Making her Nights by Keri Ford (Apple Trail #4)
Contemporary Romance
June 20, 2011
E-Book
Turquoise Morning Press

Reviewed by Mandi

Tiffany McBride has quite a reputation in the small town of Apple Trail, Arkansas. Growing up, she pulled a lot of pranks and was very much the dare devil. Even now as an adult, Chief Deputy Sheriff Mike Gable is always pulling her out of scrapes. He is always crowding in her space, making sure she stays safe. When he sees her trying to swim the width of a large river, just to win a $60 bet, he says enough is enough. Tiffany has always pushed him to the edge of control, with the constant teasing, and daring. Mike wants to keep her safe, because he has feelings for her. But Tiffany’s reputation is so bad, he has tried to keep his distance, so he can keep his reputation as deputy sheriff clean.

And to Tiffany, Mike has always been a boring, uptight shadow – except, she has always been attracted to him. It started in high school, and never let up.

What Mike comes to discover is that Tiffany has changed since her wild days as a young adult. After her parents and her cousin’s parents died in a car accident when she was 16, Tiffany has had to find a way to live. And if that means winning a $60 bet so she can put food on the table, then that is what it takes. But their attraction to each other is too much and too strong to keep them apart any longer.

Making Her Nights is my favorite of Keri Ford’s so far. I’ve read her three previous Apple Trail novellas and enjoyed all of them for the most part. But this one has really great sexual tension, very likable characters, and some funny dialogue that made me laugh. This book is filled with a lot of boners, and bouncing breasts, and tight jeans. Usually when I read a book like this, where most of the emphasis (dialogue, conversations, thoughts) rest on just sex, I get put off. It is too much. But, not in this book. It really worked for me. I think it is because her characters were instantly likable to me. They made me laugh right away, so the constant – “omg my cock is going to explode” thoughts amused me as well. They have witty banter, and she writes the sexual tension so well I couldn’t wait for them to actually have sex. Which leads me to my one niggle (okay I have two but we’ll start with the first niggle) – the sex scene we get isn’t long enough for me. Such a great build up – I even give props to waiting until pretty far into the book to have the sex scene, but it was kind of short. It starts really hot (REALLY HOT with a garden hose) but ends too quick for me.

My other niggle is the end – the declaration of love didn’t make sense in such a short amount of time (just a few days). I would have been happy with this book ending with them deciding to just be together. Dating would make much more sense than wrapping everything up for their entire future together.

Otherwise, I really enjoyed this book. Keri Ford has a really cute voice and writes characters that you will enjoy very much. I can’t wait for her next one to come out next month.

Rating: B

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