Joe and Colt have a long history together.  From grade school through prison—yes prison—where they were wrongly imprisoned.  Once they served their time, they decided they were going to hunt down the man that put them there and settle the score.  Heck they could kill the man and no one could do a thing, as they already served time for the crime.  When they find him they don’t expect to find a little spitfire of a woman standing up to him. 

Dakota won’t sell out her land to “Big Ed” no matter what he throws at her. Through fires, attacks and even stolen cattle she has held strong.   Heck the man even hired her former “boyfriend” away.  She has grown leery of people, especially as no one in town will help her.  When Joe and Colt show up on her property looking for work she tries to send them on their way.  Once they figure out she is the one standing alone against “Big Ed” they decide to take only yes for an answer. 

Dakota figures they will only stay long enough to be scared away but until then they are handy to have around and they definitely improve the scenery.  But will she be able to act on her lustful feelings or will she discover why they are really on her ranch?  Are they each what the other needs to heal and have a strong life together?

Leah Brooke knows how to weave a couple of alpha cowboys into an interesting storyline with strong women.  Dakota’s Cowboys continues to prove this fact and is the latest in the Dakota Heat series.  I enjoyed the interaction between Dakota and the new men in her life, and how she still sticks to her convictions and does what she feels is her job no matter what the men think.