No Ordinary Cowboy" by Marin Thomas is a Harlequin American Romance, Marin Thomas last book in her Rodeo Rebels. "No Ordinary Cowboy" is a great book to curl up on the end of the couch to read. Lucy Durango, went to see her friend Shannon( who rides bulls) at the rodeo to ask her a favor. Lucy want to ride on the bulls for the next three up coming rodeos; so she can raise money for her Pony Express business; in honor of Michael ( Lucy brother) who die while driving drunk. Lucy blames herself for her brother death, he call her and ask her to come get him the night that he died, instead she told him to call their father. Lucy run into her old flame Tony Bravo ( Lucy brother best friend & border patrol agent), she let him know her plans, about riding bulls in the rodeo. He inform her she was crazy and could get herself kill. Tony agree to help her, if she could let him check out the old mine on her family property.He let her know, that the cartel was bringing young women across the border. Lucy ask her father, if Tony could check out the mine.Lucy father, dislike Tony who he blame for Michael death. Tony left Lucy brother at the bar, night he died. Tony start training Lucy on how to ride the bull; but old feelings started to resurface between them. Each other afraid to tell the other that they to blame for Michael's death. Lucy father forbids her to ride on the bulls.You need to read "No Ordinary Cowboy" to find out if Lucy get to ride on the bulls at the rodeo, what happen on the Durango property & to Lucy; and who really to blame for Michael death. I truly enjoy reading & will read "No Ordinary Cowboy" again, give it five stars.Thanks, Marin for another great book. ( )

Very good book. Lucy and Tony were secretly dating at the time of her brother's death. Afterward they drifted apart, unable to deal with their grief and guilty feelings. Now Lucy runs a free taxi service for people who have had too much to drink. She needs to raise some money to keep it going and decides to try bull-riding as a fundraiser, and asks Tony for his help.

I really liked both Lucy and Tony. Lucy has loved Tony for years, but was unable to handle the guilty feelings over what she felt was her part in Michael's death. She has poured those feelings into her taxi service. Her parents don't approve of her efforts and give her no support. When she decides on bull-riding she swallows her pride and asks Tony for help in learning how to do it. I really loved her determination to do anything she can to keep her service going. Seeing Tony again made her realize that her feelings for him had never gone away but she tried hard to keep them from affecting her plans. It also became obvious that he still had feelings for her, but she was sure that those feelings would die if he knew about her part in her brother's death. She also had to deal with her parents' feelings toward Tony, and her own feeling that she had never been good enough to receive her father's love. I loved the way that she stood up to both Tony and her father to do what she felt needed to be done. I think she was a lot stronger than either of them gave her credit for.

Tony had been Michael's best friend. They competed together in rodeos and hung out together when they could. Tony felt guilty for not being there for his friend the night he died and as a result ended his relationship with Lucy. He was sure she would hate him for that. When she came to him for help he tried to talk her out of it but gave in when he saw her determination to compete with or without his help. His feelings for her were as strong as ever and he was determined to keep her safe. I loved watching him unsuccessfully fighting those feelings. As a border patrol officer he was also investigating a human trafficking ring. He enlisted Lucy's help to get access to her father's land for that investigation. I also enjoyed seeing how good he was at that job. As part of his guilty feelings he had requested a transfer away from the area in an effort to escape the memories.

There was a lot of pain in this story as both Lucy and Tony had to deal with Michael's death and the hole it created in their lives. They had to learn to accept that nothing could change the events of that night. I liked seeing the way those events impacted more than just Tony and Lucy. I loved the dog Maddie and her part in the story. The epilogue was great - brought things to a very satisfying conclusion. ( )