Series: Bluebonnet #2
Contemporary Erotic
Released: October 2, 2012
Penguin

Reviewed by Mandi

Beth Ann Williamson has finally broke it off with her high school sweetheart, after years of him cheating on her. She realizes all the expensive gifts he gave her will never make up for the fact that he is never going to change, and she needs to move on. To her frustration, the small town of Bluebonnet, Texas don’t want her to give him up. Daily questions asking her why and when she will take him back, just make Beth Ann want to hide. Worse, she has moved back into her parent’s house until she can save some money to get a place of her own. When things get too much, she sleeps in the back room at the local salon she owns.

One night, her parents learn that her seventeen year old sister has snuck out to meet up with her boyfriend at some sort of QuestMasters weekend outing in the woods. Not able to say no to her parents, especially with her dad (the mayor) up for reelection, Beth Ann tromps out to the woods in the rain to try to find her sister and drag her home. The rain intensifies and by the time she is soaked and muddy, with still no sister, the volunteer firefighters have shown up to escort everyone out. This is where our hero comes into the picture. Colt Waggoner not only volunteers with the fire department but also works with his buddies in an outdoor survival type school. He has had a crush on Beth Ann since high school, but they ran in different circles – hers being the popular crowd, and his the more low-class. But times have changed, and when he finds Beth Ann deep in the woods, he tells a white lie to her that the river has flooded the road and they are stuck out in the woods for the night. Luckily there is a tree house of sorts they take shelter in, where Beth Ann then admits she has never had a one night stand and wants to try it out. Cue the sex.

This is the second book in this series and I liked this one a little more than book one. Colt and Beth Ann have a very cute and oh so sexy relationship. She surprises him at first, not complaining that she is dirty and stuck in the rain and very open sexually. He of course is totally alpha, full of ‘hey darlin’ with a wide repertoire of the sexy sex. The one night stand very easily turns into a relationship. From this point of view, there is really no conflict. They have sex, they enjoy it, they figure out they like spending time together, have a tiny fight at the end, and then happily ever after. I actually didn’t mind the ease of the relationship in this one, although this book is very heavy on the sex. I think some time spent just courting each other would have been nice to see. There is a really sweet scene with Colt and a cake though (that turns totally dirty) that I enjoyed.

The conflict centers more around Beth Ann’s ex-boyfriend who refuses to let her go. This seemed to drag on a bit during the book, with a surprise at the end that I didn’t really like. I get tired of the stalker ex-boyfriend in romance books because they are so predictable as this one is.

Overall though if you like erotic books with lots of dirty talk, an alpha hero you might enjoy this one. There is also sex in a salon chair. That was a first for me.

Rating: B-

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