Last
of the Red Hot Riders (Hell's Outlaws #2) by Tina LeonardPurchase link: Amazon
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The toughest rodeo rider in
Hell, Texas, discovers his tender side with a feisty cowgirl in this
sexy new novel from USA Today bestselling author Tina Leonard.
Cameron Dix knows that becoming an elite rider is the first step to realizing her dream: owning a special-needs equestrian academy. Only one thing stands in her way—and he’s big, tall, and sizzles like a Texas steak. Superhunk Saint Markham claims that he isn’t happy about all the women galloping into town, but the heat in his eyes tells Cameron a different story. What else can a fiery redhead do but let her hair down and give in to desire hot enough to melt her saddle?
Saint has seen what happens when women come marching into the Hell’s Outlaws Training Center: Strong men crumble. Problem is, he’s got rivals willing to train a talented lady rider like Cameron. But after one night of passion, he’s branded. And from the moment he kisses her ruby lips, Cameron is his—even if he’s too stubborn to admit it. Now Saint must stake his claim on a life of delicious sin with the woman he loves.
Cameron Dix knows that becoming an elite rider is the first step to realizing her dream: owning a special-needs equestrian academy. Only one thing stands in her way—and he’s big, tall, and sizzles like a Texas steak. Superhunk Saint Markham claims that he isn’t happy about all the women galloping into town, but the heat in his eyes tells Cameron a different story. What else can a fiery redhead do but let her hair down and give in to desire hot enough to melt her saddle?
Saint has seen what happens when women come marching into the Hell’s Outlaws Training Center: Strong men crumble. Problem is, he’s got rivals willing to train a talented lady rider like Cameron. But after one night of passion, he’s branded. And from the moment he kisses her ruby lips, Cameron is his—even if he’s too stubborn to admit it. Now Saint must stake his claim on a life of delicious sin with the woman he loves.
I did not like nor did I finish the first book, The Last of the Red Hot Cowboys because I did not like Mayor Judy who was a secondary character who played way too prominent a role in the story and just sidetracked the whole romance between the couple. The same thing is happening here between Cameron and Saint. Of course, it also doesn't help that a very significant thing happens to Mayor Judy early on in the story and that just becomes an overwhelming focus of the story even if it is not out in the open. It adds unnecessary tension to the story from the point of view of a secondary character that I find unappealing, though I feel bad for her with what she has to deal with.
Everyone is so caught up in what Mayor Judy wants for the town and all her manipulations that it leaves very little room to enjoy the development of the relationship between Cameron and Saint, which is rather cute and awkward at the same time.
I liked Cameron because she was sassy and sweet at the same time. She had a good heart and wanted to do what's right while trying to achieve her goals as a bullfighter, something Saint and the other Outlaws are dead set against as they think it is too dangerous a profession for women. They are probably right. I've seen shows with bullfights and been to a live one. It's terrifying what the men have to go through. I'm all for gender equality but I think that it is foolhardy to believe or try to force the issue that women can be as good as men in some things. Bullfighting is probably one of them. I know my non-feminist side is showing but WTH, I read romance. I like my heroes to take charge and be the man, that's the whole reason I read these stories.
As for Saint, poor man, he's fight a losing battle wanting to maintain peace and quiet in his life, all the while fighting his attraction for Cameron. That was just not going to happen and you see it right from the get go. I loved Saint though because he stands up for what he believes in and he tries very hard to stay true to those beliefs. It's just too bad that he is being railroaded by a sassy redhead and a manipulative Mayor Judy. You can just tell the poor guy is going to fall and fall hard. There's one particular scene where Cameron is riffling through Saint's wardrobe for something and she sees all his medals and trophies, and she realises what a hero Saint is. That's when I fell in love with Saint.
Overall, the story was decent enough, but I was impatient for it to be over with. I'm not sure I have the patience to read the next book in the series.
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Last of the Red-Hot Riders
Hell’s Outlaws # 2
By: Tina Leonard
Releasing May 26, 2015
Loveswept
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Hell’s Outlaws # 2
By: Tina Leonard
Releasing May 26, 2015
Loveswept
Buy Links: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes | Kobo
Synopsis
The toughest rodeo rider in
Hell,
Texas, discovers his tender side with a feisty cowgirl in this sexy new
novel from USA Today bestselling author Tina Leonard.
Cameron Dix knows that becoming an elite rider is the first step to realizing her dream: owning a special-needs equestrian academy. Only one thing stands in her way—and he’s big, tall, and sizzles like a Texas steak. Superhunk Saint Markham claims that he isn’t happy about all the women galloping into town, but the heat in his eyes tells Cameron a different story. What else can a fiery redhead do but let her hair down and give in to desire hot enough to melt her saddle?
Saint has seen what happens when women come marching into the Hell’s Outlaws Training Center: Strong men crumble. Problem is, he’s got rivals willing to train a talented lady rider like Cameron. But after one night of passion, he’s branded. And from the moment he kisses her ruby lips, Cameron is his—even if he’s too stubborn to admit it. Now Saint must stake his claim on a life of delicious sin with the woman he loves.
Cameron Dix knows that becoming an elite rider is the first step to realizing her dream: owning a special-needs equestrian academy. Only one thing stands in her way—and he’s big, tall, and sizzles like a Texas steak. Superhunk Saint Markham claims that he isn’t happy about all the women galloping into town, but the heat in his eyes tells Cameron a different story. What else can a fiery redhead do but let her hair down and give in to desire hot enough to melt her saddle?
Saint has seen what happens when women come marching into the Hell’s Outlaws Training Center: Strong men crumble. Problem is, he’s got rivals willing to train a talented lady rider like Cameron. But after one night of passion, he’s branded. And from the moment he kisses her ruby lips, Cameron is his—even if he’s too stubborn to admit it. Now Saint must stake his claim on a life of delicious sin with the woman he loves.
Excerpt
Saint stood watching the sexy temptation school her horse, keeping a respectful, wary distance between himself and Cameron’s siren appeal. Ever since the accidental encounter with the cupcakes and kiss, he wondered how much more temptation he could take before he lost his good sense and made his move. Three days a week, he was the riding instructor for Cameron and the rest of the team, a job that had fallen to him by default, since his fellow SEALs and partners of the Hells Outlaws Training Center, Trace and Declan, were otherwise occupied at the moment —or so they claimed. The usual routine was that Saint trained Cameron, she schooled her horse, and they parted ways amicably. Hell was, after all, a small community, requiring everyone to get along as much as possible. Professional distance was his saving grace—that, and his committed bachelor status.
Yet his mind thought about what his body couldn’t forget: her soft curves in his arms. Cameron was tall, about five-seven in her boots, and was a great fit for him; she’d stand just right for cupping her sweet ass with his hands if he ever got to hold her again. He remembered that the springy red curls that were even now sprouting out from a tight, high ponytail felt great under his chin. She had a small nose that flared when she was annoyed, but most of the time she smiled a lot, with full, delicately shaped lips that drove him mad. According to gossip she was one of seven children, so this Hell’s Belles mission she was on was no small matter with her. He’d also heard that most of her paychecks went back home to help the family, though to be fair, her beautiful black and white Appaloosa horse, Charlie, could not have been cared for better by the Queen of England. As far as he could tell from his months-long perusal of her, she was the whole package, with a saucy temper thrown in to keep a guy on his toes.
Especially a horny guy.
Like me.
She’d spent a little time on the wrong side of town letting Jake the Snake take her out, but that had ended badly. Anything to do with Jake Masters—or any of their rivals, the Horsemen, of which Jake was a part—was guaranteed to end badly, so Saint hadn’t been worried. With a population of around two hundred on a good day, Hell was largely a man’s town, and ladies, especially a beautiful woman like Cameron, were in demand. But then the Horsemen had once again overplayed their hand, having a little fun on the Outlaws by roofying Declan one evening while everyone was hanging out at the creek, and that had been the end of Jake the Snake’s getting anywhere near Cameron. She’d let Jake know in no uncertain terms that she considered him to be, indeed, a snake, of the lowest, most disloyal order.
Saint’s respect for Cameron had hit a new level after that, with the unfortunate result that he seemed to be addicted to looking at her, watching her, wanting to be around her. The problem was that Mayor Judy had brought the team of Cameron, Ava, and Harper to Hell to be the Hell’s Belles, a team of female bullfighters, springing this on Saint, Trace, and Declan—knowing full well women weren’t training at the Hell’s Outlaws Training Center. This was as man’s place, something he and his buddies had planned to open when they returned from war. A place men could be men, practice bullfighting, target shooting, roping, whatever.
Before they’d known it, the Outlaws had found themselves agreeing to let the Hell’s Belles train their horses at their Training Center—and that was when the wheels had slowly but steadily gone into the ditch.
Females in a man’s place were always guaranteed to change everything.
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Author Info
USA Today Bestselling and award-winning author
Tina Leonard has sold over 3 million books, making the USA Today,
Waldenbooks, Bookscan, and Ingrambook bestseller lists, and publishing
over seventy titles. Her work has been contracted by Random House
Loveswept, Samhain Publishing, Harlequin, London Bridge, and most
recently Diversion Books. Leonard is known for her sparkling sense of
humor, endearing communities, snappy dialogue, and memorable characters
that include sexy hunks with attitude and heroines with plenty of sass.
Join her at www.tinaleonard.comAuthor Links: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads
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