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Maisey Yates is known for cowboys, and so this title may lead readers to believe this is another installment of the Copper Ridge series. Instead, Ms. Yates moves the action to Gold Valley, Oregon and introduces us to a new cast of characters. First up? Olivia Logan and Luke Hollister. Olivia made appearances in previous books, so for any faithful readers of Ms. Yates, yes, she’s that Olivia.
Olivia is convinced that her ex-boyfriend is ‘the one’. The breakup, in her estimation, is a miscalculation and nothing more. All she has to do is show him his error in judgement by… making him jealous. (I eye-rolled with you, readers. Sweet Olivia, this is not a good plan.) Who better to fool around with with no-strings-attached than smooth talking cowboy Luke?
Luke, for his part in this plot, usually has limited interest in women who come with drama. In this particular instance, however, his desire for Olivia’s help outweighs his hatred of drama. He needs her father to sell him some land, but knows that won’t happen without Olivia’s assistance, so he agrees to her cockamamie plan.
The two are – personality wise – oil and water. Luke is a still-waters-run-deep kind of fella and Olivia is a touch prissy. Not ice queen, but she reads as particular and a bit fussy. Their sexual chemistry is not an issue, and it was fun to watch that bleed into their emotional chemistry as they formed their happily ever after.
Ms. Yates has a gift for layering characters impeccably and her skill is put to good use here. I won’t reveal any details, but if you’re a fan of the opposites attract trope, small town romances, or cowboys in general, I think Smooth Talking Cowboy is worth your time.
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Grade: B
Book Type: Contemporary Romance
Sensuality: Warm
Review Date: 22/04/18
Publication Date: 02/2018
Review Tags: Gold Valley series
Voracious reader, with a preference for sassy romances and happily ever afters. In a relationship with coffee, seeing whiskey on the side.
- Kristen Donnellyhttps://romance.haloweavedev.xyz/participant/kdonnelly/
- Kristen Donnellyhttps://romance.haloweavedev.xyz/participant/kdonnelly/
- Kristen Donnellyhttps://romance.haloweavedev.xyz/participant/kdonnelly/
- Kristen Donnellyhttps://romance.haloweavedev.xyz/participant/kdonnelly/
Recent Comments …
Yep
This sounds delightful! I’m grabbing it, thanks
excellent book: interesting, funny dialogs, deep understanding of each character, interesting secondary characters, and also sexy.
I don’t think anyone expects you to post UK prices – it’s just a shame that such a great sale…
I’m sorry about that. We don’t have any way to post British prices as an American based site.
I have several of her books on my TBR and after reading this am moving them up the pile.