Review: 4.5 - "Fifi" & "Farm Boy" Stars.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 12, 2014
I am not ashamed to admit that I had extremely high expectations for Elizabeth Otto’s writing when I started reading One Night With A Cowboy. Having literally just finished Tempting The Cowboy, (book one in this series) and falling in love with Cole, Birdie, Rylan and Paint River Ranch in general. Being lucky enough to jump right into Tucker’s story was a temptation, I could not resist.Elizabeth certainly knows how to put a well rounded, emotionally developed character together. Both Sophie and Tucker are looking for something more from their lives, but neither of them realise what it is they are actually looking for. For Tucker his life so far has revolved around three things –Watching. Protecting. Supporting.His family and Paint River ranch are the priority, and the women who keep him company know to only ever expect one night of no-strings fun with him. This routine has served Tucker well for the last 2 years no emotional entanglements or messy break-ups to deal with, but the need for change has slowly crept up on him.She’d been fire and silk and comfort and passion in his arms, and for the first time he could recall, Tucker didn’t want it to end.Sophie is just trying to keep her head above water. What with the loss of her job, and the crippling debt that is building up in respect of her ailing mothers care and a less than supportive sister, one night of no-strings sex with Mr. Sex in Jeans, is a chance for a much needed escape for a few hours, from her life, and it’s an offer she can’t refuse.Tucker was a hot-cowboy cocktail and she wanted a narrow straw so she could enjoy him, and the buzz, as long as possible.So this all sounds fairly run-of-the-mill on the surface, and I snuggled down on my sofa expecting to be highly entertained for a few hours with a hot cowboy.How. Wrong. I. Was.”I’ve learned to live with not fair, Sophie. But I’ve also learned that you can’t take what's not there. Are you saying there’s nothing inside you for me?” ...Love ran deep, even if it meant an imperfect ending.Elizabeth Otto broke my heart last night. I wasn’t prepared for the story I was given, it was so much more, and bearing in mind I had high expectations in the first place I really have nowhere to go from here. I am not one for overly-angsty books, in fact it gets on my nerves after a while, but what hit home so closely for me was the realness of the situation that Tucker & Sophie found themselves in. I can relate to feeling that you have ‘no other option’ and also being ‘unworthy or not good enough’ and that made it an even more emotional ride for me because of it.That-said although the themes of this story at times err on the side of serious, I cannot commend Elizabeth highly enough for the dual POV she provided for Tucker and Sophie. Both of them on more than one occasion had me in fits of laughter, as did their flirty banter... The running commentary in Tucker’s head at times was downright hilarious, especially when catching Sophie in action at the ‘Tit For Tap’.The sex was to be blunt, hot, dirty and verrrrryyyy original. I have been taken by surprise with both books in this series with regards to the freshness the author adds to this element.”I don't do gentle.”He missed her. He wanted her to go away. He wanted to pull her closer and, holy hell, he wanted her next to him every day, and every night, and he had no earthly idea how to begin to process that.One Night With A Cowboy delivered, Elizabeth Otto delivered. I am impressed, awed, emotionally wrung out and desperate for more. Levi is up next, and I cannot wait!!! I am hoping Jaxon is given his own book as well as I don't want to leave Paint River ranch behind.~ Fly away, Violet ~ARC provided by Entangled via Netgalley, and it is my absolute pleasure to provide the above honest review.