I had read a couple of the other books in this series, so I requested this one pretty early.

I liked Everly and Mateo well enough. They’re both good people in wildly different places in their lives and it was interested to see how that played out. This time around, the mass of secondary characters threw me because I only recognized a couple of them.

Plot wise, it lagged for me. My kindle said this is just shy of 450 pages and it definitely felt like it. Especially when not all of the various backstories and plot points felt necessary.

My main complaint is that I just didn’t see the chemistry between Everly and Mateo. Their conversations seemed shallow and the few talks of their pasts were so short. There wasn’t any flirting or playfulness and that’s what I’m reading this genre for.

Overall, it was a decent read and I do like this setting and group characters, so I know I’ll be looking into the next book.

**Huge thanks to Forever for providing the arc free of charge**

True-Blue Cowboy by Sara Richardson is the fourth book in the Rocky Mountain Riders series. An excellent book concerning two strong characters, Mateo and Everly. The old saying that opposites attract is so true with this story. Everly is a former California lawyer who is escaping from a hard lesson about life to rediscover herself as a small-town farmer with a popular café in the community of Topaz Falls, Colorado. Mateo is a bull-rider that has returned to Topaz Falls to his family to train for the next World competition. Will strong-willed Everly tackle this stubborn rodeo cowboy? You bet she will with a little coaxing from Mateo. Other characters in the story are well written and enjoyable in this small-town community. The author throws in a keen sense of humor with all the named farm animals and Everly’s interactions with them. I enjoyed the story and look forward to reading more from Sara Richardson.

Mateo knows his way around stubborn animals, but's he clueless when it comes to feisty women. Everly is one complication he doesn't need. She is as stubborn as a mule, but as tempting as the land is rugged. A big city girl with a love for the simple life, Everly sets out to make herself happy. When that goal finds her in Colorado working on a farm, she starts to make plans. Those plans do not include bullheaded cowboys. Mateo may be easy on the eyes, but a pain in every other sense. How can she possibly be attracted to a jerk? Prepare to be charmed by True-Blue Cowboy. Richardson puts ego to the test between a firecracker of a city girl and a hard headed country boy. Who will win this call of the wild? A side-splitting, heartwarming, irresistible good time.

True-Blue Cowboy by Sara Richardson. Mateo is the cowboy . Mateo buys the land that Everly has her farm on and her animals. Mateo wants to turn the land into condos but his partner says the farm has to go or no deal. Is a true love story. If you like romantic fiction this is the story for you.

Everly left her life as an attorney in San Francisco and became an owner of a farmhouse and cafe in a small town in Colorado. She loves her new simple life with her persnickety farm animals, an amazing group of book club girlfriends and a community that loves her. Her life is turned upside down when she meets Mateo on a blind date where sparks are felt but just didn't work out. Mateo is a champion bull rider who is a bit of a player but with a soft side, he has been taking care of his mother and sisters for years. He just bought the land that Everly leases and he has already decided not to renew her lease. This is where I had a difficult time with the story. I knew once Everly found out that she is basically going to be homeless, it would devastate her. We knew the reasons why Mateo bought the land and it was admirable, he wanted a stable future for his mother and sisters, but I didn't think it was enough reason to bulldoze the land to build condos and a resort.

But in the end Mateo redeems himself, I didn't think it was going to happen but I ended up liking the guy. I really believe Mateo genuinely cared for Everly and it showed with his actions.

I received a complimentary copy of True-Blue Cowboy from Netgalley, all opinions are my own. Thank you Netgalley and the publisher.

Everly has found her heart in a small town, running a cafe and tending her small family of farm animals. Away from her past, the heartbreak and the life she had that went up in flames. Happy and content now, she has finally found home, teaches cooking classes to the older menfolk in town, baking the best baked goods around and her famous scones; all this while chasing her too often wayward duck, rounding up her chickens for the night and let's not forget the goats. Things change for her when Mateo Torres comes back to town, a champion bull rider and he's training for yet another competition. He takes care of his mother and two sisters back in Mexico, and the youngest sister in college in Washington. When a chance to secure a future for his family comes up he takes it, without thinking of the repercussions it would have. He's just bought the land that Everly leases which includes her cafe, farm and the house she lives in. His plan is to mow it all down and along with another local developer build condos and amenities for wealthy people. He doesn't know how much longer he can ride the circuit, his oldest brother has been missing for years which he feels tremendous guilt over, he overcompensates with his family and also falls for Everly. Problem is that he fails to mention to her that when her lease expires in two months he won't be renewing it.
Worse yet, he doesn't tell Everly in a timely fashion and tells her after they have become intimate.
Frankly there were a couple things about the story I didn't like, which I should hold on until I say what I did like. The plot is great, I loved Everly and the whole story made me homesick for the farm I grew up on. The townspeople were delightful and I loved the 3 older men she had cooking lessons with. There were a lot of good laughs in this story. The story flowed well enough. Leads me around to what I didn't like, first off her three friends. Darla was the worst. I get that we all have that one slutty friend who likes to talk about who she wants to nail or thinks one of her friends should, but all she does is run her mouth. She grated on my nerves in the worst way and didn't add to the story. She was distracting as ____. Secondly and main character, Mateo. History aside, he was a coward and didn't really measure up to that hero status that we find in so many other books. I don't think he was anything special and could easily have slid into a secondary character role. Not to mention his behavior and deceit. Even his bud Levi pointed out how wrong that was. He waits until zero hour to
try and make things right and for me it was too little too late. I would have told him thanks but no thanks. He lacked that cowboy charm. I love cowboys and a good cowboy story just makes it all the better. Everly deserved better especially after everything she'd been through and what a wonderful little niche she had carved out for herself, on her own. With no help.
But despite all that, still a great story and a good read.

*arc from NetGalley and publisher for an honest review*

Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Sara Richardson knows how to write tomake you feel you know the characters & you want to keep reading. Every is a strong young woman, who is working to overcome being hurt by the ones who are supposed to always take care of you & love you. Mateo is trying to get over the feeling of being abandoned but still be there for his mom & sisters. These two will learn what happens when you let someone in.

Everly has remade herself after leaving the big city and losing her law career. Now she has her farm, her animals, her café, her friends and a whole town who loves her. Life is finally promising and bright, and she has big plans for the future of her farm. But the rug gets pulled out from under her when her landlord retires to Florida, selling the farm to hotshot bronc rider, Mateo Torres. Mateo has big plans for his newly acquired investment property and they don’t include his earthy, natural beauty of a tenant or her farm and café. It doesn’t matter that he can’t forget the one kiss they shared or that he's constantly drawn to her, constantly thinking about her, because it’s just business.

Sara Richardson really knows cowboys, so I was eager to read an early copy of this book. I've been a fan of her work from the beginning and already had an appreciation for her skill and talent, but she really bested herself with Everly’s and Mateo’s story. Everything about this book was pure perfection. From the gorgeous, picturesque setting to the wonderful sense of community and delightfully quirky supporting cast (which includes the farm animals possessing a surprising amount of personality) the scene is set for a fun, frolicking, feel-good read.

Everly was such a phenomenal heroine. A self-made woman after leaving behind everything she knew, she was warm and compassionate, teaching senior widowers to cook and reaching out to neighbors who were struggling, yet strong and determined, remodeling her home, taking care of her farm and running her café. At first glance, Mateo looks like the stereotypical rodeo king, traveling from event to event with a string of buckle bunnies in his wake, but then we learn that from the age of sixteen, everything he's done is motivated by his need to take care of his mother and sisters back in Mexico. Developing the farm land will provide for his family upon his impending retirement, but displacing Everly will make the entire town hate him.

You know it's some gifted writing when an author can make you fall in love with a character you’re supposed to hate, and as much as I adored Everly, my heart went out to Mateo. The impossible situation between him and Everly along with their growing attraction made for the perfect amount of push and pull. With a couple of additional subplots, there was plenty of angst which only made the outcome more evocative and heartfelt. For a fairly light-hearted read, this book had an amazing amount of complexity, depth and emotion that came through in the smallest, seemingly insignificant scenes and interactions. Beautifully crafted, poignantly touching, immensely pleasurable and endlessly satisfying, don’t miss this fantastic read!

*I reviewed this book freely and voluntarily, having made no commitment to provide a review and receiving no compensation of any kind from any source for this review.

Very good read!! Very well written! This is Everly and Mateo book, it's book four in the Rocky mountain riders series. Everly comes to topaz falls to escape her hectic lifestyle back in San Francisco she rents a farm to raise chickens and grow veggies, Mateo owns the land she rented and after a flood he has to move into everlys farmhouse!! That's where things get interesting! Lol this is a great feel good read, with some steamy moments a little humor thrown in and we've got a great little book!! I definitely recommend this book!! Don't miss out! Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for sharing this book with me!

Set against the mountains of Topaz Falls, Colorado, Lawyer turned farmer Everly finds a second chance at love with her bull-rider beau Mateo. The two seem an unlikely pair at first. Everly is living a quiet life with her goats Matilda, Honey, Wormwood, and Trunchbull. And, Mateo is the star of the show as one of Raine's Renegades. But, a blind date that ends with a kiss leaves them both yearning for and fearing more. Things take an interesting turn after Mateo purchases the farm that Everly is leasing, and he becomes her landlord and, later, roommate. In true romance novel style, Mateo is Everly's protector and saves her no less than three times, and Everly adheres to the typical role of de facto therapist.

Everly and Mateo are a charming couple. Their love story is the perfect lighthearted summer read filled with everything from a duck named Walter and grumpy old retirees to mountain lions and drug cartels. And, the book ends with a life lesson about the importance of having people in our lives to make it all worthwhile.

I totally enjoyed this city girl to farm woman on her own story line. The thought that she was pushing on with her new adventure for 3 years before a guy tried to get in her way was nice. It was like she didn't really require anyone to show her how to be a powerful single woman before she found a guy!

Everly has left the glamorous big city life behind to enjoy the simple things in a small Colorado town. She raises chickens and goats and vegetables and has a diner serving her fresh produce to the towns people who have grown to love her. When she isn't farming the land or cooking in the diner, she does good deeds for people in town. She loves her new life which is fulfilling and very different from her former life as a high power attorney. Life is wonderful until a good looking rodeo champion buys the farm she rents, out from under her. His plan is to partner with developers to turn the entire farm into a resort. Everything changes. She has nowhere to go and no place to grow her crops and animals. Can she change the plans of the tough rodeo cowboy before it's too late? Sweet book full of interesting characters. A great book to read on a lazy afternoon...

Mateo tends to put his foot in his mouth, "great. Now he’d offended her. “No. It’s not that. The room is nice.” Mateo likes to try and tempt his woman, "...he whispered in her ear. “And tell them you’re sick. I promise we’ll have fun.” Mateo is willing to go that extra mile for his woman, “it’s the only shirt I own that has to be ironed.” He undid the top button. “I’d be happy to take it off for you.” I liked this book, Everly stood on her own feet and was sassy and gave Mateo a run for his money.