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Copper Ridge: Desire #6
Need Me, Cowboy
He’s not a man to be played with.
Not without consequences.
For five years, Levi Tucker had no control over his life, locked up for a crime he didn’t commit. Never again would any woman—any desire—overtake this cowboy’s common sense. Now Faith Grayson, the sexy, brilliant architect he’s hired to design his grand new house, is sorely testing his resolve. Faith is too young. Too innocent. Maybe just too tempting.
Not without consequences.
For five years, Levi Tucker had no control over his life, locked up for a crime he didn’t commit. Never again would any woman—any desire—overtake this cowboy’s common sense. Now Faith Grayson, the sexy, brilliant architect he’s hired to design his grand new house, is sorely testing his resolve. Faith is too young. Too innocent. Maybe just too tempting.
216 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published April 2, 2019
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Maisey Yates
1,161 books2,997 followersNew York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Maisey Yates lives in rural Oregon with her three children and her husband, whose chiseled jaw and arresting features continue to make her swoon. She feels the epic trek she takes several times a day from her office to her coffee maker is a true example of her pioneer spirit. In 2009, at the age of twenty-three Maisey sold her first book.
Since then it’s been a whirlwind of sexy alpha males and happily ever afters, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. Maisey divides her writing time between dark, passionate category romances set just about everywhere on earth and light sexy contemporary romances set practically in her back yard.
She believes that she clearly has the best job in the world.
Since then it’s been a whirlwind of sexy alpha males and happily ever afters, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. Maisey divides her writing time between dark, passionate category romances set just about everywhere on earth and light sexy contemporary romances set practically in her back yard.
She believes that she clearly has the best job in the world.
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January 31, 2019
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3.75
Levi has just been released from prison. He spent five long years in that pit, for a crime he did not commit, which was supposedly killing his wife. Well he's out now and he's going to show everyone he's someone to be reckoned with and he's going to start with the first and most important part of his plan. He's bought a beautiful piece of land and on that prime land he's going to build a home that's going to make a grand statement. And he knows just who he's going to hire to build that home. Faith, she's an up and rising star in the Architectural world. She known for designing/building unique and beautiful homes.
Faith is asked to meet Levi on the property that he's purchased, with the intent of her building his home. She's heard all about Levi and boy if her brothers knew she was headed to meet with him they would not be pleased. Well what her overprotective brothers don't know is just fine with her. She's ready to do some things on her own without their knowledge (Faith and her brothers have their own business and work together and are very successful). She is a little nervous meeting with Levi but determined to keep an open mind. But boy when she stepped out of the car and walks up to that tall cowboy/badboy she never expected the pull of attraction, and boy was it strong.
Levi is also instantly attracted to Faith. The two fight their attraction in the first couple meetings, but it doesn't take long for them to both give in and they decide to have an affair. Levi won't marry, not after his disastrous first marriage, plus Faith is too young for him. Faith comes to learn all that Levi has endured and didn't expect to fall in love. The two have some intense and feisty discussions about their future. Levi resists at first but of course in the end realizes that she's what he really wants and it took is ex-wife coming back asking for them to reunite. He fights to get Faith back, but it didn't take much she was always all in.
This was a sweet and steamy read. I appreciated that Faith was a strong character, innocent yes but still a strong, quirky heroine with a caring heart. Poor Levi, you do feel for him, his childhood and his marriage was sad and heartbreaking. But the two were a good combination. I found the first half of the book to be engaging and second half seemed to drag a little. Nice secondary characters.
3.75
Levi has just been released from prison. He spent five long years in that pit, for a crime he did not commit, which was supposedly killing his wife. Well he's out now and he's going to show everyone he's someone to be reckoned with and he's going to start with the first and most important part of his plan. He's bought a beautiful piece of land and on that prime land he's going to build a home that's going to make a grand statement. And he knows just who he's going to hire to build that home. Faith, she's an up and rising star in the Architectural world. She known for designing/building unique and beautiful homes.
Faith is asked to meet Levi on the property that he's purchased, with the intent of her building his home. She's heard all about Levi and boy if her brothers knew she was headed to meet with him they would not be pleased. Well what her overprotective brothers don't know is just fine with her. She's ready to do some things on her own without their knowledge (Faith and her brothers have their own business and work together and are very successful). She is a little nervous meeting with Levi but determined to keep an open mind. But boy when she stepped out of the car and walks up to that tall cowboy/badboy she never expected the pull of attraction, and boy was it strong.
Levi is also instantly attracted to Faith. The two fight their attraction in the first couple meetings, but it doesn't take long for them to both give in and they decide to have an affair. Levi won't marry, not after his disastrous first marriage, plus Faith is too young for him. Faith comes to learn all that Levi has endured and didn't expect to fall in love. The two have some intense and feisty discussions about their future. Levi resists at first but of course in the end realizes that she's what he really wants and it took is ex-wife coming back asking for them to reunite. He fights to get Faith back, but it didn't take much she was always all in.
This was a sweet and steamy read. I appreciated that Faith was a strong character, innocent yes but still a strong, quirky heroine with a caring heart. Poor Levi, you do feel for him, his childhood and his marriage was sad and heartbreaking. But the two were a good combination. I found the first half of the book to be engaging and second half seemed to drag a little. Nice secondary characters.
April 5, 2019
There are two romance authors I read for the sake of sinking into their familiar world: Betty Neels (I’m in the process of reading ALL her books, presently on 24 of 134) and Maisey Yates, incredibly prolific both. Do their books blend together and I don’t remember hide nor hair of any particular one? Absolutely. And yet, I can’t quit them. Neels and Yates, unlike in every way, share a deep, profound, abiding theme: no matter how chaste the Neels romance or carnal the Yates, the connection between hero and heroine is mystical, inevitable, and sacred. They are meant for each other: their bodies know this before reason accepts and acknowledges. Love is a realization arriving in an epiphanic moment. In Neels, the heroine believes the hero couldn’t possibly love her undeserving self, but she loves him; the hero, older, wiser, and more knowing, knows from their introduction the heroine will be his wife. In Yates, love is an agon, a passion, a difficult birth, many layers of ego, hurt, and lack of faith and hope must be divested for a character, more often than not the hero, to admit his love and need for the heroine. Once he does, however, his devotion, love, and protection are his sole purpose. The Neels and Yates worlds? One quieter, on the surface more conservative; the other, created out of the passions of the flesh and a tender antagonism.
Yates’s latest, Need Me, Cowboy (Copper Ridge #8) is exemplary of the Yatesian romance ethos. Levi Tucker is released from jail, exonerated of murdering his scheming wife. While he suffered through the hell of prison, grew soul-hardened and fought daily for survival, she enjoyed his wealth on the Riviera. He returns to Copper Ridge bent on revenge. What better revenge than to show the world his wealth, power, and rub it in his ex-wife’s face. The first step is to build himself a grand house to look down on the town that looked down on him. He hires Faith Grayson, protegé architect to design his new home. The rest is Yates history: Faith and Levi spar verbally; Faith breaks free of expectations to reach for the dangerous ex-con; Levi sets an end to their affair with the completion of the house plans. Levi and Faith are lovers, but their connection goes deeper and farther than the bedroom. They grow close and intimate. Theirs is not a terribly “talky” romance, but a connection borne of deep sympathy and understanding. But Levi’s self-hatred and sense of unworthiness reject Faith’s love. Until he doesn’t. Because he has to see the light of hope, faith, and love and let go of hatred and revenge. Waiting at the end of it is Faith.
I couldn’t help but think of Yates’s Need Me, Cowboy as romance allegory for the redemption of the lost man, the lost soul. There’s a beautiful scene where Levi and Faith ride Levi’s horses in the rain. Levi strips off his shirt and lets the rain wash off the “ugliness” of prison. Still, Levi has to grapple with what it means to be free: echoing the final stanza of Lovelace’s “To Althea, From Prison,” Levi can love only when he gives up revenge, hatred, and hardness. Faith, as her name indicates, must be embraced, claimed, kept, and protected. I’ve made it sound as if the heroine has no say, no will, but Yates knows the genre too well not to portray how Faith must break out of her own prison of perfection, her safety net of family, talent, and career, to risk her heart for the dangerous, difficult Levi. The Yatesian lesson: love is worth it, the risk, hurt, loss of self. And because it’s romance, Levi, like a caged bird set free, returns and stays with Faith.
A reader not enamoured of the Yatesian ethos may not enjoy Need Me, Cowboy. The romance is mystically enacted; the connection between hero and heroine doesn’t grow organically. If that’s what you look for in a romance, you won’t find it here. Yates tends to a romance shorthand of revelation and confession: the hero and heroine realize their love, run to or from it, and confess or deny – until they don’t. Yates is an epiphanic romance writer: love comes as a road to Damascus blow, wings beating around hero and heroine with declarations written on waving white banners. I was happy to dwell in Yates’s world and will be again. With Miss Austen, we say Need Me, Cowboy offers “real comfort,” Emma.
Maisey Yates’s Need Me, Cowboy is published by Harlequin Books. It was released on April 2nd and may be found at your preferred vendor. I received an e-ARC from Harlequin Books, via Netgalley.
(Because I love it, I’m quoting the final stanza of Lovelace’s “To Althea, From Prison”: “Stone walls do not a prison make,/Nor iron bars a cage:/Minds innocent and quiet take/That for an hermitage./If I have freedom in my love,/And in my soul am free,/Angels alone, that soar above,/Enjoy such liberty.”)
Yates’s latest, Need Me, Cowboy (Copper Ridge #8) is exemplary of the Yatesian romance ethos. Levi Tucker is released from jail, exonerated of murdering his scheming wife. While he suffered through the hell of prison, grew soul-hardened and fought daily for survival, she enjoyed his wealth on the Riviera. He returns to Copper Ridge bent on revenge. What better revenge than to show the world his wealth, power, and rub it in his ex-wife’s face. The first step is to build himself a grand house to look down on the town that looked down on him. He hires Faith Grayson, protegé architect to design his new home. The rest is Yates history: Faith and Levi spar verbally; Faith breaks free of expectations to reach for the dangerous ex-con; Levi sets an end to their affair with the completion of the house plans. Levi and Faith are lovers, but their connection goes deeper and farther than the bedroom. They grow close and intimate. Theirs is not a terribly “talky” romance, but a connection borne of deep sympathy and understanding. But Levi’s self-hatred and sense of unworthiness reject Faith’s love. Until he doesn’t. Because he has to see the light of hope, faith, and love and let go of hatred and revenge. Waiting at the end of it is Faith.
I couldn’t help but think of Yates’s Need Me, Cowboy as romance allegory for the redemption of the lost man, the lost soul. There’s a beautiful scene where Levi and Faith ride Levi’s horses in the rain. Levi strips off his shirt and lets the rain wash off the “ugliness” of prison. Still, Levi has to grapple with what it means to be free: echoing the final stanza of Lovelace’s “To Althea, From Prison,” Levi can love only when he gives up revenge, hatred, and hardness. Faith, as her name indicates, must be embraced, claimed, kept, and protected. I’ve made it sound as if the heroine has no say, no will, but Yates knows the genre too well not to portray how Faith must break out of her own prison of perfection, her safety net of family, talent, and career, to risk her heart for the dangerous, difficult Levi. The Yatesian lesson: love is worth it, the risk, hurt, loss of self. And because it’s romance, Levi, like a caged bird set free, returns and stays with Faith.
A reader not enamoured of the Yatesian ethos may not enjoy Need Me, Cowboy. The romance is mystically enacted; the connection between hero and heroine doesn’t grow organically. If that’s what you look for in a romance, you won’t find it here. Yates tends to a romance shorthand of revelation and confession: the hero and heroine realize their love, run to or from it, and confess or deny – until they don’t. Yates is an epiphanic romance writer: love comes as a road to Damascus blow, wings beating around hero and heroine with declarations written on waving white banners. I was happy to dwell in Yates’s world and will be again. With Miss Austen, we say Need Me, Cowboy offers “real comfort,” Emma.
Maisey Yates’s Need Me, Cowboy is published by Harlequin Books. It was released on April 2nd and may be found at your preferred vendor. I received an e-ARC from Harlequin Books, via Netgalley.
(Because I love it, I’m quoting the final stanza of Lovelace’s “To Althea, From Prison”: “Stone walls do not a prison make,/Nor iron bars a cage:/Minds innocent and quiet take/That for an hermitage./If I have freedom in my love,/And in my soul am free,/Angels alone, that soar above,/Enjoy such liberty.”)
April 12, 2019
3.5 Stars
Levi and Faith meet when he hires her to design his dream home after spending five long years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. He’s got a lot of anger, understandably so, and is a bent-on revenge by living well, but is a life centered on revenge really living well? Faith is a young and Levi feels there’s no place in his life for someone so innocent. With her passion and zest for life, Faith’s an irresistible temptation.
At twenty-five, Faith is a young design sensation. Her talent and expertise are much sought-after, making her the perfect architect for Levi’s house, and after hearing Levi’s story, Faith wants to create the perfect home for Levi. This man is gruff and intimidating, makes her heart race with every meet up, but that’s not because of fear. This man stirs up strange and intense feelings, something that Faith hasn’t ever felt before, being so focused on her career path.
Levi and Faith came from very different backgrounds and their age difference made things interesting too, with Levi being thirteen years older. Yet their differences seemed ignite a spark in both, made each see life a little differently because of being together. Levi and Faith’s story was a page turner; hot, steamy, and heartwarming by the end!
I’m a huge fan of Maisey Yates’ romances! The Desire series, a spin-off of her Copper Ridge series, have all been just a little over two-hundred pages, a story you could devour in one sitting and I’ve enjoyed every installment!
A copy was kindly provided by Harlequin Desire via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Levi and Faith meet when he hires her to design his dream home after spending five long years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. He’s got a lot of anger, understandably so, and is a bent-on revenge by living well, but is a life centered on revenge really living well? Faith is a young and Levi feels there’s no place in his life for someone so innocent. With her passion and zest for life, Faith’s an irresistible temptation.
At twenty-five, Faith is a young design sensation. Her talent and expertise are much sought-after, making her the perfect architect for Levi’s house, and after hearing Levi’s story, Faith wants to create the perfect home for Levi. This man is gruff and intimidating, makes her heart race with every meet up, but that’s not because of fear. This man stirs up strange and intense feelings, something that Faith hasn’t ever felt before, being so focused on her career path.
Levi and Faith came from very different backgrounds and their age difference made things interesting too, with Levi being thirteen years older. Yet their differences seemed ignite a spark in both, made each see life a little differently because of being together. Levi and Faith’s story was a page turner; hot, steamy, and heartwarming by the end!
I’m a huge fan of Maisey Yates’ romances! The Desire series, a spin-off of her Copper Ridge series, have all been just a little over two-hundred pages, a story you could devour in one sitting and I’ve enjoyed every installment!
A copy was kindly provided by Harlequin Desire via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
September 21, 2019
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For a book about an angry ex-con this sure was a sweet smooth ride.
Faith is the child prodigy architect, whose never been tempted by a man... until now.
Levi is the last guy any of her big brothers and nosey-ass sisters-in-law would like her to date, let alone hook up with.
But she does.
And it starts as fun and games but becomes more.
I want to emphasize that Faith wasn't crushing on him to start with. It was pure sexual chemistry... until it wasn't.
That's about all there is to it. Levi needs to find closure from the wrongs done to him by the system and his skanky first wife. Faith is just Faith.
I enjoyed it but it just seemed to all fall together too easily towards the end. I hate to say that, because I'm not a fan of overly complicated either. But that's how I felt.
Safety is good
For a book about an angry ex-con this sure was a sweet smooth ride.
Faith is the child prodigy architect, whose never been tempted by a man... until now.
Levi is the last guy any of her big brothers and nosey-ass sisters-in-law would like her to date, let alone hook up with.
But she does.
And it starts as fun and games but becomes more.
I want to emphasize that Faith wasn't crushing on him to start with. It was pure sexual chemistry... until it wasn't.
That's about all there is to it. Levi needs to find closure from the wrongs done to him by the system and his skanky first wife. Faith is just Faith.
I enjoyed it but it just seemed to all fall together too easily towards the end. I hate to say that, because I'm not a fan of overly complicated either. But that's how I felt.
Safety is good
March 28, 2019
3.5 stars
I’m always in for whatever Maisey writes, but I’ve really been enjoying this series.
I really liked Faith and Levi. She’s sweet and he’s gruff and they’re both trying to prove something. I enjoyed reading how they slowly discovered their similarities. The chemistry was great and I was thrilled to see that there were actually some somewhat meaningful conversations.
Plot wise, it was fast moving since this is a shorter story. Of course I would have liked it to be a bit more fleshed out, but the time seemed to go at a pace that made sense. The last couple of chapters were especially good once Faith really started standing up for herself and the epilogue was sweet and satisfying.
Overall, it was a quick read and another delightful addition to the series.
**Huge thanks to Harlequin Desire for providing the arc free of charge**
I’m always in for whatever Maisey writes, but I’ve really been enjoying this series.
I really liked Faith and Levi. She’s sweet and he’s gruff and they’re both trying to prove something. I enjoyed reading how they slowly discovered their similarities. The chemistry was great and I was thrilled to see that there were actually some somewhat meaningful conversations.
Plot wise, it was fast moving since this is a shorter story. Of course I would have liked it to be a bit more fleshed out, but the time seemed to go at a pace that made sense. The last couple of chapters were especially good once Faith really started standing up for herself and the epilogue was sweet and satisfying.
Overall, it was a quick read and another delightful addition to the series.
**Huge thanks to Harlequin Desire for providing the arc free of charge**
April 1, 2019
Levi lost five years of his life in prison because his wife was a one heck of a selfish witch! However, he had a plan to show the world that he may have been down, but don’t count him out...yet. Hiring Faith to build him the biggest house was just the first step of many. Falling for Faith, however, was never part of the plan!
Faith was really sweet. More brainy then feels, she understood logic and numbers and wasn’t prepared for the storm of feelings Levi brought out in her. I had a lot of fun seeing Faith learn about herself and had a blast watching her unintentionally tempt Levi! It was like watching the devil and angel on her shoulder duking it out with interesting results!
The romance was quick and pretty hot. Even though it was supposed to be temporary, nothing ever goes as planned. Levi was a tough guy who said one thing but his actions showed another. He really had a tough time with the age gap too, causing some rather silly arguments against getting involved with Faith. But Faith gave as good as she got, leading to spectacular fireworks!
I’ve come to really enjoy Yates characters! Whether it’s a full novel or a Harlequin story like this book, I’ve come to love the quirky and unique personalities. And the romances! They have so many levels of emotion, I never know what to expect! Book 6 in the Copper Ridge: Desire series, Need Me, Cowboy easily read as a stand alone. Other characters were mentioned with just enough background that I didn’t feel lost at all.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Faith was really sweet. More brainy then feels, she understood logic and numbers and wasn’t prepared for the storm of feelings Levi brought out in her. I had a lot of fun seeing Faith learn about herself and had a blast watching her unintentionally tempt Levi! It was like watching the devil and angel on her shoulder duking it out with interesting results!
The romance was quick and pretty hot. Even though it was supposed to be temporary, nothing ever goes as planned. Levi was a tough guy who said one thing but his actions showed another. He really had a tough time with the age gap too, causing some rather silly arguments against getting involved with Faith. But Faith gave as good as she got, leading to spectacular fireworks!
I’ve come to really enjoy Yates characters! Whether it’s a full novel or a Harlequin story like this book, I’ve come to love the quirky and unique personalities. And the romances! They have so many levels of emotion, I never know what to expect! Book 6 in the Copper Ridge: Desire series, Need Me, Cowboy easily read as a stand alone. Other characters were mentioned with just enough background that I didn’t feel lost at all.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
April 15, 2020
The only thing I remember about this book is the "hero" thinking about the heroine sucking on his penis ...
March 16, 2019
Reviewed for herding cats & burning soup.
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Need Me, Cowboy. Is there a time when I don't need a cowboy? Especially one from Yates? No...no there's really not! lol This one had a crazy unique set up, too!
The Gist: Levi's spent 5 years of his life locked away for his wife's murder. Only thing is...he didn't kill her. She's still alive. And he is pissed. And definitely ready for a bit of revenge on his money hungry social climbing ex. Thumbing his nose in her direction by having a glorious house built by the most sought after architect seems like a good place to start. He absolutely won't fall for the brilliant young little architect. He's off women. It's not gonna happen. He just wants the house please and thanks!
Levi and Faith were great. He's got a lot of anger in him-- rightfully so!-- but is a good man under it all. Passionate and determined and sexy as all get out. Faith is his opposite in many ways. Innocent and full of light and hope. She's a brilliant architect but a bit sheltered.
The romance was decent. They were a nice contrast to one another and so good together. Both giving what the other needed. She needed to follow her heart and do something just for her (building his house) He needed someone to soften his rough edges and believe in him without question. Things steam up real nice, too. I did wish there'd been more time spent watching them get to know each other and fall in love, though.
Overall, Need Me, Cowboy hit the spot. I love Yates' characters. They're always a little bit broken and a little bit fierce. And pretty damn amazing in the end.
August 24, 2019
A typical MY's story with flowery language but I liked it very much, especially the heroine.
May 9, 2019
My Rating: 4.5 Stars
Levi Trucker has been released from prison after being committed for a crime he didn’t commit. Fortunately, Levi has more than one good opportunity to rebuild his life. For starters, he is about to build a beautiful new home.
Levi hires a very successful architect, who happens to be quite a beautiful woman. There is no doubt to Levi that he desires her, but with his past, and with her being a bit younger than him, there is a line that he will not pass.
This story was an enjoyable read as both Levi and Faith developed a strong relationship. There was no doubt that Levi was a troubled man. Although exonerated, he felt he had much to prove to the town, starting with the location and choice of his house. Faith is definitely sought after due to her excellent skills, but she almost immediately wants more than a job when it comes to Levi. Faith has another battle on her hands. She is in business with her over-protective brothers and certainly knows they would be none too pleased to know about this job.
Need Me Cowboy is the sixth book in the Copper Ridge series. Although I hadn’t read the previous stories I found that this did quite well as a standalone.
Many thanks to Harlequin Desire and to NetGalley for this ARC to review in exchange for my honest opinion.
Levi Trucker has been released from prison after being committed for a crime he didn’t commit. Fortunately, Levi has more than one good opportunity to rebuild his life. For starters, he is about to build a beautiful new home.
Levi hires a very successful architect, who happens to be quite a beautiful woman. There is no doubt to Levi that he desires her, but with his past, and with her being a bit younger than him, there is a line that he will not pass.
This story was an enjoyable read as both Levi and Faith developed a strong relationship. There was no doubt that Levi was a troubled man. Although exonerated, he felt he had much to prove to the town, starting with the location and choice of his house. Faith is definitely sought after due to her excellent skills, but she almost immediately wants more than a job when it comes to Levi. Faith has another battle on her hands. She is in business with her over-protective brothers and certainly knows they would be none too pleased to know about this job.
Need Me Cowboy is the sixth book in the Copper Ridge series. Although I hadn’t read the previous stories I found that this did quite well as a standalone.
Many thanks to Harlequin Desire and to NetGalley for this ARC to review in exchange for my honest opinion.
January 20, 2019
*I received this eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*
3.5 Stars
I liked this book. Let me start off by saying that the first part of this book was really good, but the second part just fell a little flat. It lacked something that I can’t quite put my finger on. It left me with a weird taste in my mouth.
Levi- I loved him so much! This book will make your heartbreak for Levi. He was just so tortured and punished, so worthy of your support and love. All I wanted to do was hug him and tell him everything was going to be okay. I loved the progression of Levi’s character and his backstory. I thought that that part of the story was absolutely perfect and it made me truly feel for him.
Faith- Faith is the classic innocent we all were when we were virgins. But, that’s all she was. She wasn’t the type of leading female character to give me a lasting impression. She was meh. I connected with her on the “how I used to be” level, but at my age now, I just couldn’t get into her mind set.
Overall, I enjoyed this book. It just wasn’t her best. The love story was great, but I felt like this book left me needing more of the chemistry scenes between them. I wanted more. I think this book was a classic case of giving me what I wanted too quickly. I wanted to feel more of that burning for them to get together which I just didn’t get.
3.5 Stars
I liked this book. Let me start off by saying that the first part of this book was really good, but the second part just fell a little flat. It lacked something that I can’t quite put my finger on. It left me with a weird taste in my mouth.
Levi- I loved him so much! This book will make your heartbreak for Levi. He was just so tortured and punished, so worthy of your support and love. All I wanted to do was hug him and tell him everything was going to be okay. I loved the progression of Levi’s character and his backstory. I thought that that part of the story was absolutely perfect and it made me truly feel for him.
Faith- Faith is the classic innocent we all were when we were virgins. But, that’s all she was. She wasn’t the type of leading female character to give me a lasting impression. She was meh. I connected with her on the “how I used to be” level, but at my age now, I just couldn’t get into her mind set.
Overall, I enjoyed this book. It just wasn’t her best. The love story was great, but I felt like this book left me needing more of the chemistry scenes between them. I wanted more. I think this book was a classic case of giving me what I wanted too quickly. I wanted to feel more of that burning for them to get together which I just didn’t get.
April 1, 2019
Maisey Yates is one of my favorite new-to-me authors. Her books always have surprising depth, smoking hot love scenes, and well-rounded characters no matter the book length. I liked Need Me, Cowboy, but unfortunately, it didn’t knock my socks off.
Need Me, Cowboy is about a millionaire ex-con cowboy, recently exonerated for the murder of his wife, because she’s still alive; and a young, gifted, relatively naive architect he hires from prison to design his house. Catnip plot, right? I wanted to love this book. I adore all the elements, but something didn’t spark between Levi and Faith for me.
As a positive, I adore Faith. She’s smart and a little awkward, but refreshingly self-aware. Her life has been sheltered, but she doesn’t let that stop her from living her life. The character growth Maisey Yates packs into a short amount of pages is astounding.
Levi is convinced he’s a bad guy even though he didn’t actually murder his wife, which after five years in prison is understandable. To me though, his reasoning is off. He’s holding a lot of anger, but he’s not violent, or really even mean. His big “revenge plot” is to build a big house to show his ex-wife (WHO HAD HIM CONVICTED OF MURDER) and anyone else that he is rising above his circumstances. That seems like a super healthy way to exact revenge, actually. Overall, he’s a pretty nice guy. So every time I was beaten over the head with how “bad” he is I would become annoyed and a little confused.
Overall, this is an easy and sexy read with classic Maisey Yates heart. It didn’t blow me away, but it was still a pleasant way to spend a few hours. The previous book in the series, Want Me, Cowboy, was one of my favorite reads of 2018.
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Need Me, Cowboy is about a millionaire ex-con cowboy, recently exonerated for the murder of his wife, because she’s still alive; and a young, gifted, relatively naive architect he hires from prison to design his house. Catnip plot, right? I wanted to love this book. I adore all the elements, but something didn’t spark between Levi and Faith for me.
As a positive, I adore Faith. She’s smart and a little awkward, but refreshingly self-aware. Her life has been sheltered, but she doesn’t let that stop her from living her life. The character growth Maisey Yates packs into a short amount of pages is astounding.
Levi is convinced he’s a bad guy even though he didn’t actually murder his wife, which after five years in prison is understandable. To me though, his reasoning is off. He’s holding a lot of anger, but he’s not violent, or really even mean. His big “revenge plot” is to build a big house to show his ex-wife (WHO HAD HIM CONVICTED OF MURDER) and anyone else that he is rising above his circumstances. That seems like a super healthy way to exact revenge, actually. Overall, he’s a pretty nice guy. So every time I was beaten over the head with how “bad” he is I would become annoyed and a little confused.
Overall, this is an easy and sexy read with classic Maisey Yates heart. It didn’t blow me away, but it was still a pleasant way to spend a few hours. The previous book in the series, Want Me, Cowboy, was one of my favorite reads of 2018.
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April 5, 2019
I absolutely adore faulty, awkward characters in the stories because they are so easy to relate to, to find the common ground with them, to understand their predicaments. And Levi Tucker and Faith Grayson deliver as the faulty and awkward protagonists, tenfold.
I can only imagine the amount of anger, disappointment, hate, and need for revenge that is churning inside Levi. Yet all those negative thoughts are very focused on their target, and he does not take it out on just any passerby. With all the hate and anger, there was also kindness, sweetness, tenderness, and decency in Levi that made me fall for him completely. I loved how he was with Faith. How their attraction was stronger than his years built self-control, how the feelings he had for her were stronger than the build-up need for the vengeance.
Faith had lived a sheltered life, by the busy life brought on by her early success and super smarts, as well as the overly protective older brothers who stood like a wall surrounding her from the world and from all the possible disappointments and hurt.
Together, with the burning passion in between them, these two didn't only fly free, they soared through the atmosphere with the ardent adoration and deep understanding they had for each other.
The depth of their emotion - and the deep conversation on the topic - floored me with all the feels. I loved Levi and Faith together, and the connection they shared. I loved the world the author created around them, telling a story that was riddled with familiarity to readers following the series yet a tale that could be a great way to get to know the author's style if a new-to-her reader. The story is shorter in length, yet a great sample of the Copper Ridge series.
A tale of redemption, resurrection, and the power of love, where family, passion, and the yearning for more set the foundation but it is the love that sets them free of the chains of past.
~ Four Spoons with a teaspoon on the side
I can only imagine the amount of anger, disappointment, hate, and need for revenge that is churning inside Levi. Yet all those negative thoughts are very focused on their target, and he does not take it out on just any passerby. With all the hate and anger, there was also kindness, sweetness, tenderness, and decency in Levi that made me fall for him completely. I loved how he was with Faith. How their attraction was stronger than his years built self-control, how the feelings he had for her were stronger than the build-up need for the vengeance.
Faith had lived a sheltered life, by the busy life brought on by her early success and super smarts, as well as the overly protective older brothers who stood like a wall surrounding her from the world and from all the possible disappointments and hurt.
Together, with the burning passion in between them, these two didn't only fly free, they soared through the atmosphere with the ardent adoration and deep understanding they had for each other.
The depth of their emotion - and the deep conversation on the topic - floored me with all the feels. I loved Levi and Faith together, and the connection they shared. I loved the world the author created around them, telling a story that was riddled with familiarity to readers following the series yet a tale that could be a great way to get to know the author's style if a new-to-her reader. The story is shorter in length, yet a great sample of the Copper Ridge series.
A tale of redemption, resurrection, and the power of love, where family, passion, and the yearning for more set the foundation but it is the love that sets them free of the chains of past.
~ Four Spoons with a teaspoon on the side
March 19, 2019
Need Me, Cowboy by Maisey Yates is the sixth story in her Copper Ridge: Desire series where cowboys and ranchers meet strong women who confound and inspire them in sexy and thoroughly entertaining romances.
Faith Grayson is an accomplished architect and key to her family’s business success in custom designing homes based on her designs. But she’s tired of her older brothers viewing her as their little sister and not a grown woman who can make her own choices, and her own mistakes. When Levi Tucker contacts her about designing his brand new hill-top home she knows her brothers wouldn’t approve of her taking the job. But that doesn’t stop her from doing it anyway.
Levi has just been released from prison for a wrongful murder conviction – wrong, because his ex-wife whom he was accused of murdering isn’t dead. She’d disappeared one day and not returned, living high off of his money while he’d gone to jail until proof of her existence got him his ticket out. Now he wants to hire the best architect to design the best house money can buy, to flaunt over his ex and the townspeople who were so quick to judge him guilty of a crime never committed. Faith is the right woman for the job. But will she also be the one to mend his heart for good?
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Faith Grayson is an accomplished architect and key to her family’s business success in custom designing homes based on her designs. But she’s tired of her older brothers viewing her as their little sister and not a grown woman who can make her own choices, and her own mistakes. When Levi Tucker contacts her about designing his brand new hill-top home she knows her brothers wouldn’t approve of her taking the job. But that doesn’t stop her from doing it anyway.
Levi has just been released from prison for a wrongful murder conviction – wrong, because his ex-wife whom he was accused of murdering isn’t dead. She’d disappeared one day and not returned, living high off of his money while he’d gone to jail until proof of her existence got him his ticket out. Now he wants to hire the best architect to design the best house money can buy, to flaunt over his ex and the townspeople who were so quick to judge him guilty of a crime never committed. Faith is the right woman for the job. But will she also be the one to mend his heart for good?
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March 16, 2022
Yeah, that was pretty bad.
September 18, 2022
I don't read a ton of category romance, so if I'm going to, I want it to be the most tropey thing possible, which this definitely is.
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September 29, 2021
Need Me, Cowboy was a fantastic read featuring an opposites attract romance between an ex-con and the architect he hires to build his house.
For five years, Levi Tucker was jailed for a crime he didn't commit. But no one believed that a man from the wrong side of the tracks didn't kill his wife, a wife who was alive all along. Now that his conviction has been overturned, his first order of business is to have a new house built. Levi wants the best which means he needs Faith Grayson, a brilliant young architect. But when Levi meets Faith, he's caught off guard by how much he desires her for himself.
Levi has a lot of trust issues after what happened with his ex-wife. She up and disappeared one day with a large amount of his money and the cops were convinced he'd killed her despite the fact there was no body. Now that he's free from that situation, he has no desire to tie himself to a woman ever again. Faith is the youngest in her family and her family tends to be overprotective as a result. She understandably gets frustrated with that and I liked watching her stand up for herself more as the book went on.
Levi and Faith's relationship gets off to a slow start as he isn't looking for romance and thinks she's way too innocent for someone like him. They're opposites in many ways particularly when it comes to their demeanor, but they're both looking to prove something to the people around them. Eventually the pair enter into a physical only relationship to last the length of the design process for the house. Obviously things don't go as planned and they both catch feelings. The chemistry between Levi and Faith is fantastic and the steamy scenes are very well done. I was happy with the way the pair resolved the issues between them preventing them from moving forward and enjoyed the ending.
Overall Need Me, Cowboy was a fun read and I would definitely recommend it if you're looking for a quick, steamy contemporary romance.
For five years, Levi Tucker was jailed for a crime he didn't commit. But no one believed that a man from the wrong side of the tracks didn't kill his wife, a wife who was alive all along. Now that his conviction has been overturned, his first order of business is to have a new house built. Levi wants the best which means he needs Faith Grayson, a brilliant young architect. But when Levi meets Faith, he's caught off guard by how much he desires her for himself.
Levi has a lot of trust issues after what happened with his ex-wife. She up and disappeared one day with a large amount of his money and the cops were convinced he'd killed her despite the fact there was no body. Now that he's free from that situation, he has no desire to tie himself to a woman ever again. Faith is the youngest in her family and her family tends to be overprotective as a result. She understandably gets frustrated with that and I liked watching her stand up for herself more as the book went on.
Levi and Faith's relationship gets off to a slow start as he isn't looking for romance and thinks she's way too innocent for someone like him. They're opposites in many ways particularly when it comes to their demeanor, but they're both looking to prove something to the people around them. Eventually the pair enter into a physical only relationship to last the length of the design process for the house. Obviously things don't go as planned and they both catch feelings. The chemistry between Levi and Faith is fantastic and the steamy scenes are very well done. I was happy with the way the pair resolved the issues between them preventing them from moving forward and enjoyed the ending.
Overall Need Me, Cowboy was a fun read and I would definitely recommend it if you're looking for a quick, steamy contemporary romance.
April 7, 2019
I love Maisey Yates. I've read all of her Copper Ridge and Gold Valley books. I feel badly for being anything but effusive about her writing. But I didn’t love her latest Copper Ridge (Desires) story Need Me Cowboy. I guess even though Faith is twenty-five and already has a hugely successful professional career you could call this a coming of age story as she fights to determine the direction of her professional future and her personal life of course losing her virginity and her heart along the way I loved the Faith character. I loved the fact that Faith didn’t shy away from acknowledging she was an incredibly talented architect and just outright brilliant as a student. She owned those facts. I loved the fact that Faith wouldn’t let anyone else tell her what she should want or how she should feel. I loved the emotional support she got from an unexpected source, her older brother Isaiah whom I still believe suffers from a mild form of Asperger’s. I loved the fact that even though Faith was totally inexperienced when it came to romantic relationships she quickly understood what love is and how bravely she offered her love to Levi. So what did I find wrong with this book?
First of all it read far too much like Yate’s earlier work, Seduce Me Cowboy. Sexually inexperienced young woman in her mid-twenties goes to work for surly, gruff older sexually experienced man, starts a sexual relationship, which leads to her falling in love. And of course the male lead had so much emotional baggage he has to deny his feelings before he has a come to Jesus moment and accepts the love the younger woman is offering. In Seduce me Cowboy the main characters are Hayley and Jonathan (whom ironically are secondary characters in this book) and in this book its Faith and Levi. Then there’s the dialogue. Don’t get me wrong, I normally love when characters talk about their feelings or have philosophical conversations about being in love or what love is. That moment where the heroine lays it out for the emotionally blocked hero and tells him to get his head out of his ass and don't bother her until he does, is one of the things Maisey does as well or better than almost any other author. But IMHO Yates over did it in this story. There’s discussions about love and relationships between Faith and Poppy, Faith and Isaiah, and of course Faith and Levi. Too many platitudes about how you can’t carry love and (fill in the blank) at the same time. I also, felt the Levi Tucker character was a bit one-dimensional. For most of the book he’s either telling Faith how much he hates his ex-wife for what she did to him or loathing himself and fearing he might be his father’s son. Faith saw a softer, kinder side to him that allowed her to fall in love with him, but even though as a reader I had access to his internal thoughts, I didn’t see much of it. Mostly I got, rage, anger and self-loathing. ***Spoiler Alert**** Then there’s that ridiculous scene where Alexis suggests they get back together. I don’t care how desperate she was, she had to know after setting him up and letting the guy rot in prison for five years, there was no way he was going to take her back. She was worried enough about what he might do to her when he saw her to pack a gun but thought he might be up for a reunion? I know Maisey used that scene for Levi to have his big “Ah Ha” moment but it was just so unrealistic IMHO she should have found another way.
Much as I’m a fan of Ms. Yates and look forward to her next Gold Valley book due out later this month, as much as I liked the Faith character, I just can’t give this story more than a lukewarm 2 stars.
First of all it read far too much like Yate’s earlier work, Seduce Me Cowboy. Sexually inexperienced young woman in her mid-twenties goes to work for surly, gruff older sexually experienced man, starts a sexual relationship, which leads to her falling in love. And of course the male lead had so much emotional baggage he has to deny his feelings before he has a come to Jesus moment and accepts the love the younger woman is offering. In Seduce me Cowboy the main characters are Hayley and Jonathan (whom ironically are secondary characters in this book) and in this book its Faith and Levi. Then there’s the dialogue. Don’t get me wrong, I normally love when characters talk about their feelings or have philosophical conversations about being in love or what love is. That moment where the heroine lays it out for the emotionally blocked hero and tells him to get his head out of his ass and don't bother her until he does, is one of the things Maisey does as well or better than almost any other author. But IMHO Yates over did it in this story. There’s discussions about love and relationships between Faith and Poppy, Faith and Isaiah, and of course Faith and Levi. Too many platitudes about how you can’t carry love and (fill in the blank) at the same time. I also, felt the Levi Tucker character was a bit one-dimensional. For most of the book he’s either telling Faith how much he hates his ex-wife for what she did to him or loathing himself and fearing he might be his father’s son. Faith saw a softer, kinder side to him that allowed her to fall in love with him, but even though as a reader I had access to his internal thoughts, I didn’t see much of it. Mostly I got, rage, anger and self-loathing. ***Spoiler Alert**** Then there’s that ridiculous scene where Alexis suggests they get back together. I don’t care how desperate she was, she had to know after setting him up and letting the guy rot in prison for five years, there was no way he was going to take her back. She was worried enough about what he might do to her when he saw her to pack a gun but thought he might be up for a reunion? I know Maisey used that scene for Levi to have his big “Ah Ha” moment but it was just so unrealistic IMHO she should have found another way.
Much as I’m a fan of Ms. Yates and look forward to her next Gold Valley book due out later this month, as much as I liked the Faith character, I just can’t give this story more than a lukewarm 2 stars.
May 13, 2019
A beautiful story of resilience and redemption. The unfairness the hero had to go through will make you mad but the never-ending hope and the precious romance will put the pieces of your heart back together.
Finally free after five years behind bars, after being convicted of the murder of someone still alive, Levi Tucker have precise objectives. The main one goes hand in hand with his new motto: "The best revenge is living well." That's why he hired the hottest commodity in custom home design to create the best house in Copper Ridge so he can show everyone he's still not the kid from the wrong side of the tracks.
Faith Grayson finally see her chance to show what she can do without her older brothers's interferences. She loves them and she knows they mean well, but she's tired of people still treating her as if she's not a grown woman or trying to tell her what to do. It's about time she assert herself on what she wants. It's just that she didn't expect to want an affair with her new client. And things couldn't be more complicated when Levi see her as a soft little thing when she blush easily and he's convinced that his darkness could only deems her light.
Levi's got a pretty good reason to not want to get involve with a woman again and have a big chip on his shoulder. He's bitter, but not too much that he can't see that Faith is good for him. But Levi didn't have much beauty in all his life. All he ever felt have always had to do with pain or escaping. So with Faith, it's a totally new, powerful and addictive sensation to feel present and her shining light is a balm on his wounds. But can he let go of his hatred to let her into his heart?
Maisey Yates's romances are always intense, full of reassessments and upheavals but that's where, like her heroine, she shine, because along the way, we begin to see the beauty, the light, the hope, the love and the wisdom lessons she shows through the path and that's why I considerate her one of the best.
Finally free after five years behind bars, after being convicted of the murder of someone still alive, Levi Tucker have precise objectives. The main one goes hand in hand with his new motto: "The best revenge is living well." That's why he hired the hottest commodity in custom home design to create the best house in Copper Ridge so he can show everyone he's still not the kid from the wrong side of the tracks.
Faith Grayson finally see her chance to show what she can do without her older brothers's interferences. She loves them and she knows they mean well, but she's tired of people still treating her as if she's not a grown woman or trying to tell her what to do. It's about time she assert herself on what she wants. It's just that she didn't expect to want an affair with her new client. And things couldn't be more complicated when Levi see her as a soft little thing when she blush easily and he's convinced that his darkness could only deems her light.
Levi's got a pretty good reason to not want to get involve with a woman again and have a big chip on his shoulder. He's bitter, but not too much that he can't see that Faith is good for him. But Levi didn't have much beauty in all his life. All he ever felt have always had to do with pain or escaping. So with Faith, it's a totally new, powerful and addictive sensation to feel present and her shining light is a balm on his wounds. But can he let go of his hatred to let her into his heart?
Maisey Yates's romances are always intense, full of reassessments and upheavals but that's where, like her heroine, she shine, because along the way, we begin to see the beauty, the light, the hope, the love and the wisdom lessons she shows through the path and that's why I considerate her one of the best.
May 6, 2019
3.75 stars rounded up
When I need a light, quick read to up my reading pace I go with my tried and true Maisey Yates' Copper Ridge Cowboy series.
Ain't no shame in my cowboy game. In Need Me, Cowboy Levi Tucker does not disappoint.
Levi Tucker is fresh out of jail for a crime he didn't commit. He was exonerated but that doesn't give him the last 5 years of his life back, nor ease up the revenge he seeks on his ex-wife for possibly faking her death: he has something to prove to her and the town. So he hires a fresh faced, young architect prodigy - Faith Grayson - to design his new home. This house will be his redemption. What he doesn't plan on doing is mixing business with pleasure, but chemistry has other plans.
At 216 pages, this book was exactly what I needed to get out of a high blood pressure too many frustration inducing nonfiction books in a row situation...say that 3 times fast: holy moly tongue twister.
Why 3.75 disco balls?! I just had one slight issue with Faith's situation; I am a bit over that trope. But, don't let that stop you from meeting all the cowboys in Mrs. Yates' Copper Ridge series. Happy Reading!
I received an arc of this book from NetGalley for my honest review.
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When I need a light, quick read to up my reading pace I go with my tried and true Maisey Yates' Copper Ridge Cowboy series.
Ain't no shame in my cowboy game. In Need Me, Cowboy Levi Tucker does not disappoint.
Levi Tucker is fresh out of jail for a crime he didn't commit. He was exonerated but that doesn't give him the last 5 years of his life back, nor ease up the revenge he seeks on his ex-wife for possibly faking her death: he has something to prove to her and the town. So he hires a fresh faced, young architect prodigy - Faith Grayson - to design his new home. This house will be his redemption. What he doesn't plan on doing is mixing business with pleasure, but chemistry has other plans.
At 216 pages, this book was exactly what I needed to get out of a high blood pressure too many frustration inducing nonfiction books in a row situation...say that 3 times fast: holy moly tongue twister.
Why 3.75 disco balls?! I just had one slight issue with Faith's situation; I am a bit over that trope. But, don't let that stop you from meeting all the cowboys in Mrs. Yates' Copper Ridge series. Happy Reading!
I received an arc of this book from NetGalley for my honest review.
To read my reviews visit: www.saturdaynitereader.com
February 4, 2019
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. I really enjoyed this book and recommend it to friends and family.
August 16, 2020
3.5 stars
It was an interesting setup and juxtaposition: Faith trapped by her success, need to feel perfect, and the weight of responsibility she feels for all those around her, and Levi trapped by his anger, need for revenge, and determination to spend the rest of his life in solitude proving how far he came and that no one could take him down. There's a vast age difference between them and they are a good-girl/bad-boy pair-up all the way, but it worked.
Faith was a bit of an unusual heroine, and I liked her complexity. Even though I said she was a "good girl," that's definitely not ALL she is, and I liked that she wasn't stereotypical.
My only criticism, really, is the one that sometimes pops up with Maisey Yates books, and that's the repetition that of the main characters' feelings and hang-ups, in long-winded speeches and in some of the many times they're stuck in their heads for so long.
"Love doesn't ask permission. Love gets in the cracks. And it expands. And it finds us sometimes when we least expect it."This was a lovely novella-ish romance from Maisey Yates; it's set in Copper Ridge and you see a lot of the matched-up couples come through, but you can still read and enjoy the book without having read their stories. The fact that Faith and Levi keep their relationship a secret for most of the book helps you focus on the development of their relationship and makes for not too many interactions with the other couples. It's sweet seeing how overprotective Faith's brothers are of her, but Yates also does a very good job of portraying Faith's feelings of constriction and lack of freedom.
It was an interesting setup and juxtaposition: Faith trapped by her success, need to feel perfect, and the weight of responsibility she feels for all those around her, and Levi trapped by his anger, need for revenge, and determination to spend the rest of his life in solitude proving how far he came and that no one could take him down. There's a vast age difference between them and they are a good-girl/bad-boy pair-up all the way, but it worked.
Faith was a bit of an unusual heroine, and I liked her complexity. Even though I said she was a "good girl," that's definitely not ALL she is, and I liked that she wasn't stereotypical.
My only criticism, really, is the one that sometimes pops up with Maisey Yates books, and that's the repetition that of the main characters' feelings and hang-ups, in long-winded speeches and in some of the many times they're stuck in their heads for so long.
There was something about her. It was that sense of innocence.*This review is of an ARC provided by NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Some changes and/or edits may be made to the final published version.
That sense of newness.
A sense that if he could be close enough to her he might be able to see the world the way she did. As a place full of possibility, rather than a place full of pain. Betrayal. Heartbreak.
Yes, with her, he could see the scope of so much more. And it made him want to reach out to her. It made him want to ...
He wanted her to understand him.
He couldn't remember ever feeling that way before.
March 15, 2019
This story told the story of the romantic adventure of the last and youngest Grayson, Faith paired with wrongly accused and imprisoned Levi Tucker, who had spent the last five years behind bars. HIs case was infamous for committing murder of his ex-wife he didn’t commit, and now he wanted to show the world the opposite of that by hiring Faith as his architect to build his dream house thus beginning their passionate relationship.
I did like the concept of the story, and it did interest me as soon as I heard what this story was about especially it featuring the baby sister of the Greyson men. It just added a layer to the story. They had some great chemistry between them and really bounced off of each other as soon as they met on the page. That attraction was fierce and very passionate, and it really showed the immediate connection that they had.
There was tension between them as they denied the fact that they were in fact very, Very attraction to each other, but I think it could have been dragged out a little bit more and just have that tension and anticipation build and build more and more in the book. Yes, they pushed each other buttons and pushed each other, masking their attraction between them, and really banter nicely back and forth, which I really liked seeing, and I want see more of that. But the fact that they got together pretty quickly, I thought, there was less of tension and anticipation in favor of the love scenes.
Their love scene was very intense, and it happened in his truck plus it was her first time. It wouldn’t have bothered me so much that was where it took place if there was a more romantic, intimate scene later on in the book. The next love scene was in his bed, but felt more of them just slaking their physical lusts than building emotional intimacy between the two of them, and then other love scene that was shown, which was more of foreplay only scene, was intimate and more than just them slaking their lust, but it wasn’t a full blown intimate scene. I just would have liked to seen them making love and connecting both emotionally and physical together. A more softer, tender scene would have been nice to see as they connected on every level possible. I was looking forward to it, and I was expecting especially to show the juxtaposition between their first time scene to the last one. Then I would have felt better about the truck scene because then I would have felt like I got pay off from it. I just think there should have been a scene where he made up for her first time by having a slow, tender scene where they connected on all levels. Not that they didn’t connect on all levels in the book, but it would have been nice to see that in the bedroom. I would have liked to see that.
However, I did really like seeing them connect emotionally outside the bedroom. It was very intense, but very much what they both needed. There was the theme of freedom throughout the whole book, and how they were both in prison and had yet to break free of those prisons until they met each other. I loved seeing that metaphor play out through book. I loved how they were freedom for each other, and that they were each the key to each other’s happiness. They each saw each other as they truly were. They were themselves which each other, and it was very beautiful to see them come together and connect on that level. They really were each other’s salvation. They needed other. They needed love from each other because that was what healed each of them. And very beautiful to see them progress through the book as they got closer and closer to one another.
Another thing I really adored about this book was the interaction between Faith and her brothers Joshua and Isaiah, who were featured in previous books. Joshua and Isaiah were the typical protective big brothers, who happened to work with Faith in their business, and wanted to make sure that she wouldn’t get hurt. They hovered. They questioned her. They stifled her, not allowing her any freedom to be herself and made her feel very constricted. Yes, they loved her, but they still treated her like a little girl not the woman that she was, the complete opposite of how Levi treated her. She wanted to be respected for her choices. It was very entertaining to see her stand up to her brothers and fight for independence. But my favorite scene was between the three of them as they had an honest heart to heart with her about her breakup with Levi. It was really sweet and adorable and really much they cared about their baby sister even offering her advice on the whole Levi situation. It was a very beautiful moment between all of them, and I was so happy that it was in there. I adored it.
Overall, I did like this book. This may have been my favorite Maisey Yates, but I think I am really spoiled with her HQN line, aka her longer formats, where there enough space to create ample anticipation and tension between the couple before they finally do get together in a passionate love scene, and that’s what I kind of expect and want from her stories so when these shorter formats come around I just feel they are too short. Because of that Levi and Faith had to get together a lot sooner than I would have liked. I could stood for more anticipation and more tension as built up more within the book. I could had it drawn out a little bit more because I just felt like it was too quick from when Faith and Levi met to when they hopped into the bed or more accurately the truck. I needed more of a gap there. Also I think the truck scene was okay, but I wish there was a more intimate, tender scene later on that would have made up the fact that Faith lost her virginity in a truck very quickly. There just needed to be more of a pay off there. The rest of the story I adored, though. I liked that they developed emotional intimacy between them. I loved seeing their bond grow throughout the book. I loved how they made each other better people. I loved the fact that they were each other’s freedom. I loved the whole freedom metaphor that was in there. I liked seeing them together. I really enjoyed seeing Faith with her brothers, and it was just a good story. It was a very welcome an addition to the Copper Ridge series.
I did like the concept of the story, and it did interest me as soon as I heard what this story was about especially it featuring the baby sister of the Greyson men. It just added a layer to the story. They had some great chemistry between them and really bounced off of each other as soon as they met on the page. That attraction was fierce and very passionate, and it really showed the immediate connection that they had.
There was tension between them as they denied the fact that they were in fact very, Very attraction to each other, but I think it could have been dragged out a little bit more and just have that tension and anticipation build and build more and more in the book. Yes, they pushed each other buttons and pushed each other, masking their attraction between them, and really banter nicely back and forth, which I really liked seeing, and I want see more of that. But the fact that they got together pretty quickly, I thought, there was less of tension and anticipation in favor of the love scenes.
Their love scene was very intense, and it happened in his truck plus it was her first time. It wouldn’t have bothered me so much that was where it took place if there was a more romantic, intimate scene later on in the book. The next love scene was in his bed, but felt more of them just slaking their physical lusts than building emotional intimacy between the two of them, and then other love scene that was shown, which was more of foreplay only scene, was intimate and more than just them slaking their lust, but it wasn’t a full blown intimate scene. I just would have liked to seen them making love and connecting both emotionally and physical together. A more softer, tender scene would have been nice to see as they connected on every level possible. I was looking forward to it, and I was expecting especially to show the juxtaposition between their first time scene to the last one. Then I would have felt better about the truck scene because then I would have felt like I got pay off from it. I just think there should have been a scene where he made up for her first time by having a slow, tender scene where they connected on all levels. Not that they didn’t connect on all levels in the book, but it would have been nice to see that in the bedroom. I would have liked to see that.
However, I did really like seeing them connect emotionally outside the bedroom. It was very intense, but very much what they both needed. There was the theme of freedom throughout the whole book, and how they were both in prison and had yet to break free of those prisons until they met each other. I loved seeing that metaphor play out through book. I loved how they were freedom for each other, and that they were each the key to each other’s happiness. They each saw each other as they truly were. They were themselves which each other, and it was very beautiful to see them come together and connect on that level. They really were each other’s salvation. They needed other. They needed love from each other because that was what healed each of them. And very beautiful to see them progress through the book as they got closer and closer to one another.
Another thing I really adored about this book was the interaction between Faith and her brothers Joshua and Isaiah, who were featured in previous books. Joshua and Isaiah were the typical protective big brothers, who happened to work with Faith in their business, and wanted to make sure that she wouldn’t get hurt. They hovered. They questioned her. They stifled her, not allowing her any freedom to be herself and made her feel very constricted. Yes, they loved her, but they still treated her like a little girl not the woman that she was, the complete opposite of how Levi treated her. She wanted to be respected for her choices. It was very entertaining to see her stand up to her brothers and fight for independence. But my favorite scene was between the three of them as they had an honest heart to heart with her about her breakup with Levi. It was really sweet and adorable and really much they cared about their baby sister even offering her advice on the whole Levi situation. It was a very beautiful moment between all of them, and I was so happy that it was in there. I adored it.
Overall, I did like this book. This may have been my favorite Maisey Yates, but I think I am really spoiled with her HQN line, aka her longer formats, where there enough space to create ample anticipation and tension between the couple before they finally do get together in a passionate love scene, and that’s what I kind of expect and want from her stories so when these shorter formats come around I just feel they are too short. Because of that Levi and Faith had to get together a lot sooner than I would have liked. I could stood for more anticipation and more tension as built up more within the book. I could had it drawn out a little bit more because I just felt like it was too quick from when Faith and Levi met to when they hopped into the bed or more accurately the truck. I needed more of a gap there. Also I think the truck scene was okay, but I wish there was a more intimate, tender scene later on that would have made up the fact that Faith lost her virginity in a truck very quickly. There just needed to be more of a pay off there. The rest of the story I adored, though. I liked that they developed emotional intimacy between them. I loved seeing their bond grow throughout the book. I loved how they made each other better people. I loved the fact that they were each other’s freedom. I loved the whole freedom metaphor that was in there. I liked seeing them together. I really enjoyed seeing Faith with her brothers, and it was just a good story. It was a very welcome an addition to the Copper Ridge series.
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March 28, 2019
I just love these quick little reads from Maisey. This one was an enlightening one about where you find your self and how to let go of the things that hold you back. Levi was an angry man and had every right to be, Faith was the quintessential good girl. Together they were perfect until Levi just couldn't let go. Do they find each other or will he just walk away?
July 22, 2020
2.5 *
ok, great potential but just really fell flat.
nothing else to say ... i can't even remember it and i only finished it a couple of days ago...
ok, great potential but just really fell flat.
nothing else to say ... i can't even remember it and i only finished it a couple of days ago...
October 15, 2022
The male protagonist kept calling the female protagonist "little girl" which was a bit ewww.
April 15, 2019
Maisey Yates has become a go-to author for me--I've loved both her Copper Ridge and her Gold Valley series, and I generally fall in love with her main characters, but because I voluntarily requested an advance reader copy of this novel months ago, and because the download didn't include a cover photo, I didn't realize this was a shorter novel written for the Harlequin Desire line, which explains why I felt this novel was too short, too rushed, and didn't have the emotional depth I've come to expect from Ms. Yates' longer novels. While I liked the story and the main characters, that lack of depth is the reason I can only give this novel 4 stars.
The prologue opens with correspondence between Levi Tucker and architectural wunderkind, Faith Grayson, whose lightning-fast success at age 25 has made demands for her innovative designs highly prized. Levi is and has been behind bars for 5 years, serving a life sentence for murdering his wife, Alicia, although no sign of her body or evidence of any violence was ever found. He's about to be released because his wife finally shows herself after remaining in hiding for the past 5 years, clearly proving that she's not dead, ergo, Levi didn't kill her, although after serving 5 years in hell for a crime he didn't commit, has him consumed by his rage, his hatred for her, and his need for revenge. Now that he'll soon be released, he's filed for divorce, and, while imprisoned, has managed to grow his considerable wealth even though his supposedly dead wife has been siphoning money out of his accounts during his incarceration. Levi has become fascinated with Faith Tucker's architectural designs and he wants her to design his dream house, high up in the mountains overlooking the town of Copper Ridge, the town that turned against him when he was wrongly accused and convicted of murder.
Young, sheltered and virginal Faith initially turns down Levi's requests for her to design his home, until he is finally exonerated of the crime he didn't commit, and when Levi offers her 3 times her going rate, she finally agrees to meet with him. Her overprotective brothers, who are also her business partners, don't trust ex-con Levi as far as they can throw him--quite a task since he is big, muscular, tattooed, and downright scary because of the rage he harbors. Although Faith first meets him secretly, with some trepidation, she's intrigued by him, by the property on which he wants to build his new home and equestrian center--at least his horses have never let him down or betrayed him. Faith, after meeting with him, manages to see Levi's dream house--one without doors, and all windows, so that he never has to feel shut inside again. Faith sees Levi's dream home, and he, in turn, is attracted to her looks, her innocence, her self-assurance, and her ability to envision his dream home, although more than a decade and the hard life he's led in prison, make them a rather odd couple.
Once the two begin a sexual relationship, Levi is quite clear that it's only going to last while Faith is designing his new home. He hasn't had sex in 5 years, she's never had sex at all, and he's very clear about it being sex only, hard, fast and dirty, since he has too much pent-up rage to make soft, gentle love to this shy, sheltered virgin. His abusive upbringing by a violent alcoholic father, and his beaten and abused mother, who deserted him after his father's death, have led him to believe he'll never have a wife or family because he believes his father's propensity for violence is something he's inherited, and something he certainly doesn't want to pass on to any children he might father.
Can Faith's upbeat, optimistic attitude, her wide-eyes hopefulness, her need to pursue her own dreams, manage her own career, choose the projects she wants to design, and gain her independence from her overprotective brothers to forge her own path, help Levi see that he needs to do the same? Faith certainly is clear with him about his need to let go of the anger he's harboring and choose a new path for himself and his life--something he can't do while hanging onto his troubled past. Instead, he tells her their relationship is over, and that he's not the man she needs, breaking her heart. It doesn't seem likely, but Alicia's sudden appearance at Levi's home site, and his reaction to seeing and talking again to the woman who so negatively impacted his life, may change things in ways Levi doesn't expect, and in ways Faith cannot anticipate.
This is, like all of Ms. Yates' books, an addictive, well-written novel, with memorable characters, and an interesting plot, but the Desire imprint simply doesn't allow her the time or space to do more than give us a bare-bones glimpse at the inner workings of these two fascinating characters. Although the framework for more is certainly present, as is the HEA ending, it left this reader wanting more. It's because I've read and adored her earlier Copper Ridge and Gold Valley novels, that I know Ms. Yates is capable of giving the reader so much more than the brevity of the Desire imprint allows, that although I thoroughly enjoyed this novel, I felt somewhat disappointed at the brevity of the ending.
As stated earlier, I voluntarily read an advance reader copy of this novel. The opinions expressed are my own.
The prologue opens with correspondence between Levi Tucker and architectural wunderkind, Faith Grayson, whose lightning-fast success at age 25 has made demands for her innovative designs highly prized. Levi is and has been behind bars for 5 years, serving a life sentence for murdering his wife, Alicia, although no sign of her body or evidence of any violence was ever found. He's about to be released because his wife finally shows herself after remaining in hiding for the past 5 years, clearly proving that she's not dead, ergo, Levi didn't kill her, although after serving 5 years in hell for a crime he didn't commit, has him consumed by his rage, his hatred for her, and his need for revenge. Now that he'll soon be released, he's filed for divorce, and, while imprisoned, has managed to grow his considerable wealth even though his supposedly dead wife has been siphoning money out of his accounts during his incarceration. Levi has become fascinated with Faith Tucker's architectural designs and he wants her to design his dream house, high up in the mountains overlooking the town of Copper Ridge, the town that turned against him when he was wrongly accused and convicted of murder.
Young, sheltered and virginal Faith initially turns down Levi's requests for her to design his home, until he is finally exonerated of the crime he didn't commit, and when Levi offers her 3 times her going rate, she finally agrees to meet with him. Her overprotective brothers, who are also her business partners, don't trust ex-con Levi as far as they can throw him--quite a task since he is big, muscular, tattooed, and downright scary because of the rage he harbors. Although Faith first meets him secretly, with some trepidation, she's intrigued by him, by the property on which he wants to build his new home and equestrian center--at least his horses have never let him down or betrayed him. Faith, after meeting with him, manages to see Levi's dream house--one without doors, and all windows, so that he never has to feel shut inside again. Faith sees Levi's dream home, and he, in turn, is attracted to her looks, her innocence, her self-assurance, and her ability to envision his dream home, although more than a decade and the hard life he's led in prison, make them a rather odd couple.
Once the two begin a sexual relationship, Levi is quite clear that it's only going to last while Faith is designing his new home. He hasn't had sex in 5 years, she's never had sex at all, and he's very clear about it being sex only, hard, fast and dirty, since he has too much pent-up rage to make soft, gentle love to this shy, sheltered virgin. His abusive upbringing by a violent alcoholic father, and his beaten and abused mother, who deserted him after his father's death, have led him to believe he'll never have a wife or family because he believes his father's propensity for violence is something he's inherited, and something he certainly doesn't want to pass on to any children he might father.
Can Faith's upbeat, optimistic attitude, her wide-eyes hopefulness, her need to pursue her own dreams, manage her own career, choose the projects she wants to design, and gain her independence from her overprotective brothers to forge her own path, help Levi see that he needs to do the same? Faith certainly is clear with him about his need to let go of the anger he's harboring and choose a new path for himself and his life--something he can't do while hanging onto his troubled past. Instead, he tells her their relationship is over, and that he's not the man she needs, breaking her heart. It doesn't seem likely, but Alicia's sudden appearance at Levi's home site, and his reaction to seeing and talking again to the woman who so negatively impacted his life, may change things in ways Levi doesn't expect, and in ways Faith cannot anticipate.
This is, like all of Ms. Yates' books, an addictive, well-written novel, with memorable characters, and an interesting plot, but the Desire imprint simply doesn't allow her the time or space to do more than give us a bare-bones glimpse at the inner workings of these two fascinating characters. Although the framework for more is certainly present, as is the HEA ending, it left this reader wanting more. It's because I've read and adored her earlier Copper Ridge and Gold Valley novels, that I know Ms. Yates is capable of giving the reader so much more than the brevity of the Desire imprint allows, that although I thoroughly enjoyed this novel, I felt somewhat disappointed at the brevity of the ending.
As stated earlier, I voluntarily read an advance reader copy of this novel. The opinions expressed are my own.
February 8, 2019
Maisey Yates is one of my favorite authors and I was looking forward to this next installment in the Copper Ridge series. Each of her sibling's stories have been a bit unconventional and this one fit right in. Levi was tried and convicted for killing his wife, who it turns out just wanted to disappear from their life and didn't come forward to exonerate him at trial. The consequences: he served 5 years in prison before his wife was found alive and he was released.
Now he plans to build a house at the top of a mountain looking down on the town that has disowned him. He works hard to transition outside of prison life and Faith Grayson is the architect he hires to make his dream come true to design a house and equestrian center fit for the man he is. One catch, he needs to let go of the anger and frustration of his past and as we all know that's easier said than done.
In addition to hiring Faith and her building firm to design and build the house they enter into a relationship while this is happening. They each agree it's for the duration of the design phase only. Faith figures she'll get experience with men as she's led a sheltered life as a child prodigy. She's the brains behind their family firm and her brothers rely on her. They're also very protective and although they respect the gains she's made in the architectural world it's not the same in her personal life. They question her and treat her as if she's still a child and she's 25 years old.
Levi just wants some physical relief as he valued his privacy while in prison. He closed off his heart and this story is a 'coming of age' story for him too. Due to his upbringing with an abusive and alcoholic father, along with living on the 'wrong side of the tracks' and an unjust imprisonment, he needs to come to terms with the fact that he does deserve to give and get true love. When his former wife shows up it is a life altering moment for him when he realizes he needs to release his feelings of revenge and anger to fully embrace the love and 'happily ever after' that he can have with Faith.
This ARC ebook was complimentary, provided by the Publisher HARLEQUIN BOOKS and NetGalley. I am voluntarily providing my honest review.
Now he plans to build a house at the top of a mountain looking down on the town that has disowned him. He works hard to transition outside of prison life and Faith Grayson is the architect he hires to make his dream come true to design a house and equestrian center fit for the man he is. One catch, he needs to let go of the anger and frustration of his past and as we all know that's easier said than done.
In addition to hiring Faith and her building firm to design and build the house they enter into a relationship while this is happening. They each agree it's for the duration of the design phase only. Faith figures she'll get experience with men as she's led a sheltered life as a child prodigy. She's the brains behind their family firm and her brothers rely on her. They're also very protective and although they respect the gains she's made in the architectural world it's not the same in her personal life. They question her and treat her as if she's still a child and she's 25 years old.
Levi just wants some physical relief as he valued his privacy while in prison. He closed off his heart and this story is a 'coming of age' story for him too. Due to his upbringing with an abusive and alcoholic father, along with living on the 'wrong side of the tracks' and an unjust imprisonment, he needs to come to terms with the fact that he does deserve to give and get true love. When his former wife shows up it is a life altering moment for him when he realizes he needs to release his feelings of revenge and anger to fully embrace the love and 'happily ever after' that he can have with Faith.
This ARC ebook was complimentary, provided by the Publisher HARLEQUIN BOOKS and NetGalley. I am voluntarily providing my honest review.
December 28, 2019
Maisey Yates has penned yet again another good read in the Copper Ridge Series I can’t wait to see who’s book is next in the series. I do know one thing, it will be fantastic.
Levi Tucker is a hard dark man, that has battled for his place in this world from parental neglect to a conniving soon to be Ex-wife Alicia planed his down fall. All Levi knew is there is only one person you can count on and that was yourself. Levi was interesting to get a bead on, he comes at me in many different ways, but all my curiosity was answered throughout “Need Me”.
Faith Grayson is incredibly talented architect, her work was sought after from many. Being in business with your family can be difficult to say they least, but Faith wanted something to call her own. I really liked this heroine, her strength and heart comes through easily, but I will admit there was a few interesting moments with Faith that had me saying, “Oh…Okay.”*wink*
Levi and Faith’s witty banter just made Need Me, Cowboy all that more interesting. Levi has his mind set on what he is going to do after his release from prison or so he thought he did. Faith Grayson had a chance to make a mark in the world by creating something that was just hers. The uniqueness of what Levi wanted could be it, but at what price?
There are the characters from the first books in the Copper Ridge Series that make appearances, they give the plot and Levi & Faith a nice boost. It’s always nice catching up with characters. Maisey Yates always surprises me in every book she writes, but Need Me, Cowboy is about as dark as I have read from this author. I don’t mean dark in a bad way, dark as in moments from someone’s life, the darkness that Levi feels deep inside himself. Levi never expects to have a light in his life. Is it even possible? Time will tell.
Rated 5 Stilettos by Deb!
Levi Tucker is a hard dark man, that has battled for his place in this world from parental neglect to a conniving soon to be Ex-wife Alicia planed his down fall. All Levi knew is there is only one person you can count on and that was yourself. Levi was interesting to get a bead on, he comes at me in many different ways, but all my curiosity was answered throughout “Need Me”.
Faith Grayson is incredibly talented architect, her work was sought after from many. Being in business with your family can be difficult to say they least, but Faith wanted something to call her own. I really liked this heroine, her strength and heart comes through easily, but I will admit there was a few interesting moments with Faith that had me saying, “Oh…Okay.”*wink*
Levi and Faith’s witty banter just made Need Me, Cowboy all that more interesting. Levi has his mind set on what he is going to do after his release from prison or so he thought he did. Faith Grayson had a chance to make a mark in the world by creating something that was just hers. The uniqueness of what Levi wanted could be it, but at what price?
There are the characters from the first books in the Copper Ridge Series that make appearances, they give the plot and Levi & Faith a nice boost. It’s always nice catching up with characters. Maisey Yates always surprises me in every book she writes, but Need Me, Cowboy is about as dark as I have read from this author. I don’t mean dark in a bad way, dark as in moments from someone’s life, the darkness that Levi feels deep inside himself. Levi never expects to have a light in his life. Is it even possible? Time will tell.
Rated 5 Stilettos by Deb!
March 31, 2019
I really loved this latest Copper Ridge book by Maisey Yates. It can definitely be read as a stand-alone alone...all you missed was secondary characters’ own coupling up.
Levi and Faith are definitely a mis-matched couple. He’s fresh out of prison, innocent of the crime he was accused of, and very angry. She’s a brilliant new face in architecture world, lacking in her personal life, but optimistic in general. While there’s a bit of an age difference, and she’s inexperienced, I feel like they were more alike than different. Levi may have been bound by the walls that enclosed him, Faith is bound by responsibility to her work and to her family, which she seems to put on herself more than they do. I liked them as a couple, as they brought out different sides in the other.
The only thing that bothered me was Faith’s relationship with her family. I would have liked a little more interaction between Faith and her “best friend”/sister-in-law Mia. There was definitely some friction hinted at, and while I’m catching up on back stories from Yates, I don’t think I’ve read Mia and Devlin’s so it’s possibly explained there. Also, considering her bothers all married women who, it is explained, are a bit younger than they are, it might have been a girl bonding moment for Faith to talk with her other sisters-in-law, too.
A new-ish author to me, Maisey Yates writes interesting and complex characters that stay in your heart and mind, long after their story is read. She’s become a must read to this romance lover!
My thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC. All thoughts and opinions are mine and freely given.
Levi and Faith are definitely a mis-matched couple. He’s fresh out of prison, innocent of the crime he was accused of, and very angry. She’s a brilliant new face in architecture world, lacking in her personal life, but optimistic in general. While there’s a bit of an age difference, and she’s inexperienced, I feel like they were more alike than different. Levi may have been bound by the walls that enclosed him, Faith is bound by responsibility to her work and to her family, which she seems to put on herself more than they do. I liked them as a couple, as they brought out different sides in the other.
The only thing that bothered me was Faith’s relationship with her family. I would have liked a little more interaction between Faith and her “best friend”/sister-in-law Mia. There was definitely some friction hinted at, and while I’m catching up on back stories from Yates, I don’t think I’ve read Mia and Devlin’s so it’s possibly explained there. Also, considering her bothers all married women who, it is explained, are a bit younger than they are, it might have been a girl bonding moment for Faith to talk with her other sisters-in-law, too.
A new-ish author to me, Maisey Yates writes interesting and complex characters that stay in your heart and mind, long after their story is read. She’s become a must read to this romance lover!
My thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC. All thoughts and opinions are mine and freely given.
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