Ep 257: Underrated Cowboy Romances
In this episode, Leah, Jenni, Amanda join Becky to dig into what actually makes a book a Cowboy Romance versus just a Western. We’re also sharing some of the most underrated authors who are getting cowboys so right—but who might not be on your radar yet. If you love small towns, tight-knit families, dusty back roads, and brooding ranchers who fall hard, this one’s for you.
Discussion Points:
- What makes it a Cowboy Romance vs. just a Western?
- The Evolution of the Cowboy Trope
- Underrated Cowboy Romance Authors You Need to Read
Book of the Week:
Swag Pack Sponsors authors for June: JD Carothers and Eileen Troemel.
Books Mentioned in this Episode:
Wishing Well Series by Melanie Shawn
Cowboys of Moss Creek by Janice Whiteaker
The Ranchers Return by Brenda Jackson
Spurred (Steele Ranch) Vanessa Vale
Justice for Boone by Susan Stoker
Things Left Unsaid by G.A. Mazurke
Bridgewater Brides by Vanessa Vale
Wrong Ride Home by Maya Alden
Rootbound by Tarah DeWitt
The Wildest Ride by Marcella Bell
The Griffith Brothers by Maggie Gates
Hell and Gone by Tal Bauer
A Cowboy in the Streets by Elizabeth Bright
The Little Things by Jessica Prince
Make Me Shiver by Marie Johnston
Janice Whiteaker – Cowboy Classifieds and the Cowboys of Moss Creek
Melissa Foster – Bradens & Montgomerys
- Juliana Stone- Bridgestones of Montana
- Rough Rider Series by Lorelei James
- Sugarland Creek Brook Montgomery- it is horses, not cattle-
- Fractured Sky by Catherine Cowles- Horses
- The Feud by Sawyer Bennett
- Historical Cowboys that hold up- Lorraine heath
- For the Roses by Julie Garwood
- Flying Diamond 5 Cowboy Romance by Bonnie Poirier
- Meet Me in Montana By Kelly Elliot
- Camden Ranch by Jillian Neal – Spicy!
- Once Upon a Cowboy Series by Carly Bloom- Fairytale Retellings with Cowboys- Favorite- Cowboy Come Home- Cinderella Retelling
- Rustic Hearts by Amber Kelly- Poplar Falls Series
- King Family by S Doyle- Texas big Ranching
- The Last One You Loved by LJ Evans
- Rope the Moon by Ava Hunter (skip book 1 it was dumb book 2 was better)
- Cowboys of Nighthawk by Kayla Grosse- spicy plus size rep!
Stirring Spurs: Rainbow Ranch by M.A. Wardell
Kelly Fox
Rebel Sky Ranch
Wild Heart Ranch
Central Texas
Doesn’t Stand A Chance by Ali Parker
Racing Hearts by Bria Brooks
- Strung Along by Hannah Cowan
- The Devil in Blue Jeans by Stacey Kennedy
- Wild for You (The Wilds of Montana, #1) by Kristen Proby
- Oklahoma Sky (Holder County #1) by Jillian Neal
- Make Me Dream (Oil Barons #4) by Marie Johnston
- The Little Things by Jessica Prince
- For the Love of Whiskey by Melissa Foster
- Cowboy Seeking a Second Chance by Janice Whiteaker
- Rustler Mountain by Maisey Yates
- Milking Mina- Rawhide Ranch by Sinistre Ange
- Burned (Rescue Ranch #1) by Ivy Jackson
- Cowboy Colony Mail-Order Brides Series by Ursa Dax
- Finn (The Moore Men, #1) by Ashley James
- Untamed (Redford Ranch, #1) by M.J. Hendrix
- Sunrise Cowboy by Kim Lorraine
Our Mixtapes:
Good Lookin’ by Dixon Dallas
“Sweater Weather” – The Neighbourhood
“I Am Not a Woman, I’m a God” – Halsey
“Silk Chiffon” – MUNA ft. Phoebe Bridgers
“Bad Habits” – Ed Sheeran (but make it the Meduza Remix)
“Lights Down Low” – MAX ft. gnash
“The Hills” – The Weeknd
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