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75th Copper Mountain Rodeo #5
Steal Me, Cowboy
Unbeknownst to her boyfriend, Sassy South Carolina hairstylist, Rainey Brown, is headed to Missoula, dead set on giving her minor league baseball player boyfriend of four years an ultimatum. Either put a ring on it or let her go, preferably not the latter.
When Rainey's piece of crap car dies in the middle of Nowhere, Montana, she's sure she's a gonner, until gorgeous restaurateur Beck Hartnett stops to help. Beck falls hard for Rainey, and knows she would admit she's fallen for him too, if she wasn't too stubborn to admit it. Beck has five days before the car is repaired to steal Rainey away from a boyfriend who doesn't deserve her. Five days before she's gone for good.
When Rainey's piece of crap car dies in the middle of Nowhere, Montana, she's sure she's a gonner, until gorgeous restaurateur Beck Hartnett stops to help. Beck falls hard for Rainey, and knows she would admit she's fallen for him too, if she wasn't too stubborn to admit it. Beck has five days before the car is repaired to steal Rainey away from a boyfriend who doesn't deserve her. Five days before she's gone for good.
102 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 28, 2013
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Kim Boykin
15 books179 followersKim Boykin was raised in her South Carolina home with two girly sisters and great parents. She had a happy, boring childhood, which sucks if you’re a writer because you have to create your own crazy. PLUS after you’re published and you’re being interviewed, it’s very appealing when the author actually lived in Crazy Town or somewhere in the general vicinity.
Almost everything she learned about writing, she learned from her grandpa, an oral storyteller, who was a master teacher of pacing and sensory detail. He held court under an old mimosa tree on the family farm, and people used to come from all around to hear him tell stories about growing up in rural Georgia and share his unique take on the world.
As a stay-at-home mom, Kim started writing, grabbing snip-its of time in the car rider line or on the bleachers at swim practice. After her kids left the nest, she started submitting her work, sold her first novel at 53, and has been writing like crazy ever since.
Thanks to the lessons she learned under that mimosa tree, her books are well reviewed and, according to RT Book Reviews, feel like they’re being told across a kitchen table. She is the author of A Peach of a Pair (8/4/2015), Palmetto Moon and The Wisdom of Hair and Echoes of Mercy, all women's fiction novels. Contemporary romance novellas include: Caught Up In You, Steal Me, Cowboy,Just in Time for Christmas, Sweet Home Carolina, Flirting with Forever, and She's the One from Tule Publishing.
While her heart is always in the Lowcountry of South Carolina, she now lives in Sedona, Arizona, the creative center of the universe, or her universe.
Almost everything she learned about writing, she learned from her grandpa, an oral storyteller, who was a master teacher of pacing and sensory detail. He held court under an old mimosa tree on the family farm, and people used to come from all around to hear him tell stories about growing up in rural Georgia and share his unique take on the world.
As a stay-at-home mom, Kim started writing, grabbing snip-its of time in the car rider line or on the bleachers at swim practice. After her kids left the nest, she started submitting her work, sold her first novel at 53, and has been writing like crazy ever since.
Thanks to the lessons she learned under that mimosa tree, her books are well reviewed and, according to RT Book Reviews, feel like they’re being told across a kitchen table. She is the author of A Peach of a Pair (8/4/2015), Palmetto Moon and The Wisdom of Hair and Echoes of Mercy, all women's fiction novels. Contemporary romance novellas include: Caught Up In You, Steal Me, Cowboy,Just in Time for Christmas, Sweet Home Carolina, Flirting with Forever, and She's the One from Tule Publishing.
While her heart is always in the Lowcountry of South Carolina, she now lives in Sedona, Arizona, the creative center of the universe, or her universe.
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April 20, 2025
⭐3.4
I felt "Steal Me Cowboy" had a little more of the character complexity I was seeking when compared to the previous books in the series. The protagonists were not without flaws or grit, which paved the way for a slow burn that required both parties to address their perceptions surrounding love.
Overall this is a pleasantly predictable series of romantic novellas combining various authors, offering simple, but ultimately warm-hearted stories.
Genre :
❦ Romance
Tropes and Themes
❦ Slow burn
❦ Mature
I felt "Steal Me Cowboy" had a little more of the character complexity I was seeking when compared to the previous books in the series. The protagonists were not without flaws or grit, which paved the way for a slow burn that required both parties to address their perceptions surrounding love.
Overall this is a pleasantly predictable series of romantic novellas combining various authors, offering simple, but ultimately warm-hearted stories.
Genre :
❦ Romance
Tropes and Themes
❦ Slow burn
❦ Mature
March 2, 2015
Girl (Rainey Brown) has hot boyfriend (Adam) who wants to be a baseball player. Boyfriend after not realizing his dream moves to mid-west and coaches a minor league softball team. Girl decides to surprise boyfriend and car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. Girl meets hot dude (Beck Harnett) in a cowboy hat.
I have to say romance novels taking place in the mid-west with men in cowboy hats are always hands down going to be a guilty pleasure read to me. That said, though this romance worked well at times, there were enough things that didn't gel with me while reading this which is why I rated the novella three stars.
First, the timeline for the hero and heroine to meet and fall in love made things way too unbelievable to be believed. Beck decides he is in love with the Rainey after about three days. Rainey starts to have feelings for him too in the same timeframe. I know that this is a novella clocking in at only 102 pages. However, there could have still been a way to weave in a longer timeframe or something so that the reader doesn't go from Rainey meeting Beck to having feelings for him in just a day or two after having us believe she is desperately in love with Adam and wants to make a family with him.
Additionally, though the character of Rainey was very enjoyable, Beck was not. Beck's character did not interest me at all. He seemed sulky and just acted like a jerk a few times and I really could not understand why Rainey was attracted to him at all. I didn't really get an everlasting love vibe from him at all. He just seemed intent on "stealing" Rainey from her boyfriend because she was short and cute. Neither of them really shared hopes, dreams, what they wanted out of life. I can't truly enjoy a romance read when in the back of my head I start thinking how the two leads will be divorced in a few short years.
Finally, there was a side plot with Rainey's boyfriend was brought up and then vanished out of thin air. I think that could have made it more interesting and could have added some meat to the overall story.
All in all, I found this to be a quick easy read.
I have to say romance novels taking place in the mid-west with men in cowboy hats are always hands down going to be a guilty pleasure read to me. That said, though this romance worked well at times, there were enough things that didn't gel with me while reading this which is why I rated the novella three stars.
First, the timeline for the hero and heroine to meet and fall in love made things way too unbelievable to be believed. Beck decides he is in love with the Rainey after about three days. Rainey starts to have feelings for him too in the same timeframe. I know that this is a novella clocking in at only 102 pages. However, there could have still been a way to weave in a longer timeframe or something so that the reader doesn't go from Rainey meeting Beck to having feelings for him in just a day or two after having us believe she is desperately in love with Adam and wants to make a family with him.
Additionally, though the character of Rainey was very enjoyable, Beck was not. Beck's character did not interest me at all. He seemed sulky and just acted like a jerk a few times and I really could not understand why Rainey was attracted to him at all. I didn't really get an everlasting love vibe from him at all. He just seemed intent on "stealing" Rainey from her boyfriend because she was short and cute. Neither of them really shared hopes, dreams, what they wanted out of life. I can't truly enjoy a romance read when in the back of my head I start thinking how the two leads will be divorced in a few short years.
Finally, there was a side plot with Rainey's boyfriend was brought up and then vanished out of thin air. I think that could have made it more interesting and could have added some meat to the overall story.
All in all, I found this to be a quick easy read.
October 28, 2014
Pretty disappointing. All the action sexy time is wasted on the couple that breaks up. Lots of story spent on the secondary characters too. From the "main couple", it goes from meeting, anger, lust, to I love you forever,....before there is even an official date or kiss! Then in the last paragraph you get a kiss that is supposedly a HEA. Not buying it.
I do have to say there was some really fun dialogue though.
But I don’t think you want to be with that guy. I think you want to be with me, and God, knows I want you for keeps.”
“You can’t do this, Beck. You can’t just walk in here and tell me to choose. Adam and I have been together four years and you’ve only known me for a week. And what makes you think you know me so well anyway?”
“Here’s what I know about you Rainey. I know that you turn that drawl on when you’re nervous or when you want something. I know you’d rather die than show anybody you’re afraid. I know that when you smile, the right corner of your mouth turns up slightly before the left corner. And the only thing I’ve ever seen kill that fire you always have in your eyes is when your boyfriend doesn’t return your phone calls. I know a lot about you, Rainey Brown. I learned all that in a week, and I can’t even imagine all the amazing things I’d learn if you gave me more time. At this point I’ll take anything you’ll give me. I’m hoping for another day and shooting for forever. Stay with me, Rainey.”
I do have to say there was some really fun dialogue though.
But I don’t think you want to be with that guy. I think you want to be with me, and God, knows I want you for keeps.”
“You can’t do this, Beck. You can’t just walk in here and tell me to choose. Adam and I have been together four years and you’ve only known me for a week. And what makes you think you know me so well anyway?”
“Here’s what I know about you Rainey. I know that you turn that drawl on when you’re nervous or when you want something. I know you’d rather die than show anybody you’re afraid. I know that when you smile, the right corner of your mouth turns up slightly before the left corner. And the only thing I’ve ever seen kill that fire you always have in your eyes is when your boyfriend doesn’t return your phone calls. I know a lot about you, Rainey Brown. I learned all that in a week, and I can’t even imagine all the amazing things I’d learn if you gave me more time. At this point I’ll take anything you’ll give me. I’m hoping for another day and shooting for forever. Stay with me, Rainey.”
May 1, 2015
Adam Harper, a professional baseball player had been Rainey Brown’s part-time boyfriend for four long years. Rainey was ready to settle down, have a full-time relationship when Adam left the minor leagues to become a coach in Montana.
Left in South Carolina, she waited three months for an invitation to visit Adam in Montana when the hair salon where she worked closed. She decided to take a trip to Montana and surprise Adam.
On the way she had car trouble and sexy Bret Hartnett stopped to rescue her and in the end she decided he could Steel Me Cowboy after she broke up with Adam.
Left in South Carolina, she waited three months for an invitation to visit Adam in Montana when the hair salon where she worked closed. She decided to take a trip to Montana and surprise Adam.
On the way she had car trouble and sexy Bret Hartnett stopped to rescue her and in the end she decided he could Steel Me Cowboy after she broke up with Adam.
January 31, 2014
I liked this story, but I wish it had been longer & that the relationship would have been developed more. It went from we just met to I want you for forever before the H/h had even kissed. The flirtations between the H/h were cute, but in under 80 pages and with a lot of time spent with secondary characters there was not enough here to sell me on the HEA.
January 19, 2017
This was a free book within another book by the same author. I didn't even know it was there until I got to the end of the other book, and voila! (not wallah!) Sorry, inside joke...you have to read the book to understand. I actually liked this story better than the other one, even though I rated them the same. They both have the same pros and cons.
Kim Boykin is extremely good at taking a story and telling it in 100 or so pages. She let's you know a little bit about the primary characters and she tells the story. She ties it up at the end a bit abruptly for me if these two books are typical of her writing. But she tells a really good story. This story about Rainey and her trip across country in her Honda is entertaining. It's scary (rattlesnakes and strange men). It's charming (Nell and her shop). It's suggestive and tense (Beck and cheese sandwiches). It's painful (Adam and the game). It's sweet (Dillon and the Honda). It's too short. I'd love to see Ms. Boykin develop her characters a bit more, fill in some of the gaps in the story, and segue into the ending a bit more smoothly. I guess, like several other reviewers, I'd just like more. That's not a bad thing for an author, I guess. Always leave them wanting more. If you're looking for a short read with feisty characters that you'll really enjoy, this one should fit the bill.
I got this as a free add-on to a Kindle book from Amazon. This is an honest review for which I am not being compensated in any way. All opinions are fully my own.
~ Judi E. Easley for Blue Cat Review
Kim Boykin is extremely good at taking a story and telling it in 100 or so pages. She let's you know a little bit about the primary characters and she tells the story. She ties it up at the end a bit abruptly for me if these two books are typical of her writing. But she tells a really good story. This story about Rainey and her trip across country in her Honda is entertaining. It's scary (rattlesnakes and strange men). It's charming (Nell and her shop). It's suggestive and tense (Beck and cheese sandwiches). It's painful (Adam and the game). It's sweet (Dillon and the Honda). It's too short. I'd love to see Ms. Boykin develop her characters a bit more, fill in some of the gaps in the story, and segue into the ending a bit more smoothly. I guess, like several other reviewers, I'd just like more. That's not a bad thing for an author, I guess. Always leave them wanting more. If you're looking for a short read with feisty characters that you'll really enjoy, this one should fit the bill.
I got this as a free add-on to a Kindle book from Amazon. This is an honest review for which I am not being compensated in any way. All opinions are fully my own.
~ Judi E. Easley for Blue Cat Review
March 21, 2018
Fast and fun. Southern hairstylist, Rainey is headed to Missoula to give her minor league baseball player boyfriend of four years an ultimatum, marry her or let her go. But, her car dies out in the middle of nowhere and the guy who comes to her rescue is definitely worth looking at, and he cooks like a dream. And her rescuer, Beck, thinks she terrific too. So, what's a girl to do, play it safe with the boyfriend or try something new from the Montana menu?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 3, 2020
Rainey heads from her home in South Carolina to go to Montana to surprise her boyfriend and to tell him that it is time that he marries her after years of dating. On the way her car breaks down and Beck helps her out. He has 5 days to convince her that her boyfriend doesn't deserve her but that he does. She also meets generous people who help her out but also tech her lessons! Will the Cowboy get the girl or not??
August 11, 2021
3 Stars for me!
My rating range throughout the story...
2 - 3.25 Stars
Main Character Ratings... 5/10 for both
Scenes with heat.. Nope
Heat Rating... 2
Clean - 1 or 2
Descriptive Sex - 5 or above
Beyond Descriptive Sex - 8 or above
The back story... No need to go beyond the blurb
The Romance... Did not see it
The drama explosion...
Final Notes... Just not believable for me.
HEA or HFN? HFN
My rating range throughout the story...
2 - 3.25 Stars
Main Character Ratings... 5/10 for both
Scenes with heat.. Nope
Heat Rating... 2
Clean - 1 or 2
Descriptive Sex - 5 or above
Beyond Descriptive Sex - 8 or above
The back story... No need to go beyond the blurb
The Romance... Did not see it
The drama explosion...
Final Notes... Just not believable for me.
HEA or HFN? HFN
December 2, 2017
An okay book.
It was a usual sappy, contemporary romance. Got a little hot and heavy and innuendoish, not too explicit, but stuff happened. And there was some bad language and other stuff that isn't my favorite.
So not for anyone who is wanting a clean book.
It was a usual sappy, contemporary romance. Got a little hot and heavy and innuendoish, not too explicit, but stuff happened. And there was some bad language and other stuff that isn't my favorite.
So not for anyone who is wanting a clean book.
November 19, 2019
Added as a bonus to another story, I didn't even know I'd be reading it until I did.
It was fast-paced, and in all honesty the heroine needed a swift kick IMO.
When a guy treats you like she's been treated, no amount of physical attraction can really cover it up or make it better!
It was fast-paced, and in all honesty the heroine needed a swift kick IMO.
When a guy treats you like she's been treated, no amount of physical attraction can really cover it up or make it better!
March 11, 2025
A little rushed but still a cute story of a South Carolina hair stylist, her absentee (and probably cheating) baseball boyfriend, and the new restaureur/cowboy she meets along the way. Emily Cauldwell was excellent.
June 16, 2018
Wish the author revealed what was really up with Adam...
December 18, 2016
A good read though I wish it had gone on longer. This author seems to leave me always wanting more!
January 20, 2014
Originally published at Reading Reality
You can’t buy experience, but you can buy “the experience” at the Nell’s Cut ‘n Curl after Rainey Brown gets stranded in Marietta Montana.
It just takes Rainey a while to figure out that the experience she’s earning is worth even more than the experience she’s helping Nell to sell to the tourists. No matter how much money they’re putting in the karma jar.
Rainey Brown has been true to her minor league baseball playing boyfriend, Adam, for four long and lonely years while Adam has been chasing his dream of the major leagues. She hoped that one day Adam would either make it to the bigs or retire to coaching, and they would be together for good.
Instead, he took up coaching 2,000 miles from their home base in Columbia, South Carolina, and didn’t ask her to come to Missoula, Montana to be with him. He said he wanted her to “visit”. She had finally had enough. But not quite.
She packed up her suitcases and her professional cosmetic and hair dressing boxes into her beat up Honda Civic and set out for Montana. It helped that the salon she worked for had closed and left her unemployed. But still, it was the principle of the thing. It was time for them to be together.
Then her car gave a death rattle outside Marietta. Fate had other plans. Because Rainey was rescued by a cowboy. Sort of a cowboy. Certainly a man who thought that whoever put Rainey into the position of driving across country in that beat-up rat trap should be shot. Or at least horse-whipped.
Beck Hartnett set out to steal Rainey from whoever the jerk was that brought her out to Montana. He started out by alternately being a jerk himself, being marvelously sweet and helpful and pushing too fast past her boundaries.
All he really needed to do was let Nell, and Marietta, work their magic.
And let Rainey figure out what she really wanted all along.
Escape Rating B: Steal Me, Cowboy was surprisingly sweet, with just enough tart to make the perfect romantic treat. It’s also not quite as western-themed as the earlier entries in the Copper Mountain Rodeo series, this one is much more small-town romance than western.
Rainey starts out the story already conflicted about Adam. She’s kept the faith throughout their four-year relationship, and she trusts him, but she’s starting to realize that she gives a lot more than she gets. She’s always available whenever he wants, but he’s not there for her in any way. She’s ready to move on, but he won’t stick around long enough for her to even have a conversation about where they are headed, if anywhere.
Beck’s in an interesting position. He falls for Rainey the minute he sees her, and can’t figure out what to do about it. He keeps trying to do the right thing, but can’t quite figure out what the right thing exactly is. He owns the best restaurant in Marietta, he has more than enough money to fix Rainey’s car and send her on her way, but she’s too proud to take his money (and so she should be) and he wants her to stay in Marietta. Also, the more he observes her phone calls with Adam, the more certain he is that her relationship with Adam is a bad idea.
He’s right, but the breakup has to be clean, and that’s not exactly what he has in mind. What Beck has in mind is very, very dirty. An awful lot of fun, but very dirty. To be fair, Beck starts thinking about forever with Rainey pretty darn fast, and that seems to be more than Adam has ever thought about.
Still, Rainey has to get there on her own.
The character who steals the story is Nell, the owner of the Marietta Cut ‘n Curl. Nell has been "fixing" hair forever, and is still wearing a uniform and charging 1960s prices to “her people”. But she’s a friend and a second mother and a mentor to Rainey just when she needs one, and is just a totally awesome lady. Rainey asks Nell for a place to work, but what she gets is a refuge. And together, those ladies are something very special.
You can’t buy experience, but you can buy “the experience” at the Nell’s Cut ‘n Curl after Rainey Brown gets stranded in Marietta Montana.
It just takes Rainey a while to figure out that the experience she’s earning is worth even more than the experience she’s helping Nell to sell to the tourists. No matter how much money they’re putting in the karma jar.
Rainey Brown has been true to her minor league baseball playing boyfriend, Adam, for four long and lonely years while Adam has been chasing his dream of the major leagues. She hoped that one day Adam would either make it to the bigs or retire to coaching, and they would be together for good.
Instead, he took up coaching 2,000 miles from their home base in Columbia, South Carolina, and didn’t ask her to come to Missoula, Montana to be with him. He said he wanted her to “visit”. She had finally had enough. But not quite.
She packed up her suitcases and her professional cosmetic and hair dressing boxes into her beat up Honda Civic and set out for Montana. It helped that the salon she worked for had closed and left her unemployed. But still, it was the principle of the thing. It was time for them to be together.
Then her car gave a death rattle outside Marietta. Fate had other plans. Because Rainey was rescued by a cowboy. Sort of a cowboy. Certainly a man who thought that whoever put Rainey into the position of driving across country in that beat-up rat trap should be shot. Or at least horse-whipped.
Beck Hartnett set out to steal Rainey from whoever the jerk was that brought her out to Montana. He started out by alternately being a jerk himself, being marvelously sweet and helpful and pushing too fast past her boundaries.
All he really needed to do was let Nell, and Marietta, work their magic.
And let Rainey figure out what she really wanted all along.
Escape Rating B: Steal Me, Cowboy was surprisingly sweet, with just enough tart to make the perfect romantic treat. It’s also not quite as western-themed as the earlier entries in the Copper Mountain Rodeo series, this one is much more small-town romance than western.
Rainey starts out the story already conflicted about Adam. She’s kept the faith throughout their four-year relationship, and she trusts him, but she’s starting to realize that she gives a lot more than she gets. She’s always available whenever he wants, but he’s not there for her in any way. She’s ready to move on, but he won’t stick around long enough for her to even have a conversation about where they are headed, if anywhere.
Beck’s in an interesting position. He falls for Rainey the minute he sees her, and can’t figure out what to do about it. He keeps trying to do the right thing, but can’t quite figure out what the right thing exactly is. He owns the best restaurant in Marietta, he has more than enough money to fix Rainey’s car and send her on her way, but she’s too proud to take his money (and so she should be) and he wants her to stay in Marietta. Also, the more he observes her phone calls with Adam, the more certain he is that her relationship with Adam is a bad idea.
He’s right, but the breakup has to be clean, and that’s not exactly what he has in mind. What Beck has in mind is very, very dirty. An awful lot of fun, but very dirty. To be fair, Beck starts thinking about forever with Rainey pretty darn fast, and that seems to be more than Adam has ever thought about.
Still, Rainey has to get there on her own.
The character who steals the story is Nell, the owner of the Marietta Cut ‘n Curl. Nell has been "fixing" hair forever, and is still wearing a uniform and charging 1960s prices to “her people”. But she’s a friend and a second mother and a mentor to Rainey just when she needs one, and is just a totally awesome lady. Rainey asks Nell for a place to work, but what she gets is a refuge. And together, those ladies are something very special.
January 7, 2014
In Steal Me, Cowboy by Kim Boykin, Rainey is a hairdresser (who sometimes feels like a therapist!) in Columbia, South Carolina. She's been a relationship with Adam for 4 years - but she only sees him when he's not playing minor league baseball and trying to make it to the major leagues. Rainey wants more. They have chemistry that can burn the sheets when they're together, but Rainey wishes just once Adam would pick her over baseball. Just once!
When Adam unexpectedly takes a job coaching in Missoula and Rainey loses her job at the salon, she takes a spur of the moment road trip in her beat up car intending to surprise Adam with a visit. Rainey does not want to be thought of as a visitor though, and on this trip she intends to let him know that! She wants so much more. Unfortunately Rainey's car breaks down en route. After being rescued by Beck on the side of the road, Rainey ends up in Marietta, Montana intending to stay and work only until she has enough money to fix her car and continue on her way. Even if she is guiltily attracted to Beck, and his face is the one she sees in her fantasies.
Beck, born and raised in Marietta, is a chef at his own restaurant. The last thing he expects is to have his heart captured by a Southern Belle like Rainey! Beck realizes pretty quickly he wants Rainey to stay in Marietta, but will she? Can Rainey admit to herself that she sees in Beck everything that Adam is not? That Beck can give her everything Adam won't? Or will she continue with the familiar even if it means an empty heart?
Kim gives us some great characters with a unique story line. Who just leaves on a road trip in a beat up car, very little money, and no real plans except the destination? Well, Rainey does and she'll take you along on her adventure! With her impulsive act and her loving, independent self, Rainey is easy to like and to root for. Rainey didn't give up when her car did! I also liked how she wanted to deal with her relationship with Adam before all else. Beck can see that Rainey is not being treated like she should be by her ever absent boyfriend. He really feels she is the woman for him and he'll do everything he can to convince her to stay. I did like Beck a lot (did I say a lot?!), but I wasn't too impressed with him trying to push Rainey before she was ready.
Nell, one of the stronger secondary characters added a lot of vavoom! to Steal Me, Cowboy, and I really liked watching the bond form between her and Rainey.
Steal Me, Cowboy is a well paced romantic novella. When you read it you will see just how appropriate the cover for it is too! At times the plot is a little unbelievable, but it is always fun and uplifting, with very like-able characters making you believe in love at first sight. Steal Me, Cowboy is a fantastic addition to the Copper Mountain Rodeo series, but can definitely be read as a stand alone novella - you will enjoy it either way!
I'd recommend Steal Me, Cowboy to any romance reader looking for adventures, fun, and a hero and heroine who have great chemistry!
When Adam unexpectedly takes a job coaching in Missoula and Rainey loses her job at the salon, she takes a spur of the moment road trip in her beat up car intending to surprise Adam with a visit. Rainey does not want to be thought of as a visitor though, and on this trip she intends to let him know that! She wants so much more. Unfortunately Rainey's car breaks down en route. After being rescued by Beck on the side of the road, Rainey ends up in Marietta, Montana intending to stay and work only until she has enough money to fix her car and continue on her way. Even if she is guiltily attracted to Beck, and his face is the one she sees in her fantasies.
Beck, born and raised in Marietta, is a chef at his own restaurant. The last thing he expects is to have his heart captured by a Southern Belle like Rainey! Beck realizes pretty quickly he wants Rainey to stay in Marietta, but will she? Can Rainey admit to herself that she sees in Beck everything that Adam is not? That Beck can give her everything Adam won't? Or will she continue with the familiar even if it means an empty heart?
Kim gives us some great characters with a unique story line. Who just leaves on a road trip in a beat up car, very little money, and no real plans except the destination? Well, Rainey does and she'll take you along on her adventure! With her impulsive act and her loving, independent self, Rainey is easy to like and to root for. Rainey didn't give up when her car did! I also liked how she wanted to deal with her relationship with Adam before all else. Beck can see that Rainey is not being treated like she should be by her ever absent boyfriend. He really feels she is the woman for him and he'll do everything he can to convince her to stay. I did like Beck a lot (did I say a lot?!), but I wasn't too impressed with him trying to push Rainey before she was ready.
Nell, one of the stronger secondary characters added a lot of vavoom! to Steal Me, Cowboy, and I really liked watching the bond form between her and Rainey.
Steal Me, Cowboy is a well paced romantic novella. When you read it you will see just how appropriate the cover for it is too! At times the plot is a little unbelievable, but it is always fun and uplifting, with very like-able characters making you believe in love at first sight. Steal Me, Cowboy is a fantastic addition to the Copper Mountain Rodeo series, but can definitely be read as a stand alone novella - you will enjoy it either way!
I'd recommend Steal Me, Cowboy to any romance reader looking for adventures, fun, and a hero and heroine who have great chemistry!
March 10, 2014
I’m a huge sucker for a sexy cowboy, so you can imagine my delight at all the new fun coming out of Tule Publishing Group with their western-themed series taking place in Montana. This is just the beginning for this new publishing company, and I can’t wait to see what they have in store for the future. But in the meantime, I’m in cowboy heaven.
Rainey Brown is a hairsylist in South Carolina. Her boyfriend of four years is a minor league baseball player. He comes home every so often, they go at each other like crazy, and then he hurries off to the next round of games hither and yon across the country. While Rainey sits at home and pines for a life with him. Now, most of the time when presented with heroine similar to Rainey, one who keeps putting up with a guy’s crap, I’m like most of you and I’d be labeling her stupid as a post. But Rainey is a scrapper and she knows when to say when and make her jerk sit up and make a decision about life. And he doesn’t know it yet. That’s the best part.
So Raney heads out for Missoula, Montana, where Jerk is currently working. Before she can get there, though, her car breaks down and she’s rescued by a dream of a cowboy, Beck Harnett. Now Beck, he’s a double whammy for me. On top of all that cowboy business, he’s a chef. Owns a restaurant and all. That’s an unrealized dream of mine, to be a chef, so instead I love food and I indulge often, especially the fancy and the delicious, all of which Beck serves up for Rainey once they meet. Ms. Boykin does a terrific job of giving the reader emotion through senses other than the sexual.
It’s going to take only five days for Rainey’s car to be repaired – and that’s pushing it when Beck asks the mechanic for the favor of stretching it out – so he has to up his game to make her see she belongs with him. And he does one hell of a terrific job, seducing her at every turn through every one of her senses. He comes this close to his goal, and then everything goes to hell and he’s watching Rainey drive away toward a man who doesn’t deserve her.
What also makes this book are the secondary characters, from Rainey’s roommate in South Carolina to the aforementioned mechanic to her new boss at the local salon where Rainey takes on part-time work to pay for her car. They’re all a hoot and a lot of fun. And the Jerk? Well, you need to read the story to see his well-deserved comeuppance!
See my complete review at http://www.goodbadandunread.com
Rainey Brown is a hairsylist in South Carolina. Her boyfriend of four years is a minor league baseball player. He comes home every so often, they go at each other like crazy, and then he hurries off to the next round of games hither and yon across the country. While Rainey sits at home and pines for a life with him. Now, most of the time when presented with heroine similar to Rainey, one who keeps putting up with a guy’s crap, I’m like most of you and I’d be labeling her stupid as a post. But Rainey is a scrapper and she knows when to say when and make her jerk sit up and make a decision about life. And he doesn’t know it yet. That’s the best part.
So Raney heads out for Missoula, Montana, where Jerk is currently working. Before she can get there, though, her car breaks down and she’s rescued by a dream of a cowboy, Beck Harnett. Now Beck, he’s a double whammy for me. On top of all that cowboy business, he’s a chef. Owns a restaurant and all. That’s an unrealized dream of mine, to be a chef, so instead I love food and I indulge often, especially the fancy and the delicious, all of which Beck serves up for Rainey once they meet. Ms. Boykin does a terrific job of giving the reader emotion through senses other than the sexual.
It’s going to take only five days for Rainey’s car to be repaired – and that’s pushing it when Beck asks the mechanic for the favor of stretching it out – so he has to up his game to make her see she belongs with him. And he does one hell of a terrific job, seducing her at every turn through every one of her senses. He comes this close to his goal, and then everything goes to hell and he’s watching Rainey drive away toward a man who doesn’t deserve her.
What also makes this book are the secondary characters, from Rainey’s roommate in South Carolina to the aforementioned mechanic to her new boss at the local salon where Rainey takes on part-time work to pay for her car. They’re all a hoot and a lot of fun. And the Jerk? Well, you need to read the story to see his well-deserved comeuppance!
See my complete review at http://www.goodbadandunread.com
January 7, 2014
What happens when you mix a Grit (girl raised in the South) with a Cowboy from Montana--hot, sizzling fun!
Rainey is a hair stylist who's tired of waiting for her baseball playing boyfriend to seal the deal with a ring. When fate leaves her unemployed, she decides to drive cross-country and make him man-up. Unfortunately, her car is not quite up to the trip and decides to die just short of her destination.
Beck was raised a cowboy, but his dreams were to be a chef and own a restaurant. After college and paying his dues in a lot of kitchens, he comes home to open a successful restaurant just outside his hometown. He's never had a problem with the ladies, but none have captured his heart.
As fate would have it, Beck finds Rainey on the side of the road, offers her a lift, and makes her the best grilled cheese sandwich ever--and they say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach! He knows she has a boyfriend, but he likes what he sees and wants to see how long he can keep her around. Her car costs more than the money she has in the bank--so she uses her talents in a retro hair salon in town to earn money to pay for the car repairs.
Little by little, Rainey realizes the baseball boyfriend is never going to pan out for the type of life she wants. Beck keeps finding ways to fill her heart, and her stomach, with reasons to stay. Sometimes, the life you want is right there staring you in the face. But each has to give a little to start a new life--together. This story is a home run with the cowboy stealing the Southern girl's heart and giving her a new home in Montana.
Rainey is a hair stylist who's tired of waiting for her baseball playing boyfriend to seal the deal with a ring. When fate leaves her unemployed, she decides to drive cross-country and make him man-up. Unfortunately, her car is not quite up to the trip and decides to die just short of her destination.
Beck was raised a cowboy, but his dreams were to be a chef and own a restaurant. After college and paying his dues in a lot of kitchens, he comes home to open a successful restaurant just outside his hometown. He's never had a problem with the ladies, but none have captured his heart.
As fate would have it, Beck finds Rainey on the side of the road, offers her a lift, and makes her the best grilled cheese sandwich ever--and they say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach! He knows she has a boyfriend, but he likes what he sees and wants to see how long he can keep her around. Her car costs more than the money she has in the bank--so she uses her talents in a retro hair salon in town to earn money to pay for the car repairs.
Little by little, Rainey realizes the baseball boyfriend is never going to pan out for the type of life she wants. Beck keeps finding ways to fill her heart, and her stomach, with reasons to stay. Sometimes, the life you want is right there staring you in the face. But each has to give a little to start a new life--together. This story is a home run with the cowboy stealing the Southern girl's heart and giving her a new home in Montana.
May 29, 2014
After four years of putting up with her boyfriend's hectic baseball schedule and constant marriage-avoidance, hairstylist Rainey Brown is has decided to be drastic. She is going to drive from South Carolina to Montana with an ultimatum : marry me or we are done. It seemed like a good idea until her car broke down in the middle of nowhere, and the hunky cowboy saving her brought to mind many other ideas.
It doesn't take long for restaurateur Beck Hartnett to figure out what he wants, and right now, he wants Rainey. Knowing that as soon as her car is fixed she is gone, gives him the drive to step up his game and change her mind. Can he steal her from her baseball player in five days? Or will he strike out?
As I have mentioned before with Ms. Boykin, she is fond of the "first person" voice for her heroines. This was my introduction to her writing, so it took me a bit longer to acclimate than with the others I have read.
While I really like the hero of this story (who isn't going to like a sexy cowboy who can cook and keeps his hair long enough to run your fingers through), I wasn't a fan of Rainey. She whined, took too long to make up her mind, got way too worked up over nothing (and not worked up enough over other things). In the end, when she finally did make up her mind, she sat on it for days!
As always, the supporting characters saved the book for me. Nell, Dillion, and Antwan are exactly what supporting characters should be. Colorful and noticeable without completely stealing the show.
Overall, this book was a nice quick read. It didn't strike me as a "must-read", but it is definitely a good read.
It doesn't take long for restaurateur Beck Hartnett to figure out what he wants, and right now, he wants Rainey. Knowing that as soon as her car is fixed she is gone, gives him the drive to step up his game and change her mind. Can he steal her from her baseball player in five days? Or will he strike out?
As I have mentioned before with Ms. Boykin, she is fond of the "first person" voice for her heroines. This was my introduction to her writing, so it took me a bit longer to acclimate than with the others I have read.
While I really like the hero of this story (who isn't going to like a sexy cowboy who can cook and keeps his hair long enough to run your fingers through), I wasn't a fan of Rainey. She whined, took too long to make up her mind, got way too worked up over nothing (and not worked up enough over other things). In the end, when she finally did make up her mind, she sat on it for days!
As always, the supporting characters saved the book for me. Nell, Dillion, and Antwan are exactly what supporting characters should be. Colorful and noticeable without completely stealing the show.
Overall, this book was a nice quick read. It didn't strike me as a "must-read", but it is definitely a good read.
January 3, 2014
For four years Rainey Brown has been patient with her minor league baseball player boyfriend, Adam. But when he accepts a coaching job clear across the country without the input of Rainey and starts acting different she is determined to make a surprise appearance and give him an ultimatum.
In route to see Adam, Rainey’s car breaks down. Stranded on the side of the road, in the middle of nowhere, Rainey was relieved when Beck Hartnett, a handsome cowboy, comes to her aid. Although he is handsome, charming and extremely hospitable, her head and heart are still stuck on Adam.
Forced to stay in Marietta for several days while her car is being fixed … and she earns money to pay for the repairs, Becks decides to use her stay to his advantage. He’s determined to steal her heart from her non-deserving boyfriend and get her to admit that she feels for him what he’s feeling for her. But will he be able to do this before she leaves to continue her drive to see him? Or will time run out before Rainey realizes that being Adam’s “backup” isn’t where she should be?
Steal Me, Cowboy is the first book I’ve read by Kim Boykin, but I can say with 100% certainty that it won’t be the last! I loved this book. The characters were fun … well, except for that no good boyfriend, Adam … the story was well written and there was a sexy cowboy. Need I say more? I started this book and couldn’t put it down until I finished it. Yes, it was that good! From the first to the last page, it was enjoyable and kept my interest. I would definitely recommend it to others.
In route to see Adam, Rainey’s car breaks down. Stranded on the side of the road, in the middle of nowhere, Rainey was relieved when Beck Hartnett, a handsome cowboy, comes to her aid. Although he is handsome, charming and extremely hospitable, her head and heart are still stuck on Adam.
Forced to stay in Marietta for several days while her car is being fixed … and she earns money to pay for the repairs, Becks decides to use her stay to his advantage. He’s determined to steal her heart from her non-deserving boyfriend and get her to admit that she feels for him what he’s feeling for her. But will he be able to do this before she leaves to continue her drive to see him? Or will time run out before Rainey realizes that being Adam’s “backup” isn’t where she should be?
Steal Me, Cowboy is the first book I’ve read by Kim Boykin, but I can say with 100% certainty that it won’t be the last! I loved this book. The characters were fun … well, except for that no good boyfriend, Adam … the story was well written and there was a sexy cowboy. Need I say more? I started this book and couldn’t put it down until I finished it. Yes, it was that good! From the first to the last page, it was enjoyable and kept my interest. I would definitely recommend it to others.
June 6, 2014
Rainey leaves her home in South Carolina, bound and determined to surprise her long-time, long-distance boyfriend by driving all the way to Montana to see him. When she's suddenly stranded, she's saved by Beck, a cowboy-hat-wearing hottie who can make the best grilled-cheese sandwich in the world. Faced with expensive car repair costs and a confusing attraction to Beck, Rainey must use her hairstyling skills and her quick wits if she's ever going to make it to her destination. But does she really want to leave? And, will Beck let her go?
I fell in love with this story and absolutely adored Rainey. She's such a fun, outgoing, plucky character. She's a hard worker, a good friend, and a proud, independent person who insists on paying her own way. Sure, she's a little blind when it comes to love, but who isn't? Beck is the perfect love interest for Rainey. He's intelligent, funny, calls her out when she's using southern charm to get what she wants, and boy oh boy can he cook! He's surprised by his quick attraction to Rainey and doesn't want to let her go. Not without exploring the blossoming attraction between them.
I read Steal Me, Cowboy in one sitting. It's that good. I was instantly drawn into the story and completely engrossed from start to finish. The sexual tension between Rainey and Beck was so thick, it would take a chainsaw to cut it. Rainey's voice is incredibly unique and fun, and I couldn't have enjoyed this story more. I would wholeheartedly recommend this book to romance lovers everywhere. Kim Boykin has a new fan!
I fell in love with this story and absolutely adored Rainey. She's such a fun, outgoing, plucky character. She's a hard worker, a good friend, and a proud, independent person who insists on paying her own way. Sure, she's a little blind when it comes to love, but who isn't? Beck is the perfect love interest for Rainey. He's intelligent, funny, calls her out when she's using southern charm to get what she wants, and boy oh boy can he cook! He's surprised by his quick attraction to Rainey and doesn't want to let her go. Not without exploring the blossoming attraction between them.
I read Steal Me, Cowboy in one sitting. It's that good. I was instantly drawn into the story and completely engrossed from start to finish. The sexual tension between Rainey and Beck was so thick, it would take a chainsaw to cut it. Rainey's voice is incredibly unique and fun, and I couldn't have enjoyed this story more. I would wholeheartedly recommend this book to romance lovers everywhere. Kim Boykin has a new fan!
January 4, 2014
South Carolinian Rainey Brown has been with her boyfriend for four years. He's always come back to her in between where ever he's been playing minor baseball but Rainey's ready for more. When Adam sets up base in Montana, she decides to surprise him but her car breaks down in the wilds of Montana where Beck Hartnett rescues her. The repair will take time and while Rainey is having second thoughts about her boyfriend, Beck only has 5 days to make her his.
This was a quick read. I initially had my hopes set on Adam being a stand up guy, but as I read my hopes dropped quickly and I went from liking him to wanting to drop kick him. Beck on the other hand, took some time for me to warm up to. I wasn't a fan of his behavior when he first met Rainey. And I just wanted to pinch Rainey's cheeks because she was so adorable. I liked her drive to be independent and to find out what was going on with Adam before she moved on to Beck.
I would've like to have seen Rainey's doubts regarding Adam being cleared, but as it is, the story is wonderful and I am really excited about the characters we are meeting. Kim Boykin does a fantastic job at making the story come alive with her vivid descriptions. My mouth was watering when it came to the banana tiramisu. This is also the first time I've read anything written by her, but I'm so excited to see what she'll have for me to read next!
This was a quick read. I initially had my hopes set on Adam being a stand up guy, but as I read my hopes dropped quickly and I went from liking him to wanting to drop kick him. Beck on the other hand, took some time for me to warm up to. I wasn't a fan of his behavior when he first met Rainey. And I just wanted to pinch Rainey's cheeks because she was so adorable. I liked her drive to be independent and to find out what was going on with Adam before she moved on to Beck.
I would've like to have seen Rainey's doubts regarding Adam being cleared, but as it is, the story is wonderful and I am really excited about the characters we are meeting. Kim Boykin does a fantastic job at making the story come alive with her vivid descriptions. My mouth was watering when it came to the banana tiramisu. This is also the first time I've read anything written by her, but I'm so excited to see what she'll have for me to read next!
January 10, 2014
Rainey Brown is on the cross country trip of a lifetime-her lifetime. Chasing after her boyfriend of four years, she is tired of being put off when it comes to the big question every committed girl dreams of hearing-heck-what any girl worth her salt dreams of hearing.
But on her way to Montana, Rainey breaks down-literally and figuratively-in a small town and meets Beck Hartnett, cowboy slash restaurateur. Instant chemistry sparks, but surprisingly nothing happens-probably because the entire story is only 102 pgs.-except some sizzling attraction. After about a week of working in the local beauty shop to earn money to pay for her broken down car, Rainey reluctantly leaves to “surprise” her boyfriend in the next town.
I can’t really tell you what happens-but I’m sure you can guess-because I just hate spoilers. But what I can say is that I absolutely loved reading Steal Me, Cowboy. I originally picked it up because…well for one I won a copy of it…and two, I just loved how there was a baseball player in there as well as a cowboy since it closely resembled my early attempts at love (at one time I was in love with a baseball player but dropped him when I discovered cowboys). True story.
As with all really good short stories, the closer and closer I got to the end, I was wishing that there were some missing pages that would suddenly appear and make the story draw out. But of course, there wasn’t.
Regardless, I love these chick lit type stories and I miss reading them.
But on her way to Montana, Rainey breaks down-literally and figuratively-in a small town and meets Beck Hartnett, cowboy slash restaurateur. Instant chemistry sparks, but surprisingly nothing happens-probably because the entire story is only 102 pgs.-except some sizzling attraction. After about a week of working in the local beauty shop to earn money to pay for her broken down car, Rainey reluctantly leaves to “surprise” her boyfriend in the next town.
I can’t really tell you what happens-but I’m sure you can guess-because I just hate spoilers. But what I can say is that I absolutely loved reading Steal Me, Cowboy. I originally picked it up because…well for one I won a copy of it…and two, I just loved how there was a baseball player in there as well as a cowboy since it closely resembled my early attempts at love (at one time I was in love with a baseball player but dropped him when I discovered cowboys). True story.
As with all really good short stories, the closer and closer I got to the end, I was wishing that there were some missing pages that would suddenly appear and make the story draw out. But of course, there wasn’t.
Regardless, I love these chick lit type stories and I miss reading them.
January 15, 2014
Rainey, a hair-dresser from South Carolina, has been with her boyfriend, Adam, a minor-league baseball player and now coach for a Montana minor league team, for 4 years. Well, parts of four years. When the salon she works in closes, she decides it's time to stop waiting for Adam, and heads to Montana. It's when her car breaks down in the middle of nowhere outside Marietta,Montana, just short of her destination, that things get fun. Beck finds her and brings her to town, where she charms him and others with her attitude and determination. Her car needs massive repairs, her bank account is low, so she finds a job working in the local beauty shop with Nell...and then starts to wonder if Adam is really what she wants, or is it Beck,and a whole new life in Marietta?
Kim Boykin's "Steal Me, Cowboy" is a perfect addition to the Montana Born imprint. Rainey is a Southern Girl with an attitude that makes her easy to like and root for. Beck is a handsome "cowboy" who left town to find what made him happy, and happily came back once he did to open his own restaurant.Sparks fly between the two immediately, but what I love about Rainey is that she doesn't need saving. She finds new friends and makes the money herself.
I can't wait to see what else Boykin and the Montana Born imprint have up their sleeves...I hope we see more of Rainey, Beck, Nell, and Dillon...
Kim Boykin's "Steal Me, Cowboy" is a perfect addition to the Montana Born imprint. Rainey is a Southern Girl with an attitude that makes her easy to like and root for. Beck is a handsome "cowboy" who left town to find what made him happy, and happily came back once he did to open his own restaurant.Sparks fly between the two immediately, but what I love about Rainey is that she doesn't need saving. She finds new friends and makes the money herself.
I can't wait to see what else Boykin and the Montana Born imprint have up their sleeves...I hope we see more of Rainey, Beck, Nell, and Dillon...
January 5, 2014
Rainey was happy with her existence, or so she thought. She loved her work as a stylist, her boss who also happened to be her best friend was great, she had a wonderful dog and a boyfriend, Adam, who loved her, what more could she ask for? Well that boyfriend could come around more often, right? Could call or make more of an effort to be with her, right? So when Rainey’s office closes and she has some spare time she decides to take a drive to Montana to see him.
Beckett has finally come to terms with his life. As an owner of a successful restaurant and homeowner what more could he want? He’s happy and in control of his own destiny, or so he thinks. Then one day he see a car on the side of the road and decides to help.
Will Rainey see the light? Can Beckett make Rainey understand what it’s like to be loved and cherished? Will either of them realize sometimes the best things in life happen when you think you have everything under control?
Totally pick up this sweet novella and fall in love with Rainey and Beckett not to mention Dilion, Antwan and Nell. To steal a baseball phrase Ms. Boykin has hit this story out of the park.
Beckett has finally come to terms with his life. As an owner of a successful restaurant and homeowner what more could he want? He’s happy and in control of his own destiny, or so he thinks. Then one day he see a car on the side of the road and decides to help.
Will Rainey see the light? Can Beckett make Rainey understand what it’s like to be loved and cherished? Will either of them realize sometimes the best things in life happen when you think you have everything under control?
Totally pick up this sweet novella and fall in love with Rainey and Beckett not to mention Dilion, Antwan and Nell. To steal a baseball phrase Ms. Boykin has hit this story out of the park.
August 6, 2016
Rainey has been a faithful and loyal girlfriend to her on the road boyfriend. He never acts like he wants to move past the phase that they are in and then drops the bomb that he's taken a job coaching in another city. So not only is he going to be gone just as much, he's going to live somewhere else. After she gets some news about her job, she decides she's going to surprise him and go see him. It seems like though when it rains it pours. She gets to Montana and her car breaks down. It's not a little problem its a whole engine problem.
On his way back from picking up a part for a freezer, Beck sees a woman broken down on the side of the road. He doesn't know what it is but he is drawn to this girl. She's pretty and she she's got a boyfriend. He wants to find a way to make her stay.
This was a cute book. I was unaware that it was the fifth book in a series, but I didn't feel like I had missed out on anything so I feel like this book could be a stand alone. It's fast paced and it is well resolved. Check out this book, you'll enjoy it!!
On his way back from picking up a part for a freezer, Beck sees a woman broken down on the side of the road. He doesn't know what it is but he is drawn to this girl. She's pretty and she she's got a boyfriend. He wants to find a way to make her stay.
This was a cute book. I was unaware that it was the fifth book in a series, but I didn't feel like I had missed out on anything so I feel like this book could be a stand alone. It's fast paced and it is well resolved. Check out this book, you'll enjoy it!!
January 3, 2014
This was a really cute story.
Rainy Brown's love of her life has just told her he is moving across the country to Missoula Montana to coach a baseball team. What is a girl from South Carolina to do? Well, she packs her bags in her beat up Honda Civic and drives to surprise him. Only thing is, she breaks down before she gets there. Luckily, Beck Harnett happens to be coming back into town when he sees her along the side of the road and offers her a ride the the phone number of the mechanic in his town. It takes longer then expected for her car to be ready and it's much more money then she has. She needs money and goes to work for Nell's Cut N Curl. Things don't seem to be going so well between her and her boyfriend when he doesn't return her texts or calls. Beck is quickly falling for Rainy and will do what he can to try to get her to stay in town. Can he convince her to stay?
I also loved the story of the friendship that grows between Rainy and Nell.
Rainy Brown's love of her life has just told her he is moving across the country to Missoula Montana to coach a baseball team. What is a girl from South Carolina to do? Well, she packs her bags in her beat up Honda Civic and drives to surprise him. Only thing is, she breaks down before she gets there. Luckily, Beck Harnett happens to be coming back into town when he sees her along the side of the road and offers her a ride the the phone number of the mechanic in his town. It takes longer then expected for her car to be ready and it's much more money then she has. She needs money and goes to work for Nell's Cut N Curl. Things don't seem to be going so well between her and her boyfriend when he doesn't return her texts or calls. Beck is quickly falling for Rainy and will do what he can to try to get her to stay in town. Can he convince her to stay?
I also loved the story of the friendship that grows between Rainy and Nell.
January 13, 2014
Rainey is a fun and sassy character that you can't help but like. a hair dresser (part time therapist in her own mine) who is determined to make her boyfriend of 4 years see what he has and make him see she is more then guest material in his life. However on her trip to see him her car breaks down and she sets to work her own magic in the wonderful town of Marietta Montana. During her time there she starts to feel things for Beck, the man who helped her when she was stranded on the side of the road and the one who she can't stop thinking about. Things have changed between her and her boyfriend he seems so distant and here in this town with the saloon and new friends she made is man who makes her feel like she belongs. my only complaint is the book was to short. I loved the characters and the scenery created by Kim Boykin and looking forward to reading more.
May 26, 2014
Lesson in love #34 : Do not date traveling men, sports athletes or anyone with a career with lots of business affairs oversea because there eventually have real 'affairs' with people that are not you.
So we met the sweet and sassy South Carolina hairstylist, Rainey Brown who is going to surprise her longtime traveling ball playing boyfriend in Missoula which is going to take days of driving. Her crappy old car is not up to the trip and just a few house away breaks down and she meets the heart breaker of the neighborhood, the famous restaurateur Beck Hartnett. Beck decides to woo the sweet Rainey and get her to stay in his small town forever.
Cute clean romance with some awesome side characters and lots of hair dressing. HEA guarenteed for this short story.
102 pages and kindle freebie
2 stars
So we met the sweet and sassy South Carolina hairstylist, Rainey Brown who is going to surprise her longtime traveling ball playing boyfriend in Missoula which is going to take days of driving. Her crappy old car is not up to the trip and just a few house away breaks down and she meets the heart breaker of the neighborhood, the famous restaurateur Beck Hartnett. Beck decides to woo the sweet Rainey and get her to stay in his small town forever.
Cute clean romance with some awesome side characters and lots of hair dressing. HEA guarenteed for this short story.
102 pages and kindle freebie
2 stars
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