This book was a little difficult for me. Cruz Lopez a barrel racer all of a sudden decides to break up with the bull rider she was seeing Axel Wolf. Axel is shocked because he had a ring in his pocket to propose to her, instead, she breaks up and walks away. Eight years later she has finished her nursing degree and has become a physician assistant. One of the places to work is in Texas and the town where he is from. She does not want to go there but goes and because of an accident immediately runs into him. She tries to stay away from him but he continues to find her and wants to know what he did for he loved her and still is in love with her. She speaks of him not wanting a family yet he left to raise his brother and take over the family ranch. Throughout most of the book, I thought her boy was his until you get to the end so the title seemed confusing to me. She also kept going back to something he said eight years ago but why would he say that and then want to marry her and want a family with her. These were all confusing to me and made for what at times was a good story confusing. This is probably me but that is what I took out of it or I would have given it more stars.

This is a story about second chances.Cruz was a barrel racer who was young and in love with Axel. She wanted to go to school and become a doctor. He wanted to be a pro bull rider. Neither of them wanted to settle down, although Axel made her think about just that. She decides to leave him so he can follow his dreams. It was the hardest thing she has ever had to do. Axel was on top of the pro bull riding leader boardand he had to return to Last Stand, Texas, to raise his youngest brother after the death of his father. Now it is 8 years later and Axel runs the family cattle ranch. Cruz finds herself back in Last Stand as a single mother. What are the odds she will run into her cowboy? 100% He can't believe she is back and that she had a child with another man so soon after she left him behind for her career. Despite the anger the attraction is still there. But will it be enough for a second chance? Good read.

3.5 stars. I did like this story. It had a great H, Axel, with a load of baggage that the reader slowly finds out as the story progresses. The h Cruz has her share of issues, thought I found her a little harder to relate to, she seemed at times to over react. The supporting characters helped add some humour to the story. Overall, a good cowboy/second chance romance. *I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley and this is my voluntary and honest review.

This is one where I can see that it is objectively ok-written but just a subgenre I do not appreciate at all. Apparently cowboys don't do it for me (I cannot say that I am surprised) and I also did not enjoy that the main character kept her son with her ex a secret from said ex.

This series turned out to be a lot better than I thought it would be. The coway romance lead characters Cruz and Axel were relatable and realistic, the concept was interesting and the writing style was pretty decent. A overall good series about misunderstandings and second chances.

This book is about second chances and trusting one another to take the chance on making it work. This is a great read and it takes an accident and a flooded house to throw them back together.

Sinclair Jayne gets better and better! I just loved reading A Son For The Texas Cowboy. Cruz and Axel walked out from the pages and took me with them, while Cruz’s adopted son Diego nearly stole the show at times.
This story takes readers back to the small Texas hill country town of Last Stand, and if you’ve been reading other books set there you’ll come across a few familiar faces in this one. It’s the sort of town I just love - everybody knows everybody else and they’ll all pitch in to help when needed.
Back to Axel and Cruz, who have history and then some between them having fallen in love seven years earlier. Both have baggage - Axel is still dealing with guilt over the drowning death of his younger brother years earlier and anger over his parents’ deaths.
Cruz has had family issues too - a father who dragged her from one place to another through her childhood after her mother left, and a brother she didn’t know she had and who died in military service not long after they first met. She’s determined to provide a stable home life for her brother’s son Diego and she’s worried that getting involved with Axel again could break Diego’s heart if they break up.
Of course there’s more to this story than that and much for these two to resolve. With emotional ups and downs to overcome and plenty of action on the sidelines the story had me hooked throughout.

Rating 4.5/5*

This second chance romance starts with two dramatic events - the first is a couple breaking up and the second is a horrific accident where the couple meet again eight years later!

Axel Wolf was a bull rider and his girlfriend was barrel racer Cruz Lopez. On the evening he planned to propose to her, she ended their relationship and left their home town of Last Stand. Eight years later she returns to Last Stand, to work in the hospital bringing with her her son. There are surprises galore as this story unfolds, not everything is quite as you'd assume and both main characters have tragedies in their past. Will love find a way to bring them together again?

This story really has such fantastically developed characters and is a moving family drama which I thoroughly enjoyed reading. The plot has plenty of twists and turns to keep you guessing and it is a brilliant start to a new series. I can't wait to read more about the Wolf brothers and have no hesitation in highly recommending this book!

I requested and was gifted a copy of this book via NetGalley and this is my honest review after choosing to read it.

Light, fun , entertaining read, does what it says on the blurb !
Great characters and lovely romance

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

A Son for the Texas Cowboy by Sinclair Jayne is an emotional intense romance. Another Last Stand Texas story with a man whose life is now almost like a ghost town with so many losses haunting him. Axel has remade his life, giving up his pro bull riding days to raise a younger brother and run the family ranch. Years later unexpectantly former love, Cruz, reenters his life with her young son, Diego. Their meeting again in Last Stand is the most dramatic I ever remember reading; at the scene of a freak tragic accident.

Solid story with characters who have overcome some major obstacles in life. I appreciated how the story did not fall into the predictable secret child trope that often is used in romances when a child is involved in the story. Also, it is quite unpredictable, in that Axel’s family’s story is revealed slowly as the story unfolds. What a tragedy that is.

While not being from Texas myself, I still loved the references of how to becme a true Texan. In the world of stories, I always thought I wanted to relocate to Marietta, Montana someday. My first choice has changed. Now I can stay in the South, relocating to Last Stand, Texas instead.

An ARC of the book was given to me by the publisher through Net Galley which I voluntarily chose to read and reviewed. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

A SON FOR THE TEXAS COWBOY is the first story in Sinclair Jayne’s The Texas Wolf Brothers series set in the newest large fictional town series/line from Tule Publishing – if you’ve loved (and continue to love) Marietta, Montana then you’re going to become just as addicted to Last Stand, Texas.

Once, years ago, Axel and Cruz were a couple in love, even if the words were barely said. Each had a dream of the future, and each had a major problem communicating what parts of those dreams were – mainly, each other permanently. Cruz made the decision to break off their romance. Just “I’m done” and gone. Axel’s plans for that day were far different but he let the woman he loved go. That didn’t mean that he would forget her or stop loving her, just that he didn’t fight her decision. Shortly after their break-up, Axel’s world changed as well and his career dreams were put aside to return home to tend to his younger brothers and the struggling family ranch. Seven years later fate would step in and reunite them through a town tragedy. They might have a second chance but only if two stubborn people can finally really talk to each other instead of making decisions “for the best” about the other’s life.

Axel is the perfect image of the stoic cowboy, one who feels emotions deeply but never, ever let them show. My heart broke for Axel as he is a far more complex man than we first see. On the surface he is tough, stubborn, a man who believes in doing the right thing – and silent, so silent about the things that matter to him. Underneath that is such pain, sorrow, and guilt, unnecessary guilt that your heart will ache for him. It took me longer to warm up to Cruz. I liked her but I never loved the character for her reasons never seemed enough for the decisions she made and continued to make for herself and Axel. It became enough that she was Axel’s “one” and I was content with that.

A SON FOR THE TEXAS COWBOY is an engaging, emotional beginning to a series that already has me hook and needing to know more. I’ll definitely be keeping an eye out for the next story in this series, A BRIDE FOR THE TEXAS COWBOY.

*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley. That does not change what I think of this story. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*

3.5 Stars!

The combination of former lovers, ranching, and a determined grade school child, creates "A Son for the Texas Cowboy" by Sinclair Jayne. A surprising beginning draws the reader into this complicated romance, with characters that are interesting, caring and distinctive. This is the first book from the author's brand new series The Texas Wolf Brothers, and it can be read as a standalone.

Complimentary copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley.

Second chances for romances are so much fun to read because who does not hope for a second chance?
A Son for the Texas Cowboy introduces a new family of ranchers form Last Stand in Axel Wolf. Seven years prior, the love of his life walked away from him. Cruz was young and a lack of communication about their future drove her to leave Axel. Taking a temporary job in Last Stand finds her eye-to-eye with him on her first day there. His misguided decisions could really mess up what could be not only a second chance but the best chance for lasting love.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Loved this one, I would give it more than five stars if I could. Second chance romances are my favorite ones and this is right up there with the best of them.
I hated when I would have to walk away from this one and I would be right back to it quick as I could. The writing style felt just right, making me yearn for a HEA for Axel and Cruz, and I cannot wait for the next in the series, I’m hooked.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from the author through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
Don’t miss, it’s a keeper, in my opinion!

A Son for the Texas Cowboy by Sinclair Jayne
She doesn’t want to forgive. He never forgot
As the oldest brother, Axel Wolf has always worn the yoke of responsibility. Eight years ago when he was on top of the pro bull riding leaderboard, he walked away to return to Last Stand, Texas, to raise his youngest brother and take over the reins of their massive cattle ranch. But his career wasn’t the only thing he left behind.
Former barrel racer Cruz Lopez excels at staring down any challenge and winning. She finished nursing school and a physician assistant program on her own. Now debating between two excellent job offers in Texas, Cruz gives into impulse and decides to drive through Last Stand, thinking it will give her closure. Instead fate intervenes and reinserts Axel into her life, and the secret she’s kept is busted wide open.
Axel’s determined to seize his second chance with Cruz but their clash of wills only makes them both burn hotter.
This is Cruz Lopez and Axel Wolf's story.
She didn’t smile or run to him like she usually did. Her jet-black hair tumbled down her back. She fiddled with a hunk of it, straightened her shoulders and marched toward him.
“What’s up?” He stopped. Usually he’d drop his ropes and his duffel so that he could hold her. Kiss her. But she didn’t look like she wanted that right now, although he had no idea why. He hadn’t seen her since she’d gone to the AEBR orientation and welcome weekend with him three weeks ago.
Her normally bronzed skin looked pale, and she looked thinner, her high cheekbones a little hollow.
“I want to break up.
Standing on top of the chute, looking down at the muscular back of the two-ton animal gunning to toss him boots over head into the dirt, Axel Wolf was on top of the world.
Today was going to be a great day. And not just because he was going to kill his ride on Texas Trouble. Every bull rider had to believe that, or they wouldn’t climb on. Bull riding required discipline, commitment, physicality and a belief that you were going to ride the full eight, even though the odds were stacked against it.
Axel didn’t count the odds. Today he was on top of the leaderboard, and unless he fell off—which he wouldn’t—he’d win. But that wasn’t why today would be epic. Today was his last appearance at a Texas Pro Rodeo event. He’d punched his ticket to the American Extreme Bull Riders tour—top tier in the world—and was joining up next week. It didn’t get much better than that, and even though it was nearly the end of the season, there was still plenty of time to make a mark and earn some serious money to help send his youngest brother to college.
The AEBR tour wasn’t the best thing that was happening to him today. Nope. Not by a long shot.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book."
A Son for the Texas Cowboy by Sinclair Jayne is a 3 star book.
Sinclair's Books with Tule:
Wrecked
Sons of San Clemente
Broken
Sons of San Clemente
Seducing the Bachelor
Bachelor Auction Returns
The Wilder Brothers
Want Me, Cowboy
The 78th Copper Mountain Rodeo
The Wilder Brothers
The Christmas Challenge
The Wilder Brothers
A Country Love Song
Smoky Mountain Knights
Burning Both Ends
Hot Aussie Knights
Kane
American Extreme Bull Riders Tour
Halloween at the Graff
Holiday at the Graff
Valentine’s at the Graff
Holiday at the Graff
Cowboy Come Home
The 79th Copper Mountain Rodeo
A Son for the Texas Cowboy
The Texas Wolf Brothers

A Son for the Texas Cowboy is a wonderful start to Sinclair Jayne’s brand new series, The Texas Wolf Brothers. Axel Wolf is perfectly portrayed in his role as the head of the Wolf clan and has sacrificed for the welfare of his siblings and the family homestead. Axel is strong, determined and passionate when it comes to getting what he wants and memories of what could have been with the girl he left behind, stir feelings he simply can’t deny. Cruz Lopez is equally determined. But she’s also wary of the man who claimed to want his freedom and took her heart when he left her behind. Feisty, independent and a single mum, Cruz has more than just her own heart to protect this time around.

A Son for the Texas Cowboy is a wonderful second chance romance, and a fabulous Cowboy story with all the angst, drama and passion needed to capture the true romantic’s heart. I thoroughly enjoyed this first in the series, and look forward to what the author has in store for the remaining Wolf siblings.

3.5☆
I always enjoy revisiting Last Stand, Texas, and its characters.

What I liked:
The writing style
The characters
Second chances
Part of a series: The Texas Wolf Brothers
Standalone
HEA

I look forward to reading the next book in this series.

This book didn't happen the way I envisioned it would. I was a little disappointed, but soon got over it. Cruz really made Axel work for a new chance to be with her. Since it was her that walked away in the first place, I felt that this was a wrong move on her part.

The story of Axel and Cruz.

Axel was her first love, and she left him as they wanted different things out of life. Now she is in his home town, and he wants her back. Fast paced read, at times emotional, which ties in to other books set in Last Stand, Texas.

Looking forward to the rest of this series!

A great start to a new series The Texas Wolf Brothers series. A Son for the Texas Cowboy by Sinclair Jayne. I enjoyed the characters in this book especially the main ones Axel Wolf, Cruz Lopez and her son. A possible second chance at romance storyline. I look forward to reading more about Axel,, his brothers and other characters in this series.