A great book from a great set of authors.  The stories had me on the edge of my seat seeing how they ended up.  I did not want to put the book down at all.

Not My First Rodeo 2 may be the first time I requested something from Netgalley simply because the title made me laugh. The gimmick here is that it is the name of a dating website for people who have already been married, which I found pretty cute. The novellas, though, went way beyond cute with secret hook-ups and hang-ups everywhere. Three strong, smart women and the dudes who find them with the help of (and sometimes despite) NotMy1stRodeo.com. Here's how the stories ranked:

Roping the Rancher by Sarah M. Anderson:

My favorite of the three because this one was a surprise jolt to the romance reading senses. Divorced Carly and college senior Tommy plunge into an unexpected cougar-submissive relationship without even saying (or thinking) those words. Their affair is hot and unusual yet totally sweet and tender as they fumble to figure out their sexual kinks together. I thought Tommy's still being in school would be a complete ick factor, but his "growing up" made his devotion to Carly that much more sincere. 3.75 stars

Captivating the Cowboy by Jenna Bayley-Burke:

The insta-lust connection between Jules and Slade was cracking; those two were sexually meant for each. The insta-family aspect wasn't as enjoyable for me. I had issues with that Jules and her own uncle couldn't connect while Slade's family suddenly adopts her as their own, with the exception of Ace's insulting behavior to her (which was not addressed satisfactorily, imho). Jules is suddenly a bridesmaid in the wedding, a magical Mary Poppins momma figure to Slade's kids, and even blessed by Slade's former mother-in-law. For me, Jules and Slade's story was too fast and too much, not to mention that she made all the sacrifices. 3.5 stars

Seducing the Sheriff by Donna Alward:

A sweet, sexy sheriff - how could Cassidy resist? The conflict keeping Cassidy and Joe apart was fairly contrived but the slow, stumbling journey to their HEA was sweet and heartfelt. 3.25 stars

3.5 stars

Fantabulous!!!! What an amazing collection of stories!! Fans and ice water required.

Ladies these are over the top; hot, sexy cowboys, strong women and the story of how they each come to meet. All based on a little web site called Not My First Rodeo. (NMFR) They're stand alone stories, the common denominator is the web site and the characters are either divorced, widowed or "it's complicated" And they are cowboys and hot damn these women have written the hottest stories and the perfect cowboy, I can't say enough about them. My problem is I can't decide if I like Sheriff Joe more than Slade, they both had their own attributes. I'll leave it at that. 

This book deserves a huge shower of stars and I want more! I want more of these wonderful little stories that keep you glued to the pages and enthralled right in with the characters. Sigh. Love.
I just loved it. 

Applause all around for Donna, Jenna and Sarah!! 

**arc from NetGalley and Entangled in exchange for a fair review**

LOVED this collection of books! Each is a stand alone story the length of a novella or short novel, so they're meaty enough to have a substantial story within them. I felt invested in the characters and wanting them to have a HEA.

While I loved all the stories, the first one, Seducing the Sheriff, was my favorite. I loved how the characters were thrown together and how they interacted. I was sorry when it ended and would love to see the characters continued in a future book.

Fans of the genre will love this book. Put this at the top of your TBR as it's a must read for this summer.

Suducing the Sheriff- 
Cassie is a independent strong headed person who's been hurt and is not ready for love. Joe has been set up on another blind date his sister chose only to realize maybe the person he wants is someone who's been there the whole time. These two have to battle their demons through the book and it keeps you wondering what's going to happen next. They have this natural chemistry with each other but don't know what to do with it. The story is super fun read and just sucks you in to the small town feel and I love that. I love novellas but I wanted just a little more of there story seemed a little rushed towards the end, but a super fun read for sure. If  I was rating just this story I would give it a 4 star. 


Captivating the Cowboy-
Jules just wants to belong and have family but she is also wants to further her career. When things take a turn and start to get interesting she holds her ground. Slade is on the hunt to find a wife now it's summer that put on hold everyone knows how busy a ranch can be. Will they be able to find hope for a future when everything else seems against them? The author did not disappoint with Jules, Jules is a firecracker through and through and the author did a good job and making her a strong take no prisoners while giving her a soft side too. At first I found the story lacking but that did change pretty quickly and it really drew you in.  I loved the small town feel each on of these stories has offered to far. If I was rating just this story I would give it a 4 star.


Roping the rancher -
Carly is years out of a bad relationship and she ready to find someone new. She just never thought it would be in the one place she said she would never find someone. Tommy is weeks away from graduating college and he's ready for a new adventure. He's sick of the same ol same ol girls so he wants to find something/someone different. Can they both find what they are looking for? Out of all three stories this one was my least favorite. The story seem to be lacking something I can't seem to put my finger on it. I wasn't a fan of either of the characters. Carly came from broken and that part of the story was pretty powerful but that seemed to be the only way to connect with any of the characters. If I was rating just this story I would give it a 2 star. 

Over all the group of books were fun to read for each of their own reasons they all are looking for love and hope to find it in the least likely places. Each on was done in a small town and in the first 2 stories they had some quirky characters and it was super fun and added to the over all story. Each story has strong language and adult scenes some more then others. Fun summer read for sure.

excellent read.