Rocky Mountain Heat by Vivian Arend

Rocky Mountain Heat (Six Pack Ranch, #1)
Grade-C
Hotness Level-Inferno
Kink Level-None
Series- Six Pack Ranch #1
Reviewed by Kay

Blake Coleman is the first born of a family of modern day cowboys. He lives at the Six Pack Ranch with the rest of his family. He  takes the responsibilities of ranch life very seriously. Jaxi is the girl next door. She has grown up with the Coleman boys. She has loved Blake for as long as she can remember but he has ignored her at every turn.

These two characters dance around each other and their feelings until one night Jaxi pushes Blake just a little too far. It starts off a domino effect that includes members of his family, from his parents to his brothers.

This started of sweet and engaging but toward the middle I had to force myself to finish the book. I am a huge Lorelei James fan and I wanted this to be like that, I think. This isn’t bad but just felt a little long and it lost me for awhile. I don’t think I’ll continue the series though.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Kiss Me, I'm Irish
I wanted so badly to finish this book in time to review it for St. Patrick’s Day!  And then Spring Break happened.  Well, first the preparing for Spring Break and the four children I’d have home all day happened.  At that point I thought, “Well, I’ll just finish the Jill Shalvis story and review that one.”  Then school actually got out and my reading time disappeared.  So I didn’t even finish the one short story!  I’m so sorry!  But, hey, I’m half way through the Jill Shalvis story and really enjoying it!

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I’ll tell you about my favorite Irish character ever.  Roarke.  Yeah, I know, you probably already know Roarke. 
Naked in Death (In Death, #1)
Naked in Death, featuring Eve Dallas (tough New-York-City-of-the-future homicide detective) and Roarke (I’m-so-rich-one-name-is-enough.)    How awesome are these two?  The 26th book in their series was released last month!  But I think it’s not enough to read these books.  You need to listen on audio.  I feel like I’d recognize these characters if I heard them talking in another room.  The narrator is awesome.  The stories are awesome.  Roarke’s Irish accent is awesome. 

So, if you need an excuse, hey, it’s St. Patrick’s day.  Get yourself an audio copy of Naked in Death and find something productive to do* while you listen, because if you’re like me, you’ll just want to keep listening, listening, listening.  

*things I do while listening to the In Death series: laundry, house cleaning, sewing, quilting, crocheting, walking, exercising, driving around town.  I’ve been known to drag out my to-do list just so I can listen longer!

Moosed Up by Tiffinie Helmer

Moosed Up  (Wild Men of Alaska, #2)
Grade: B
Hotness Level: Blaze
Kink Level: No Kink
Genre: Contemporary
Series: Wild Men of Alaska #2
Reviewed by Kate

After discovering her boyfriend is gay, nurse practitioner Eva decides it is time for a drastic change.  She signs on at the clinic in a tiny village in Alaska.  When she is chased up a tree by a moose, she is rescued by Lynx, Alaskan Refuge Officer and certified veterinarian.  Lynx is instantly attracted to Eva, even though she’s pretty high maintenance.  Eva’s pretty sure she has the ability to turn guys gay, but Lynx’s extreme masculinity calls to her.  Will their initial sparks be able to survive a matchmaking pet moose and a band of murderous poachers?

 
I liked this book a lot.  City girl meets country boy.  But this city girl’s got a lot of spunk.  Eva’s not one to sit and wait for said country boy to save the day.  A quick read at just over 100 pages, this one made me smile quite a bit-especially the pet moose.