A Girl And Her Horse Thing

When Ms. Vixen invites someone over to her place she certainly doesn’t make it easy… She said…

“Write about your top five cowboys books of this year”

I really had to stop and roll my eyes. Why? Because what “sane” red blooded woman can limit herself to only five cowboys books in a year… Heresy!!!

Anyhow I jumped onto GoodReads to have a peek at what I’ve read and then I thought to hell with it, I am just going to tell you what books felt like I was rode hard and put up very wet when I finished reading them…

I haven’t had the pleasure of meeting a real live cowboy YET, but that has never held me back from using my imagination to its fullest potential when it comes to studly men on horses and what they can do to and for me. There has always been this thing about “a girl and her horse”… and it was no different for me even if it was only my imagination.

• It’s the size thing for one – I love a well built animal, just those long lines that I am able to hold on to in any situation.

• It’s the position – Legs spread, back straight and get set – canter, trot or gallop if you wish… ride girl ride!!!!

• It’s the hard rippling muscles between my legs thing – Is there any other feeling like muscling moving in a rhythmic motion between your legs…

• It’s the sweat thing – I love running my hands over a sweaty body – horse, man, cowboy – semantic, semantic people!!!!

• Hung - Heaven forbid it’s also the fact that we all hope to meet a man who “is hung like a horse” – nuff said on that one!!!!

Now for the books and this is in no particular order and some of these I have been reading over a couple of years…

Rough Riders  – by Lorelei James

I have read this entire series, but this one is my favourite of the set so far… it has two storyline running through it. One older couple who are at a time and place where they need to make harsh and hard decisions and a younger couple that just literally make the pages burns… I Love this book…

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Ranch Series by J.L. Langley

Another series and the first book is one I re-read a lot… I love a take charge man, couple that with a little guy willing to take a chance while going through some angst of is own and it’s like a bush fire set to happen…

Whenever I think of this book it immediately brings on a smutty grin.

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Bareback by Chris Owen

This is one of those books where people are on either side of the line on whether they like it or not. I love this book.

Firstly it’s a story that actually takes place over a pretty good amount of time. It’s not one of those books where you are up to two years later after two sentences. Owen shows us the guys living, loving, arguing and making mistakes and choices that are not even to everyone’s liking.  But that is life and it was Jakes and Tor and they were a great pair of guys to meet.

If you follow Ms. Vixen blog you know she recently mentioned the amount of smut that is in this book. As much as I love this book I agree there is A LOT of sex in this one.

Approach with caution.

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Studs in Spurs by Cat Johnson

I came upon Cat’s book this year and they are tamer in certain respect compare to the others I mentions, but these are books that just clicked with me.  I loved the writer meeting cowboy plotline, a little alpha male posturing. A TSTL heroine and some rather good horsing around…

Hot, hot smexing as well.

Three book series – Love them…

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The Cowboys Series by Leigh Greenwood

This Cowboy series is probably one of the longest one I have followed in this genre. This authors has a very unique style and I like that she brings something fresh to most of her books. There is a little something in all the books for everyone. There is no love, love, love about them, they are just good. They hit the spot, the characters are unforgettable and there’s a lot of them out already – so it was fun to move on to the next book without waiting ages for the next book to be written..

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In Closing

These are some of the cowboy books that make me long for a cowboy all of my own.  What cowboy books are rocking your boat at the moment or which upcoming book are you jonesing for now?

As for “a girl and her horse” thing, do you have anything else to add to my list?

Thank you for the wonderful guest post E.H.  I have to admit though, that my motives for asking you to talk about your favorite cowboy reads is purely selfish.  *off to shop for hot cowboys*—FV

Be sure to visit E.H. on at Erotic Horizon: E.H. On Book And More for more great book recs, reviews, excerpts and more.

Cowgirls Don’t Cry by Lorelei James Paperback: e-Book Publisher: Samhain Available: November 9, 2010 Genre: Contemporary Romance – Western Source: Purchased by reviewer Reviewed by: Sophia (FV)

Jessie McKay has accepted her marriage to Luke McKay wasn’t perfect. After two years of widowhood, she’s ready to kick up her boot heels—until Luke’s younger brother shows up to spoil her fun. But if Brandt thinks she’ll ever take orders from another McKay male, he’s got manure for brains.

Brandt McKay has avoided his sweet, sexy sister-in-law ever since the night he confessed his feelings for her weren’t the brotherly type. Unexpectedly faced with proof of Luke’s infidelity, Brandt is forced to ask for Jessie’s help in taking care of Luke’s young son. Jessie agrees on one condition—she wants Brandt’s boots exclusively under her bed for the duration.

The sexual heat that’s always simmered between them ignites. Brandt is determined to make the temporary situation permanent, proving to Jessie he’s a one-woman man. And Jessie is shaken by feelings she’s sworn never to have again for any man…especially not a McKay.

First Impressions: I was not sure I was going to like the direction this book appeared to be going after reading the prologue.  I was a disappointed and really didn’t want to see Jessie going down a destructive road.  I should have known better, Lorelei James never lets me down in heroine department.  Things turned around quickly and I knew Jessie was going to be ok.

The Hero: My heart always goes out to a hero who’s been in love with his heroine from afar.  Brandt is a bit different from some of the cowboys in this series.  He’s a little more understated, mature and gentlemanly.  Not that the cowboys in this series are any less loveable, but Brandt is far more obvious and outward with his feelings and is a stand up guy all around.  He’s just as sexy and intense as all the rest of the McKay men though.

The Heroine: Jessie has been through hell and back after a less than perfect marriage, then becoming a widow, losing her home and being forced to pick herself up and start over.  When she is faced with the undeniable evidence of her dead husband’s infidelity she is shaken but steps up and handles the situation with grace.  I liked that she stood up faced her problems when walking away would have been so much easier.

What worked: There is so much that worked for me in this book and this is supposed to be a short and sweet review so, I’ll try to narrow it down.  I loved that Jessie didn’t put up a huge fight over her feelings for Brandt throughout the entire story.  Yes, there was some reluctance but she didn’t put up ridiculous obstacles.  I also liked the we got a little dose McKay family antics throughout the book.  Good to know they have been getting’ busy, procreating and raising the next generation of wild McKays.  Of course the romance was intense and sexy and I loved both Jessie and Brandt.  Finally, if you read my blog you know I’ve developed a strange fascination with the llama.  I love’em.  Now I’m convinced that Lorelei James loves ME and specifically wrote llamas into the this story.  That’s right folks, there are llamas in Cowgirls Don’t Cry. So full of win I can’t stand it.  lol

What didn’t work: I wouldn’t necessarily say this didn’t work for me but I will say I was uncomfortable at first with the situation with Luke McKay’s baby being at the center of this romance.   But I do think Lorelei James handled this well despite the very sad circumstances and the eventual outcome was appropriate.  Also, more llama time would have been nice. *g*

Final conclusion: Lorelei James just can’t disappoint me with this series.  At ten books in and a huge cast of characters she still manages to bring a hero and heroine that are unique and stand out among the cowboys and cowgirls that have paved the way before them.

Favorite Quote:

He whispered fiercely, “Give it to me.”

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Corralled: A Blacktop Cowboys Novel by Lorelei James  Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: NAL Trade Available: August 3, 2010 Genre: Western Contemporary Romance Book received from: Smexy Books

Sports therapist Lainie Capshaw has been rehabilitating injured cowboys long enough to know that a charming western drawl combined with a fine physical form doesn’t mean you fall for the man.

So no one is more surprised than Lainie when she finds herself involved with not one, but two different men: Hank Lawson, a bullfighter, and Kyle Gilchrist, a bull rider. Lainie feels guilty about her two-timing, but it doesn’t keep her from doubling her fun-that is until Hank catches her with Kyle.

She’s shocked that Hank isn’t mad. But she’s more shocked to learn Hank and Kyle are hometown buddies. But when the men offer to share her-in every way-she knows that she’s going to have to choose the one man who can give her the ride of her life…

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Whoo-ee!  Lorelei James does it again!  I have recently become a fan of Lorelei James’ Rough Riders series so when I heard she had a whole new series about to release I was all over it.  I couldn’t wait to dig into another luscious cowboy story.  To say that I had high expectations for Corralled is an understatement.  I was not disappointed.  I was hooked, first line in the book:

“Screwing two guys doesn’t make you a slut”

Kyle Gilchrist—bull rider and Hank Lawson—bull fighter, have been friends since childhood.  They’ve gone their own way in life but now they have reunited on the rodeo circuit and plan to be traveling partners.  That’s the plan until they discover they’ve both been seeing the same woman.

Lainie Capshaw is a med-tech spending lots of time on the road as she works two different rodeo circuits providing first-aid and medical treatment to rodeo competitors.  Since she’s on the road so much, there’s not a lot of time for relationships but it’s nice to spend a little time with a sexy cowboy now and then.  She’s had a part time fling going with Hank for a while and it’s worked out well. No promises, just occasional casual dating and some quality time between the sheets.  But when she meets Kyle the chemistry is between them is off the charts so why not enjoy his part time company as well?  She’s feeling just a little guilty about seeing two men at the same time but since both relationships are casual she’s going with it.  Until she finds out that Hank and Kyle are friends.  Both still want her and but she refuses to choose one over the other and doesn’t want to become between their friendship. 

Hank and Kyle come up with a solution.  They will share Lainie if she’s up for it.  Both men are alpha and competitive by nature so this cold be a win/win for Lainie.  Due to a forced vacation, she’s got time on her hands so she hits the road with the boys as they compete for her affections and try to win her heart while seeing to her physical pleasure as well. *waggles eyebrows*  Let me just say that both Kyle and Hank are delicious, but Hank had my heart from the get go.  MINE!

I love a good m/f/m romance.  Unfortunately I’m not always convinced of the relationship dynamics since jealousy, and competitiveness is a fact of human nature and not easily overcome even in best of situations.  That is part of why I loved Corralled.  Although it was Kyle and Hank’s idea to share, both went into the three way relationship with the idea of winning Lainie over.  Neither one of them thought of the three way relationship as an indefinite situation, both looking to win Lainie’s heart in the end.  But even though they are both competitive, they are also life long friends and seemed to respect each other despite the jealousies that arose.  I really felt like this was a very believable relationship and loved how the men respected Lainie, as well as each other, and managed preserve their friendship.  I was a little surprised at how agreeable they both were to sharing in the first place though.  Being alpha men, it seems like they both would have been more resistant in the beginning.  I suppose the opportunity to have an ongoing threesome with a desirable woman made the decision easier. Lainie goes into the relationship with excitement but with several reservations as well.  She doesn’t want to come between friends and at one point wants to walk away without either man in the best interest of their friendship.  With a little convincing from her best friend, she gets on board the three way train eventually.

The main focus of the story is on the romantic relationships between Kyle, Lainie and Hank.  But we also get a chance to learn about some about their familial relationships.  Each has an interesting past and in the process of learning more about these three characters we’re introduced to secondary characters that will hopefully be stepping up in future books in the series.  I especially liked  Hank’s rebellious younger sister Celia and Lainie’s best friend and champion barrel racer Tanna.  Both hold their own being surrounded by cowboys in a male dominated sport and I look forward to seeing them both again as the series progresses. 

For fans of the Rough Riders series don’t worry, you won’t be miss out on all the goodness you’ve come to love in a Lorelei James cowboy romance.  You still get smokin’ hot cowboys, lots of western charm, and plenty of available lube. *g*  Corralled is a great start to another erotically charged western romance series. Be warned though, you may be tempted to pull up roots and hit the road in search of your own rodeo cowboy. 

Favorite Quote:

She looked at him over her shoulder.  “What color condom are you sporting?”

He grinned.  “Yellow.  Feel free to comment about a yellow submarine bein’ long, thick, hard, and filled with seaman.”

Lainie couldn’t help it; she giggled.

 

 

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I’m back with another round Rough Riders cowboys. As you may or may not know I am in midst of a self imposed summer reading challenge.  I have challenged myself to catch up on several well loved, ever popular series that I’m constantly missing out on.  I’ve been sticking to my schedule and doing quite well if I do say so myself.  Lorelei James Rough Riders series was not on the list of series books I needed to catch up on but luckily those hot cowboys wiggled into my summer reading pile. I have fallen head-over-heels or more appropriately hat-over-bootheels for the McKay/West cowboys and I’m a little nervous because I’m about to read the final (available) book in the series.  Good thing Lorelei James has a new cowboy series on the horizon called Blacktop Cowboys, with the first book in the titled, Corralled.  I’d do just about anything to get my greedy little hands on a copy ASAP. 

Last week I did mini reviews of the first three Rough Riders books and I’m back today with books 4, 5, & 6. 

 

Tied Up, Tied Down (Rough Riders 4)

The strongest bonds are the ones unseen

Businesswoman Skylar Ellison is firmly in control of her life. So getting tangled up with a sexy Wyoming cowboy — and conceiving a baby in the parking lot of a honky-tonk — wasn’t in her plan. Since it appears the daddy has taken off for greener pastures, the only thing to do is pull up her bootstraps and carry on alone.

Cattle rancher Kade McKay returns home after a year on the range, and is knocked for a loop when he learns he’s the father of a three-month-old baby girl. When Skylar refuses to marry him, Kade grits his teeth, moves in and plays house by her rules to prove he’s a man in for the long haul.

Despite Skylar’s insistence they are to remain strictly parenting partners, their old passions flare hot as a brush fire, spurring Kade to demand absolute sexual surrender from the headstrong woman. Skylar willingly submits her body to the hot-blooded cowboy but she’s leery of handing Kade the reins to her heart.

Can Kade convince Skylar the wicked sex games aren’t a temporary distraction? Or will he have to bust out the ropes to show her he wants to be tied to her…forever?

They only dated briefly but Kade fell hard and fast.  Unfortunately, things didn’t work out and they broke up and went their separate ways.  Kade was going through a hard time and he volunteered to live on a remote area of the McKay ranch for a year for a cattle grazing experiment.  In the mean time, Skylar discovered was pregnant with Kade’s baby.  Not knowing where he went and not having anyway to contact him, Skylar was on her own.  When Kade returned a year later and realized he had a three month old daughter with Skylar—whom he’s been in love with since before they broke up—he becomes determined to be a father to his daughter and charm his way back into Skylar’s bed and ultimately her heart.

This is my favorite book in the series so far.  I absolutely loved Skylar and Kade and sweet baby Eliza.  I’m not always a fan of couples having children in an erotic romance novel, not every author can pull this off authentically.  But Lorelei James has written a wonderful love story that captures the the joys and difficulties in becoming an unexpected family while managing to keep the romance, and sexual chemistry smoking hot. It was refreshing to see one of these McKay cowboys find himself in the family way and cowboy up in more ways that one.  I also was happy that as a single mother, Skylar didn’t use her baby as a tool to get the upper hand in the relationship. I am not a fan of that scenario and was pleased to see two adults come together and parent responsibly.  And did I mention the sexy times were HOT?     

 

Rough, Raw and Ready (Rough Riders 5)

Chassie West Glanzer hasn’t been a stranger to drama and tragedy. A year of wedded bliss to sexy-as-sin cowboy Trevor Glanzer has brought her the happiness and contentment she never thought she’d find, and mellowed Trevor’s rodeo wanderlust. Then Trevor’s old roping partner ambles up the driveway and Chassie’s life changes drastically.

Trevor never expected to see Edgard Mancuso again, after it became clear he couldn’t be the man Edgard needed. Now Edgard is back from Brazil to sort out their tangled past, and Trevor is plagued with feelings he thought he’d buried over three years ago. Although Trevor is hat-over-bootheels in love with his sweet, feisty wife, the sense his life is missing a piece has always gnawed at him.

Chassie’s shock that Edgard and Trevor were once lovers turns to fear of losing her husband. Or worse, fear that Trevor will stay with her only out of a sense of duty. Yet as the three of them spend time together, the sins of the past blur and fade, leaving raw emotion and unbridled passion.

Passion that could heal-or cause irreparable damage to their future.

First let me say that I cannot read the title of this book without giggling like a school girl.  I might even blush a little.  Just sayin’.  Now, I’m going to confess, I cheated.  I started with this book, rather than starting with book 1 first.  I’m a sucker for m/m/f ménage  and I just couldn’t pass it up.  I asked around and was told I could read the series out of order but most people recommended that I not.  Since it was my first time trying a book written by this author I went ahead and went m/m/f.  What can I say?  As it turns out, this has been my least favorite book so far.  I do wonder if I would have felt differently if I had read in order but somehow I don’t think so.  I did enjoy this book however I was not fully convinced by the three way relationship. 

Trevor and Edgard were roping partners back when they were competing in the rodeo circuit.  They traveled together and eventually became lovers.  When things didn’t work out for them, Edgard left for Brazil and Trevor eventually went on to become happily married to Chassie.  When Edgard shows up on their doorstep years later, Trevor is forced to deal with feelings he thought he buried long ago.  When Chassie finds out about her husbands past love affair with Edgard she fears she will lose her husband to Edgard.  Eventually Chassie comes to terms with her husbands relationship with Edgard  and finds herself immersed in their shared passion.

While I enjoyed this story very much I was a bit skeptical of the relationships.  Trevor claims to be straight but has only ever been attracted to one man—Edgard.   Edgard is gay and the only woman he’s ever been attracted to is Chassie. Chassie is deeply in love with her husband Trevor but welcomes Edgard into her marriage rather easily.  This just didn’t work for me. Their relationship as a threesome did mature and grow with the story but I was never fully convinced in how they all come together.  Still, this was an enjoyable story.

 

Branded as Trouble (Rough Riders 6)

It’s hard to trust the future when you’ve been branded by the past.

As a walking advertisement for the tattoo shop she’s set up in a small Wyoming town, India Ellison is well acquainted with preconceived notions. Despite the odd looks and off-color comments about her off-color hair, life is good. She’s clean and sober, dotes on her sister’s kids and, best of all, spends most of her free time with her best buddy, cowboy Colt McKay.

Reformed bad boy Colt never expected three years of sobriety to lead to three years of abstinence. Curbing his craving for booze and random sexual encounters is nothing compared to the ever-increasing craving for his hot-tempered, hot-bodied best friend, India. Too bad she’s his A.A. sponsor. Too bad she hasn’t a clue that Colt’s been head-over-bootheels in love with her from day one.

After an unexpected, steamy interlude, all India can think about is riding the sexy cowboy instead of her motorcycle, even when Colt is determined to show her a slower ride is worth the wait.

Or are they risking their friendship for a fling that could burn them both?

Branded as Trouble is a friends to lovers story.  Colt is a recovering alcoholic and India has been his A.A. sponsor and friend throughout his recovery.  India is a city girl, who rides a Harley and makes her living as a tattoo artist.  Colt is a tough as nails Wyoming cowboy through and though.  Opposites attract and an undeniable attraction between the two of has begun to blossom into something more than just friendship. 

I always love a good friends to lovers story because there is a good solid relationship before the romance.  Colt and India’s friendship runs deep and they’ve already set a good foundation. They are attracted to each other, now they both just need to admit it.  I loved watching the spunky tattooed India and reformed bad boy make their way through ups and downs of newly realized love.  This was a sweet, romantic story and as always, a very sexy read. 

 

I’m nearly caught up on this series I have enjoyed each and every book.  Check back next week and I will have three more mini reviews for Rough Riders books 7, 8, & 9.  In the meantime, save a horse, ride a cowboy girls…or boys if that’s your thang! 

Lorelei James Rough Riders cowboys?  Three words:  nom, nom nom.

Once upon time, I would have laughed in your face if you told me I would enjoy a cowboy romance.  Cowboys were not my thing, not at all.  Why? I don’t really know, it’s not like I had a bad rodeo experience or anything, I just wasn’t ready to cowboy up I guess.  But one day Pearl, from Pearl’s World of Romance (and regular FVBR reviewer) was chatting it up about Vivian Arend’s novella, Rocky Mountain Heat.  Peer pressure is my friend so I high tailed over to my local e-book store and bought a copy.  Hooooo-doggie, I was in love with some sexy cowboys and ready for more!  Pearl recommended I give Lorelei James’ Rough Riders series a try, so of course, I did. 

That’s it.  I am hopelessly hooked.  I’m moving to Wyoming and finding myself a bronco bustin’ cowboy.  The McKay cowboys are the hottest, sexiest, omg-so-delicious-hard-ridin’-cowboys I’ve ever ‘known’.   This is it for me.  My destiny.  I’ll discuss the details with my hubs later, I’m sure he’ll understand, right?  Probably not. I’ll stick with my new cowboy book boyfriends, and stay married to my wonderful, understanding, insanely tolerant husband, and just enjoy my new cowboys in my head.

 

Long Hard Ride (Rough Riders 1)

Channing Kinkaid itches for a wild western adventure with an untamed man. Enter Colby McKay bull rider, saddle bronc buster and calf roper. He knows he’s found a woman who’s up to the challenge of cutting loose. Intrigued by Channing’s bold proposition to "horse around" on the road, Colby proposes sexual escapades not only in his bed, but in those of his two rodeo traveling partners. Can Channing give up total control? Especially when not all is as it seems with the sexy trio?

I love the covers in this series, I think they are so eye catching, and just gorgeous.  This one is not my favorite in the series but still very nice.  I’m sucker for a nice manly forearm and I won’t even go into what those chaps do for me.  Just sayin’. 

Although this is the first book in the series, this was not the first book I read from the Rough Riders series.  I skipped ahead to book #5 for the plain and simple fact that it is an m/m/f ménage and I was fully intrigued by the thought of m/m/f cowboy action.  (I’ll discuss that book at a later date.)  Long Hard Ride is Channing and Colby’s story.  Colby is a rodeo star, on the road competing.  He’s got a thing for Channing who is travelling with another competitor.  When she finds out her ‘travel mate’ is married Colby offers the newly adventurous Channing the opportunity of a lifetime.  Hit the road with him and his two travel companions, live the rodeo life for a while, and keep their bed warm…all three of them.

I’ll admit, at first I wasn’t really convinced by this scenario.  I expected an unemotional sex-fest and wasn’t all that thrilled the idea.  I love erotic romance but there has to be a good strong emotional relationship in order for me to enjoy the story.  Not only did I get one intense emotional relationship with Channing and Colby, I got a nice introduction into a secondary relationship as well.  (m/m alert)  Don’t get me wrong, there is plenty of smoking hot sexy times to keep you happy.  Oh, my are there sexy times!  Wow!!  But the relationships are intense as well, making this one of my favorite erotic romances. 

Go on now, git’cher cowboy on!

 

 

Rode Hard, Put Up Wet (Rough Riders 2)

Workin’ up a hot, sticky sweat is pure pleasure with a hard-ridin cowboy or two. Struggling stock contractor Gemma Jansen swallows her pride and tracks down circuit rider Cash Big Crow to offer him a job managing her ranch. Cash agrees on one condition: theirs wont be strictly a working relationship. She’s the boss during the day, but once she’s corralled in the bedroom, Cash calls the shots. Despite concerns about their age difference, Gemma consents. Cash suspects the sexy widow hides an untapped wild streak. He intends to loosen her tightly held reins of control even if he has to break out his horsewhip to do it. But Cash is in for a surprise. Gemma proves a rough and ready participant in any leather-n-lace game Cash dreams up. Between riding herd on his wayward daughter, Macie, and rowdy cowboy Carter McKay doggin’ Macie’s every boot step, Cash struggles to hide his true feelings for Gemma except this time, Gemmas grabbed the bull by the horns and she’s playing for keeps. Summers going to be a hot one at the Bar 9.

Cash Big Crow has it bad for the widow Gemma.  And now he’s finally got his chance with her.  Turns out, Gemma’s got a thing for him as well but she still has a few pieces of her heart to put back together before she can fully give it to Cash.  Don’t worry now, they’ll scorch the sheets first, and work the rest out as they go. 

Gemma is about 10 years older than Cash but that’s not a problem for him at all.  In fact he’s got a grown daughter from a former relationship with a woman who was also about ten years older than him.  Now his daughter Macie is in his life, and they’re trying to develop the father daughter relationship they never had.  Macie gets a two’fer in the relationship department though.  Not only does she face the challenges for getting to know her father for the first time, she also faces the challenges of fending off (or not) sexy cowboy, Cater McKay. 

Cash and Gemma’s relationship sweet and sexy but for me it was Carter and Macie that moved me.  I just always had the sense that Cash and Gemma would be just fine with a little time and patience but Carter and Macie were a much different story.  Carter is impulsive, intense and sexy as hell.  He is an artist and doesn’t quite fit the McKay cowboy mold so he has a few familial issues to work out.  Macie has some trust issues and the two of them are explosive both in the bedroom and out.  Carter is one of my favorite McKays.

 

 

Cowgirl Up and Ride (Rough Riders 3)

…Ridin’ the edge of lust is fun—until someone falls in love.

Goody-two boots AJ Foster has waited her entire life for her dream cowboy Cord McKay to see her as more than the neighbor girl in pigtails. Now that she’s old enough to stake her claim on him, she’s pulling out all the sexual stops and riding hell-bent for leather—straight for his libido.

Divorced rancher Cord has sworn off all women…until innocent AJ suggests he teach her how to ride bareback—and he realizes she doesn’t mean horses or bulls. Between his responsibilities running his massive ranch, missing his young son and dealing with the sexual shenanigans of his brother and cousins, Cord is more than willing to take AJ up on her offer. On a trial basis.

Dear universe, look at that cover.  Cord McKay is just drool worthy.  All cowboys do their ranchin’ chores bare chested right?  Well they should.  Wow!

AJ is a virgin and looking to remedy that.  But not with just anyone, she wants the man she has been in love with since she was five years old and no one else will do.  She’s waited for him even after he married someone else.  Now Cord is a single father and AJ is ready to claim her man. 

Cord is my favorite McKay cowboy.  Wait, did I already say that about a couple of other McKay’s?  Oh well, each time I read one of these books I fall in hopelessly in love with the hero.  Cord is all kinds of sexy, a dedicated father and over all good ol’ boy.  What’s not to love? 

I cringed at the virginal AJ at first.  I’m not really a fan of the virginal, skittish, heroine so I went into this one with doubts.  Good thing Miss AJ doesn’t know the meaning of skittish!  This young woman knows what she wants and is not willing to settle for second best.  She knows Cord is her cowboy and no one else will do.  Go AJ!! 

 

Besides the very intense emotional relationships in this series I love that the characters are lusty and unashamed of it, including the women.  They make love and work the pesky relationship issues out as they go.  Now, I can’t read stories like these exclusively but I do love this series.  The cowboys are tough, sexy and not afraid of their ‘dark desires’.  The women embrace their sexuality and match their cowboys kink for kink.  This series is definitely  going on my favorite erotic series list.  If you love cowboy romance, run, don’t walk, get yourself a McKay.  If you don’t love cowboy romance, run, don’t walk, get yourself a McKay.  There is just no two ways about it.  Do it.

I’ve already read most of this series and I’ll do another post with a few mini reviews of the other books soon.