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Ridden Harder
When stuck-up Minnie sets her eye on her father's sexy young farmhand, she's in for trouble.
Jake McCoy's a man no respectable woman would look twice at.
In public, at least.
He’s tall, handsome, and he's wild as a wolf. Unpredictable. The best damn razor fighter in California. Handsome, blue-eyed, devastatingly intelligent. And he’s sweet on Minnie, too- in every way imaginable.
He’s also a McCoy.
When her parents arrange her an awful marriage out of state, Minnie knows Jake will forever be off-limits...
Or will he?
❤︎ This steamy full-length BWWM novel is a follow up to Ridden Hard. A filthy interracial historical romance sure to make your heart pound, this book is a guaranteed HEA no-cliffhanger romp through all kinds of madness. Leave your petticoats at the door.
Jake McCoy's a man no respectable woman would look twice at.
In public, at least.
He’s tall, handsome, and he's wild as a wolf. Unpredictable. The best damn razor fighter in California. Handsome, blue-eyed, devastatingly intelligent. And he’s sweet on Minnie, too- in every way imaginable.
He’s also a McCoy.
When her parents arrange her an awful marriage out of state, Minnie knows Jake will forever be off-limits...
Or will he?
❤︎ This steamy full-length BWWM novel is a follow up to Ridden Hard. A filthy interracial historical romance sure to make your heart pound, this book is a guaranteed HEA no-cliffhanger romp through all kinds of madness. Leave your petticoats at the door.
281 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 3, 2018
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November 18, 2018
I'm just going to start off by saying please read this!!! There's something about Kendra Queen's writing that really brings to life the vision of romance and yet the struggle of her characters as life moves on in the west. Kendra does not shy away from or dance around the brutal ugliness of the realities of racism, which I'm glad of. And I just adored Jake and Minnie. But I do need to know what happened to Cal and Ada during Minnie's own adventure!!
Minnie is the only daughter of Cal and Ada Sampson featuted in the last book. She's reached a point in her life at 21, where she must define her young womanhood, but that's a little hard when she's used to getting everything she's ever wanted without lifting much of a finger. Now her parents are pushing her to make a decision on marriage. But she can't stop thinking about the boy, now a man, who stirs something inside her.
Jake is the bastard son of a drunk and a whore, who would have amounted to nothing like his ten brothers before him if Cal Sampson hadn't taken him under his wing at the age of six. Now he's a full fledged cowboy with a tarnished family name and dreams of going further out west. But he can't stop thinking about the girl, now a woman, he was raised right along side with, who makes his blood heat.
And these two are thrown together in tragedy as Minnie escapes a disastrous month long marriage, and her father is thrown in jail while her mother's been run off their land. Jake is all she has left, and as they grow closer, there is only one crazy scheme that could save her family's farm.
Read it!!
Minnie is the only daughter of Cal and Ada Sampson featuted in the last book. She's reached a point in her life at 21, where she must define her young womanhood, but that's a little hard when she's used to getting everything she's ever wanted without lifting much of a finger. Now her parents are pushing her to make a decision on marriage. But she can't stop thinking about the boy, now a man, who stirs something inside her.
Jake is the bastard son of a drunk and a whore, who would have amounted to nothing like his ten brothers before him if Cal Sampson hadn't taken him under his wing at the age of six. Now he's a full fledged cowboy with a tarnished family name and dreams of going further out west. But he can't stop thinking about the girl, now a woman, he was raised right along side with, who makes his blood heat.
And these two are thrown together in tragedy as Minnie escapes a disastrous month long marriage, and her father is thrown in jail while her mother's been run off their land. Jake is all she has left, and as they grow closer, there is only one crazy scheme that could save her family's farm.
Read it!!
November 6, 2021
A bold writer looking at often ignored time period and perspectives in the romantic genre.
This book was problematic for me because the heroine was essentially a 20th century heroine flung back in time (which reminds me of Octavia Butler‘s Kindred).
I seriously had to ask myself, why would Ada raise her child like this? The answer is typical of parents who went through rough times: to protect her. So Minnie‘s the typical sheltered princess type who falls for the Rough and rugged cowboy. Why not? There are so many books with white heroines EXACTLY like this. 🤷🏾♀️ So, yes, rolling my eyes became a part of my learning experience. Our heroine does undergo a drastic arc of character development. And we can truly appreciate the suffering she undergoes.
But what about Jake McCoy. A certain reviewer has called their romance BS, but considering that Jake is was an abused child, who grew up illiterate, certainly contributed to his inability to meet our expectations of a self-aware cowboy able to wax poetic about his feelings for Minnie.
I felt the book was rushed because there were so many nooks and crannies that this book could have explored, especially with the Black Community in Meadows. How come Minnie grows up with no knowledge of them?
And I think we need a 3rd book, to find out how Ada broke Cal out of jail. Was Jake Cal‘s long game? I still have questions …
This book was problematic for me because the heroine was essentially a 20th century heroine flung back in time (which reminds me of Octavia Butler‘s Kindred).
I seriously had to ask myself, why would Ada raise her child like this? The answer is typical of parents who went through rough times: to protect her. So Minnie‘s the typical sheltered princess type who falls for the Rough and rugged cowboy. Why not? There are so many books with white heroines EXACTLY like this. 🤷🏾♀️ So, yes, rolling my eyes became a part of my learning experience. Our heroine does undergo a drastic arc of character development. And we can truly appreciate the suffering she undergoes.
But what about Jake McCoy. A certain reviewer has called their romance BS, but considering that Jake is was an abused child, who grew up illiterate, certainly contributed to his inability to meet our expectations of a self-aware cowboy able to wax poetic about his feelings for Minnie.
I felt the book was rushed because there were so many nooks and crannies that this book could have explored, especially with the Black Community in Meadows. How come Minnie grows up with no knowledge of them?
And I think we need a 3rd book, to find out how Ada broke Cal out of jail. Was Jake Cal‘s long game? I still have questions …
October 28, 2018
The sequel to Ridden Hard is about Cal and Ada's daughter, Minnie and her journey through life and love in pre-Civil War California. She's smart, sweet and determined but unfortunately, being a Black girl in those days, though free and educated didn't really lead to any type of opportunity and you certainly weren't going to be able to go to college (Minnie applied and was rejected by several due to her race, not her qualifications). So, what's a girl to do? Only thing left is to find a husband. Not really what Minnie wants to do, but she's left with little options, until she falls for her childhood rival and Cal's quasi-ward, Jake McCoy. There are some good moments here, lots of cute banter, but their story wasn't as good as Ada and Cal's. It lacked a bit of heat too. Love scenes could be more detailed and explicit, I think and there weren't nearly enough! I liked Minnie though. She's not as spunky as her mom Ada, but she holds her own. I honestly can't see the cover model matching with the description of Jake in the book though lol Hard to imagine, but anyway, the story was fine, but not great.
November 5, 2021
Minnie and Jake
Great book. Exciting. Couldn’t put the book down riveting. I laughed and I cried for Minnie and for Jake. Not sure I would have given Jake another chance since he left Minnie, to save her, but went with Lucille, although Lucille was lying about Jake being the father because her father would kill the man. But he claimed Lucille needed him more than Minnie did at the time. Lucille’s baby wasn’t Jake’s, which he knew and she ended up losing it at almost full term.
Great book. Exciting. Couldn’t put the book down riveting. I laughed and I cried for Minnie and for Jake. Not sure I would have given Jake another chance since he left Minnie, to save her, but went with Lucille, although Lucille was lying about Jake being the father because her father would kill the man. But he claimed Lucille needed him more than Minnie did at the time. Lucille’s baby wasn’t Jake’s, which he knew and she ended up losing it at almost full term.
September 19, 2021
The romance between Jake and Minnie doesn't make sense. I don't see how Minnie suddenly wants Jake, because Jake is a racist spoiled brat in the beginning. There is no justification for Minnie to like Jake, other than Jake being hot.
So, the romance is total bullshit, and I think Kendra Queen will do well if she stops forcing romance between two characters that shouldn't like nor tolerate each other.
So, the romance is total bullshit, and I think Kendra Queen will do well if she stops forcing romance between two characters that shouldn't like nor tolerate each other.
August 19, 2020
It was FIRE
I LOVED IT! I love period pieces and loved how the language and slang felt very "authentic". I would have loved more at the end, her reuniting with family, who what the father of Beck girl's baby. I needed more at the end but I still loved it. I'm a officially a fan. Like I said, girl it was FIRE!
I LOVED IT! I love period pieces and loved how the language and slang felt very "authentic". I would have loved more at the end, her reuniting with family, who what the father of Beck girl's baby. I needed more at the end but I still loved it. I'm a officially a fan. Like I said, girl it was FIRE!
November 8, 2018
Good story but...
This was a good story but there are a few questions that were not addressed. Did Minnie's father offer money to get her married off? Where, how and are the parents fugitives?
This was a good story but there are a few questions that were not addressed. Did Minnie's father offer money to get her married off? Where, how and are the parents fugitives?
December 27, 2019
Not What I Expected......
For this to be a love story, there was too much drama and violence. The writing and editing was not up to par for this novel. Ridden Hard was a better story.
For this to be a love story, there was too much drama and violence. The writing and editing was not up to par for this novel. Ridden Hard was a better story.
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