3.5 ⭐️ If you like small town, hate to love cowboy romances, this one is definitely for you!


Hating him is easy. But if I don't hate him . . . then what?


WHAT TO EXPECT:
✨ small town cowboy romance
✨ she's just inherited her estranged father's Texas ranch
✨ he's the foreman
✨ city girl x country boy
✨ hate to love
✨ forced proximity
✨ grumpy x sunshine
✨ insta-lust
✨ delicious tension
✨ sharp banter
✨ 2.5/5 spice (mustache rides)
✨ bar fight
✨ he takes care of her
✨ found family
✨ HEA
✨ TW: death of parent, grief


My Thoughts:

I actually enjoyed this story. The characters had depth and were likable (even the side characters), the banter and tension between Cash and Mollie was fantastic, the spice was hot as hell, and bonus, there is NO THIRD ACT BREAKUP! Mollie's emotional journey surrounding her father's death was really touching, and I liked how her grief was handled. And I like that in the end, she embraced both the country and city life and didn't have to choose between the two. Instead she had a supportive partner who offered her both, and that's how it should be. Cash was a great, grumpy MMC who shoulders so much responsibility. It was wonderful watching him give up some of that control and allow himself the freedom to relax.

I do think this is a 5-star story, but my rating mostly has to do with me not quite clicking with the author's writing style. I found it to be a bit too wordy for my taste, so I ended up skimming a lot of non-dialogue (which is a majority of the book).

I also found it ridiculous how both Cash and Mollie would get super horny during every single encounter they had with each other, and mostly because of their looks alone. They took lust to a whole different level, and it was too unrealistic for me, so I definitely rolled my eyes more than a few times.

But overall, I do like this story and think it's worth the read!


Favorite Quotes:

Life is heavy. It'd be nice not to have to face it alone.
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"You wanna know if I ride like the devil?" He shifts, angling his hips towards me. "Get in the saddle and find out."
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If this heat doesn't kill me, Mollie Luck surely will.
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"At first, I couldn't fucking stand you. And now I can't sucking stand how much I want you."
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"You're a cowgirl now, honey. And cowgirls can't be tamed. Wouldn't dare to try."
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"I do have a million things to do."
"Make me all of them."
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"Just because you're not perfect doesn't mean you're broken."
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"Honey, I'd marry the shit out of you. Not because it's the right thing to do, but because I'm in love with you."
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Having a boyfriend who's a filthy-mouthed cowboy in the sheets but an absolute gentleman in the streets sure as hell as its perks.
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"Ride fast and ride hard, then. You know how."
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