The Real West

A widowed professor takes her family on a vacation to a working ranch in Colorado. While there, she meets Jake West, a cowboy who has avoided settling down. Although the two feel an immediate connection, their differing lifestyles and Rebecca's professional ambitions create complications in their developing relationship.

This Canadian TV movie was written by Lara Olsen and produced by Charles Cooper. It is the ninth of 15 films directed by Terry Ingram, following Gilded Newport Mysteries: Murder at the Breakers and preceding Three Wiser Men and a Boy. The cast features Kimberley Sustad as Rebecca and Lucas Bryant as Jake West, with supporting roles played by Lynda Boyd, James Denton, Nicholas Holmes, and Beatrice Kitsos.

The film has received generally positive feedback from viewers, holding a 7/10 rating on IMDb based on 1,000 votes and a 6.9/10 rating on TMDB from 21 votes.