Alaska, a hot sheriff (and jack of many trades), a sassy New Yorker and her happy pooch made for a funny, romantic, and hot steamy story by Sawyer Bennett.

Valentine (aka Val or Valley)

This chick….her inner monologue had me cracking up so often throughout this book. Her blog entries were just as hilarious and oh so truthful and entertaining. Her dating journey in NY has her hightailing it away and her destination is…Alaska, of all places! I was hooked at that, it’s a place I have always wanted to visit and I just knew that the written description would give me such a beautiful visual image in my mind.

Logan

Can I just start by saying WOW what a guy. From the moment we meet him he is sweet and thoughtful. He seems generous and willing to help out anyone in need, maybe it’s part of his job but he goes above and beyond in all that he does, and I mean all ;) Logan does a little bit of everything in the small town Val lands in. Everyone knows and loves him, it’s no wonder Val was drawn to him.

It was quite comical reading all the trouble that Valentine kept getting herself into, and the fact that Logan always was there to lend a helping hand and rescue her. Cold weather, bears, horny lumberjacks….he’s a regular knight in shining armor for this girl….saving her more that just a few times. What was odd though was that Val was kind of a contradiction….she was so strong and independent (a NY upbringing and absent parents helped with that I think) but she was so helpless outside of her comfortable bubble of the city. I loved that she knew what she wanted right from the start, she started work on her new project right away. What caught me off guard was how quickly she came to abandon it….her heart was changing, thanks to Logan, and she did the right thing.

Ahhhh but it can’t all be that good right? Sure she came to realize that her plans were changing but there was no way she was getting off the hook that easy. When the angst hit, it hit hard. I wasn’t expecting things to unfold the way they did….I needed to know how this would all end!

Grab Sex in the Sticks and laugh and swoon your little heart out…and learn a thing or two about life in Alaska LOL

Sex in the Sticks by Sawyer Bennett was nothing like what I expected! This was a fun, sexy and heartwarming romance about Valentine French and Logan Burke.

Valentine is a very well to do woman. She comes from a family of money and is sort of the black sheep of the family. Val live in Manhattan, does not work but runs a blog detailing her dating life. Which is boring as of late. Different guys yet all the same, she needs a change of pace.

At the persistence of her cousin, Val decides to go to Alaska to see how different the men are. She’s up for a new adventure, with some REAL manly men, and will document the process for her followers on her blog. She couldn’t have picked a more different world to relocate to if she tried!

A New York woman in the Alaska, what could possibly go wrong?

The minute Valentine walks off the boat, Logan Burke, Chief of Police for East Merritt, knows she is going to be a hot commodity in his town. In a place consisting of mostly lumberjacks, fishermen and loggers, and VERY few woman, a Manhattan princess is unheard of. Little does Logan know that is exactly what Valentine is counting on.

Logan and Valentine keep running into each other day after day and they begin a friendship. Until more of the town’s men start taking in interest in Val and asking her on dates. Logan has no right to be jealous, should he?

Logan and Valentine had such great chemistry. I love the fact they became fast friends and how extremely caring and helpful Logan was. Even though Logan knew this city slicker didn’t know what she was doing, he went out of his way to be helpful, all while maintaining a safe distance from the drop dead gorgeous woman who everyone loved.

The man is a complete gentleman….but inside the bedroom….HOT DAMN. Those sex scenes? I’m still blushing! (But I loved every single word of it😉)

Also, I loved the Alaskan backdrop. It was something totally unique and fun to read about. Lumberjacks, fisherman and loggers..OH MY!!

Will Valentine and Logan be able to make the most of their time together before she heads back to New York? What will Logan do once he reads her blog? One click Sex in the Sticks today and find out!

I've read and reviewed several books by Sawyer Bennett and I'm always excited to see a new release from her. Just looking at the cover and reading the synopsis you know this is going to be humorous and fun book.

Her character development in this book is right on. Oh my gosh! I loved the character of Val. While we expect a snooty socialite, what we get is a funny, down to earth woman looking for a M A N.

And Logan is a sweet, caring, touching, strong, Big boy who doesn't even know his feelings for Val. I need one like him!

And when things go south, and you just know they will, trying to figure out how they'll bring it all together keeps you turn in these pages fast.

Sex in the Sticks is funny, sexy, and downright hot read you've got to check out. Make sure you have some time set aside because you will be fanning yourself while savoring every word!

This was so incredibly witty and sexy! Single girl visits Alaska, adventurous fun. It's a perfect lighter read that had me smiling the entire time! Loved every single second!

The theme in my notes was fun and entertaining (I wrote that a countless amount of times!). It was just super cute and made me happy. I loved Valentine and Logan so much. The ease they had with each other as they meet and become friends and things develop was awesome. I loved that pull they had, the great conversations and dialogue. It all had me hooked. They were just so fun together. It was flirty and playful with witty dialogue.

I love Valentine. She totally put herself out out there trying new things with abandon and I loved that she was all in even though she was out of her element. I love how she doesn't really fit in but somehow she seems to belong there. Valentine’s just a tough chick and full of life. And Logan… oh my! Hello sweet, sexy, and dirty talking chief of police. I love how caring he was and just there for her. I was charmed by him. Loved the build to the heat as well. It was very swoon worthy!

The writing was great. It was an entertaining, light read. It was pretty drama free except for a bit of conflict in the story that helped round everything out, I loved those ups and downs. They had good development as characters, enough to really pull you in. Val and Logan were extremely likable and I adored the town they were in and all the friendships that Valentine made.

I laughed so many times while reading this! It was the perfect read on the lighter side that just made me smile through all of Valentine’s adventures. Loved it! Definitely a feel good story. It would be the perfect beach read. Just kick back, laugh, and enjoy!

This is a great book; this is the first book in the Love Hurts series written by Sawyer Bennett. This is a great book with a wonderful story and well developed characters. This book will keep you reading long into the night. If you are looking for a great book, then you need to read this book. I am looking forward to reading the next book by this great author. I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader’s copy of this book. The free book held no determination on my personal review.

Love this book! Sawyer Bennett entertains me each and every time.

Hot guys and Alaska! I look forward to this series.

Well written storyline with well defined characters hooked me right into their story from the very beginning and kept me totally enthralled until the very end!

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book.

Holy Alaska!! Book me a ticket now. My bags are packed and ready to go.

I loved, loved, loved this book!!! It super sexy, funny and deliciously dirty. I could not put it down. I laughed and swooned and just absolutely fell in love with everything about this book. Sawyer Bennett has written another insanely addictive story that I devoured in a day.

Logan and Valentine will steal your heart with their banter, romance and off the charts chemistry. I simply got lost in these two and couldn't get enough. Sex in the Sticks will go down as another perfectly written romance that left me satisfied and begging for more.

~ Kimberly Anne

4 stars

Sex in the Sticks was a fun, steamy and very entertaining read.
From the first few pages I was hooked, the storyline was well written, the plot easy to follow and held my interest all throughout the book.

Valentine and Logan were likable, passionate characters that I easily connected with and loved watching them come together.
They had amazing chemistry and could totally see them having a fun and happy life together.

Sex in the Sticks by Sawyer Bennett is the first book in the Love Hurts series and I highly recommend it.
Looking forward to the next book Jilted which comes out July 11th.

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So I love Sawyer Bennett's stories, so I knew going in that I was gonna enjoy this story. I mean big city girl goes to Alaska to check out the available men? Sounds like a recipe for good comedy and maybe some steamy goodness too right? Absolutely right and so much more!

Valentine French may be a well dressed and maybe a bit spoiled, but she's no fool. She's tired of all the slick metrosexual wimps that NYC is full of, and she's looking for a real honest to goodness man. So after her cousin mentions Alaska, she thinks why not; but East Merritt is not exactly what she planned. Oh there's plenty of hotness and she lines up 3 dates in her first night. She also meets one amazingly hot chief of police that just happens to be the hottest thing she's ever seen and he's a nice man to boot! Logan Burke, is definitely intrigued by Valentine from first sight but he's trying to keep his wits about him around this sexy city girl. Too bad they just seem to keep colliding when she needs saving in one way or another.

I have to say that I loved seeing the evolution of these two into a couple. They were playful and just seemed to bring out the good in the other. Valentine really grows and finds her way with Logan, realizing that what starts as a social experiment for her blog becomes so much more that she's not willing to share with her fans. The hotness factor between Logan and Valentine was off the charts as well! Logan is definitely not lacking in any department and he knows how to make Val a boneless mess! So what happens when Logan finds out about the blog? Can these two from such different places find a place that's just their own? Well I'd say you need to visit East Merritt, Alaska and maybe have SEX IN THE STICKS for yourself.

This is quite a playful, fun book for Sawyer Bennett. Don't get me wrong—there are also a lot of her signature hot, sexy moments, but the story is cute and light. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and I loved the book’s setting in Alaska.

Valentine is a wealthy socialite who writes a blog on dating and sex. She's bored with the men of New York and decides to head to Alaska to check out the uber-lumberjacks and do a little experiment. She meets Logan just as she arrives in Alaska, and they strike up an easy friendship. He's the local sheriff, and he's charmed and attracted to Valentine.

They are pretty cute as they get to know each other, and the chemistry steadily builds between them. Logan begins to realize that he doesn’t like seeing Valentine dating other men. When they do cross the line of friendship into romantic, the sparks fly and both develop feelings quickly. They are very different people with very different lifestyles; therefore, both consider this a fling and neither believes it could go anywhere. Sex in the Sticks is a delightful small town, Alaskan romance that will have you laughing and smiling. Sawyer Bennett has another book on my keeper shelf.

ARC provided by publisher via NetGalley, but this review was voluntarily and honestly written.

That is it. I am moving to Alaska and finding myself an Alaskan man. They are true gentlemen who know how to treat a woman right both in and out of the bedroom.

Valentine is trying to break out of her funk that she is in with the men of New York. She thinks that Alaska will be her solution because the odds are in her favor. And she hit th lottery with Logan. He is rugged, handsome, well-endowed and treats her like a queen. She knows what she wants in life and is not afraid to ask for it.

While I love me some alpha males I really enjoyed the fact that Logan was more on the timid side. Don't get me wrong, his alpha male did make appearances especially in the bedroom but there was a softer side of him and I loved seeing a romance where the female is the dominant essentially.

I have read plenty of Sawyer Bennett books and this one is ranked high up there for one of my favorites. It's light-hearted and fun and is not one of those stories that will rip your heart and soul right from your chest. It's a quick and relaxing read, perfect for a day at the beach. Especially since the sun tan will hide your blush when you read some of the love scenes.

Yes, another winner by Sawyer Bennett. I do not know how she can write such widely diverse stories and hit each and every one out of the ballpark! But she does and she makes it seem effortless. Now, if she reads this review I can see her shaking her head at that last comment, but as a reader and someone who has read EVERYTHING she has written, I am constantly amazed by how involved I can become in her characters. I never feel like I just couldn't get into the story, or felt the guy and gal didn't have any chemistry, because I can truly say I have never felt that way about her books. This book is no exception. I loved Valentine and Logan. Their courtship felt real and I could see the story as if I were watching a "Lifetime movie"! I loved the setting...another new place for her to place her stories . I loved Valentine's sass and her view of life that even though she had tons of money, She didn't come across as a snob.....a bit naive about the environment she was in, but still, she felt such joy in being able to live her life. Logan was as alpha as anyone who loves a good alpha male could be! Overall, this story rocked! Thanks as always to the publisher for allowing me to read this for an honest review. Obviously, I loved it.

Valentine is bored out of her mind with the NYC men and by talking with her cousin, she comes up with the idea of going to Alaska and checkout the dating scene there. Since the ratio of mento women is very high, she is certain to find a real man. When she gets there she keeps meeting Logan, the chief of police of East Merit where she's going. All kind of funny adventures happens to her and Logan is always there for her. Can a NYC socialite make a life in Alaska or not? Is Logan the man of her dreams? In classic Sawyer Bennett fashion,this book will make you laugh so hard you will be crying. The chemistry between the characters is real and the habitants of East Merit also. I volunteered to read this book and I am now packing to go off to Alaska!!!

Let's just get to the goods right away, shall we? I absolutely did not expect this book to be as hot as it was. I've been a Sawyer Bennett fan for a while and I know what she is capable of but I admit that I semi stereotyped this type of book into the safe category. Meaning that I thought it was going to be a bit tame on the steamy side of things. THANKFULLY I was completely wrong. While Sex in the Sticks is sweet and fun, it sure packs one powerful sex punch. I'm pretty sure I made that up but you get where I'm going with it.

Valentine French is a NYC Socialite who runs a blog about her dating life. Fed up with the Metrosexual men she's used to, she ends up in Alaska in hopes to serial date a bunch of lumberjacks and to try out "real men." Her trip is funny and sometimes over the top but it kept me wanting to know more and to see how everything played out.

Logan Burke happens to be the Chief of Police in the small town that Valentine ends up at and he's one sexy, loyal and swoon worthy man. He immediately finds himself in Valentine's path a lot and eventually they see each other for more than just friends. Logan will steal your hearts immediately, Ladies. Consider yourself warned. He's a true gentleman with a filthy mouth that turns your insides all gooey and tingly.

Overall, I enjoyed this book. It was fun, light-hearted for most of the time and steamy. If you are looking for the rugged small town swoon worthy man who rescues the big city Socialite, then this is the book for you. You'll laugh and have your heart beating, that's for sure. There's also a bit of a How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days feel, minus the attempt to do things to drive him away. If you are a freak about that movie like I am, then you'll get it.

My 4 star review is posted on Goodreads and will be posted on blog and social media on release tour and links will be updated at that time.. UPDATED 5/2/17

Dating and sex advice columnist, Valentine French is in need of some good men and inspiration for her blog articles. She is tired of the same wealthy, self centered, society types she dates in her social circle in New York. So when her cousin suggests she go somewhere different--like Alaska--to sample the burly, working men there, she takes off on her adventure. She thinks she will complete a great social experiment, but had no idea what she was really going to find.

Logan Burke is the East Merritt Chief of Police and Mayor in their small Alaska town. He knows everyone and is the guy people depend on. But he is also handsome, sweet, helpful, and seems to develop a habit of rescuing her. But he also has an alpha edge and dirty mouth.

Her misadventures become the talk of the town. And Logan watches her try to navigate her new surroundings as the new eligible woman in a town full of randy men. But he always ends up being her savior. Val and Logan find an attraction and interest, but don't always agree on how she should do things. When they get together, it's good--very good--but due to their differences it is also easy to have misunderstandings, disappointment, and jealousy.

Is it just a social experiment, hot sex in the sticks, or real romance? They seem to be building trust, but are both in unchartered waters. There is an expiration date looming. And Logan does not know all of Val's secrets that could ruin the trust and bond that they have formed.

Can a city girl fall for small town charm and the man who is different than any other she has ever known? And can a strong, rugged, alpha male take on a rich, city girl and make her happy?

This one thrives on a little lust, love, laughs, and maybe some fate. This is told in dual points of view. It is light, fun, sexy, and sweet without a lot of angst or drama. Logan and Val had great chemistry and banter. Val especially grew on me more and more as the book went on as she became more brave, tenacious, and adventurous. Logan was charming and swoony, but he did have his moments of being judgmental, impulsive, and a moody. But overall, I really liked them together and how they balanced each other out. The small town Alaska setting and the quirky inhabitants added more entertainment and a bit of drama. This is the first in the Love Hurts series of stand-alones set in small towns, and the second one will be titled Jilted.

I missed Sawyer Bennett's books, I was so excited when I got this one for review, I couldn't wait to get started!

Valentine is everything we wish we could be, super confident, rich, fun and beautiful; but she is really lonely, even though she hasn't figured it out yet. She is bored of NYC, so she decides a trip might be exactly what she needs.

The story was hilarious, she gets to Alaska and the adventures begin. This city girl is up for a bunch of surprises and mishaps before she can finally find what she was didn't even know she needed, but was exactly what she was looking for.

Logan was just WOW, a knight in shinning Armour in the middle of Alaska. He was there for her from the beginning and even though he didn't want to accept he liked her he couldn't stay away.

A match made in heaven. Once they come together, there's nothing any of them can do to stop the heat from consuming them.

But Val still holds many secrets and they might be their ending. She needs to shed her last walls and finally let someone in if she wants to find true happiness.

Just perfection! Like always a pleasure reading Sawyer's books.

This was an absolutely wonderful read about a New York Socialite, Valentine French, blogger that is tired of the New York metrosexual regular men that she dates and decides that she needs a different scene. So she goes to Alaska where she runs into the chief and tries to meet different people but falls for the chief, Logan Burke. But what happens when the town finds out about the blog. This was so interesting and the chemistry between these two is great. Sawyer Bennett did a great job with another hit.

Sex in the Sticks is about a girl, Valentine (love her name) who writes a dating blog. She's rich, lives in NY, and is super bored with the type of men there are to choose from around there. So she heads to Alaska and is in over her head. Of all the many many men there, the bestest and hottest, sweetest catch is the East Merritt chief of police AND mayor, Logan. This book definitely has some humor to it, this city girl in middle of nowhere Alaska has the makings of a really good story. This town also has some fun festivities, and the people are unique as well. There are a couple misunderstandings they have to work through, and they are from two different worlds. Which totally doesn't matter since she's not planning on staying. I very much enjoyed their story, was totally drawn in. I received an arc of this.

4 - "Why is a girl like you in a roughneck place like this?" Stars!

Sawyer Bennett opens a new series, with a socialite blogger literally upping sticks to try out life in a remote Alaskan town, where the male to female ratio is about 15:1.

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This was an easy-going read, Sawyer took a self-confessed townie and put her in a location that you would expect her to struggle with on every level, and Valentine French did that, but with funny and sometimes unexpected consequences.

"There aren’t a lot of women in these parts…"

Police Chief and Town Mayor Logan Burke, seems to be there each and every time she crashes and burns, sometimes spectacularly so, and what started out as an experiment to date as many Au-naturel Alaskan men in an attempt to compare them to the well-coiffed metro-sexual New York male, swiftly turns into an exercise of monogamy with the sexy, Well-hung (and wowza did he know how to use it) un-groomed Alaskan male.

"I love you… But I don’t deserve you."

Sweetly predictable, I liked that although their initial coming together was quite ‘insta’ the author gave them time to reconnect after the inevitable fall out when the subjects of Valentine's blog are discovered.

Quick, well-written and relatively low-drama, this was a story that I read in one sitting and didn’t struggle with at all, although the books in the Love Hurts series are non-connected standalones, I hope that the author returns to the small Alaskan town again at some point as I really enjoyed a lot of the secondary characters interaction in this one. The next book; Jilted is due for release in the summer, let’s hope it’s as entertaining as this one was.

On a side note the original cover for this one was so much better than its current one, and I have no clue as to why the guy is holding a bit of wood, when Logan is in no way a carpenter… The author seems to have a penchant for male head shots on her covers which is fine, but at least try to get them resembling the character described therein.

ARC generously provided via Netgalley, in exchange for the above honest review.