REVIEW - HER COWBOY STUD

"What Trace sees is a gold-digger, he can't fathom why his Uncle left her anything at all in his will - but now she's come to collect month after his uncle's death. The attraction is immediate and he doesn't like it, she's out get money so he has to keep a cool head about it. But when Macy acts truly shocked about what Silas left her he begin to have mixed feelings and having her warm his bed seems more and more like a stellar idea even if she is after money."

Author: Randi Alexander
Published: The Wilder Roses Publishing on March 23rd 2012
Pages: 67 Pages
Form: E-book ( from the publisher for an honest review)
Genre: Erotic Cowboy Romance (18+ Only)
Series: Cowboy Kink
Amazon: Buy / $4.59 (Kindle) ( EU price, click to see US price )
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Excerpt: Kiss Me, Trace

Macy's come to Houston not only to get what a nice older man decided to leave her in his will but also to meet his nephew Trace. She's had a crush on him since seeing his picture that one shared plane ride with Silas - and now she's got her sexy heels on and she's ready to play a little game of seduce with Trace.

What Trace sees is a gold-digger, he can't fathom why his Uncle left her anything at all in his will - but now she's come to collect month after his uncle's death. The attraction is immediate and he doesn't like it, she's out get money so he has to keep a cool head about it. But when Macy acts truly shocked about what Silas left her he begin to have mixed feelings and having her warm his bed seems more and more like a stellar idea even if she is after money.

Macy's about to get what she wanted, Trace, and she's got a bag full of sexy goodies to try out with him, thanks to her job at marketing and selling adult toys. But when she discovers Trace's view on her she's shot down from her rose colored cloud, reality isn't what fantasies are made of.

Her Cowboy Stud is quick pace, entertaining and oh so definitely sexy read! Not a dull moment in it. If you're looking for a don't-put-me-down cowboy romance then this is it! Of course if you are squeamish about adult toys then look away - this cowboy had a sexy dominating streak in the bedroom, and a girl to match his desires.

Macy and Trace made odd bed fellows at first, a cowboy and adult toy saleswoman, not really a sentence you hear a lot, but they have great chemistry, Trace's mistrust and lust for her, and Macy's naive crush on Trace makes for good and entertaining reading, especially when the facts come out and feathers are ruffle one way and another. One of the most delicious scenes is interrupted by the "truths" coming out and even the reader is left sexually frustrated - now that's good romance writing!

I like the cover, I just wish the girl didn't have obvious double D ( maybe even E )  implants it's distractive and makes Macy look cheap, that's my only qualm about the cover. The blurb was great at drawing the reader in, and Alexander writes great, her characters have emotions that are real and not forced and her playful style in the lighter areas is fun to read.

You'll like this if... you like your cowboys in control, your woman daring and misconception ruining a perfectly sexy/great day ( but knowing it will be all fixed and good later )!

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SHAMELESS - REVIEW, GUEST BLOG & GIVEAWAY!

"Sierra Brooks is happy for the first time since her divorce. She has a career she loves and a fiancé who loves her. Unfortunately, her fiancé isn’t the only man professing his love. He may be able to offer her safety and security, but will she decide to risk everything for another chance with the man who broke her heart?"

Author: Cheryl Douglas
Published: Self Published on March 2012
Pages: 224 Pages
Form: E-book (from a tour for an honest review)
Genre: Contemporary Western Romance
Series: Nashville Nights #1
Amazon: Buy / $3.44 (Kindle) ( EU price, click to see US price )
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Excerpt: Chapter 1

"Trey Turner may be topping the country music charts but his life has been going downhill since his wife left him five years ago. He’s desperate to make amends for the mistakes he’s made and convince Sierra their love deserves a second chance.

Sierra Brooks is happy for the first time since her divorce. She has a career she loves and a fiancé who loves her. Unfortunately, her fiancé isn’t the only man professing his love. He may be able to offer her safety and security, but will she decide to risk everything for another chance with the man who broke her heart?" ~From Goodreads

I absolutely ended up loving this book, even though the beginning was hard to read personally as I grew up with a stepdad who abused alcohol, so it was still a raw nerve to chafe against but when Trey quit booze just to have a better chance at having Sierra back again it became an easier read - and then it became great!

The plot is fantastic! Trey's desperation to get his ex-wife back, all the unspoken past between them, the secrets, the hurt and the love. Even with a setting as dark as this Shameless was still  great romance without being too angsty, it had lust, passion, broken hearts, hope and forgiveness that made it so worthwhile reading! Shameless is a story of hope, love and forgiveness in the greatest country town in the world, Nashville!

I was thoroughly invested in Sierra and Trey's relationship, after they met again in chapter two I was sold, there was so much passion there some visible, some hidden and some tried to be buried rising to the surface. Trey's alcoholic past screwed up everything, and it was so hard to read the parts where he regretted his actions with such soul twisting hurt that it was impossible to stop reading the book. Of course Sierra wasn't without blame either, but her secrets to why she let the marriage go are just as heart breaking as Trey's. But then there's the passion between them and the love and it makes up for all past wrongs! And that was beautiful to read! And I rooted for the Happy Ending the whole time - and was so happy to receive it - but it seems these two will have to work on their relationship as long as they stay together, and I loved that realistic note at the end.

Shameless is a sensual story packed full of passion, temptation and forbidden love – even though the story isn’t full of love scenes it’s the “I shouldn’t, almost giving into” temptation Sierra goes through around Trey even though she’s engaged to another man, and the desperate passion to have her in his bed again that Trey feels every time she’s close that make this book seriously HOT!

You'll love this if... you like your heroes broken but willing to fix themselves for their greatest love, if you like reading your heroes chasing after their girl, and if you like your country singers absolutely loyal and looking like a sexy linebacker with a killer smile.

With $0.99 this is an awesome find, I recommend it highly!

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What’s sexy about a hero who demands to have back his heroine?
by Cheryl Douglas

           What’s sexy about a hero who demands to have back his heroine? Where do I begin? In my mind, this epitomizes the alpha male we all know and love from our favorite romance novels. It’s the man who knows what he wants, and goes after it with little regard for the obstacles in his path.

           I think as women, we all want someone to love us like that. There’s nothing sexier than a strong, powerful, man brought to his knees by his love for a woman. Am I wrong, ladies?

           I admit that I read romance novels because I want the happily ever after, but I want more than that. My favorite books have a strong hero, and a prominent male point of view. I want to know what the hero is thinking and how he’s feeling as he’s falling in love with the heroine. If he’s fighting those feelings, I need to know why. When does he make the decision to let his guard down and make himself vulnerable? If I understand what’s going on inside of his head, the infamous ‘black moment’ in every story really is a black moment for me, as the reader. I want him to get the girl, because as tough as he may be, I believe that without her, his life isn’t worth living. In the case of alpha males, vulnerability is sexy because it’s so unexpected. It’s that perceived weakness that lets us know he’s found the one, and because he is a strong man, used to being in control, there’s no way he would let his women go without a fight.

           Fiction writers have one goal, to evoke a response from their readers. Nothing evokes a response from me, as a reader, quite like a story where the hero is desperate to re-connect with the only woman he believes will make his life complete. I love to read stories like that, but even more, I live to write stories like that. Sure, I enjoy novels where the relationship evolves from a friendship, or the modern woman is courting her man, but give me a story where an alpha male is pursuing his woman and I won’t be able to put in down. Is it enthralling? Yes. Is it sexy? You tell me. 

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REVIEW - THE UNEXPECTED

"Jesse is skittish when it comes to Sean, he fiancée's best friend and sexual exploits partner of old, she's unsure what will come of the night she promised to share with them - she's scared that the feeling she has for Sean aren't appropriate for a woman about to get married - but she's willing to give the night a try."

Author: Rory Michaels
Published: Raven Books Publishing on January 2011
Pages: 38 Pages
Form: E-book (self-bought)
Genre: Western Contemporary Erotic Romance (18+ Only)
Series: Macon Valley Ménage #1
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Excerpt: Beginning of Chapter 1

Perry and Sean are known for sharing their women, but now Perry's gotten engaged and the town gossip is ablaze on how this will go. Perry wants to have both he wants Jesse and he wants Sean, he wants them all to belong together, to share and love for the rest of their lives.

Jesse is skittish when it comes to Sean, he fiancée's best friend and sexual exploits partner of old, she's unsure what will come of the night she promised to share with them - she's scared that the feeling she has for Sean aren't appropriate for a woman about to get married - but she's willing to give the night a try.

This novella starts at the good part, no dallying around, they are in the hotel room and three of them and thing are about to get hot! No kidding, this whole novella was scorching hot, two cowboys taming a skittish female, there was so many soothing words and gestures against the canvas of what was going down ( this is a ménage romance series after all! ) that you could not help but be impressed!

You could tell from the get go that both these cowboys loved Jesse, but it wasn't until little late in the story that Jesse confessed she had feelings for both men. Of course I imagine this would be an impossible situation in real life, two cowboys actually sharing a girl for life - but luckily we have romances like this because they are so hot! Seriously, being loved by two cowboys and instead of just one, priceless!

If you are looking for a scorching hot cowboy read and aren't afraid of some ménage in your story then this little story is for you, and it's a series so when you are done, you can go pick up the next books, The Untold, The Unspoken, The Unforgettable, The Unwrapped and The Unabashed! Welcome to seriously hot Macon Valley!

Thanks to Vanessa at Jeep Diva for bringing this novella to my attention!

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REVIEW OF T-R-O-U-B-L-E WITH GIVEAWAY!

"Ky has never met a women like Cooper, she's his perfect match, a gorgeous little spitfire, but the skittish thing tries to evade all his approaches and insistently calls him a friend, but he has a plan to get out of the friend zone, but even if he does there seems to be much more to Cooper than meets the eye. And why is his ranch now suddenly under sabotage, and from who?"

Author: Sable Hunter
Pages: 185 pages
Publisher: Secret Cravings Publishing 
Published: August, 2011
Form: E-book (from my personal library)
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Series: Texas Heat #1
Amazon: Buy / $5.47 (Kindle) ( EU price, click to see US price )
Barnes & Noble: Buy / $2.99 (Nook)
Secret Cravings Publishing: Buy / $4.99 (E-book)
Excerpt: Excerpt & Adult excerpt

Cooper's husband is dead, the sadistic wife beater is not missed. She escapes the town run by her ex's goonies to a small town in Texas where she swears to begin a new life, a good one, without him. But all the remarks hurt worse than the broken bones and starting fresh doesn't come easy…  after all if her deceased husband was right she’s no more than an ugly cow.

After living in isolation in small cabin for few weeks she finally meets her neighbor, the handsome Kyler who she's been watching for a while now driving by his house, as she rescues him from a possible rattlesnake bite, just to get bit herself. Ky demands he needs to take care of her and take her to the hospital, and very very grudgingly she finally agrees.

Ky has never met a women like Cooper, she's his perfect match, a gorgeous little spitfire, but the skittish thing tries to evade all his approaches and insistently calls him a friend, but he has a plan to get out of the friend zone, but even if he does there seems to be much more to Cooper than meets the eye. And why is his ranch now suddenly under sabotage, and from who?

        “Just last night, I lay in my bed so very lonely.” She touched his forehead, teasing a lock of his light brown hair. “I thought of you.” A small laugh escaped her throat. “Do you know that I watch for you when I drive by your house, hoping I will see you?”

        He held her close and feathered little kisses all over her face. Soft. Sweet. His breathing was coming a little faster. “Yeah. And I would watch you go by. I had worked out this whole fantasy in my mind about who you were and what you looked like…” He took her bottom lip in his mouth and nibbled on it, laving it with his tongue.

        “I used to imagine what we would do together. When you walked into my life, I was floored. You are the most beautiful woman I have ever known. I can't tell you how hard it was to hold myself back. And when I found out you were my mystery woman, Cooper—you'll never know what that did to me. Right from the start, it seemed as if I knew you—that we could skip the preliminaries. I guess you've noticed how I talk to you; the sweethearts, loves, babes. Cooper, I don't talk like this. I have never spoken to another woman like this. But with you, I can't help it.” All the time he was talking, he was stealing kisses, drawing designs on her skin with his fingers, getting her ready for his loving.

        Slowly, he slipped one hand to her back and released the clasp on her bra. Cooper's breath hitched in her throat. “I love how you talk to me. It makes me feel safe.” Ky didn't stop to analyze her statement, his eyes were on what he was unveiling. He scooted himself down on the couch, until his face was even with her breasts.

I think I've found another favorite author! I absolutely fell in love with Trouble! I loved broken Cooper and Ky for wanting her just as she was never knowing just how broken she was. I haven't read a novel on domestic abuse since Stephen King's Rose Madder, and as much as I loved that book I loved Trouble even more! Maybe Trouble kicks Rose Madder's ass because let's face it S.K doesn't really write deliciously hot love scenes - Sable Hunter does!

I truly enjoyed the plot it was intricate in subtle way not robbing from the romance but adding to it. I loved how broken Cooper was, she'd been beaten, abused and tortured, physically and even more damagingly, mentally - but still she had a kind character, she had compassion for animals which she viewed as not hostile, where she tend to think people thought the worse of her. Which I can somewhat relate to myself, having been bullied at school, hurtful words for years on end cause damage.

Ky was the absolute rock of the book! He was there for Cooper every step of the way without any knowledge of what she'd been through. He wanted her, loved her and cared for her, this was touching enough to get any girls eyes to water, that kind of unconditional love. Not that the love was just pure, oh no, there was plenty of passion and sexual tension, Ky trying to control his and Cooper questioning both of theirs.

This is one of those books that you just got to read, you'll feel for Cooper, you'll root for Ky to figure it all out and you'll be at the edge of your seat when the suspense aspect of the story kicks in. I know I was! More than once I went "watch out he's right there, oh god, look, no don't go there!".

I highly recommend this book to you if you love broken girls getting whole again, dizzyingly passionate love story, suspense and of course a hot cowboy, with a twin! Which reminds me I have the 2nd Texas Heat book, My Aliyah: Heart in Chains to read next week. ;D

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REVIEW - TEXAS TWO STEP

"On a layover to Texas she figures out Robert has been cheating on her - she promises herself after she gets back they are over. In Texas though she's not welcomed by her friend Ellen but her brother Wes and his friend Shooter, both a stark contract to Robert she can't help but be attracted to them both."

Author: Cat Johnson
Pages: 129 pages
Publisher: OmniLit / All Romance eBooks, LLC
Published: February, 2011
Form: E-book (from my personal library)
Genre: Contemporary Western Romance
Series: Perfect Strangers #1
All Romance E-books: Buy / $2.99 (E-book)
Excerpt: Meeting at the Airport

"It takes two to tango, but three to do the two-step with these Texas cowboys…

Londoner Maryann Morrissy finds the companionship she's missing by making friends on the Internet with fellow rodeo fans in the States. Her fiancé Robert doesn't understand her new obsession. His mocking is just one more thing in a long list that convinces Maryann he's not the man for her. Perfect timing, because Maryann is flying to Texas where two rodeo cowboys are waiting to show her the ropes.

Annoyed he has to pick up his sister's British online buddy from the airport, tie-down roper Wes Griffin drags his best friend Shooter with him. Misery loves company until Wes sees Maryann get off the plane. When her sexy accent makes his heart do the two-step, Wes begins to wish he'd kept Maryann all to himself because Shooter is just as intrigued.

After the nasty end to Maryann’s engagement, she's ready to take both cowboys on, but is Wes willing to share?"

         Wes frowned at Shooter. “Hot? Her? What the hell are you talking about?”
         Then he followed his friend’s gaze and saw what Shooter had seen. Coming through the other door, also smiling in their direction was a woman about their own age and looking like nothing he’d imagined Brit Chick would look like.
         “Hello. I’m Maryann.” The lilt in her sweet voice shot straight through Wes, right down to his groin. Down below, Little Wes woke up to take notice and was apparently enjoying Maryann’s British accent from inside Wes’s jeans.
         Shooter’s face lit up with a wide, goofy grin. “Hey, Maryann. I’m Shooter. Welcome to America.”

I can't seem to keep away from Cat Johnson's cowboy novels! Why? Because they are excellent! The stories are interesting, funny, warm and the characters witty and heartwarming - and let's not forget her novels are hot as hell! I kid you not, these cowboy novels will melt much more than your heart. ;D

The plot begins with Maryann, who travels from London to Texas to see her first Rodeo, finds out her fiancée is cheating on her she wants to break all ties to him, but not through phone. Maryann soon finds she's escorted by two hunky cowboys, and few drinks later she ready to call Robert and take the two cowboys to bed. I told you it was a hot book. ;)

Maryann and Wes make a cute couple ( cute enough to make me go awwwww ), and having Shooter instigate quite few things was hilarious, especially when Wes had to come into willing Maryann's rescue. Texas Two Step is full of funny lines, witty dialogue and emotional and sexy twists - it's a perfect shorter read when you want to feel good and read some steamy romance.

You'll love this if... you love cowboys, two guys showing a girl a good time and your novels fun, feel good and smoking sexy!

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REVIEW - RIDE

"Pro bull rider Chase Reese had one particularly great ride so the birthday boy is taken to a strip club to celebrate. A lap dance turns into quite the event and neither he or the girl know what to do with the unexplainably strong  attraction."

Author: Cat Johnson
Pages: 131 pages
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Published: December, 2010
Form: E-book ( from blogger's personal library)
Genre: Contemporary Cowboy Romance
Series: Studs in Spurs #3
Amazon: Buy / $3.99 (Kindle) ( EU price, click to see US price )
Barnes & Noble: Buy / $2.79 (Nook)
The Book Depository: Buy / €9.89 (Paperback)
All Romance E-books: Buy / $4.50 (E-book)
Excerpt: Waking up married

Pro Bull Rider Chase Reese had one particularly great ride so the birthday boy is taken to a strip club to celebrate. A lap dance turns into quite the event and neither he or the girl know what to do with the unexplainably strong  attraction.

Leesa Santiago didn’t ever see herself becoming a stripper, she was studying to become a CPA, and accountant before things with her ex went sour – not as sour though as hearing her boss orders a hit on her for walking in on him at wrong time and seeing too much money.

Leesa hides out in the pro-bullrider meet and greet and spots yesterday’s birthday boy. One night later they are married with no recollection of how that came to be. With gangsters on her tail she decides to leave Vegas with Chase to take care of a quickie divorce for a quickie marriage.

I love Johnson’s writing, her stories never get booring! Seriously first ever romance I’ve read with a stripper heroine (not at all trashy, min you) and Chase being bit into cougars makes the story really interesting and plenty hot!

Johnson’s stories have such great warmth, even when the topics are racy, even when the characters get down and dirty, and especially with all the tension building up to a love scene! Her humor is uplifting and it’s a joy to read herbooks. In short they are exactly what I look for in a romance! And this book wasn’t an exception.

Having followed Chase’s journey since Studs in Spurs book one “Unridden” it’s great getting to read his story, his HEA. I loved Chase since “Unridden” when he was hitting on Jenna who turned out to be Slade’s, fellow pro-bull rider’s, girl. Then of course there was the short schooling into proper, earth shattering sex by Mustang, Jenna and Slade’s partner in bed and a fellow bull rider, ( oh you have to read Unridden if that peaked your interest ;) ) in the second book in the series “Bucked”.

And Chase got his own super short free story “8 Second Ride” ( you can get this in Cat Johnson’s website, under Free Reads or from the link above ), so I was MORE than happy to read more about him! Got to love Chase with his polite manners, innocent sweet charm and his ‘yes ma’am’ and ‘no ma’am’s – of course he sheds some of that innocence in this book for sure!

Leesa I ended up liking a lot, risky business going with a stripper heroine but it was a gamble that paid off, Leesa is relatable and sweet, smart and caring, not in any way trashy or harsh like you might expect a stripper to be. She’s had a hard knock life and made some bad decisions that lead to no other way than…

You’ll love this if… you like contemporary cowboys, funny with your riskier romance, a charming, sweet hero and a mafia hunting your heroine down!

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REVIEW - A COWBOY FOR CHRISTMAS

"Casey is a high-powered marketing executive living and working in NYC, who can’t cook, doesn’t want to, and has a strange obsession with all things cowboy related. A job offer too good to be true brings her to a Colorado ranch where she is instructed by her new boss to learn the Western lifestyle from Bonner "Blue" Boyd, ranch manager and living personification of her childhood crush Cowboy Cody."

Author: Cat Johnson
Pages: 199 pages
Publisher: Ravenous Romance
Published: December, 2011
Form: E-book (review copy through the author for an honest review)
Genre: Contemporary Cowboy Romance
Amazon: Buy / $10.34 (Kindle)
Barnes & Noble: Buy / $6.99 (Nook)
Ravenous Romance: Buy / $4.99
Excerpt: Proloque and Chapter 1

Casey accepts a job offer to work for her favorite company Maverick Western due to her childhood fascination with Cowboys. The deal is though that she has to spend a week living like a rancher to get the job. So it's off to Colorado where cellphones don't work and chance to get online is nonexistent.

Bonner Blue Boyd is a former Rodeo Champion, now a ranch manager for the owner of Maverick Western, Jake Maverick, it's his job to show Casey the ropes - of course when Casey turns out to be a woman and a fine woman at that things get a little sticky, see there’s a code on how to handle these situations but it doesn't help that Casey's flirting and insinuating something he's been dying to try out. So what will it be, job and honor or one hot girl in the sack?

I'll say it again Cat Johnson is one of my favorite authors! Her stories are sizzling hot, emotional, funny, witty and so easy to get lost in! Johnson's writing is excellent, and let's face it to make the story good the writing has to melt in the pages and transform into a world in your head and Johnson writing sure does just that - after which it is so easy to believe the plot, invest in the characters and the story.

The plot was interesting and didn't give you an easy way out so that the couple could end up together... there was no way it could work and then something happens and... well you'll just have to read the book to figure it out. ;) I liked the fact that this book starts in October and end s up with a December finale - this way it's not just a Christmas story but a story you can read any day of the year!

I loved the corporate shark marketing director with a western fetish, cowboy boots, plaid comforters and cast iron skillets getting down and dirty in the ranch without question. She could have easily been annoying if she'd been afraid of little dirt ( I do get the spider freak out in the outhouse, I mean no girl likes those! ) but she wasn't and it made her awesome!

Blue was such a joy to read ( not to mention arousing - what? so I have a thing for cowboys ) he's real man's man, boots, faded jeans, not exactly chatty, and used to being in control - which by the way translates to some burning hot encounters in the log cabin for the couple, a guy who takes what he wants the way he wants it and pleasures his lady during it ( fans self ).

     "All right, but this time, it's my way." He stood and with a hand on each of her hips, flibbed her over so she was face down on the matress.
     She glanced over her shoulder at him. "What made the first time my way?"
     "Women like it face to face. Every man knows that. It's fine with me, but this is the way I like it best." He punctuated his final word with an open handed slap against her ass cheek.
     Casey jumped. "Ow."
     "Mmm, come on. That didn't really hurt." He leaned low over her back. "I bet I can make you forget all about it."

This book is hot! If you want a christmas read that is full of sexual tension, teasing, real emotions and heartfelt characters then you want to give this a chance!

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REVIEW - WILD & UNRULY

"A man married to the law, his heart secretly yearns for the Magnolia’s headmistress, a soiled dove forbidden to him and his perfect reputation, until he saves her life from a ruthless gunman and injured, winds up convalescing in her bed."

Author: Amanda McIntyre
Pages: 220 pages
Publisher: Decadent Publishing
Published: September, 2011
Form: E-book (provided by the publisher for an honest review)
Series: Tales of The Sweet Magnolia #1
Genre: Time-travel / Historical Romance
Decadent Publishing: Buy / $4.99 (e-book)
Amazon: Buy / $10.07 (paperback)
Excerpt: Lil and Jake's First meeting

Lillian is bit obsessed with the wild west, the cowboys and the lifestyle, but as it stands she's a librarian, and one night the janitor finds a wooden box with a necklace inside it, Lil takes it home with her enchanted by the engravings on the jewelry box. She plans to find its owner after the weekend - but she can't help but to try it on.

She wakes up 130 years in the past as the madam of a Sweet Magnolia, a bar, gambling joint and bordello, with a tall, dark and handsome sheriff banging on her bedroom door.

What is she supposed to think and do when she cannot get home and Jake, the sheriff and preacher's son seems to be more than just smitten with her? Which one becomes a dream and which reality when there is no way out of the Wild West and perhaps no desire to leave...

❝What the Sam hell does ‘hold my horses’ mean?” His words clipped short as his gaze dropped to where her hands clutched the robe over her breasts.

Push-up bra notwithstanding, Lil wrestled with having the formidable stranger staring openly at her cleavage and the fact that she rather liked it. She’d never seen before the combination of arousal and nervousness etched on a man’s face—in her presence, at any rate. “May I help you?” It seemed like a reasonable question.

“Lil—uh—Lilly—Miss Lillian” He shook his head as though assembling his tongue back to its proper function. “My apologies ma’am, for disturbing you, but what I came here to say can’t wait.” He planted his hands on his lean hips, setting his jaw firm. He peered at her with eyes that sparkled dark as a cool desert night. His dusty black Stetson sat low on his forehead, making his eyes even more menacing. ❞

I really liked this book, I wanted to read something a little different, but still stay true to my love of Paranormal (time-travel), Cowboys (old west) and romance (there sure was some!) and this sure fit the bill well!

I loved the idea of a librarian obsessed by the old west gets sucked into 130 years back to a small town and she makes her life there is a madam of a bordello. Have to say I've never crossed paths with anything like this before, and it was a joy to read!

I liked Lil and loved Jake, of course who wouldn't, a rugged, tall, dark and handsome sheriff who goes against everything his preacher father tried to teach him and follows his heart to Lil time after time, against "better judgments" of the towns people.

This will be a good read for historical romance lovers, and those of us who enjoy time-travel with erotic romance flair! Definately worth reading!

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REVIEW - BUCKED

"Mustang Jackson does two things well - ride bulls and love women. An injury that takes him out of the arena leaves him having to return to his hometown. When he catches sight of little Sage Beckett, doing time in his hometown suddenly gets a lot more interesting."

Author: Cat Johnson
Pages: 216 pages
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Published: February, 2010
Form: E-book
Series: Studs in Spurs #2
Genre: Contemporary Western/Erotic Romance
Amazon: Buy / $3.99
Book Depository: Buy / €9.33 Paperback
Excerpt: After surgery

Mustang Jackson, in his early twenties, does two things well - ride bulls and love women. That is until an accident in the arena with the bull, Ballbreaker, forces him off Pro Bull Riding for 3-4 month. Having no additional income he backs up his trailer and heads of back home to Texas. Being back home is torture, his father lecturing about proper jobs, and the job at the Prison administrative wing is boring him to death, the only bright spot about the whole ordeal is the little sister of his former high school girlfriend.

Sage having had a crush on Mustang ever since she was in braces and pigtails can't keep away from the guy even though she's well aware of his player reputation and the fact that he'll be gone again in few months, but whenever he looks at her it all seems to disappear.

Mustang having to deal with his dad and the hated prison gig drives him to accept a modeling gig out of desperation and chance to get money more easily, but things don't go as planned and artistic nudity turns into a film, and before he knows it he is way over his head and feeling guilty and dirty as hell, and swears he's never going to taint Sage with his mere presence, but still she's the only one he can talk to, the only one ever who has made him feel like he has someone to come home to - so what will it be, honor or selfishness?

❝Sage studied him closely for a moment. “You’re right. I do have some living to do.”

Then she leaned in…

The moment her lips neared his, his body tensed, ready to pounce. When her mouth pressed against his, if he hadn’t been in his parents’ living room with his mama mere feet away in the next room, he would have had Sage on that couch beneath him before she could say Woah, Mustang. Sling be damned.

He wasn’t supposed to be kissing Sage. He’d made a deal with himself to steer clear of her while he was home. Maybe if he’d had some clue of what she was about to do, he would have been able to stop it.

Yeah, right. Who was he kidding?

As it was, even with his mother just in the kitchen, Mustang couldn’t stop himself from tangling his hand in Sage’s hair and holding her mouth tighter against his. He didn’t think twice as he tilted his head and plunged his tongue into her mouth. He nearly came in his jeans when she moaned softly against him as her tongue met his.

Then it was over. She pulled away and when he could concentrate again, he heard his father’s footsteps on the stairs outside.❞

I have to say, I wasn't as fond of this as I was of the first book Unridden. I expected Mustang's book to be quite active, but I did NOT expect adult industry. With mixed feelings I still liked this book. It was good to see the industry from male point of view and how his naive view of the game was changed quite quickly, on more than one occasion though I wanted to yell at him, "Stop! What are you doing?!"

That said I loved his character, he's still as charming and funny as he was in Unridden though taking the lead here you learn about his darker side, and yes he does have one with doubts about where his life is going, what he has to do if his career suddenly ended and does he want to spend rest of his days bed hopping - and that is what redeems the book for me on the issue of him in front of the camera.

Now Sage, I would have liked much more from her, the little we got from her point of view wasn't as coherent and compelling as Jenna was in Unridden. I'd like to have gotten more about her work ( me being a kindergarten/pre-school teacher as well ) and studying, but in fairness this book was all about Mustang and what he went through, she was just his crutch, his heart and his home, and the story was about him finding her as that in himself.

I love Cat Johnson's style of writing! She keeps it clean, simple, witty and funny, with enough gritty word play to make the male characters as believable leads... and the way she writes love scenes, wow, props for that, those leave no one cold!

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