Archives for July 31, 2022

* Review * IN THE RING WITH THE MAVERICK by Kathy Douglass

I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.

* Review * IN THE RING WITH THE MAVERICK by Kathy DouglassIn the Ring with the Maverick by Kathy Douglass
Series: Montana Mavericks: Brothers & Broncos #2
Published by Harlequin Special Edition on July 26, 2022
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five-stars

Anything he can do

She can do better

Rodeo riders Jack Burris and Audrey Hawkins are both at the top of their game—except when it comes to love. Competing against each other in the Bronco Summer Family Rodeo, they are so determined to win they’ve put blinders on, tamping down their mutual attraction. In this battle of the sexes, the real victory may lie in surrender, but who will get off their high horse first?

 

Down-to-earth characters with a twist of rodeo swagger delight in the second book in the Montana Maverick: Brothers and Broncos series and I wholeheartedly enjoyed the visit! A friendly competition quickly heats up when the Burris brothers take on the Hawkins sisters at the Bronco rodeo and sparks sizzle as tempers fly and talent shines. I would have liked a tad more relationship development once they truly decided to be a couple, but I liked them a lot and really enjoyed their story.

Audrey is talented and determined to show the world what a rodeo woman can really do.

Jack likes Audrey and wishes her no ill will, but he just thinks he will always come out on top.

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone that enjoys a small town filled with great characters, hearty drama and enjoyable happily ever afters all around!

five-stars

* Review * RIVALRY AT PLAY by Nadine Gonzalez

I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.

* Review * RIVALRY AT PLAY by Nadine GonzalezRivalry at Play by Nadine Gonzalez
Series: Texas Cattleman's Club: Ranchers and Rivals #4
Published by Harlequin Desire on July 26, 2022
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four-stars

“It’s your move. Go ahead and finish me.”

Attorney Alexandra Lattimore doesn’t play games, but entrepreneur Jackson Strom brings out her competitive side. Her former high school rival is all grown up—oozing class, challenging her and tempting her in equal measure. But she’s back home to deal with family business, not to revisit the past or get tangled up in messy emotions. Is a casual fling the best strategy? Maybe… Succumbing to Jackson’s physical appeal is one thing; revealing her secrets is another. But she knows he won’t be satisfied until he’s made her his queen…

 

Temptation comes knocking when former adversaries reconnect and can’t resist each other in the next book in the Texas Cattleman’s Club: Ranchers and Rivals series and you won’t want to miss it! I wanted a little more development on Jackson’s side, and the ending was really abrupt, but overall I enjoyed their story a lot.

I recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone that enjoys a good bit of drama mixed with your happily ever after. The TCC series always brings power, riches and lust to the forefront of a great story.

four-stars

* Review * LESSONS IN FATHERHOOD by Makenna Lee

I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.

* Review * LESSONS IN FATHERHOOD by Makenna LeeLessons in Fatherhood by Makenna Lee
Series: Home to Oak Hollow #5
Published by Harlequin Special Edition on July 26, 2022
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five-stars

More surprising than being a father

Is what it takes to be a dad

Nicholas Weller is stunned to discover the adorable baby abandoned in the middle of his art gallery is his son. Asking teacher Emma Blake for help is a plea of desperation—he barely knows her, after all—and clearly, she has her own misgivings. But under Emma's tutelage, Nicholas is soon juggling diapers, formula…and unexpected feelings for her. He’s passing the lessons on fatherhood, but is he ready to graduate to family man?

 

Heartfelt characters, emotional back stories and just enough adorable sass to keep me hooked page after page! The fifth book in the Home to Oak Hollow series quickly grabbed my attention with a surprise/abandoned baby and I didn’t want to put it down even for a minute. I really enjoyed the honest goodness of the main characters and how they each had their own emotional scars to work through.

Nicholas is a genuinely nice guy in spite of his cold upbringing, but finding out he’s a dad when he doesn’t feel like he ever had an example of one is hard to swallow and he finds himself floundering. Lucky for him he picks just the right person to teach him the way.

Emma has a heartbreaking back story but has such a warm and giving heart that she manages to carry herself forward into whatever life brings her no matter the trauma she herself has suffered. I really liked her.

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys a small town romance filled with subtle drama, heartwarming characters and happily ever afters freely flowing!

five-stars