‘Once a Cowboy’ – Cheesy Romance Novel Covers

What is this guy gazing at so longingly? Maybe a distant ranch? Or perhaps at Alexandra, the private investigator who uncovers the truth about his past and predictably becomes his lover?

From the artfully arranged hat to the jeans with chaps that draw attention to his, erm, assets, this is one quintessential cowboy. Even the open shirt exposing a perfectly toned, tan and -- by the looks of things -- waxed chest inevitably gets us thinking, "how very ‘Brokeback Mountain.'"