place in Fiction, then notice where the book resists that label.

Try this reading approach

Read for connection, not completion.

Mark one passage that sharpens the book's central concern and one that complicates it. That tension often reveals more than a quick summary.

Three questions to carry with you

  1. What does the central character want, and what do they misunderstand about that desire?
  2. Which detail or relationship changes how you interpret the story?
  3. What feeling or question does the book leave with you after the plot moves on?

Editorial framework by Wesley Bryan, BookenDeX Founder and Editor.