REVIEW: Blame It on the Rodeo by Amanda Renee

In Blame It on the Rodeo by Amanda Renee, Lexi Lawson has been keeping a secret for the past thirteen years from Shane Langtry. He was the love of her life and her everything, but when he cheated on her and got another girl pregnant, his parents made him marry her, leaving Lexi hurt and alone.

Now Lexi is a veterinarian and has returned home to work with the Langtry family. But that does not mean that she has forgiven Shane, even though soon after the birth of his supposed son the real father came to claim his child, the fact that he cheated on her is not something that Lexi could forgive easily. And due to his infidelity she had to make a choice that changed her life and a secret she has kept from everyone for the past thirteen years.

Shane has been trying to get Lexi back since her return to Ramblewood, but things are not easy. She has not forgiven him for his mistake, and the fact that he has slept with just about every single woman in town doesn’t help him at all. And even though he has changed and has not dated anyone in a few months, she has not let him get any closer to her.

But working together on an almost daily basis will bring them together more often than Lexi wants. And fate has her own plan for them, when the secret she has been keeping finds a way to their town and into the Langtry ranch without any of them being the wiser. Now Lexi is in a horrible place where she can find out if her suspicions are correct but hurt everyone involved in the process or continue hiding it from everyone and live with the pain and hurt by herself.

I loved this story, life is not easy and forgiving an infidelity is definitely not easy. But the consequences can sometimes reach further than others may think as is Lexi’s case. Her strength to make the right decision and live with it is amazing, not many could live with it like she did. And Shane has a lot of growing up to do and he will definitely do a lot of growing up in one single summer, learning that life doesn’t always revolve around him and that he has to think about others and about the consequences of his actions. I didn’t like him that much when he tried to pin everything on Lexi, but when he accepted his own part on what happened and learned that forgiveness was something that went both ways. Well that just gave me hope that he would be able to have the HEA with Lexi and make the family they would’ve been if he had not made a mistake so many years ago.

For a heartwarming, down to earth and really entertaining read, don’t miss Blame It on the Rodeo by Amanda Renee.

Book Info:

February 4th 2014 by Harlequin American Romance Series , #1487

A Secret The Size Of Texas

Veterinarian Lexi Lawson has her hands full—and not just when she’s delivering foals at the Langtry family’s ranch. Working there forces Lexi to confront Shane Langtry, the man who broke her heart. True, he seems different now—more generous, more grounded. But Lexi isn’t fooled: Shane lives for rodeo competition and nothing else. Besides, after what he did to her, there’s no way she’d take him back.

Long ago, when they were in love, Lexi hid a terrible secret from Shane—one she planned to keep forever. But when he learns the truth, she’s forced to choose between the past she left behind…and the future they might still find together.