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Always a Cowboy #4
Forever a Bad Boy
A bad boy in need of a good woman… Fans love freestyle motocross bad bay Travis Green. The more dangerous the tricks—and the harder he lives off the track—the more his popularity—and bank account—grows. But lately, the love of his fans isn’t enough, not when he needs a sweet woman in his bed. And his best friend’s little sister, Evie, is the sweetest woman he’s ever known.A good woman in need of a hero… Evie has wanted Travis for as long as she can remember. But he’s not relationship material. Besides, Travis never thought of her as anything more than a sister. Until suddenly Travis starts looking at her very differently.Two restless hearts in need of forever…When Evie’s brother goes missing, they team up to find him. And while working together they finally give in to the desire burning between. But will this last or will the bad boy leave her with a broken heart?
295 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 9, 2017
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January 15, 2018
At this point I'm convinced Genevieve Turner can pull off any plot line or character combination there is. I was more skeptical going into this novel than I have the others in the series. Evie is after all only 22 and running her brother's multi-billion dollar motorcross business. But trust me, it WORKS. Evie is smart and her experience and desperation gave her all she needed to learn to do it well. I'm also always skeptical of the whole bad boy concept, but I didn't worry about that because I had a feeling Turner would handle it well. She did. Travis comes to his realization that he needs more in his life and turns himself around before the novel even begins. Evie is a big motivation for him, but she doesn't know it and she certainly isn't attempting to change to him. The two of them are really great together. I also liked how the whole sister of the best friend aspect was handled.
June 14, 2021
I’m sad to have reached the last book in this series but delighted that it turned out to be my second favorite Genevieve Turner book! (Forever a Maverick still comes in first.) This series has absolutely captivated me. Her characterization and the way she builds feelings gets me every time. Evie and Travis were a perfect pair and it was such a relief to find a version of Best Friend’s Little Sister that wasn’t sexist and demeaning. I had some qualms about Evie being the reason Travis completely overhauled his life but he didn’t tell her that, just went about making those changes for months and that spoke volumes to me.
Evie is a people pleaser who never advocates for herself and has a codependent relationship with her reckless brother. Normally this is my least favorite kind of character. But her emotional arc rang so true and I loved watching her grow. (So I guess when I say I don’t like that kind of character, it’s because it’s not being executed well. Love to find exceptions to the rule!) It was interesting to learn more about the motocross world but mostly I just loved watching these two face their respective fears (Travis that he’s not worthy of Evie, Evie that good things don’t happen to her and they don’t last). It also engages with Evie’s fear of financial instability—it would have been great if she’d decided to get counseling to work through the trauma from her childhood but aside from that, I thought it handled her anxiety and fear well. There were so many sweet details, like Travis’s dog Patches being there for Evie and Travis always bringing her her favorite tea. This completely worked for me!
Character notes: Travis is a 27 year old white freestyle motocross rider. He has a dog named Patches. Evie is a 22 year old white motocross team manager and a virgin. She’s described as having a muffin top. This is set in Cabrillo, CA.
Content notes: anxiety, almost panic attacks, MMC has broken arm, missing adult brother (he’s fine), codependent relationship, childhood poverty, on-page sex, pregnancy epilogue, FMC’s father is on permanent disability for a back injury, past evacuation from fire (secondary character), diet culture/internalized fatphobia, alcohol, ableist language, gendered insults, gender essentialism (lots of “real man” language), possible acephobia , MMC’s father left and his mother died so he and brother were raised by grandma, references to drugs (secondary characters)
Evie is a people pleaser who never advocates for herself and has a codependent relationship with her reckless brother. Normally this is my least favorite kind of character. But her emotional arc rang so true and I loved watching her grow. (So I guess when I say I don’t like that kind of character, it’s because it’s not being executed well. Love to find exceptions to the rule!) It was interesting to learn more about the motocross world but mostly I just loved watching these two face their respective fears (Travis that he’s not worthy of Evie, Evie that good things don’t happen to her and they don’t last). It also engages with Evie’s fear of financial instability—it would have been great if she’d decided to get counseling to work through the trauma from her childhood but aside from that, I thought it handled her anxiety and fear well. There were so many sweet details, like Travis’s dog Patches being there for Evie and Travis always bringing her her favorite tea. This completely worked for me!
Character notes: Travis is a 27 year old white freestyle motocross rider. He has a dog named Patches. Evie is a 22 year old white motocross team manager and a virgin. She’s described as having a muffin top. This is set in Cabrillo, CA.
Content notes: anxiety, almost panic attacks, MMC has broken arm, missing adult brother (he’s fine), codependent relationship, childhood poverty, on-page sex, pregnancy epilogue, FMC’s father is on permanent disability for a back injury, past evacuation from fire (secondary character), diet culture/internalized fatphobia, alcohol, ableist language, gendered insults, gender essentialism (lots of “real man” language), possible acephobia , MMC’s father left and his mother died so he and brother were raised by grandma, references to drugs (secondary characters)
March 21, 2018
sadly this didn't work for me. I loved the first two books in the series, but the third one and this one were misses.
I just did not like Evie. for running a successful business (seemingly almost single-handedly), she was completely pitiful. her reactions to bad things happening were way over the top (vomiting, going "deathly pale", etc) - way out of proportion to what was happening. I have no idea what Travis saw in her. also, I didn't like that she was responsible for keeping the business going, but had no actual stake in the company - maybe that's realistic given her doormat personality, but that plot decision irked me (although it provided part of the conflict in the story).
oh well, I'll try another by GT because I've really liked some of her other books.
I just did not like Evie. for running a successful business (seemingly almost single-handedly), she was completely pitiful. her reactions to bad things happening were way over the top (vomiting, going "deathly pale", etc) - way out of proportion to what was happening. I have no idea what Travis saw in her. also, I didn't like that she was responsible for keeping the business going, but had no actual stake in the company - maybe that's realistic given her doormat personality, but that plot decision irked me (although it provided part of the conflict in the story).
oh well, I'll try another by GT because I've really liked some of her other books.
November 10, 2017
Forever a Bad Boy by Genevieve Turner
Always a Cowboy #4
Evie has had a crush on her brother’s best friend, Travis, for years. When Travis finally realizes Evie is the one for him he starts to make changes in his life that lead him away from the wild motor cross life he has been living with Colin and the gang. When Colin goes missing, Evie and Travis work together to find her brother and in so doing also find one another and what they want to do with the rest of their lives. This feels like a coming of age New Adult genre book that has a HEA.
Thank you to the author for the ARC – This is my honest review.
3-4 Stars
Always a Cowboy #4
Evie has had a crush on her brother’s best friend, Travis, for years. When Travis finally realizes Evie is the one for him he starts to make changes in his life that lead him away from the wild motor cross life he has been living with Colin and the gang. When Colin goes missing, Evie and Travis work together to find her brother and in so doing also find one another and what they want to do with the rest of their lives. This feels like a coming of age New Adult genre book that has a HEA.
Thank you to the author for the ARC – This is my honest review.
3-4 Stars
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June 29, 2021
Trigger & Content Warnings
Anxiety
Alcohol consumption
Pregnancy
Physical injury
Death of a mother
Anxiety
Alcohol consumption
Pregnancy
Physical injury
Death of a mother
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December 10, 2023Purchased in epub format from Barnes and Noble for my Nook.
March 11, 2024
The series were nice love stories
May 5, 2024
I should stop buying box sets…which is fine when the stories are great. These were ok, but because there sere four, I felt duty bound to finish them.
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