latest in the Dundee, Idaho series...

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	• Coulda Been A Cowboy (Harlequin Superromance) Brenda Novak Harlequin, 2007 - 288 pages average customer review:based on 6 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

latest in the Dundee, Idaho series...

All Ty Garnier ever wanted was to play football. When he finds out that he's a father, he doesn't want anything to do with his child. He is willing to pay child support, but wants no more involvement than that. Everything changes when he finds out that his son is being neglected by his mother. Paying his ex a million dollars for his son wasn't his finest moment, but he couldn't leave any child in that situation, let alone his own. Retreating to Dundee, Idaho, Ty sets off to find a nanny to take care of the child he never wanted.

Dakota Brown applied for the nanny job hoping to make some extra money. She didn't expect to like Tyson, or fall so completely in love with little Braden. Though she isn't impressed by Ty's fame, she sees past the tough exterior he shows the world. Though Ty seems to want to take her back to L.A. when the football season starts, Dakota knows that it would be a mistake. Not only can she not leave her father, but she knows she'll never be enough for Tyson.

This is a very fast and satisfying read. Tyson hires Dakota with the mistaken impression that he would never be physically attracted to her, therefore she would be the perfect nanny. It was nice seeing Dakota blossom when she was out from under her dad's gloomy roof. You can't help feel sorry for her father, who seems so lonely. This is a great addition to Novak's Dundee series.

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Coulda Been A Cowboy

Tyson Garnier finds himself the father of a child he never wanted and even worse, immersed in a scandal regarding the conception of his son. So, when a friend recommends Dakota Brown to be his son's nanny, he's ready to take whatever help he can get! Tyson just wants his life as a football superstar back the way it was before the unexpected pregnancy and birth of his son. But the more time he spends with his son and with Dakota, the more he finds himself thinking about the family life.

Coulda Been A Cowboy is another emotionally engaging Brenda Novak story. I was quickly absorbed into Tyson's journey of discovering that he wanted more than the life he had been living, and in Dakota's struggle to finally break free of the chains holding her down. With a chance to visit with friends from other books set in Dundee, Idaho, Coulda Been A Cowboy is definitely another winner from Brenda Novak.

Melissa
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5 out of 5!

Tyson Garnier has become a single parent to an infant he has no idea how to care for, and is scared to try his hand at parenthood. When he finds out his ex-girlfriend is leaving their son alone and is neglecting him, he steps in and does what he know is right by buying her off and taking sole custody. He however knows he needs a nanny and set out to find one.

Dakota Brown comes recommended, and when he realizes she is a plain, no nonsense kind of woman, he decides she is right for the job. Because she does not fall on her face meeting the famous football player, Tyson feels safe in leaving his son in her care. Dakota cannot understand his lack of emotion over the baby, but decides to try her hand at being the nanny because the money is right and she needs financial help for her father.

Tyson may be a famous athlete but what he has going for him is his vulnerability. When he finds himself a single father he becomes the man every woman wants to meet. He is sweet, caring, and full of inner strength. He admits to his mistakes in the past and is ready to make amends by caring for his son, and giving him a safe, happy life.

Dakota is the perfect heroine to back up Tyson. She is strong yet needy and while she supports Tyson, he also holds her up in her time of need. They enable each other to grow and make a great couple. These was not a scene in COULDA BEEN A COWBOY that this reviewer would have changed, Brenda Novak is a talented author who writes emotional tales that fill a place in reader's hearts.

Brenda Novak has once again transported readers back to Dundee, Idaho where dreams can come true. This fictional town has enough danger, spice, and love to make any reader fall in love. Ms. Novak has created a series of novels set in a town that makes her novels fall under this reader's auto buy list. COULDA BEEN A COWBOY is no exception and lived up to this reader's high expectations, not many authors can keep five star ratings but Brenda Novak is an author to be counted on.

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A solid contemporary romance.

His young illegitimate infant son Braden is dumped on football superstar Tyson Garner without any warning when he learned the mother Rachelle was failing to properly care for the infant. With the scandal costing him promotions, he accepts responsibility as the primary caretaker for his child, but he does not want the brat around too much; besides he knows nothing about children. In Dundee, he quickly hires plain Jane Dakota Brown to take care of his offspring.

Away from her abusive father and able to shower the baby with love, Dakota begins to lose weight and care about her appearance. Tyson, to his shock, finds he is attracted to his son's nanny, but she stuns him even more by being the first female to sack his advances; she refuses to have anything personal to do with a man who would reject his son although she wants him in the sack.

The key to this well written COULDA BEEN A COWBOY is the fully developed lead couple. Whereas Tyson is an arrogant irate bully used to getting his way in all situations especially with women, Dakota needs to desperately economically escape her father. Together they fight over his paternal role and their attraction leading to a solid contemporary romance.

Harriet Klausner

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An up and down ride

Tyson Garnier, football hero and new dad, has returned to Dundee, Idaho to try and recover from an injury. He needs a nanny, and when his friend Gabe recommends Dakota Brown and she shows up on his doorstep, he immediately hires her. She's a small town girl, as innocent as they get, and he's a pro football star. They're both worlds apart. One baby brings them together.

I'll be honest. This was an up and down read for me. I'm not a fan of football players, so was delighted when the author made Tyler a very sympathetic character. I liked him in spite of his playing football. The baby seems like a convenient plot device to get these two characters together. They wouldn't have probably met without him. And the scandal, of course, rocks the ballplayer's world. Just like the heroine's father has a predictable outcome. And yet, I found myself still reading, still turning pages, interested to know how these two characters would get together. It was a good read. Not great. But certainly enough to make me take a look at other Dundee, Idaho books.

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