A fun, sexy read that was highly engaging. Perfect when you're looking for a nice break from reality.

Dirty, Sexy and Hot, book 1 in the Kinky Spurs series, Dirty Talking Cowboy is one delicious read. The first of three Blackshaw brothers; Shep is the true romantic, who know who’s heart he wants to win. Stacey Kennedy has a way with words that make you sink deep within the pages and barley coming up for air. This is a well written story with a great plot and characters. I can’t wait to read more about these brothers and how they find their forever loves.

Emma Monroe has left her great job, her boyfriend, and the glamorous life of New York City and is now living in River Rock Colorado, and working part time as a bar tender at the kinky spurs bar. After finally meeting the sexy cowboy Shep Blackhshaw, things begin to heat up for her and between them. This becomes more apparent the next day when he saves her from a runaway horse and the dream she had she tells him in the ambulance. After being released from the hospital the heat between the two of them becomes hotter every day. Meanwhile Shep is dealing with issues from his father passing away and now running the ranch along with his two brothers. He also wants to get to know Emma better. The more time the two of them spend together she is becoming more confused in what she should. Weather to stay or move back to New York. The sex scenes between the two of them are hot and you want them to be together, when her ex shows up. What is she to do? Especially when Shep finds out and returns back to her ranch… What drama, let me tell you a very good story and one you most certainly want to read to find out what happens? A story with good bedroom and outdoor scenes along with good characters. A very good read.

For being advertised as kinky, this book fell a little flat. Both the romance and the chemistry between Shep and Emma seemed a little unnatural and forced. It was a quick read.

Hot sexy cowboy story. Emma is not looking for romance but along comes Shep. It's a kinky hot romance. Well-written and likable characters.

A hot and sexy cowboy read. I love Dirty-Talking Cowboy. Shep sure lives up to a dirty talking kinky cowboy. I love how he is with his brothers Nash and Chase. Recovering the loss of their father is no easy feet when they find that he was hiding something from them. It takes a former city lover Emma to turn Shep's world upside down and brings life back into the Blackshaw's. Emma even though is at a turning point in her life when she inherits her grandma's farm grows a lot through out this quick read. I love how Shep and Emma burn up the sheets. Heck I wouldn't mind being roped by that sexy cowboy myself. This is a wonderful quick sexy read that will keep you turning the pages and fanning yourself.

Stacey Kennedy has done it again! This was definitely one of my favorite books by her! But the title was just a tad bit misleading. I expected him to just have a foul mouth, but he actually wasn't a fowl mouthed man at all.

Shep Blackshaw was nothing but an upstanding man with a huge notion for his responsibilities along with a huge reservoir for patience. He is a dirty talking cowboy that is meant to get his lady aroused in every way possible when he speaks.

Emma Monroe is in this case his lady and has been hurt in the past. She led a rewarding career while she lived in New York City but soon fled to take over her grandmother's farm of rescued abused animals.

Shep and Emma are immediately drawn to each other but Emma turns him down due to her past dealings with men. That is until he begins to help her and an abused horse who injured her.

Shep and his brothers are faced with a huge dilemma regarding their family's business, but Shep and Emma start building a relationship quickly. But Emma isn't sure if she wants to stay away from New York. But a kink is in the wires because of Emma's past.

This was such a steamy book with some seriously steamy scenes. It also included characters that were easy to fall for and the plot only made things that much better in the end.

This was definitely another win for me!

This was a strong start to what I hope will continue to be an enjoyable series.
Emma is a city girl that moves to the country after inheriting her Grandmother's farm.
Fresh out of a breakup she's not looking for a relationship.
After Shep saves her from a life threatening accident, she decides she's ready for a little fun.
I enjoyed Emma and Shep's story but overall it lacked that WOW! factor.
I think it's a good set up for Nash and Chase's books and that the author can have some fun with those boys' stories!
(3.25-3.5 stars)

3.5 Stars

Emma's life has been turned upside down. Her boyfriend has basically thrown her to the curb, her career is ruined, and her grandmother just passed away. Inheriting a farm in River Rock, Colorado, seems to be the perfect escape while she figures out how to put the pieces back together. Her Grams spent her life helping abused animals, and when an abused horse shows up on her doorstep Emma is determined to heal him, and hopefully herself in the process.

Shep Blackshaw just lost his father, and learned he was keeping a secret that could turn his family's entire world upside down. He is a fixer, and will do whatever he can to protect those he loves. When he saves Emma's life after an incident with her new horse, he sets out to help her find herself again.

While I enjoyed this book, I didn't love it. I had a hard time getting sucked in, and I felt like it was a bit all over the place. Kinky Spurs, Sheps' "toys" and the rivalry between the Blackshaw's & Harrison's all seemed like they were going to be prominent storylines, yet all fizzled out pretty quickly. I did love the Blackshaw brothers and, from the hints we were given, have high hopes for their stories.

The one thing I loved in this book was Bentley. He was definitely an integral part of the story, and am so happy he wasn't pushed to the side. His & Emma's stories were intertwined beautifully, and I loved how he grew and progressed throughout.

This is a great book with a wonderful story and well developed characters. The story flowed very well and was very enjoyable. This book will keep you reading long into the night and you will not want to put this book down until you finish. This was such a great read and full of surprises.

Dirty-Talking Cowboy by Stacey Kennedy was an excellent story. I was drawn into this story from page 1 and finished it in one day as I could not put it down. The story was well written and the characters were well defined. The two main characters had a ton of chemistry and there was a lot of hot scenes. I really enjoyed this story and look forward to more to follow from Stacey Kennedy!
I received an advanced copy through NetGalley for my honest opinion.

I love Stacey Kennedy. She's not afraid to appeal to the inner bad girl in her readers. Her characters lay bare every emotion from the naughty to the disillusioned and the painful. Dirty Talking Cowboy is every word we're afraid to say, but forever lingers on our minds. It's fun, gritty and temptingly delicious.

Dirty Talking Cowboy is a light romance about moving forward after a significant life event. It was well written, and the characters were sympathetically developed. The recovery of the abused horse was a lovely reflection of Emma’s emotional journey throughout the story.

Dirty Talking Cowboy is a romance at heart. It has some sizzle, in fact quite a bit, but don’t let the title or the first chapter put you off. As I read the first chapter I thought I may have accidentally picked up a pure erotica novel (not that there is anything wrong with them, but I’m not a huge fan) but all is not what it seems, and it’s worth persevering.

Overall, it was a great start to a new series.

I have chosen not to complete a full review of this title, as the rating was low. I usually like this author, however, I struggled with this title and with connecting to the characters.

Dirty talking Cowboy is the first book of a new series (Kinky Spurs) – so maybe it takes a while to fall in love with these new heros and heroines.

Kinky Spurs is a bar at Colorado – with a Motto:

“Come to Kinky Spurs, where cowboys wrangle women’s hearts…and rope their bodies!”

„Dirty talking Cowboy“ is not my first book I read from Stacey Kennedy – and I really like her writing.

But my opinion about this book is ambivalent. It was so predictable.

Emma left New York heartbroken and went to Colorado to decide what to do with the ranch she inherited from her grandmother.

Shep has to deal with the unexpected financial worries with his fathers legacy. So both have to make big decisions and both of them think they have no time for love.

But sometimes fates decides otherwise.

It was an OK read for me – but I have high hopes that the next book in this series is getting better.

Awesome contemporary cowboy romance. The main characters in this story were excellent. The author gave the secondary characters important roles. Emma went to her grandmother's death and the destruction of her life in New York. Shep tries to save his father's business but he's drawn to Emma. This was heart warming yet sexy. I received a complementary copy of this book via Net Galley and chose to write a review. I look forward to reading future books by this author.

I liked this book more and more as I went along - while I had a hard time with Emma (I found her to be a bit wishy-washy) but I really liked Shep from the beginning and I loved the setting of Kinky Spurs and her Gram's farmhouse/animal rescue and the Blackshaw properties. The chemistry between Emma and Shep was dynamic and the way that they helped each other deal with loss, grief, heartbreak, and upheaval was really poignant and deeply emotional. I really loved the way the book set up follow up stories about Shep's brothers, Nash and Chase, and I can't wait to read those! But what I really loved were the bits of life lessons and truth bombs that were scattered throughout the book - particularly this gem from about 91% percent in: "...how can you trust someone who can’t really see you?” That one line by itself is worth the cost of admission if you can learn from it and take it to heart. 4 out of 5 wine glasses.

4 stars

Dirty-Talking Cowboy is a great start to the new Kinky Spurs series by Stacey Kennedy.
I enjoyed the storyline, it was well written, the pacing well done and my interest was held from start to finish.
Emma and Shep are likable, passionate characters that I loved getting to know and they warmed my heart watching their relationship unfold.

Overall, Dirty-Talking Cowboy by Stacey Kennedy is a very good read and I'm looking forward to the next book to what looks like another entertaining series by this talented author.

*Thank you to the publisher via Netgalley for the advance copy.*

when emma monroe gets roped into a game at kinky spurs, the bar she's bartending at while she figures out her next steps, she doesn't expect the connection and excitement she feels with shep blackshaw. recovering from a breakup that also ended her career emma wants to avoid men in general.

but when emma is dragged by an abused horse and shep rescues her, things change between them. they can't deny the chemistry between them. and when they give in, shep is pretty clear that just sex will be good enough for now. but there will be a time when it isn't, and that's what emma needs to figure out.

i loved the way their relationship deepened, and one of my favorite things about shep is how strong and steady he is about his feelings. he knows that emma is the one he wants, and he's strong enough to allow her the time and space to figure herself out. i really enjoyed dirty-talking cowboy and can't wait for the next books in the series.

**dirty-talking cowboy will publish on june 5, 2018. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley/st. martin's press (swerve) in exchange for my honest review.

Although it is a little instalove, I really enjoyed this sweet and sexy romance between Shep and Emma. They deal with grief,love, and life. I want to continue this series of the Blackshaw Brothers. Thanks to St Martin’s Press for the ARC of this title via NetGalley.