Picture Perfect Cowboy was a good read, but I'd not call it 'perfect'.

Being a fan of Reisz' writing, I always know there will be some message delivered. However, this felt more preachy to me than even what I expected. I'm all for a subtle delivery of a good life lesson but I need it to be subtle enough to no outweigh the budding romance. Picture Perfect Cowboy failed a bit on that end, for me.

I felt too wrapped up in the family politics and the great kinky sex (they were great scenes) and had no real emotional connection to the romance or even the characters, all that much. I liked Simone, I thought Jason had great potential as a hero, but I needed more.

While the lust gave me great feels, it turned too quickly to love and without that aforementioned connection, I just didn't really believe it.

All that being said, I still adore Reisz' writing, the story is still utterly intriguing and I was never bored. I just wasn't thoroughly in love, either.

Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Kris – ☆☆☆☆
I absolute love Reisz and her writing style, anything Original Sinners is usually a must read for me!! But I found Picture Perfect Cowboy to be a bit too "instructional" and overly PC. I constantly felt that Simone was having to defend her position as a submissive and explain to us readers that she's still a strong female. I understand the story was about a newbie dom, Jason Waters, and his inner struggle to reconcile his need to dominate women with his strict family "you don’t raise a hand to a woman" upbringing. To me, it just came off a little too educational at times and a lot less hot. I will say that when they were finally IN a scene and Jason was doing his thing, that was good reading! I did like Simone's feisty character and personal style. Her guiding Jason along in his new pursuits was written sweetly and I did fall for him a bit. Oddly, for some reason, I even found Nora and Soren to be off character, not sounding how they have in other books??!! There is this bonus flogging scene at the end that I was really hopeful about, but even it fell flat for me. Well, you can’t win ‘em all and it's still better to be in Nora and Soren's world than not.


Shelby – ☆☆☆
Who doesn't love Tiffany Reisz's Original Sinners series? I was very excited to immerse myself in the Original Sinners world again. Picture Perfect Cowboy was different than what I expected from this author and series.

Jason is a famous, award-winning, ex-bull-rider from a very conservative family. Being well-known has its drawbacks, and Jason knows all about trying to be the man your family expects. When Jason meets Simone, the big-city girl in small-town America, something just "clicks"...

I like these characters but wasn't fully invested in them, I just didn't connect. I liked seeing the dominant come out to play, I enjoyed reading about him finding his "rhythm". The instructional component of his learning was a bit of a bore, the lack of confidence was just so different than the other dominant types in Tiffany Reisz's books. Simone was the star in this story: she's a professional submissive but isn't a wallflower. She's basically the instructor, but it felt like they were both holding back.

I'm not sure if it's me or the story, but I just couldn't get into it.


Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆
This is part of the Original Sinners family of books, and as a huge Tiffany Reisz fan I was delighted to get a chance to read it – as anything Nora and Søren makes me happy!

This is a definite departure from previous stories, in that our two favourite characters really only appear briefly, even if Simone refers to them regularly as she instructs Jason in the ways of all things kinky. I rather liked that the submissive is the one not just with the power, but with the knowledge. Jason is very lucky that she is so masochistic that she feels she can trust him even as a newbie. The connection may be instant, but it is fun and light-hearted. It is not a hardcore BDSM story that is for sure.

I found myself somewhat confused by Jason's state of mind in regard of his father's puritanical upbringing. After all, he had been on the bull riding circuit for a long time, and clearly was a successful business man too, so to be so held back by the views and abuse he suffered at his father's hand? It was a weakness which belied his otherwise dominant desires.

Overall, this was a sweet story, with just a touch of Original Sinners to keep us fans interested!


Mary – ☆☆☆☆
First, I have to say that I love, love, love the Original Sinners stories and knew I wanted to devour this book just because Tiffany Reisz wrote it. But I found my mind wandering at times while reading. I did love Jason and Simone, but it wasn't up to the Original Sinners standards to me.

With that being said, let me tell you what I did love.

Jason is a retired bull rider who had to move to Kentucky to be his own man. Away from his strict, proper family. And the feelings he is having and things going through his mind make him feel guilty. When his friend gets hurt and can't do a calendar photo shoot, Jason does it for him. When she shows up at the library, he can't believe he is about to get naked and have his pictures taken. When he sees Simone, he can't believe how beautiful she is and what she talks about. He invites her back to his ranch for a lesson in kinky fun.

Simone is a professional photographer and a professional submissive, and someone who needs to show Jason just what he needs to let the demons he is fighting go. When she spends several days with him, they both are falling for each other quickly. And she is loving life in Kentucky living on Jason's ranch.

When Simone goes back home to New York, will the demons move back into Jason's mind? Can Simone make Jason see that life is perfect for them with a little kink and a whole lot of love? Will Jason let his family's opinion lose the one woman who is all he will ever need?

If you are a Tiffany Reisz fan, read this one but keep in mind it is more of a softer side of the Sinners than an Original Sinners book. It was good, but not great to me. So read it and I hope you enjoy it as I did, I just didn't love the whole story.

Picture Perfect Cowboy was a good read. Usually I don't really read much erotica, but throw in an erotica with some western romance and I'm in!

This story was my first Tiffany Reisz book, and won't be my last. What started out as two people who seem to be complete oppisites turns out to be a story of two people who have much more in common than they think.

This story was full of romance, sexiness, and some times funny parts.!

This is one of those books you want to sink your teeth into and then not let up. TIffany Reisz can take you to places you didn't realize you ever wanted to go, but you do. You definitely do. Especially when you can go to the world of Original Sinners.

Jason "Still" Waters will have you seeking your submissive side. Yes, that submissive side. The one you didn't know you had, yet are all of a sudden very willing to explore. And SImone? Well, she's just about perfect. And you're going to love them together.

Get your fan ready, you're going to need it for this wild ride!

I really enjoyed reading about Jason and Simone. They are two completely different people from completely different backgrounds. Jason is a championship bull rider from Montana who was raised very conservative and religious. He agrees to do a favor for a friend but is extremely nervous when the time comes to do it. He meets Simone when it’s time for the favor. She is an exciting, pink haired, spunky gal from New York who Jason takes to right away. She is very open minded and is smitten with Jason’s politeness and good looks. I love how they became involved with one another. They were hawt, hawt, hawt together, but also very sweet. I loved how Jason was able to finally open himself up and be the man he always wanted to be. And Simone was the perfect person to help him do that. This book touches on some BDSM themes and rules. It is a very entertaining story!

I really enjoyed Picture Perfect Cowboy, it had everything that a Tiffany Reisz book usually does – light hearted humour, true grit and characters to die for.

It had the usual top/bottom that I love from Tiffany with the neat twist that our top – Jason “Still” Waters – didn’t want to be a top because of some outdated family conditioning. It takes our bottom – Simone Levine – to bring our top out of his shell.

I didn’t much like Jason’s sister Aimee, she was very stodgy and vanilla and although she is, in a roundabout way, the reason that Jason went to Kentucky in the first place, without her he wouldn’t have taken his role as top so seriously. He needed Simone to make him see what he was inside.

I loved the dynamic between Jason and Simone, it was really strong and active. The dialogue between them was fantastic as well. The way that Simone brought Jason out of his shell as her master was quite hot.

The description of the events that happened between Jason and Simone in the bedroom were written really well, almost like I was in the room watching. Fantastic.

There was a small bonus chapter at the end called Flogging 101 and it was great to see Mistress Nora and Professor S again. I’m really glad to have been back in The Original Sinners world.

I can’t wait to see if there another instalment in the series.

I didn't know how to rate this. I'm used to insta-lust in romance as I write it myself. But, this is serious kink and I wasn't really sold on the chemistry between Jason and Simone. At times, it read like a BDSM instructional manual. There were a lot of information told rather than shown. Very competence porn-like.

I liked that there's consent in every act they did and the characters had some complexity and growth. I didn't like that Simone topped from the bottom and Jason was too weak to be a Master. I get that he's new at the lifestyle, but his characterization is not well developed enough for me to think he's going to grow into the role eventually.

There's also the fact that Mistress Nora and Mister S dominate every scene they're in, casting Jason and Simone in the shadow. I didn't like that.

The writing is good, though. It's an easy read.

I have chosen not to read and review this tile. While the blurb drew me to the story, I was not engaged with the characters or the way the story was written.

I appreciate the opportunity to review this early title and am looking forward to the next title through your company.

Thanks,
Laura

“Mistress Nora told me there’s different kinds of loneliness,” she said. “There’s the lonely where you’re lonely for someone else. But there’s also a kind of loneliness where you’re lonely for your real self. You think you’re missing someone in your life and it turns out it’s you.”

Picture Perfect Cowboy from Tiffany Reisz was surprisingly as swoon worthy sweet as it was hot and kinky. Whilst it featured the trademark Tiffany Reisz strong, feisty and sweet heroine it had a different feel to it as a whole. It felt like an awakening. A dom/sub discovery and coming to terms with who you are and learning to embrace it with the help of a sassy seasoned pro. The writing was as always stellar and had the cheeky sense of humour we love.

“I need to believe I’m a good man,” he said. “I don’t know if I can be that or do that and also be a good man.”

Ex pro bull-rider, Jason “Still” Waters steps in to do his best mate a favour. A quick ‘in and out’ naked modelling shoot for a charity calendar. Is there such a thing as a quick ‘in and out’ though? Not for Jason! Never did he think this would set off a journey of self-affirmation and love. That he would meet a spunky pink haired beauty who’d take everything he’d been indoctrinated in and flog it out his system…make that out of his system by flogging her. Jason was such a sweet and sexy cowboy. Can someone who has a heart of gold with an almost reserved well-mannered innocence really convince us that he is also a dominating authoritative figure of all things kink? Absolutely! He dominated with heart.

‘She almost asked him to give an order right then and there. She wanted him to order her not to fall in love with him. A simple order to give. Maybe an impossible one to follow.’

Simone is such a strong female lead, emphasising that being a natural sub does not make you meek, weak or apologetic. She has immense inner strength and lives a life safe in the knowledge of who she is and what she wants. She’s unique and quirky, just how we love our heroines. When she meets Jason an instantaneous attraction and super charged chemistry is evident and she has no doubt who Jason truly is. Helping him, by shedding layers of brainwashing by his parents, she leads him into a world of acceptance that kink is okay.

“You just get this idea in your head of who people want you to be and you can forget real easy that who they want you to be and who you are, well, they aren’t the same person. And you can’t be two people so I’m just going to be the man who loves you.”

Whilst we really enjoyed this sweet and sexy -quick read- romance, the icing on the luscious cake was when Nora and Soren came into Jason and Simone’s story. Be still the beating heart and racing pulse. This feeling never gets old and the craving for more time spent with them never diminishes. What a fabulously sexy and funny read from our beloved Tiffany Reisz.

“…the lies our parents tell us have barbs in them. They not only stick, but they tear when you pull them out.”

I received this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.

I love everything that Tiffany Reisz has written. This was a novella involving a sweet submissive who meets a dom who is at odds with himself. He feels that what he likes is bad and wrong and should't be enjoyed.
The journey of exploration under her tenderness and submissiveness is such a sweet read.

Thank you Tiffany Reisz and 8th Circle Press for allowing me to review Picture Perfect Cowboy! Full review will be posted shortly.

“Mistress Nora told me there’s different kinds of loneliness,” she said. “There’s the lonely where you’re lonely for someone else. But there’s also a kind of loneliness where you’re lonely for your real self. You think you’re missing someone in your life and it turns out it’s you.”

Picture Perfect Cowboy from Tiffany Reisz was surprisingly as swoon worthy sweet as it was hot and kinky. Whilst it featured the trademark Tiffany Reisz strong, feisty and sweet heroine it had a different feel to it as a whole. It felt like an awakening. A dom/sub discovery and coming to terms with who you are and learning to embrace it with the help of a sassy seasoned pro. The writing was as always stellar and had the cheeky sense of humour we love.

“I need to believe I’m a good man,” he said. “I don’t know if I can be that or do that and also be a good man.”

Ex pro bull-rider, Jason “Still” Waters steps in to do his best mate a favour. A quick ‘in and out’ naked modelling shoot for a charity calendar. Is there such a thing as a quick ‘in and out’ though? Not for Jason! Never did he think this would set off a journey of self-affirmation and love. That he would meet a spunky pink haired beauty who’d take everything he’d been indoctrinated in and flog it out his system…make that out of his system by flogging her. Jason was such a sweet and sexy cowboy. Can someone who has a heart of gold with an almost reserved well-mannered innocence really convince us that he is also a dominating authoritative figure of all things kink? Absolutely! He dominated with heart.

‘She almost asked him to give an order right then and there. She wanted him to order her not to fall in love with him. A simple order to give. Maybe an impossible one to follow.’

Simone is such a strong female lead, emphasising that being a natural sub does not make you meek, weak or apologetic. She has immense inner strength and lives a life safe in the knowledge of who she is and what she wants. She’s unique and quirky, just how we love our heroines. When she meets Jason an instantaneous attraction and super charged chemistry is evident and she has no doubt who Jason truly is. Helping him, by shedding layers of brainwashing by his parents, she leads him into a world of acceptance that kink is okay.

“You just get this idea in your head of who people want you to be and you can forget real easy that who they want you to be and who you are, well, they aren’t the same person. And you can’t be two people so I’m just going to be the man who loves you.”

Whilst we really enjoyed this sweet and sexy -quick read- romance, the icing on the luscious cake was when Nora and Soren came into Jason and Simone’s story. Be still the beating heart and racing pulse. This feeling never gets old and the craving for more time spent with them never diminishes. What a fabulously sexy and funny read from our beloved Tiffany Reisz.

“…the lies our parents tell us have barbs in them. They not only stick, but they tear when you pull them out.”

I guess I didn't understand when I first took this one as an ARC that it was a novella till after I read it. I was interested in the story, and it kept my attention all while reading it. My only issue with this story is that I was never fully invested in these two being together - like as a couple. They were fine with me when it was just them messing around, but when it became serious, I was never given enough to believe that they were meant to be. I need those feelings whether it's a full-length book or a novella. It's an essential item on my "checklist" while reading. Besides this, I love her writing and her stories, check them out!!

I am not sure what to say about this one. It is definitely hot and sexy and I really liked the character of Simone. It was an enjoyable read but I wanted to like it a bit more than I did but in some ways it felt too predictable.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and feelings are my own.

Picture Perfect Cowboy is book 10 in The Original Sinners Series but I would say you could be read as a stand-alone I have read the first 4 but for some reason I drifted away from this series but boy oh boy was I glad to be back with Tiffany Reisz’s sinners and I guess I have a lot of back reading to do.
Jason Waters retired from bull riding through injury and he now trains horses for many different porpoises in Kentucky, he was brought up on a ranch by a father who instilled respecting others especially woman.
Simone Levine is a photographer by day and professional submissive by night and when she meets Jason on a naked calendar shoot sparks fly, Jason may be respectful but he also has fantasies could Simone be the woman to help him understand the deep feelings that up until now he believed were perverted.
This book has lots of enotions and feelings, the chemistry is sizzling and the characters loveable. The BDSM in this book felt right it was loving and it was playful and I loved catching up with Nora. Great read and now I’m off to catch up with the books I have missed in between book 4 and 10.

Another amazing read by a superb author. Great storyline and wonderful characters. Would definitely recommend this to any fan of the romance genre.

This was my first book by this author it was HOT!!! This is a stand alone novel, however, if you love it, like I did, you will be happy there are so many more in the authors universe. This novel was well written and sexy.

Wow! This was my first book by Tiffany Reisz, but it will not be my last! I loved Jason Waters and Simone Levine! Jason is a retired bull rider. He was forced to retire by a serious injury. He is standing in for his friend Luke for a charity calendar. Only problem is it is tasteful nudes. He is from a conservative family. Simone is anything but conservative. She has pink hair, tattoos, and a nose ring. She is a professional photographer from New York City. She is also a professional Submissive. Jason has fantasies about being a Dom. She likes him and agrees to be his Sub for a few days to see if he is truly a Dom. Loved everything about their journey! Such a great love story with glimpses of Nora and Soren! 5 stars

Book 10 in Tiffany's Original Sinners series, and who doesn't love a hot sexy cowboy full of good manners!!

Meet Jason 'Still' Waters, a professional bull rider who retired at the top of his game after suffering a nasty injury. He goes in place of his best friend to do a nude calendar charity photo shoot and ends up meeting a pink haired tattooed photographer who's also a submissive, aka Simone, Søren's back up whipping girl!!

They get along like wildfire - he can't believe how nice she is and ends up opening up to her and spilling his dark secrets - he secretly fantasizes about being in control of a woman, disciplining her, making her his slave - yet was raised in the most conservative of households where he literally had it beaten into him how to treat and respect women, never to raise his hand to them - he is so conflicted!!

Simone has the hots for Jason and feels bad for him and wants to help him out, and talks him into letting her come and play slave at his horse ranch.

This was a good read, rather sweet and romantic even though there is a lot of spanking and the likes. I love how Jason opens up to Simone and she in turns loves for him to dominate her, they don't have much in common, yet this relationship was just perfectly right for them. Both characters are relatable and very easy to like and its not as dirty a read as I expected, but I thoroughly enjoyed it, especially with guest appearances from Nora and Søren!!

This is my first book by this author and I know it won't be the last. Jason and Simone's story was well written, well developed and perfectly sexy! There is nothing better than two people loving each other exactly as they are and finding themselves in the process. Five chilli peppers of hotness! Thanks for the ARC