This was a great book! I loved the characters! They were miss matched but meshed so well. The book flows so well and I was loving everything especially the setting. I would love to visit Alaska and this book gave me a glimpse. This was such fun to read. I love this author's books and this was a great addition!

Sizzling hot, sweet and sexy! This story was excellent! This was all just so amazing and I felt blown away! Every single second of this story was just so incredibly entertaining and I had so much fun reading it. I was smiling and laughing and loved getting to know Valentine and Logan. Everything about this story was perfect for me.
Honestly, I can't say enough good things. The storyline and writing was fantastic. There were so many great details and moments that filled me up inside. Valentine and Logan were fantastic characters, with excellent character development as well, and I enjoyed the build as everything played out. Together they had such amazing interactions. I loved their playfulness and the building heat between the two. And when Logan finally makes his move, oh my, it is seriously Hot! Fans self-Hot! Their chemistry sizzled.
I adored the fact that this was written in dual POV and I really got to know both of them and felt what they were feeling. This story kept my attention the entire time, making me turn the pages like a mad woman. I think this just might be my favorite read this year.
So get ready for some serious fun, a whole lot of sweetness and off the charts sexy in this incredibly entertaining story. I have got to read this again! Loved it!
Highly Recommend reading all of Sawyer Bennett's Books!
I would like to thank the publisher, the Author and NetGalley for allowing me the privilege to read this book before publication and I have voluntarily wrote an honest review.

This sweet story with small town charm hooked me right away! Valentine (Valley) is a rich NY City woman, living off her trust fund. In her spare time, she manages and writes for her blog, Valentine's Couch, focusing on dating and relationships with the metrosexual men of NYC. After numerous failed relationships, she decides to shake things up and takes a trip to Alaska to experience the men there, also with hopes of bringing some fresh flavor to the blog. (I loved her blog posts)!

I loved this whole premise! She was like a fish out of water when she got to Alaska and it was hysterical to see the whole thing play out. And with the whole misbalanced men to women ratio in Alaska, it was so funny to see the reaction from the men in the town to Valentine.

And then there's Logan....sigh...sweetest thing you can imagine and the local police chief. He became her savior on more than one occasion. Things get hot and heavy with them, but Valentine hasn't been completely honest with Logan, so of course shit hits the fan!

Like I said, this was just a sweet, feel-good book, but also know the sex scenes were amazingly HOT!

Loved all the secondary characters and wonder who the next book will be about!

Valentine French is well versed in the New York dating scene, after all, she is a well known blogger with her dating exploits as the center of attention. But she is finding the cookie cutter New York man is no longer exciting, nor is she finding anything other than the typical meterosexual male in her dating pool. A farfetched suggestion to change her location finds her navigating Alaska without a clue.

Logan Burke moved to Alaska to get away from the crowds of the city. Once a Seattle police officer, he finds the pace of life as a community sherriff much more to his liking. His world shifts when Valentine arrives in a town with far more men than eligible women and he finds himself in the right place at the right time several times to assist the new tourist as she gets to know his little town.

Valentine doesn’t have the smoothest arrival and transition to town, and quickly finds herself the topic of town gossip. Even in a town with so few women, the gossip spreads like wildfire, and what few women there are aren’t happy to have new competition. I found Valentine to be frustrating upon her arrival to East Merritt. She was completely unprepared for the remoteness of her destination, despite her cousin’s warning that it wasn’t like her usual destination. But as she settled into a more casual pace, I enjoyed her antics more.

Logan is the perfect hero. He seems to always be around when Valentine needs help the most and always has a solution to her problems. Even when she makes bonehead, rookie mistakes in the wilderness, he treats her with care and concern. He is protective of her and his town, and has his roots firmly planted in Alaska.

Ultimately she is there to continue her blogging and immediately sets up a string of dates. I enjoyed the pacing of the story, with blog posts interspersed among the chapters to give readers an idea of Valentine’s writing voice, which remains the same even as her goals for the trip begin to change.

It was pretty clear where Valetine’s biggest sources of conflict would stem from, and it was only a matter of watching for her downfalls. But I enjoyed what happened after her secrets are revealed, and to me those things say the most about all the characters involved.

I would love to see a return to this small Alaskan community, especially as some of the townspeople drew my interest from Logan’s accounts of their histories. In a town made up of predominantly working men, there are bound to be some tough competitions when women are involved. I loved watching the bits of April and Jorgen that Valentine and Logan witnessed and would love to see more from the local woman and the shy fisherman.

I was gifted a copy in exchange for an honest review.

Valentine French, NYC dating blogger is in a rut… lately all the men she is dating seem to be carbon copies of one another. After a suggestion from her cousin on where to find men who are anything but metrosexual, she arranges a stay somewhere that is as opposite from the city life in NYC can be… East Merritt, Alaska.

Logan Burke is the local sheriff of East Merritt, he loves his quiet life, far away from hoards of people and big city problems. When Valentine rolls into town and turns the entire place over on it’s head, he is content to sit back and watch from afar. But, Valentine’s presence and lack of Alaskan wilderness knowledge pulls him into action.

This book is one sexy, fun and entertaining read. I loved Valentines confidence, and how although she lacks the typical Alaskan survival skills, she takes on the town in a confident and optimistic manner.

Logan is just hot, hot, hot. Great in bed, sweet and he goes out of his way for Valentine, even before they acknowledge their attraction for each other.

With a fantastic plot, and engaging storyline and some interesting small town Alaska characters, this book is not to be missed. Sawyer Bennett is truly a master at engaging her readers with her unique and interesting stories and realistic and fascinating characters.

I received a complimentary copy of this book for my honest and unbiased review.

What a great opposites attract book! Sawyer Bennett does it again.

Valentine French is very rich and very privileged. She is also a little bored with the New York dating scene. As a writer for her own dating blog, she knows that if she is bored then so are her readers so she goes to where the ratio of men to women is 15 to 1 - Alaska. There she again and practical has a date a night; there she also meets the sexy chief of police - Logan Burke who is tall, dark and very handsome. The more time they spend together the closer they get until one night everything changes.

I really enjoy Ms Bennett's writing style and she doesn't disappointed with this one. Its fast paced, with great dialog, great characters and lots of romance. I also love the fact that Valentine and Logan are not your classic spoiled rich girl and brooding guy. She writes these characters with a uniqueness all their own and I loved it. The secondary characters are great though I do wish we had met Logan's family - from what we did see they were very cool. Told in dual POV's we get both sides of the story which I love. The ending didn't feel rushed at all which was great.

All in all another great story from this fantastic writer!

3.75 Stars
I loved the Cold Fury series so I was excited to read this book. It just wasn't my,favorite. There nothing I can really point at and say that's what was wrong. It just didn't grab me. I didn't love the characters, they both seemed a bit immature, and the storyline was simplistic. I guess I felt this book was a little more superficial than others. Despite that this was a quick and fun read, good for an afternoon of distraction.

Sex in the Sticks delivers the usual Sawyer Bennett flare on romance with it's sweet and sexy characters. Val and Logan were two completely different people, one a New Yorker used to a life of luxury and the other a small Alaskan town officer that likes living life as simple as possible. But together they were this explosion of hot as hell chemistry that none of their differences could take away.

Logan was a complete swoon worthy Hero that has me wanting to travel to Alaska so I can find my own mountain man. He was just genuinely a nice guy and honestly that's not something that you can easily find in books so it was a nice change of pace. And then of course he was sexy as hell once his and Lauren's relationship moved to the bedroom. (P.S be prepared to need a fan to cool off after you meet him.)

Overall, this was a cute read that I really enjoyed spending that day with. Val was a good heroine and was in no way stuck up like you may think she would be, and Logan was just plain amazing. I can't wait to get more of this town and to meet more of these characters.

Sex in the Sticks Playlist:
Around the World - Kings of Leon
Saviour - Mallory Knox
Fire - Barns Courtney
Home Is Such a Lonely Place - Blink-182
Hard Love - NEEDTOBREATHE
Craving (acoustic) - James Bay

This is Book 1 in the "Love hurts" Series and it was a very entertaining and fun read! Valentine French is a socialite from New York City, she has never fallen in love. Men are toys, she enjoys them but doesn't get emotionally involved. She writes a blog about her dating experiences, much to the chagrin of her high society parents. She is bored about the dating scene in New York so she decides to go to the Alaskan wilderness to experience with real men. Once she arrives there, she meets Logan Burke, the chief of police and also the major. Logan is sweet, direct and very, very sexy.

The book is fun, sweet, easy to read and entertaining!


I really recommend this romance!

Sex in the Sticks is the first book in a new series from Sawyer Bennett. If you didn’t know by now, I absolutely love Mrs. Bennett’s books. They are always well written, with excellent characters and they are always satisfying reads with an awesome romance. When I am in the mood for a go to contemporary romance author, Sawyer Bennett is pretty high up my list on authors I turn to. Sex in the Sticks is the first book in the Love Hurts series. I loved this book. I loved the Alaskan setting. I want to see more small town romances set in Alaska.

Sex in the Sticks is the story of Val and Logan. Val is more than a little self centered, and was maybe a little conceited for my tastes, but I liked that she was who she was. She didn’t put on airs around anyone. She was just herself. Take her or leave her. Ultimately, I liked her. I liked her even more once Logan was in the picture. I loved Logan. He is so awesome, and was the character I was rooting for throughout this story. Val gets to this remote Alaskan town, and because she is new and because she is female, she gets a lot of attention. Pair this with Sawyer Bennett’s way with words, and you have a really fun story.

I should probably also mention that Val has a dating blog. So she is using the men of this town to feed her blog posts. I thought that was kind of funny, and I liked the addition of her blog into the storyline. I really enjoyed this book. It is a light fluffy, funny read. The characters are a little bit shallow but not surface level shallow. They are just all motivated by looks, at least on first glance. It’s hard to explain without reading the story, but it wasn’t something that I was bothered by. I really enjoyed Val and Logan’s romance. The Love Hurts series is one I will be looking forward to continuing.

Sawyer Bennett is one of those authors I’ve been wanting to give a try for a while now. I’m constantly seeing her name pop up, so when I got the opportunity to read an ARC of this book I jumped at the chance.

Valentine French has all the makings of a heroine people will love to hate. Only you end up not hating her at all. By the end of the first chapter you quickly realize the persona of Valentine French is much different from the real Valentine French. Sure, she’s grew up rich and privileged. Yet aside from her clothes and the air of confidence she carries around with her she doesn’t shout “old money” to those she’s with. Truth be told, Valentine did a few things that pissed me off. But none of those things were done in a mean-spirited way. She was just holding on to what she thought she had to be instead of being true to her inner voice.

As for Logan, can you say perfect man? Holy cow! The man is sexy, strong, and sweet as sugar. He’s respectful to the point that Valentine isn’t even sure if he finds her attractive, but he’s still very alpha-male. The total package! Well, there is one part where he doesn’t exactly use his head and pulls a prickish move. But nobody’s so perfect as to never mess up, right?

Now, there’s a point where you can see the ultimate conflict between Logan and Valentine coming from a mile away. That’s okay though. The story is great fun leading up to that moment. And the way Valentine (with some help) decides to resolve the issue is great. It’s way more subtle than I expected from her, but it’s wonderful and it works.

Now that I’ve experienced Sawyer Bennett, I will be seeking out more to read from her. I really enjoyed this book (despite the cover…what the heck is he supposed to be holding?) and look forward to reading more.

Angst 2
Tears 0
Value 5
Storyline 5
Panty Scorching 5
Overall Rating 5
Kindle eArc provided Netgalley
Reviewed by Lindsey

WOW! This book! I was completely in love with it from the start. Sawyer does an excellent job of writing books that make you put life on the back burner and just enjoy. And I did. So freakin much. Logan and Valentine were just what I needed at the moment. I loved this story so much!

Valentine is the ultimate city girl. She parties, she dates, expensive trips and shopping sprees. You name it, she's doing it. I freakin love her courage to go from something she knows to something to her completely unknown. Embracing a change and running with it. She did not expect to fall for Alaska or the people in it.

Logan. Lawd have mercy! I love him. He's super freakin sweet. Definitely sexy! And a whole lot of fun. He was perfect! He has a sense of humor and a dirty mouth that had me like DAYUMMMNNN! I also really loved how he cared. He didn’t just bang Val because he could. He is very adamant that he doesn’t just want to hook up. He wants real.

This story is just what I love about Sawyer. Her books touch on a little of all the feels and keep you so caught up you don’t want it to end. Another 5 STAR read for sure! I cant wait for more!

“I think you should probably arrest me then, Chief.”
My hands go to my cuffs and I pull them free of my belt. Who am I to deny a lady’s request?

I feel like I should be able to write and write and write about this book, but I don’t know what to say… My mind is currently a jumble of positive adjectives mixed with the simple joy of reading and sprinkled with a helping dash of lust. Because books like Sex and the Sticks are the reason I love reading Sawyer Bennett.

Quick, sexy and funny, it’s a charming small town romance with a Sassy little dog, a blogger and a police chief, and it’s definitely another win for this author.

Valentine and Logan are just too adorable together—her a fish out of water when it comes to life in the wildness of Alaska, him a clueless man when it comes to a woman like Val. While it might take some time to warm up to privileged Val, watching her banter with Logan while trying to figure out how exactly she ended up wearing waders and getting lost in the woods made it exceptionally easy to laugh, to cringe and to wait with bated breath for a HEA…

A turn-about HEA and an epilogue that’s *hallelujah hands*.

With quirky characters, lots of Ms. Bennett’s signature sexy scenes and, well, Logan this one is a lighthearted, feel good, heart-happy romance. Perfect, really, for an afternoon lazing away, and a great start to a new series to look forward to from an author I love.

“You made me feel things I never knew were even possible.

~ 4.5 STARS ~

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**4 Stars**
Oh this book was exactly what I needed. The scenery, the characters and the laughter- it was everything. I loved everything about Logan and Valentine, Sawyer Bennett did an amazing job with their story from start to finish. It was refreshing, funny and has you loving the chemistry between the two, to the point you can't put it down.
Valentine is a rut. She isn't getting what she need from the men in NY, so when her BFF cousin recommends a trip to the great Alaskan outdoors where the ratio of men to women is almost 1 to 15, she said why not. From the time Valentine lands in Alaska you don't stop laughing. Watching the men in East Merritt when Valentine arrives is comical, they can't stop looking at her (this might be due to her looking out of place) because she is gorgeous. The one eye she caught that she isn't sure what to do with those is the local sheriff/major Logan.
Logan, oh my. I loved watching him with Valentine. At first his intentions are purely innocent because he is the town sheriff, but then he starts to notice her in the short days he has been around her and things change. Logan can't seem to stop thinking about her or his attraction to her.
Will Valentine and Logan be able to be together or will a secret Valentine holds cause major problems between them? I seriously couldn't put their story down once I started it. It was that good. I can't wait to see what more we get from this series and Sawyer Bennett.

This is the review that almost wasn't was. Let's start with I had trouble with the storyline at the beginning of the story. In some aspects it kind of reminded me of Sex In the City, I'm not a big fan of the show. So, I was thinking fug. I'm 36% into the and thinking oh my god I can't do a review, I'm going to rip the story apart. Not a good thing to be part of the blog tour, so I email saying I'm not going to be able to do a review, but I can spotlight. With this off my conscience I proceeded to read, of course my feelings changed about the story. Here we go:

First impressions aren't always everything. At the beginning of Sex In the Sticks, we meet Valentine French. She's a New York socialite who is in search of a real man, cause she's tire of the New York metrosexual. What bothered me about her is she went on a whim to Alaska to find a real man, but did no research about the area. Made some dumb choices, and this made me bonkers. Who doesn't know anything about Alaska? When I think of Alaska I think cold. Anyway. I wasn't a big Valentine fan, and I wasn't the only one, after all she was encroaching on the few ladies territory. However, about half through the story I started like, because she was starting to adapt. She even made friends with some of the few women, and helped them out. Valentine did warm on to me.

Now Logan. I did like him from the start. He looked at Valentine and thought, dude she's going to be gone in a week kind of attitude. By the way, that would have kept him a little sane. However, they started to bond and things were going good up until the incident. I can see why he was pissed at Valentine. Some of the things were highly personal.

Once I got past the certain point I actually enjoyed the story. I was kind of worry, she was going to start sleeping with whole town. She had a blog about her sex life. However, Sex in the Sticks did turned out to be a pretty good read. Few the reasons I read the story was the title and the author. The more I got to know Valentine the more I realize she wasn't a self-absorbed socialite trying to rough it. Her moral compass was a little skewed, but she realized her errors when it came to Logan. I couldn't fault the guy for being pissed. He could have handle it better, but I think he handle like a guy would have. Overall, enjoyed Sex in the Sticks.

Copy provided by LoveSwept via NetGalley

Reviews shared on Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes and Noble and V's Reads on release day: https://vsreads.com/2017/05/01/coming-soon-sex-in-the-sticks-a-review/

Valentine French is a NYC socialite who writes a scandalous–to her upper crust parents–blog about her sexcapades. Dispirited of ever finding a strong, loving man amongst the self-involved metrosexuals of NYC, she takes her dear cousin Jeremy’s advice to go into the wild and find a Man’s Man. In Alaska.

Val is way out of her element when she lands in Ketchikan and learns there’s no taxis to drive her 45 minutes into East Merritt, a sleepy fishing village. Stranded, she’s lucky to be offered a ride by Logan Burke, a burly, manly man who happens to be both sheriff and mayor of East Merritt. Logan’s taken aback by what a beautiful wealthy woman, and her companion dog, Sassy, are doing heading into his neck of the deep woods. But, he’s a public servant, isn’t he? So he helps Valley into his truck, and into her plain-old, stripped-down boarding house. (Not quite the kitschy B & B Val had been expecting.) And, the threat of bears devouring her little Sassy has Val totally freaked about her plan to score some dazzling sexytimes with Real Men for her blog.

During her time in East Merritt, Val needs to be rescued more than once by Logan, mostly because she’s a hot mess in this locale. None of her clothing is suitable for the weather, and while she has more suitors than a girl could dream of, her eye keeps catching on Sheriff Logan. And that feeling is mutual, until the gossip-mongers have their way. Lots of yummy sexytimes in store for this couple, however. So much fun beneath the sheets has Val considering extending her stay, well, indefinitely. Meanwhile, the blogging goes sideways as Val decides what’s growing between her and Logan is too special to share with her thousands of fans.

Naturally, there’s a big conflict on the horizon, and Logan’s sure he’s given his heart to the absolutely wrong girl. Valley’s upset, but she’s unwilling to simply give up. Finding the perfect man is more than she’d dreamed possible. Letting him go, well, she’s not afraid to fight for who she wants. I loved the small-town support/gossip network. It was so funny when Valley went on some of these “dates” with loggers and lumberjacks and yes, one ornery sheriff. Logan had lots of making up to do–after he got schooled more than once on his prejudice. And wow do these two get it on, and on, and (oh yeah) on. Valley feared the metrosexuals had killed her orgasm, but Logan unquestionably brought it back to life. Fans of contemporary romance will surely like this odd-couple rom-com.

3.5 stars- Easy, breezy romance

Sex in the Sticks is a cute, light-hearted romance that followed wealthy, city-girl and blogger Valentine to a small town outside Ketchikan, Alaska as she attempts to escape the dating rut she found herself in. Though Valentine expects to meet and date some authentic, rough-edged Alaskan men, she’s cynical about happily-ever-afters. What follows is largely what you’d expect- humorous situations as Valentine struggles to fit in and explore Alaska, the way the town citizens respond to their out-of-place visitor, and of course a romantic interest.

The writing in Sex in the Sticks is solid, keeping a light and upbeat tone throughout the book. With steady the plot moves briskly between scenes and plot points. Logan and Valentine are both likable characters, and the secondary characters round out the cast of quirky, loveable people. I did enjoy Logan and Valentine together. Their interactions are bright and often funny, and I wish there had been a bit more of that where we really saw their connection develop. The romance itself is sweet and quite steamy, just a little too easy to really feel that chemistry. Like the romance, the conflicts are fairly straight forward with minimal drama and a rather smooth resolution.

All in all this is a charming romance with fun comedic moments driving the plot. Though I didn’t think the characters were all that noteworthy, they made for a good couple. If you are looking for a fun read with a sweet romance and no angst, Sex in the Sticks is a good choice.

BIANCA

Adorable!
Picture Sex and the City meets Men in Trees!
I watched both of those shows and I loved them. And I can just see Valentine walking around this little town with her designer shoes just like Anne Heche did!
That's why I was a tiny little bit disappointed that we don't have anything new here. I think this Alaska-thing has been romance-novelled a million times before - BUT - I still loved it.
It's a great romance, great location, great cast. Funny, adorable, exciting, sweet and verrry erotic!
I don't really have anything to complain about. Maybe just that we're constantly waiting for the dating-column-bomb to explode. Because Valentine kind of neglects to tell anyone why she came to Alaska in the first place - and everything she's building there might blow up in her face, BUT of course we also know that there'll be Happily Ever After ... so we can hope she'll fix everything in time!

I spent some adorable reading hours with Valentine and Logan and I wouldn't mind watching this book on tv one day!

I had some tiny problems with the writing...as with every Sawyer book. It's Sawyer's and my thing ☺ It's only me who has those problems with her writing. So please don't be worried or just scroll down and don't read the following... it wasn't as bad as the other books - it didn't even start here until I was 9% into the book. I had huge hopes, but then it began with the....ASSES.
I have a HUGE AS problem in every book I read - especially, or rather, only, in American books! Sawyer always uses too many of those AS'es ☺ You know the AS'es I'm talking about? The AS that could be and should be exchanged for a SINCE or a BECAUSE ☺ It's a formal thing and then it's mostly only a British thing (if it's a thing at all!) and it doesn't have anything to do in an American book by an American author - especially when it's said by a manly 37-year-old guy from Alaska!!!!
I really don't want to insult Sawyer. I love all her books, and maybe nobody ever told her she does that.... so, Sawyer....please stop doing it. But pfff who am I to tell her what to do, so just forget I said anything! It doesn't stop her books from being great!

Another tiny little thing. The cover. No idea why, but if you miss that the thing he has in his hands is a wood-piece, you might think this is a baseball romance, at least I thought so...and also, he's not really doing anything with wood in the book - he's the police chief - so I'm not really in love with the cover - and the guy looks nothing like Logan is described either. BUT ....

SEX IN THE STICKS was an adorable lovestory! Rich citygirl meets hot Alaska sheriff! Funny, sweet, exciting and very sexy! Run to your nearest amazon for your own sexy wilderness cop - Logan is MINE! ☺

JANEANE
Big fat thanks to Bianca up there, I was trying to remember the name of the TV show Men In Trees the whole time I was reading Sex In The Sticks, as that is exactly the feel that this book gave off.

The city chic meets lumbersexual has been done plenty of times before, however this did not affect my enjoyment of Sex In The Sticks. Valentine goes to Alaska for her own selfish-ish reasons - to get some and to blog about it - I mean, isn't that what mountain men love? Mountin' women?!

I loved the quirky characters of this little town. Kind of reminds me of the characters in Northern Exposure, all that was missing was a moose walking down the main street!

Then there is the local hot cop, Logan. Oh my, that boy is fine! Almost makes me want to do something illegal so he will cuff me (or could put them cuffs to other good uses!).

I felt that there was quite a lot of growth in Valentine

Sex In The Sticks is sweet, sexy, funny and adorable read. I can't wait to see which characters get their chance at love next.

Now, where can I find me a Logan *skips off to search*

Blogger Valentine French is sick of the boring and utterly predictable men in New York City. She's struggling to come up with enough dating advice to write in her blog. She need new man meat now! Her cousin talks her into going to Alaska since the ratio of men to women is off the charts! When she arrives in East Merritt, Alaska she realizes she not only sticks out like a sore thumb, she is unprepared for the small town she is set to spend time in. She sets her goals for dates and plans to blog about each one, comparing the Alasken men to New York men. She finds the men are eager to take her out on dates-all but one extremely large, gorgeously sexy, chief of police!

Logan, the police chief, decides to help Valentine get settled when she arrives. She is ill prepared for Alaska that's for sure! He's certain there has to be some back story bringing a girl like her to his sleepy little town. She lets him know she intends on dating multiple men and have fun doing it. He's just not built for one night stands and definitely not with a gorgeous girl like her! He slowly helps her acclimate to being in Alaska and things heat up between them. What happens when he finds out he himself is fodder for her blog???

Sex in the Sticks is one of those books that you just don't want to put down! Before you know it, you are past your bedtime and you are still reading! Sawyer Bennett has a lot of books to choose from, but this story takes her writing to a new level! It's perfectly written with both characters POV's and I love that! I want to know what's in both of their heads! It's such a great balance between hot and sexy, to sweet and funny! Logan and Valentine have some sizzling chemistry that's for sure! I also loved how Valentine wanted to fit in there, when she knew she clearly didn't. She was determined and a very likeable girl! She participates in local festivals and games, frequents local watering holes to meet the people, and she is loving all the attention the men give her-until Logan directs his attention her way. Then she drops all pretense with the other guys. She falls hard and fast for Logan and it's totally unexpected.

Logan is a quieter type hero. He knows what he wants and once he figured he had a shot with Valentine, he goes all out to snag her! Woman are scarce there and the competition is fierce! He was so sincere with her. He never mocked her or made her feel inadequate when she was in whatever trouble she got herself into. He had a light and airiness about him. Valentine was a goner when his dimples turned her way! And I have to say, the man is a legend in the sack! What a dirty, dirty talker!! Woo hoo! Get a cool glass of lemonade after reading this one!! Gosh, where can I find a Logan??? Smokin'!!

Sex in the Sticks is book one of the Love Hurts series and it was phenomenal! If this is any indication how the rest of the series will go, I can't wait to read what Sawyer Bennett has come up with next!

reviewed by Deb

I loved everything about this book. I was hooked just from reading the premise and then I started reading the book and was hooked from the first chapter. Serial dating lumberjacks? Yes, please. Valentine was such a lovable character. I loved her relationship with her cousin, Jeremy, and the witty banter between them. And then there's Logan. He's what book boyfriend dreams are made of: sexy, big in all the right places, chivalrous and a dirty talker! SWOON! There's instantaneous chemistry between him and Valentine but she starts dating a few of the men in East Merritt, Alaska which creates some crazy sexual tension between them. It's so freaking hot when they finally get together. Their fallout was pretty predictable but that didn't bother me. It's a completely satisfying story from beginning to end.

ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.