Book safety, content warnings, and tropes down below.

I want warm skin pressed against mine at night. I want to dig my fingertips into muscle and hear the sounds of someone unraveling because of my touch. I want to see that look in their eyes that lets me know I’m seen, I’m heard, I’m loved. Goddamn it, I want love.

ARC review

Gosh, Emmy is a really good writer, and I enjoyed this story a whole heckuva lot. It was hell trying to pick quotes for this review because I highlighted about half the damn book. Ashley (love this name for men) and Jackson were both sweethearts and kind people, but wonderfully distinct characters.

His kiss is brutal, and I’d almost think it angry if I couldn’t feel the desperation behind every movement.

Things I wanted to do while reading this:
- eat food with twenty ranchers
- visit a petting zoo
- play with baby goats
- drink whiskey (I don’t even like whiskey)
- ride a… horse
- try rice pudding

I must admit this was maybe a tad too low on angst for my current moods, but it was a wonderful story about adult men who communicated well throughout, and that’s very refreshing. Jackson was hurt quite badly by his ex, and although it is mentioned a few times it really didn’t feel like it affected him.

Ashley might not save a horse, but he does ride a cowboy, and let’s be honest, that’s why we’re reading this.



When I can finally manage a breath, I murmur his name, a small, “Jack,” stolen from my lips like the breath he’s stolen from my lungs.

⬇️ Blanket spoiler warning ⬇️
⚠️ Tropes & content tags ⚠️
Cowboy MC
Forced proximity
Grumpy/sunshine
Small town
Grumpy cowboy
Big family
Ranch life
Found family
Hands-free orgasm
Hayloft shenanigans

⚠️ Content warning ⚠️
Alcohol consumption
Explicit sexual content
MC with chronic pain
Missing child (found safe)
Injured MC

⚠️Book safety ⚠️
Cheating: No
Other person drama: Ash’s ex comes into town, trying to get him back, but Ash is not interested. Doesn’t create problems for Ash and Jackson.
Breakup: No
POV: 1st person, dual
Genre: Contemporary romance
Pairing: M/M
Strict roles or versatile: Versatile (no switching on page)
Main characters’ age: 35 and 40
Series: Interconnected standalone
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Pages: 308
Happy ending: Yes


I’d forgotten how good it feels to kiss. To be connected to someone in this way. To feel lust and want coalescing like possibilities I want to chase.

“I’m going to have you, Jackson Darling,” he declares with all the confidence of a man who already knows he’s won. “When you’re ready, I’ll be waiting.”



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