Try - Softcover

Burana, Lily

3.64

203 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312369336 ISBN 13: 9780312369330

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin, 2007

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A love story with an alternative-country twang, Try is a fresh, sexy novel about holding on to what you love despite all the bumps and bruises.

In Denver, Colorado, Daryl Heatherly is a promising young artist trying to find her place. When she returns to the country just outside Cheyenne, Wyoming, Daryl is forced to confront her true feelings about saying goodbye to the last home her family all lived in together. And it's there that she meets J.W. Jarrett, a World Champion rodeo cowboy and true Southern gentleman. Against her better judgment, Daryl forges ahead despite a recent heartbreak, not only dating him but joining him on the circuit to watch him ride. Though the chemistry between them is undeniable, Daryl is determined not to fall for a cowboy, with all the dust and drama that implies--especially when she finds out that J.W has secrets. But Daryl hasn't counted on the grit of a man who has outlasted every other rider in the arena--her cowboy isn't going to give up that easily...

"[Burana] earns her spurs by capturing the roar of the crowd, the smell of the horses and, most important, the heartbreak of the rodeo circuit for both cowboys and cowgirls."
--Washington Post

"Hard-not-to-like debut amid the dusty, manly rodeo circuit...a touching winter-spring romance amid full Western regalia."
--Kirkus Reviews

"Powerful and passionate...a wonderfully insightful tour of the world of rodeo cowboys and the women who care for them."--Madison Smartt Bell, author of WAITING FOR THE END OF THE WORLD

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TRY: a rodeo rider’s mettle in the face of being thrown off time after time...

In Denver, Colorado, Daryl Heatherly is a promising young artist, hoping to find the place she fits in. Back home in the country just outside of Cheyenne, Wyoming—the real west—she’s returning to the last place her family all lived together, to a life bordered only by sage and sky. And it’s there she rubs up against J.W. Jarrett, a World Champion rodeo cowboy and old-school Southern gentleman. Against her better judgment—not to mention that of her best friend, Shawna, and over-protective brother, Jace—Daryl forges ahead despite her own recent heartbreak, not only dating J.W., but joining him on the circuit to watch him ride. Even though the chemistry between them is immediate and undeniable, Daryl is determined not to fall for a cowboy, with all the dust and drama that implies—especially when she finds out that J.W. is a man with secrets. But Daryl hasn’t counted on the grit of a man who has outlasted every other rider in the ring—her cowboy isn’t going to give up that easily...

A love story set in the New West world of honky-tonks, buckle bunnies and pointy-toed boots, TRY is a fast, fresh, sensually charged novel about holding on to what you love despite all the bumps and bruises.

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Praise for Lily Burana and TRY

“Powerful and passionate...a wonderfully insightful tour of the world of rodeo cowboys and the women who care for them.” Madison Smartt Bell, author of WAITING FOR THE END OF THE WORLD

“Lily Burana has written a feisty, funny, sexy novel about romantic love, family love, the love of rodeo, and, above all, the marvelous oddities of the western landscape that brings these loves together. Daryl Heatherly is a captivating, endearing narrator and her leading man, J.W. Jarrett, will charm the chaps off of the most urbane reader. TRY is a delight and Burana deserves a gold belt buckle for taking us along for the ride.”—Meghan Daum, author of THE QUALITY OF LIFE

“Burana has the storyteller’s gift...”—The New York Times

“...the perfect best friend...reading (Burana) is like taking a road trip with her.”—The Austin Chronicle

“...a roadside lyricist...”—Salon.com

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