Barbara L. (Barbllm) reviewed on 2/7/2013 + 241 more book reviews

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review The "city girl" of the title is Irish lass Eileen Reagan Sullivan, who can easily control a bicycle and maneuver her way around New York City, but whose deeply unhappy past prevents her from being truly joyous. Following an ad for a governess/nanny, she arrives in Texas only to find that life is quite different here.

With all romances, the formula is the same: boy meets girl (Cash Rawlings is a ranch owner who attends the same church as Reagan's landlords), boy loses girl (Reagan is vehemently anti-marriage), conflict ensues (Reagan is an unbeliever and Cash is a Christian, precluding their dating), and finally boy wins girl (Reagan converts and they live happily ever after) but Wick is a good writer who has a feel for the characters. Cash is a dream man: gentle, caring, kind, intelligent, and strong. Reagan is a bit too naive for her own good, but has a winning personality and moxie.

The preachy tone of the book will undoubtedly turn off some readers, but I loved reading about how Cash very gently courts Reagan, knowing that she doesn't trust men entirely due to her background. Would that all men were this considerate.

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