Perennial good girl Amanda Kittredge knows that her longtime crush on Brady Everett was never really supposed to go anywhere. But when Brady comes home during Amanda’s first attempt at independence, well, who better to teach her about rebellion than her older brother’s bad-boy best friend? Brady’s plans did not include being forced to work the family homestead for a year—and yet, here he is. And, to make matters worse, his best friend’s innocent little sister is making a menace of herself in the most grown-up, tempting ways. When Amanda begs Brady to teach her about men, he knows he should refuse. But could Brady’s greatest temptation be his salvation?
This book was ok. I had a real hard time with the characters and the overused trope. I was hoping for more, but just didn’t get it.
**I voluntarily read and reviewed this book

4 Star
I was pulled right into this story. The story has secrets, laughs, and heartbreak.

If you have not read the below I would recommend reading those books(s) first
A True Cowboy Christmas (Cold River Ranch, #1)
Cold Heart, Warm Cowboy (Cold River Ranch, #2)

This is Amanda and Brady’s story. Amanda has had a crush on Brandy but knows it will never go anywhere. But what happens when you get a chance maybe a right now? When he comes home to take care of the ranch, she has her chance and goes for it. Brady knows Amanda is off limits as she is his best friends’ little sister. But when she asks him about men and if he can teach her about them, he knows he is screwed. He is oh so temped, but will this all blow up in there faces or will it lead when neither of them expected?

I loved these characters and the side characters. I felt I could connect with the characters and the story was a great read.

I recommend this book.

I really enjoyed this book. I loved Amanda’s determination to get what she wants, which is Brady. I love the brothers best friend trope. Great setting and story line.

Take life in a small town, on a ranch, lots of cowboys, fill it with all things that make families, no matter the circumstances, families, then add in a well written, highly descriptive scenery, a sweet and steamy romance and you have THE LAST REAL COWBOY.

Annetta Sweetko, reviewer for Fresh Fiction

complete review: http://freshfiction.com/review.php?id=70529

The Last Real Cowboy (Cold River Ranch, #3)by Caitlin Crews

This is the third book in the series and tied all three together... three boy raised by a bitter man, and a girl whose four brothers think she is still a baby at 22.   Loved it

The Last Real Cowboy by Caitlin Crews was a sexy and charming brother’s older best friends romance with so many feels.  Amanda Kittredge has crushed on Brady Everett for a long time, but she never thought she had a chance. Then he returns and she is all grown up. Brady believes Amanda deserves so much more than him, but she is determined to have him see her. They both had troubled past and siblings that did not know how to just let them be. But together could they have a good future? Such a sweet story with great characters and touching journey. 

Happy reading!

Amanda wants to finally break out of the childish hold her family seems to have on her. Brady is less then thrilled that he has to be back in his home town and work on his family's homestead. He has even more of a challenge with being in down when it seems his friends little sister is apparently all grown up and looking to tempt him. Amanda is on a mission to assert her independence and looking for her older brothers best friend to teach her a few things if only she can convince him that shes no longer a child. 

This book will turn out how you expect it and will still be entirely enjoyable at the same time. This was pretty big on how the family was and seeing Amanda breaking out that mode. Clearly her family cares about her, but her brothers even at the age that she was still were overprotective. Amanda is tired of it and it was interesting seeing how she went about it. I enjoyed getting to know Amanda and Brady, seeing the attraction, interaction, and steamy scenes. Overall this was a pretty good contemporary romance and I really enjoyed reading it.

The Last Real Cowboy by Caitlin Crews is the third book in the Cold River Ranch series. I was super excited to read this book because I read the first two and immensely enjoyed them both. Also, one of my favorite things about series is how the previous main characters are now background characters and their story plays on, it is like catching up with old friends. In this book, we get to know Brady's and Amanda's story, these are two that we have already met, so it was interesting to see how they would interact together and if they would end up falling in love and staying together. Brady is the bad boy of his family (although, I would say each brother was during the time of their story) and Amanda is the good girl full of innocence in the entire (small) town of Cold River, Colorado.  Amanda has three older brothers, one being Brady's best friend, so these two had to overcome quite a lot in the search for love. Even though this is the third in the series, it is written in such a way that it can be read as a standalone story, although I would highly recommend reading them all in order. I just saw there is a fourth book coming later this year, I am really looking forward to it and wonder who the 'couple' will be. This book has a couple of sensual scenes, just want to put that out there for friends that would like a heads up.

Fyi, Caitlin Crews wrote some excellent chick lit (Frenemies, Everyone Else's Girl as Megan Crane) back in the day and although series romance isn't usually my thing, she made it worth my while!

This is the third book in the series, but could easily be read as a stand alone, since the author provides plenty of back story. This is an enjoyable read about two people who grew up in this small town, one never wanting to leave and the other, who couldn't wait to escape.

The Kittredges, Everetts and Douglases founded Cold River Colorado, but the families seem to have become dysfunctional. Brady Everett and Amanda Kittredge are the youngest of their families. But while Amanda's four older brothers have babied and smothered her, frightening away any potential boyfriends, Brady's brothers did not protect him from the hate that his father spewed on his sons, but especially Brady, who was made to feel useless and invisible. When his mother left, he was very young, and she left him with the feeling that he was unloveable. He does not see love or a family in his future and fears becoming his father, hearing his father's voice in his head, especially now that his older brothers have found happiness and contentment with their wives. He was the only one who went to college, made a new and successful life for himself in Denver, but after his father died, his oldest brother, Grey, asked him to come back to the ranch for a year, to help out. He had been waiting his entire life for his family to ask him for help so he could be useful, but his brothers have never supported him.

Amanda has had a crush on her brother, Riley's best friend as long as she can remember, but being 10 years older than her, having even changed her diapers, he does not see her, (or does anyone else in town) as the twenty-two year old adult she is now. Fed up, she takes an apartment in town, above a bar, and a part time job there. Her brothers are outraged, and Riley asks Brady to keep and eye on her, but she has other ideas and propositions him to be her first. He tries to fight his attraction to her and the "bro code", but afraid of who she will turn to next, gives in. She finds herself in love with him, but is prepared for a broken heart, expecting him to leave after the year is over. He finds that he can't keep her out of his mind and does something stupid.

This is a strong story, with wonderful characters, about dysfunctional families, fear, ranching, and second chances. I received a free ARC from NetGalley.com. This is my unbiased and voluntary review.

The Last Real Cowboy, Amanda and Brady have known each other their whole life. She's his best friends little sister, a big no no.  Amanda is tired of being the little sister. Everyone treats her like a little kid. 
A change of clothes  hair and makeup and suddenly, Brady sees something different.
A lot of family drama, romance, tested friendships 3.85

The Last Real Cowboy

Cold River Ranch #3

Caitlin Crews

St. Martin’s, Jan 28, 2020

320 pages

Western hometown romance

Provided by Rep via NG

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The cover is both attractive and appropriate for the book. Whose eye isn’t going to be caught by this great looking cowboy? And he’s half the story.

The other half of the story tries very hard to convince both her family and him that she’s an adult, which she is, and that he’s the man for her, which he is.

Two ranches. One, the Everett ranch with a hellion, drunk of an old man with three sons. The old man is now gone and it’s the three sons left. Brady, the youngest has come home for one year to help save the ranch. He has more modern ideas than his brothers of how to go about it, but they don’t want to listen, just like his old man. He sees the ranch as a dead end, a lost cause. But he made a promise.

The other ranch is owned by the Kittredges, Brady’s best friends are the sons. There’s also a daughter, Amanda. Little Amanda Kittredge. Good little Amanda Kittredge. Everyone from her family to the town folks thinks of her and even calls her that. In spite of the fact that she’s no longer 10 years old, she’s 21 and wants to be treated like an adult, a woman. She’s always had a crush on Brady, but she figures that’s going nowhere.

This being a romance, you know what that means. Brady’s committed to a year on the ranch and Amanda’s all grown up and trying to prove it. She takes a job and an apartment in the riskiest bar in town as a bartender. She wears stilettos and tight jeans and tank tops. Her big brothers have Brady “guarding” her to keep guys from hitting on her, but they don’t count on what watching their little sister will do to Brady’s libido. She teases and he gets hot…

Need I go on? This is a romance that’s off the charts! And a great way to end the Cold River series. Highly recommended.

Caitlin Crews knows how to write cowboy romance and this book did not disappoint! It was so wonderful and so sexy with great characters and a great romance. Highly recommend!

The storyline was well written and the characters were detailed enough to keep me totally engaged throughout the entire book!

Cold River Ranch #3, The third book, the third Everett brother and hopefully not the last book of the series especially not after introducing Amanda's brothers. This was an enjoyable book and much like the first it starts with unrequited love. Amanda has been in love with her oldest brothers best friend as long as she can remember, but half the time it's like he doesn't see her and the other times he treats her like she's still in school. Brady has done his best to try and ignore Amanda, she's always been hands off. The Kittredge family has been more a family to him than his own, and lusting after his best friends little sister is a big no no; until it's not.

Brady has a lot issues he was the book smart brother who left as soon as he was able because while loved the ranch he hated his father. His father made him feel like the red-headed step child and pushed to the point his brothers alienate him too. His promised year working on the ranch has been spent trying to convince his brothers that his college degree doesn't make him ranch dumb. 

Amanda is the youngest the only girl with four older brothers, four very overstepping, overbearing, over protective brothers. So much so that at the age of 22 she's only been on three dates no one is brave enough to stand up to the Kittredge boys and to the Kittredge boys no one is good enough for their baby sister. Fed up of being treated like a child to everyone around her she makes the decision to start living her life no matter what her brothers do or say. She moves out of her parents house and gets second job at the low class bar on the skirts of town and rents one of the rooms above it. Her parents are supportive her brother's on the other hand. Brady was just supposed to watch out for her make sure no one tries anything but then Amanda asks him to teach her all about sex.

Overall it's a great read. I feel like it can be read as a stand alone, I missed reading the second one and didn't feel lost at all. I loved the bonding between the brothers and truths finally coming to light. I mentally applauded Amanda for standing up for herself and her relationship with Brady.

While there were a few wording choices that made my inner editor cringe, overall, I really enjoyed this story. Though true to the genre, it did not make me feel like it was a story I had heard before. The characters were engaging and the pacing good.

This was such a fun (if sometimes exasperating with the way the MC's were treated by their families) story. Amanda and Brady were such interesting and engaging characters. I enjoyed them (and this book) very much.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. My thoughts and opinions are my own and without bias or favor.

I voluntarily offered to review this book with no obligations and my opinions are honest!
This was a great book !
Amanda is ready to pull up her big girl pants.
Brady is caught in the cross fire, but I don't think that he minds too much.
Loved the characters + the storytelling !
It has all the ingredients that you need for a great book!
I can't wait for the next book in this series.

When Brady Everett, rugged bad boy, finds himself attracted to Amanda Kittredge, rebellious good girl, be prepared for a wild ride. Cold River, Colorado hasn't seen the likes of this couple. Brady is there to help his brothers take care of the family ranch as stipulated in his father's will. It's a daily battle for Brady. He can't escape the cruelty that he endured growing up here. Meanwhile Amanda is angry and frustrated by her protective brothers. They won't let any man get near her. She takes a stand and moves out of the family home and starts working in a dive bar. After all she's 22 years old and all grown up. The Coyote is where Brady hangs out. This is where the action is. The result is their forbidden romance. What a wild ride! Brady and Amanda are an amazing couple. They're full of spirit and won't back down from a challenge. They love each other. Can they accept that? Both their families are more than ready to butt in. I understood that they cared but they complicated matters. I was hooked. I wanted to see what would happen. Caitlin Crews kept me reading. I loved her sassy characters with their emotional challenges. This author has a flair for drama. Her dialogue made me both happy and sad. I wanted romance and this author delivered. Her ending left me feeling good. I couldn't ask for more. 
I received a copy of this book which I voluntarily read and reviewed. My comments are my honest opinion.

Yay! After Gray's and Ty's stories, I was very happy to read about Brady's story. After all the brothers came home for the funeral of their father, they have been fighting over the land. They all agreed to live on the land for one year, to see what to do with the land and with each other. But while Gray found his Abby and Ty appeared to be married, Brady is still single and living on his own. As the younger brother, his ideas have always been discarded by his brothers. Therefore, he is more relaxed with the Kittredge brothers than with his own siblings. But now the Kittredge brothers are all in disarray, since their younger sister Amanda has decided to move out of the house. And at 22, she is nowhere safe, according to her brothers. And to make matters worse: she picked out a job in the most obscure bar in town.
So they ask Brady to watch over her. But Brady doesn't see little Amanda any longer: he sees the wonderful woman she has become. And although there is a brothercode: the little sister is off limits, he promises her to help her discover the dating life. Because he doesn't want any shady guy picking her up.
Amanda always had a crush on Brady. But he always kept his distance. Up until now. Can she convince him that she is no longer a little girl? And what will her brothers say? Find out for yourself in this third installment of the Everett cowboys. Four out of five stars from me and a special thank you to Netgalley for providing the arc.