A
sharp, emotional novel about a tough-minded bar owner who makes a deal with a
devil of a cowboy—and might just get burned…
Moving to Montana to buy a dive bar with her two best friends sounds like a
can’t-miss idea to Charly Henwood. The scenery is breathtaking, and the cowboys
aren’t bad-looking either. Not that Charly’s interested. Her heart is as
unmovable as the surrounding mountains. After her cheating ex-boyfriend
destroyed their relationship and their nightclub, she’s determined to
take care of herself, her friends and their bar.
But it turns out the regulars resent newcomers swapping their craft beer for an
extensive cocktail menu. One is particularly not happy—The Naked Moose’s
previous owner, Jaxon Reed. The last thing Charly needs is a cocky cowboy
telling her how to run her bar, or her life. But maybe she can use Jaxon to her
advantage. If he’ll agree to be the prize in a charity auction, Charly will
make the bar a little more cowboy-friendly.
When that plan backfires, Charly finds herself doing battle with the biggest
temptation in Timber Falls. A man who has made it his mission to win her over,
using every infernal means at his disposal. And if her resolve goes up in
flames, her heart is sure to follow…
Book
1
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Narrated by Alexa Elmy
Ruthie
– ☆☆☆☆
This is a fun take on the cowboy-meets-incoming-townie romance, and as there
are three townies running the bar, I am looking forward to their stories being
told too. I thought the world building was done well, and I enjoyed the
rationale behind the women coming into Timber Falls.
I found the arrogance to think they knew best and lack of research done on what
kind of bar the residents of Timber Falls might want, by the three women, a
little strange. They were all competent in the hospitality field and had
obviously just ignored all the local knowledge and needs. But I get that it
sets up the story nicely!
Jaxon had to sell his much-loved bar when his father died and he had to take
over running the family horse ranch. At that time, mired in grief, he may have
used hook ups to hold his grief at bay, but that time has passed, and he is now
concentrating on horse training. His reputation, though, is causing him to
strike out with the new co-owner of his much changed bar. The mixture of
sadness at the changes and being treated so poorly by Charly cause him to issue
her a challenge.
It is great fun watching her taking on cowboy life and slowly understand why
her changes are so unpopular, and that maybe her view of Jaxon is bent both by
her past experiences and the gossip in town. Once they straighten out those
issues, the future should be plain sailing!
I am looking forward to the next installment - it will undoubtedly be amusing!
USA
Today bestselling author STACEY KENNEDY has written more than fifty
romances, including titles in her wildly hot Club Sin, Phoenix, and Devil’s
Bluffs series. Her books are about real people with real-life problems,
searching for that special thing we call love... in a very sexy way.
When she’s not burning up the pages and setting e-readers ablaze, she’s living
her happily-ever-after with her husband and two children in southwestern
Ontario, Canada. She’s a firm believer that wine, chocolate, and sinfully sexy
books can cure all of life’s problems.
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ARC provided by
Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided
with a free copy of The Devil in Blue Jeans (Naked Moose #1) by Stacey Kennedy to
read and review.
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