Book Blurb:
One night. All passion. No names.
I’ll never see him again.
But when I get on a plane home to Huckleberry Hill for a family emergency, my one-night stand sits down next to me.
Cas Bowman.
Famous bull rider.
And my future brother-in-law’s best friend.
No one can know we hooked up—not even my sister. And I vow never to let it happen again.
But then I remember the feel of him against me and the taste of him on my lips . . .
Suddenly, a thousand-acre ranch is too small to contain our lust, and it takes only a spark before we fall into bed again.
A future together is impossible. My life is back in New York and he’s destined to return to the rodeo circuit.
Then the stick turns pink . . .
Cas is a famous bull rider—but now he’s in for the wildest ride of his life.
Tropes:
*Darkstar Romance ALC *Cowboy romance *Smalltown Romance *Strangers --> more
*Twin (FMC) *Forced Proximity *Surprise Pregnancy *He Falls First
*State Challenge (Idaho repeat) *Long term grief *Bull rider MMC *Cinnamon roll MMC
*Spice *Age Gap *secrets
Thoughts:
Salem (FMC) Is on her way home for two reasons... and only 2 reasons to be by her father's side as he recovers from an accident, and to be there for her twin sister as she walks down the aisle to marry the man she loves. She is leaving back to her life in the big city (New York) ASAP and does not need any unexpected delays.
Cas (MMC) is an unexpected delay Salem didn't see coming, meeting en route to home she has what she thinks will be a one night thing with a handsome stranger... only to find herself seated on the plane next to him... what? Turns out this is Cas, her future brother-in-laws best man and he's going to be staying in the same house as her... in the room right next to hers.
To start with I wasn't a big fan of Salem's she seemed pretty young and she is she's in her early 20's but life keeps throwing additional wrenches she doesn't see coming so when she finds out her father has a girlfriend... and everyone knows about it but didn't bother to tell her because they were worried how she would react she gets pretty upset about it.
Throughout the story the general theme is that Salem is a bit of a hot head and doesn't take things well, she even gets in a bar fight with her high school nemesis. But I think that people don't give her enough credit even though she is a bit of a hot head at times she also loves deeply and is highly protective over family and friends those who she considers part of her family... I don't think that others give her enough credit that she can handle harder news and because of that they avoid talking about it with her leading to some of these issues that come up when a simple conversation (sooner) could have solved the problem.
Salem has been avoiding coming home because it reminds her of her mom (who she lost when she was younger), it's hard to return to the home she grew up in knowing that person she wants to see the most won't be there.
This story had many emotional moments and it was really sweet seeing Cas just be there for Salem when she needed him most, she didn't have to say anything he just knew what she needed... someone who started as a one night stand is becoming so much more and quickly... but he's a professional bull rider and still very much involved with that lifestyle does he even want a girlfriend? --> more? Her home is across the country she never planned on staying but the idea of leaving is feeling harder and harder.
Cas is so sweet he's down to earth, he's supportive, he's handsome and he's just what our girl Salem needs to keep her grounded when she's feeling a bit out of control they completed each other like a missing piece to a puzzle.
As I said before I wasn't a big fan of Salem's at the beginning but as her story unfolds you can truly see she's a sweet girl with a big heart just trying to do the right thing... even when she's keeping secrets it's coming from a good place.
This book did feel a bit like a repeat of the first one at times but over all I enjoyed this book and I plan to read the next in the series soon.
The narrators did an amazing job bringing this story to life and I thank the author and DarkStar Romance for this ALC! If you enjoy audio books and this book is on your TBR get the audio book!
If you've read this one what did you think?
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