By the Bootstraps

By Alexa Martin

Berkley Trade Paperback

In this cowboy love story, a young romance novel aficionado impulsively buys the ultimate fixer-upper in a small Texas town, only to realize love isn’t quite like her novels when a handsome handyman/football coach/real-life cowboy shows up at her door. 

As always, Martin’s romance is filled with characters who feel like fully-fleshed people you might know — each with their hopes, disappointments, fears and flaws. Readers first fell in love with Martin’s unique storytelling with the football romances that were inspired by her time as an NFL wife.

“Martin’s characters find their strength in the abundant warmth of their connection…Silence the voice in your head that divides people into those who deserve and those who don’t.” — The New York Times

At its core, “By the Bootstraps” is an exploration of grief, complicated family dynamics, and the intricacies of small-town life set against the backdrop of a romance written with Martin’s signature humor, heart and spice. In other words, a romance readers will be spurring on.

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