Sunday, March 3, 2019

ARC Review: Sweet-Loving Cowboy (Kinky Spurs #2)

Sweet-Loving Cowboy (Kinky Spurs #2)

by Stacey Kennedy

Blurb:
Harper McKinney finished culinary school with big dreams. Right now, she’s a bartender at Kinky Spurs. While she’s content with her life, her brother is determined that she make a name for herself, because he wants her far away from what he deems a trashy bar. But Harper refuses to go anywhere. She’s in love with her brother’s best friend, Chase Blackshaw, and that love is keeping her in River Rock.
After the death of Chase’s father, he’s the one responsible for running the construction of the Blackshaw Cattle Company’s guest ranch. Back in the day, he had dreams of opening a construction company, but lack of finances kept him working for the family’s cattle ranch. Now with the responsibility of his family’s guest ranch on his shoulders those dreams seem far away. Though he has bigger problems. His build is failing the inspections.
Now Chase has more trouble on his hands. Harper, the woman he’s forbidden to ever touch has decided to move to Las Vegas. She isn’t so little anymore, and Chase is finding her all too tempting. She’s also not shy about what she wants. Him. Naked. And giving her some sweet lovin’ in all the kinky ways he craves. But neither Chase nor Harper can anticipate the fate that awaits them if they dare give in to their desires, as Chase soon learns there is something far worse than not being able to live out his dreams. It’s being given the chance to live out his dreams but having to watch Harper lose hers.
Themes:  Contemporary, Cowboys
Rating:  3.75 stars
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Review:
 So the Blackshaw men strike again… and they are as kinky as ever.  I am a fan of Stacey Kennedy’s work and am really enjoying this newest series, revolving around a family of cattle ranchers and the women that steal their hearts.  The second brother Chase has fallen in love with his best friend’s little sister and though he has resisted her for months, ever since he began noticing her as a woman, it has become too much.  Harper has been in love with Chase for a long time, or at least in lust with him, but she knows his bro-code won’t allow him to cross that line, even though he is the only guy she’s ever really wanted in their little town.  When she finally decides she has put her dreams on hold, waiting for him, long enough, the tables are suddenly turned and Chase is ready to give her everything her heart and body desires.  Chase knows that she is leaving in a week and he refuses to stand in the way of her dreams, but he can’t stop himself from taking her before she leaves.  Embarking on a fast and passionate affair, Chase and Harper are soon both swept into the maelstrom of their cravings and desires, but it’s the emotional connection that neither of them can deny that leaves them wondering if they have made a mistake.  Both begin to question if a week-long affair is enough, or if their future could be something so much more, something a lot more permanent, despite the forces against them and the fears they will have to overcome.   Chase was the ultimate gentleman cowboy, sweet and caring in all ways except in the bedroom where he is hot and kinky—and boy did I love every second of seeing that man in action. It is obvious that he has a connection to Harper that scares him, but he refuses to be the determent to her dreams, but at the same time he never holds back those emotions from her, giving her all of himself despite those fears and the trouble he knows it will cause. Harper is a little bit lost, mainly because she has let life pull her along ever since the sudden loss of her parents, never really digging deep to find out what, beyond Chase, she truly wants for herself out of life.  I enjoyed watching her grow and find a way to embrace her independence, even though she was afraid that it would cause a rift between Chase and her brother, she isn’t willing to give up Chase without giving them a true chance.  I really liked this story, and the sensuality of the passion between Chase and Harper left me a lot warm more often than not, and I could see that heat keeping their relationship deep and fulfilled for a long time to come.  I am looking forward to Nash’s story next and I suspect I know who his woman will be and can see the storm that will cause coming a mile away, yee-haw!  Another fun and sexy read for sure, Ms. Kennedy.
*ebook provided by publisher (via netgalley) for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review.  No compensation was provided.

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