A Collection of Cowboy Love
There are new lovers meeting for the first time, best friends who find out they have someone who loves them already when they think they’ll never find happiness, and old lovers who’ve been apart for years but come back together at the best possible time. From the ski mountains of Colorado to deep in the heart of Texas, love finds a way through old hurts and through years of being apart.
There’s nothing like a man in Wranglers and cowboy boots, and these stories prove it in every line!
Stories include: Hey, Jealousy | Czech Me Out: An Austin Story | Worth the Work
Purgatory | Menagerie | Where There’s a Will | Cut Bait | Unwrapped
Buy links: Dreamspinner | Amazon
Cat gives the book an Average of 4 Meows with a 4 Purr heat index...
Rough in Wranglers is a collection of stories that are all hot,. There are many sub genres all with a cowboy or two or at least a hard working guy in wranglers. I also rated each story separately.
Hey, Jealousy 3 meows 4 purrs
Rory has wanted she since they were teens and fooled around until one day JW told him he wasn’t like him. Now both grown up JW is tired of watching Rory be with every other man in town. He is ready to claim what is his.
I liked both JW and Rory and their history. The story is hot and sexy but not much plot. But if you like a good erotic romance this is for you.
Czech Me Out: An Austin Story 4 meows 4 purrs
Korde is in Austin staying with his sister doing tiling jobs. He meets Josh at a food truck. Josh invited Korde over to estimate a job. He seduced him but it’s Korde’s first time and he freaks out. But Josh thinks he’s worth fighting for.
I liked this one. I liked both Josh and Korde. I like the food truck aspect and Josh’s potato skins made me hungry! The story is good and it does have some hot man-sex. I would love to see this in a full-length book.
Worth the Work 5 meows 3 purrs
Chance is a traveling photographer and doesn’t like staying in the same place long. Kit was a rancher but lost everything so having nothing holding him back he meets Chance when he asks again.
This story has a melancholy vibe. It’s beautifully written and made me keep reading to see if they stayed together. I would love to see how they met, what drove Chance on the road and why Kit lost the farm. Great story!
Purgatory 4 meows 4 purrs
Corey owns a dude ranch. A man shows up from his past. He was surprised to see Dante.
There’s something I just liked about this. It hits several of my favorite tropes May/December, second-chance, military man and cowboy. You could toss interracial as well since Dante is half Black and half Italian. ( I bet he is pretty).
My only issue was the story kept going from present to past without warning and it was a touch jarring. having said that it was like two stories in one too.
Menagerie 5 meows 3 purrs
AJ is the new vet he comes to the ranch Guy works at. They hit it off well. They both love animals. There is a petting zoo and lots of animals where Guy works and AJ keeps all the unwanted animals having quite the managerial.
I loved this story. I loved both AJ and Guy. The animals added another dimension and was hilarious. This was one of my favorites in this collection.
Where There’s a Will 4 meows
Toby’s best friend Reggie passed away with cancer leaving everything to both Toby and his other best friend Keegan.
Toby and Keegan both had a thing for the other but there was a misunderstanding leaving them disliking each other.
I loved how Reggie played matchmaker from the grave. I am a sucker for second-chance romance. This one was angsty and a bit sad.
Cut Bait 4 meows 4 purrs
Rick’s sister keeps bringing him sex toys from her parties. Mortified he keeps them hidden, then one day Billy, his boyfriend finds them. They have a good laugh, then one day Billy decides to use one to try to make a swimming minnow bait. They don't let the things go to waste. I died laughing at some of the stuff they did.
This story was cute, sweet, funny and sexy. You can’t ask for more in such a short story. I loved both Rick and Billy.
Unwrapped 4 meows 4 purrs
Christian is going on a Rainbow Cruise to have ten days of hot sex and let his hair down to be himself. The last person he wanted to see was Ryder.
Ryder was shocked to see Christian snd more surprised at his transformation.
This one was sort of enemies to lovers. I liked how no matter how much they tried to avoid each other they constantly ran into each other. That added a touch of fated mates that had me swooning.
Texan to the bone and an unrepentant Daddy's Girl, BA spends her days with her basset hounds, getting tattooed, texting her sisters, and eating Mexican food. When she's not doing that, she's writing. She spends her days off watching rodeo, knitting and surfing Pinterest in the name of research. BA's personal saviors include her wife, Julia, her best friend, Sean, and coffee. Lots of good coffee. Y'all know that song, The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA? That's me, down to the bone.
Having written everything from fist-fighting rednecks to hard-core cowboys to werewolves, BA does her damnedest to tell the stories of her heart, which was raised in Northeast Texas, but has heard the call of the high desert and now lives the good life in the Sandias. With books ranging from hard-hitting GLBT romance, to fiery menages, to the most traditional of love stories, BA refuses to be pigeon-holed by anyone but the voices in her head.
enjoyed reading the review
ReplyDeleteThanks for the good review, Cat. Sounds like a few good ones, but tbh, I generally prefer longer stories. - Purple Reader,
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Thank you for the breakdown of the collection. The stories look interesting.
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