Tea, Blanket, and My Book

Author:  Caitlyn Crews Date Released :  October 30, 2018 I went backwards with this series because I actually read book 2 titled "Cold Heart, Warm Cowboy" back in 2019 and when I chose this book I had no idea that it was a part of the same series. Weird.. The book that we are gathered here to review is "A True Cowboy Christmas" and it tells the story of Abby and Gray Everett.  Gray Everett does not believe in love based on a failed marriage and think Abby will be the perfect and practical wife to share his life and ranch with.  You lovers do know how that always ends right?  It was a little cliché, but I am always down or up for love. Let's jump into it.  As I stated before, Gray has ranching in his blood and has just buried his very abusive father.  Gray has a teenage daughter and who also happens to be a widow.  Gray has realized that he needs a family for his daughter and an eternal partner.  A marriage without love makes sense right?...

Author Carly Bloom Release Date  January 14, 2020 Wow!. This was a really quick read for me and I was really surprised.  I was not expecting for the story to end so abruptly and I am unsure if that was the author's intention.  The story was surprisingly witty and it gave me a couple of chuckles. This story follows Jessica and  Casey in the small town of Big Verde and they were small tow, high school sweethearts.  Jessica is back in town for a funeral and she was hoping to go in and out of this small town without bumping into Casey, the town sheriff.  Will they find the flame where their loved burned again? Jessica was forced to leave her beloved town with a major secret that will surely rock Big Verde to its core.  After graduation, Jessica and Casey promised each other the future and all the love that came with it, but after an unexpected pregnancy in the family forces Jessica's family to skip town overnight.  Fast forward twelve years later, Jes...

Author Caitlin Crews Release Date: January 28, 2020 This is book 3 in the Cold River Ranch series by Caitlin Crews and I want to say that I am glad that I am finished with this book.  This has to be my least favorite installment because their characters were not written very well.  Now let's not get ahead of ourselves, let me tell you about the story first before I give you the lowdown about this story.  Brady Everett is the youngest of the bunch and after their father passes away, Brady is back to pick up the pieces.  Brady has agreed to work on the ranch for a year before deciding what to do with his share of the Everett land.  One of the major disadvantages of living in a small town is not being seen as a twelve year old when you are 22!  Amanda just wants to be seen as adult and to be independent away from her overbearing brothers and their protective grasp.  Amanda has been watching Brady since forever and she just wants him to see her as a woman....

Author: R.C Ryan Release Date:  November 26, 2019 Every time I read a book from this series, I always get hungry.   I don't know if this author was a cookbook author before, but she sure knows how to describe food. Yumm!!   Anyways, we are here to talk about the youngest of the Boys and his name is Finn Monroe. He was the quiet one of the bunch and his quiet, peaceful world is about to be turned upside down when Jessie enters his office   asking for help. Jessie is afraid that her aunt is in serious trouble and she has traveled from another town to enlist Finn's legal counsel.   The story starts off with Jessie busting into Finn's office seeking help for her aunt. I instantly felt chemistry and I like the touch of mystery and thrill throughout this story. Jessie's aunt has been swooned by a sweet talking cowboy and Jessie thinks that she is in trouble.   She has traveled hundreds of miles to enlist Finn's help and Finn is willing the help her....

Author:  Soraya Lane Release Date:  October 29, 2019 This story took my Forever!! Not because it was awful, but because November was a busy month for me. Geez.! Why can't I just read books day in and day out? Why do I have to be an adult?!! Okay, enough about my problems, let's jump into this review. I got back to my favorite type of hero with this story and you probably guessed it, right?  Cowboys!! Not only is he a cowboy, but he is one with deep pockets and he gets a second chance at love, which is also my fav.!! At the first chance of leaving his small town in Texas, Cody could not leave fast enough.   Trying to escape the slow wither of his dying mother, Cody leaves for college and doesn't look back.   In the crossfire is Lexi and she is hell bent on holding a grudge against the boy who skipped town and crushed her heart. Ten years later, Cody is home for the holidays and Lexi is his dad's nurse.   Cody's dad has cancer and he is basic...

Author:  Sara Richardson Release Date: October 29, 2019 Christmas is a wonderful time of the year and Christmas romance novels are even better.  I have read every book in the Rocky Mountain series and for the most part, it has kept me entertained with its hot cowboys and great heart felt stories.  This story is a little different because it takes place during Christmas and it jumps right in the middle of Darla and Tye's relationship.  Darla and Tye have a friends with benefits type of relationship, but what happens when someone catches feelings and thing get messy?  Well, let's find out without spoilers, of course. Tye is a bull rider and Darla owns a chocolate and wine shop in Topaz Falls. Topaz Falls is such a quant small town where everyone knows and helps everybody. After tragedy hits their friends hard, Tye and Darla jumps at the chance to help their friends by having a Christmas auction and exciting events. Tired of living in his brother's ...

Author:  Winter Renshaw Release Date:  June 25, 2017 What a charming little story.!  My attention was caught instantly from the first page and how the heroine broke up wither her ex-boyfriend. Bad chick style.!! It showed how strong she was and I was glad to see her find love again.  This book automatically gets points for being about a cowboy and the cover is absolutely hot.  Also, for all of my Fifty Shades of Grey   fans, there is a line from the book in this story, but make no mistake, River is no Christian. ;) River and Leighton was an adventure for sure and I was there for it.   Leighton is a victim of an internet scam and she shows up at River's house under the assumption that she will rent her former childhood home for 60 days to reflect on her life.   Instead of arriving with a warm welcome, she is faced with the hot and broody River, who is happy to inform her that she was scammed out of $5000.   With nowhere else to g...

Author:  A.J. Pine Release Date:   September 3, 2019 The book has committed the ultimate sin in the book lover's world.  This book has teased me and left me yearning for more and it does not feel good either.  I want more of this couple and most importantly, I want me a firefighter cowboy to boot.  One my favorite authors, A.J Pine, has done it again and I cannot wait until the next book in the Meadow Valley series is released.  I'm so excited, can you tell??? Okay, okay..calm down girlie, you have to tell the good people what you think of the book.  Okay inside voice, here I go.!!! Ivy has suffered a major loss and has come back to her hometown to open her own fashion business.   Carter is newbie to town looking to place roots and he is also the firefighter lieutenant .   Both Ivy and Carter are facing hardships in this small town and they are two lost souls looking for love and connection. Ivy and Carter have great chemistr...

Author:  Caitlin Crews Release Date:  July 30, 2019 I have never read a book that has made such a turnaround like this book has before in my life. I am going to be completely honest with you and say that I was ready to quit this book and move on to the next one. My momma didn't raise no quitter but I was ready to defy my teachings and be done with this cowboy.   This story had a great premise and it instantly made me interested.   A cowboy with no memory of the last two years and falling in love all over again? Count me in and I dove head first in this story with the expectation of being entertained. Honey, was I wrong.!!! First let me start off by telling you about this flip flop story because the blurb grabs you for sure and most importantly, there is a hot cowboy to boot.   Tye is a bull rider who was in a terrible accident with a 2,000 pound bull and has lost his memory for the last two years.   Imagine his surprise when a beautiful b...

Author:  Laura Drake Release Date: December 4, 2018 I actually did not expect to like this book as much as I did.   It was refreshing and unexpectantly grounded.   This book started off with childhood sweethearts, Carly and Austin.   Carly has had it up to here with Austin and his rodeo adventures and she is ready for a wedding. Austin is quite ready to hang up his saddle from the rodeo just yet. Carly finally gets a backbone and breaks up with Austin, but in the process she makes a hug mistake? Is it too late for Austin to save his relationship with Carly? Well, let's find out. You see, Carly and Austin are childhood lovers and Carly is waiting for the life changing question.   While Carly runs her grandparents diner, Austin is a bull rider in his prime.   Carly and Austin are the town sweethearts and everyone in town just know that they will be together forever.   Lately, Carly has been reassessing her life and their relationship...

Author: A.J. Pine Release Date: March 26, 2019 A milestone has been made in this series and I will tell you about that later, but first, let me tell you about a little story that took me too long to read.  Oh, it was totally my fault because my children have major test coming up and I have been up to my eye balls in work.  Anyways, this review will focus on the third installment of the series title Hard Loving Cowboy by A.J. Pine.  I absolutely loved book one and two in this series, but did I love this one? Hmmm….let's find out. First off, this story is about the troublesome younger brother of the Everett brothers and I could not wait to read his story because I was so intrigued by him and I really wanted to know what made him click and which lucky woman will take him down.   If you have read the previous books in the series, then you know that the Everett brothers' mother died of cancer and their father drowned his grief in alcohol.   Their fath...

Author: Lauren Landish Release Date:  September 25, 2018 Welcome to 2019 my lovers.!!!   As you all may know, I love cowboys. No, not the football team (I do not like football), but I am talking about the hot, untamed, tall glass of "I reckon" bourbon, and brash talking cowboys. They are my favorite and this is my first one of 2019. Yayyyy!   I am so excited to speak with you guys again about my fav genre of romance.!! Let me proceed by doing my checklist for cowboys….Hot with a capital H?….check. Rough around the edges?….check..Southern charm that can melt your panties right off?...check.   It's safe to say that this cowboy meets all the qualifications. Now let's jump in this review. I am going to start off by saying that I really enjoyed myself reading this book and it was hilarious with its southern mannerisms.   This story is about a professional bull-rider named James who recently came back home for the summer after his father passed. I just wa...

Author: Carly Bloom Release date: 10/30/2018 This book did one of the things that I do not like….having "cowboy" in the title without the hero "actually" being a cowboy. It annoys me to no end and it makes me pout because I love cowboy romances. They are the best and when I pick up a romance book that has cowboy in the title, I automatically get under my blankets because I need alone time. This made me throw my blankets on the floor and to proceed with putting my kindle away for the night. How disappointing.!  -_- Okay…I know that I have not posted a review in a while and I just wanted to let you know that I was going through a dry spell.   First off reading is a major part of my life, but these past 2 months have been blah!!   Enough about my life, let's get the review of B ig Bad Cowboy. First off, this is a masquerade, secret identity type of story with hot sex in   a shed involving little red riding hood and the big bad wolf.   I know righ...

Author: A.J. Pine Release Date: August 28, 2018 I just want to pack all of my things and move to this small town. What a joy it is to be a part of such an imaginative, grounded, and exciting world. A.J Pine has an astonishing way of creating a world that's both riveting and relatable.  I wasn't even sure if this book needed a review because I loved every second and everything that this book had to offer. Well I guess in the tradition of writing reviews that I have to at least give you a blurb of said book. This is book two in the Crossroads Ranch Series and it follows Luke, the middle brother of the bunch. Luke is a bull rider who is always the life of the party and he has a big secret that will ruin his friendship. There is also smart, feisty and ambitious Lily to balance out Luke and his shenanigans. Lily is the ex-wife of Luke's best friend and they have a great deal of dislike for each other or so we thought.   Luke and his brother is in the process of ope...

Author: Sara Richardson Release Date: July 31, 2018 I just can't seem to get enough of cowboys.  This is another cowboy in tight jeans, a Stetson, and a big ego to match. I actually wasn't expecting another installment in the series because these book were originally for the Cortez brothers, which I loved by the way. Nonetheless,  when I saw it I had to read it. This book follows Levi Cortez's friend, Mateo, and local city girl turned farmer named Everly. What starts out as a blind date turns into a war over land and then love...awww! Everly is renting a farm and Mateo had just become her new land lord. Mateo will be retiring soon from the rodeo and he wants to lay down some roots in the charming, small town. His plan is to turn the land into a condo development to turn a profit for his family back home in Mexico. Sparks fly as they try to put their feelings aside and one each other up. It's entertaining to say the least and Mateo,   oh goodness me, speaks...

Author: A.J Pine Release Date: August 07, 2018 Wow!! This is the second book that I have read by A.J Pine and I have found my favorite author.   Her stories are so grounded and riveting that it makes me tingle all over.   The first book that I read by this author was Second Chance Cowboy and I gave that story 5 stars and was well deserved.   I read this book in one sitting after having to work for 8 hours and not even exhaustion stopped me from reading this book. It was impossible for me to put down. I guess I should give you the summary of the story since I already told you my rating. So let's jump in.! I'm guessing this is 1.5 of the Crossroads Ranch series because it doesn't involve none of the Everett brothers. This book is also a lot shorter than the first book, but what it lacks in length it makes up for it in awesomeness. This book is about the sheriff and his "Cinderella".   Sheriff Cash is enjoying a quiet night on traffic duty when a yellow ...

Author:  Erin Wright Release Date:  March 14, 2018 Rating:  4 Cowboy Stars 🤠🤠🤠🤠 What can I say?  I have a weakness for broody cowboys with huge "chips" on their shoulders and a rocking hot bod to go with it. Stetson was so hot, rude and he knew how to get his hands dirty. Stetson is a livestock rancher who is in default on his loan.  The bank's last attempt to get their money comes in the form of Lindsay, an auditor for the bank. Lindsay's job is to audit the farm's records to see if there are any stones left unturned where money is concerned.  Stetson hates Lindsay's guts from the jump and he does not want some "woman" in his life or his farm rummaging through his things. I loved his relationship with his housekeeper and the respect that he had for her. The family dynamic was intense with Stetson and his older brothers.   I felt every emotion that these brothers were feeling and when they had a that big fight…I had to grab me some ...

Author:  A.J. Pine Date released:  February 27, 2018 Rating:  5 Cowboy Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🤠 I just love it when a books gives me chills because of the intensity and realness of the book.  This is it you guys.!    My first 5 Star read of 2018 and I am proud to say that this year is starting off great for cowboys.   From the very first page, I knew that I was gonna love this book and its characters.   This story is about love, second chances, and family which really touched me in a wonderful way.   The intensity of their relationship was so powerful and realistic that it made me tingle.   We have Ava and Jack, high school sweethearts who had the sweetest love ever at the tender age of 18.  Ava makes a huge mistake by sending Jack away and unbeknownst to Jack, she is pregnant. Fast forward 10 years, Jack comes back to town to attend his father's funeral and is surprised to learn that he has inherited a ranch and a vineyard alo...

Author: Emerson Rose Release Date: July 10, 2017 Rating: 3.5 ⭐⭐⭐1∕2 First off, he is not a cowboy. He is a billionaire rancher and this really took me away from the story.  That was the first strike.  I will give you the rest of the strikes later, so with that being said, let's jump into this "cowboy" story.  We have a billionaire rancher, Ash, whom is attending a conference with his yelling son in tow when he meets Stella, a rancher attending the conference in the absence of her father. Cannon, Ash's son, takes a liking to Stella and so does Ash.  While pursuing a sexual relationship for a week, Ash convinces Stella to spend another week with him and Cannon in his home. This ultimately works and Stella decides that she should go to get to know them better. This  is what I call a " countdown love story ".  This is when the two lead characters spend a certain amount of time together with the impending doom of a deadline.  I liked Ash w...

Author:   Harper Sloan Release date: December 19, 2017   This is my first review in 2018 and I must say that it started on a sweet note. Cowboy Up is the third installment in the Coming home series and it follows Clayton, the third and eldest sibling to Quinn and Maverick.  We get small doses of Clayton throughout the series and I was intrigued with his character, so I jumped out of my boots when this book was released.  Clayton is portrayed as the head of the family, loves to maintain control, and broody, but here comes timid Caroline and she makes him lose all of his control.  When poor Caroline falls on hard times, Clayton and his large…cowboy boots comes to the rescue and one of the most sappiest couples that I have ever seen or read happens and flourish. Now I absolutely loved Clayton and his cowboy mannerisms and he most definitely made me swoon. ;)  He developed as a character and I loved him with Caroline and his cute nickname for ...