Review: By the Bootstraps by Alexa Martin

By the Bootstraps by Alexa Martin

Blurb from Goodreads:

A cowboy romance enthusiast discovers that everything’s bigger in Texas—even love—in this swoony novel from beloved author Alexa Martin.

Fueled by a love of romance novels, Luna Starr was destined for a life with her head in the clouds. Her delusional tendencies serve her well…or at least they used to. When life throws her a curveball, she decides it’s time to turn her cowboy fantasies into reality and purchases a tiny farm in Celestial, Texas. After all, don’t all heroines try to outrun grief?

Tate Jacobs hates cowboys, which is a small problem, considering his family happens to own the largest ranch in Celestial. Life might not have gone the way he wanted, but as head coach at his old high school and the town’s best (and only) handyman, he’s figured out how to stay busy and keep his head down—until the new girl in town shows up. Luna’s new property is a bad accident waiting to happen unless someone helps her with her DIY home renovations.

As Tate and Luna spend more time together fixing up her house, unexpected feelings and undeniable chemistry bubble to the surface. Luna might’ve moved to Celestial to make her cowboy dreams come true, but somewhere beneath the vast Texas skies, she discovers that love in the real world can be far better than she imagined.

 

This was fun!  I enjoyed the first 2/3 much more than the last 1/3 when all the conflict happened.  It was going down one path then veered a bit too much for me.  Still, great setting, great characters and I cna't wait for more in this series!  Give this a try!

By the Bootstraps comes out next week on May 26, 2026 and you can purchase HERE.  

My entire life, I've always known what comes next. For as long as I can remember, I didn't just have my next move planned, but the three-or fifty-that followed. I was the kid in middle school who could tell you what college I'd attend and knew that by the time I was twenty-one, I'd have it all figured out. Every little thing was accounted for, except, of course, life itself. And no amount of planning could've prepared me for the unimaginable or the fact that now, at the ripe old age of thirty, I'm starting over.