The Charmer in Chaps by Julia London: Review

I’ve been on a cowboy kick lately. So one of the authors releasing a cowboy trope this spring is very well known for her Romance novels with a twist of country.

It has been a while since I’ve read a novel by Julia London so I was excited to be able to review this one. Here are my thoughts.

The Charmer in Chaps by Julia London
Series: The Princes of Texas (Book 1)
Publisher: Berkley (May 7, 2019)
ISBN-13: 978-0451492357

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A Texas Prince Meets His Match…

Cimarron County knows the youngest son of the fabled Prince family as a womanizing hell-raiser, but Luca has changed and he intends to prove it. There’s just one problem—a woman with sparkling eyes and more fight than a barnyard cat.

After a childhood of living in foster homes, Ella Kendall has exactly three things to her name: A dog, a pig, and the rundown house she just inherited. Luca may not remember her from high school, but she definitely remembers him. He is as seductive as he was then, but Ella isn’t about to fall for his flirting. She recognizes a playboy cowboy when she sees one.

Luca knows Ella has learned the hard way to trust no one but herself. Yet the closer he gets to Ella, the more he wants to be the only one she leans on. Because Ella is the only woman for him, and he wants to be the man who finally gives her the home she truly deserves.

The Charmer in Chaps by Julia London Review

The story has a lot of similar attributes that we see in a rich cowboy scenario. One of them is the girl next-door.

After meeting in high school, Ella developed a man-size crush on Luca that never faded. When opportunity came knocking for her to have her own home that happened to be a neighboring lands with the Prince family, she dreaded running into Luca.

Shy and unassuming, Ella is definitely not one to stand out in a crowd. When Luca realized who she was, he remembered why she made an impression on him so many years ago but she is not having anything to do with him!

Luca is not as he seems which is one of the factors I really enjoyed in the story. He has his faults and his family supports nothing that he does. When his dad passes away unexpectedly, their lives are in turmoil.

The story has a lot of similar threads that we see in other western style reads, but London does an excellent job separating and creating characters that balance and give the story loads of interest as well as a few social messages too.

There’s a lot of highs and lows in the story. Good things and bad. Struggles and breakthroughs. In the end, we may get our HEA but it seemed like we had a lot of work to do to get there.

Super-sweet story that ultimately leaves you feeling great which is something London is known for with her writing style. A true blue, all American love story.

Disclaimer: Chris has personally reviewed the product listed above. She has not received any monetary compensation for her review but did receive a free ebook so she could evaluate and use it for this post. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ.