I loved reading Faith and Levi's story! The road to HEA was not smooth, but they managed to make it in the end. Ms. Yates books never disappoint!

As I've learned to expect, a beautifully written and fun read. Yates writes wonderfully believable stories with flawed but truly good heroes and heroines

I really want to love this book but I ended up DNFing it at about chapter 5. Maisey Yates' writing is just not for me and I had a hard time connecting with the characters. I even tried the audiobook for this book to see if it would help, but it didn't.

Faith and Levi's story is simply wonderful--they are both really strong characters who have so much more inside them than first appears. Faith especially kept surprising me (not to mention Levi and even her own family) with her inner strength and determination--she really is so much more than her young age and relationship inexperience would make her seem. And Levi...? Though his wrongful conviction and home life growing up were horrible, the prison that he'd put himself in was so much worse. He was breaking my heart right along with Faith's--and his own.

Of course we get an HEA, but the author does her best to make him--and us!--work for it. This book was next to impossible to put down once I'd started :)

I've enjoyed all of Ms. Yates's books that I've read set in Copper Ridge so far, but Faith and Levi's story simply blew me away. It's going to be hard to top, but I sincerely hope she tries ;)

I can't wait for more from this series and author!

Rating: 4 1/2 stars / A

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

3.5 stars
{ "Love doesn't ask permission. Love gets in the cracks. And it expands. And it finds us sometimes when we least expect it." }

This was a lovely novella-ish romance from Maisey Yates; it's set in Copper Ridge and you see a lot of the matched-up couples come through, but you can still read and enjoy the book without having read their stories. The fact that Faith and Levi keep their relationship a secret for most of the book helps you focus on the development of their relationship and makes for not too many interactions with the other couples. It's sweet seeing how overprotective Faith's brothers are of her, but Yates also does a very good job of portraying Faith's feelings of constriction and lack of freedom.

It was an interesting setup and juxtaposition: Faith trapped by her success, need to feel perfect, and the weight of responsibility she feels for all those around her, and Levi trapped by his anger, need for revenge, and determination to spend the rest of his life in solitude proving how far he came and that no one could take him down. There's a vast age difference between them and they are a good-girl/bad-boy pair-up all the way, but it worked.

Faith was a bit of an unusual heroine, and I liked her complexity. Even though I said she was a "good girl," that's definitely not ALL she is, and I liked that she wasn't stereotypical.

My only criticism, really, is the one that sometimes pops up with Maisey Yates books, and that's the repetition that of the main characters' feelings and hang-ups, in long-winded speeches and in some of the many times they're stuck in their heads for so long.

{ There was something about her. It was that sense of innocence.

That sense of newness.

A sense that if he could be close enough to her he might be able to see the world the way she did. As a place full of possibility, rather than a place full of pain. Betrayal. Heartbreak.

Yes, with her, he could see the scope of so much more. And it made him want to reach out to her. It made him want to ...

He wanted her to understand him.

He couldn't remember ever feeling that way before. }

*This review is of an ARC provided by NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Some changes and/or edits may be made to the final published version.

I enjoyed this book very much. The character development was well-done, and the premise was unique. Nice amount of steam without the story suffering. I would definitely read more by this author.

Maisey Yates has penned yet again another good read in the Copper Ridge Series I can’t wait to see who’s book is next in the series. I do know one thing, it will be fantastic.

Levi Tucker is a hard dark man, that has battled for his place in this world from parental neglect to a conniving soon to be Ex-wife Alicia planed his down fall. All Levi knew is there is only one person you can count on and that was yourself. Levi was interesting to get a bead on, he comes at me in many different ways, but all my curiosity was answered throughout “Need Me”.

Faith Grayson is incredibly talented architect, her work was sought after from many. Being in business with your family can be difficult to say they least, but Faith wanted something to call her own. I really liked this heroine, her strength and heart comes through easily, but I will admit there was a few interesting moments with Faith that had me saying, “Oh…Okay.”*wink*

Levi and Faith’s witty banter just made Need Me, Cowboy all that more interesting. Levi has his mind set on what he is going to do after his release from prison or so he thought he did. Faith Grayson had a chance to make a mark in the world by creating something that was just hers. The uniqueness of what Levi wanted could be it, but at what price?

There are the characters from the first books in the Copper Ridge Series that make appearances, they give the plot and Levi & Faith a nice boost. It’s always nice catching up with characters. Maisey Yates always surprises me in every book she writes, but Need Me, Cowboy is about as dark as I have read from this author. I don’t mean dark in a bad way, dark as in moments from someone’s life, the darkness that Levi feels deep inside himself. Levi never expects to have a light in his life. Is it even possible? Time will tell.

Rated 5 Stilettos by Deb!

Having been new to this author and really enjoying her work this story was my second read from this author and I loved it. This started out as a long standing unrequited romance that turned into a swift read burning with desire. I adored it.

Need Me, Cowboy by Maisey Yates is the sixth book in the Copper Ridge Desire series. Levi and Faith are not the couple you would imagine. Faith has been extremely successful and never really made time to date with Levi was locked away in prison for killing his wife who was very much alive. Faith is passionate and caring where as Levi is dark and angry. The coming together of the two of them was a bit unorthodox. It was an enjoyable read but I still have a hard time placing these two characters together.

Levi Trucker has been released from 5 years in prison after being accused of killing his wife. Turns out she never died, she'd just run away, and was caught when she ran out of the money she'd siphoned from his accounts before disappearing and had to dip into his accounts which were being watched by the authorities.
He now has the opportunity to rebuild his life. For starters, he is about to build a beautiful new home.

Levi hires a very successful architect, Faith, who happens to be quite a beautiful woman. There is no doubt to Levi that he desires her, but with his past, and with her being quite a bit younger than him and extremely naive, there is a line that he will not pass. Faith is definitely sought after due to her excellent skills, but she almost immediately wants more than a job when it comes to Levi.

Levi and Faith developed a strong relationship. There was no doubt that Levi was a troubled man. He felt he had much to prove to the town, starting with the location of his house -- on a mountain top where he could look down on everyone. Faith has another battle on her hands. She is in business with her over-protective brothers and certainly knows they would be none too pleased to know about this job. They do give her grief, but ultimately it's something her mother says -- that she doesn't have to be perfect all of the time -- that gives her the freedom to explore a relationship with Levi. Then she just has to convince him to really be free -- from prison, from hatred of his ex, from his childhood -- before they can have their HEA.

My Rating: 4.5 Stars

Levi Trucker has been released from prison after being committed for a crime he didn’t commit. Fortunately, Levi has more than one good opportunity to rebuild his life. For starters, he is about to build a beautiful new home.

Levi hires a very successful architect, who happens to be quite a beautiful woman. There is no doubt to Levi that he desires her, but with his past, and with her being a bit younger than him, there is a line that he will not pass.

This story was an enjoyable read as both Levi and Faith developed a strong relationship. There was no doubt that Levi was a troubled man. Although exonerated, he felt he had much to prove to the town, starting with the location and choice of his house. Faith is definitely sought after due to her excellent skills, but she almost immediately wants more than a job when it comes to Levi. Faith has another battle on her hands. She is in business with her over-protective brothers and certainly knows they would be none too pleased to know about this job.

Need Me Cowboy is the sixth book in the Copper Ridge series. Although I hadn’t read the previous stories I found that this did quite well as a standalone.

Many thanks to Harlequin Desire and to NetGalley for this ARC to review in exchange for my honest opinion.

Levi Tyler was in prison for five years because the police believed he killed his wife. But said wife has suddenly turned up alive. So Levi has been released. And he is ready to face the world.
Faith Grayson is the sister of former heroes of this series. She is a young architect, one who feels like she is supporting her family. As a former child prodigy, she was the one on whose they rest all their hopes. But she's secretly taken on designing Levi's house. Even though she knows that her brothers would be irate.
Though each knows the other is All Wrong, they are still drawn together. It's almost
It's another of Yates' stories with a young heroine and older hero. They're sort of starting to bleed together for me. This one was a bit different in that Faith's brothers are involved. Faith was beyond naive and the ending was a bit too short and saccharine for me. I may start sticking to Ms. Yates other series.

Two stars
This book came out April 2
ARC kindly provided by publisher and NetGalley
Opinions are my own

3.75 stars rounded up

When I need a light, quick read to up my reading pace I go with my tried and true Maisey Yates' Copper Ridge Cowboy series.

Ain't no shame in my cowboy game. In Need Me, Cowboy Levi Tucker does not disappoint.

Levi Tucker is fresh out of jail for a crime he didn't commit. He was exonerated but that doesn't give him the last 5 years of his life back, nor ease up the revenge he seeks on his ex-wife for possibly faking her death: he has something to prove to her and the town. So he hires a fresh faced, young architect prodigy - Faith Grayson - to design his new home. This house will be his redemption. What he doesn't plan on doing is mixing business with pleasure, but chemistry has other plans.

At 216 pages, this book was exactly what I needed to get out of a high blood pressure too many frustration inducing nonfiction books in a row situation...say that 3 times fast: holy moly tongue twister.

Why 3.75 disco balls?! I just had one slight issue with Faith's situation; I am a bit over that trope. But, don't let that stop you from meeting all the cowboys in Mrs. Yates' Copper Ridge series. Happy Reading!

I received an arc of this book from NetGalley for my honest review.

Need Me, Cowboy by Maisey Yates is book 6 in the Copper Ridge: Desire Series. This is the story of Faith Grayson and Levi Tucker. I haven't yet read the previous book, so for me this was a standalone book.
Levi is a older jaded man who is fresh out of prison who served 5 years for crime he didn't commit. Now he has plans to move forward with his life living the best he can to show people that he better than they tried to make him. What Levi isn't looking for is a relationship after his past relationship. Moving forward to better his life is building a new home on the land he purchased. Which leads him to get a new up and coming architect named Faith Grayson. Faith and Levi first meet at his land to go over plans but the sparks start flying that both try to ignore. Levi knows that Faith is to young (about 13 years younger) and innocent for him but that doesn't stop his feelings. It doesn't take but a few meetings for things to take off but of course nothing is easy in love.

Okay, so I know I do spotlights, excerpts, and what not just to help spread the word on new titles, authors, and/or publishers, but when I saw THIS ONE come around, I knew I had to spike it up with a review. So, I'm breaking out the FANGIRL pic again because honestly, I LOVE THIS AUTHOR'S WORK! This is a short story addition to the Copper Ridge series and due to page count, we sorta get into the "connection" part of things fairly quickly. *ahem* (Might need to say ~ADULTS ONLY~ right about here...) Does that take away from anything? Heck no....but it's nice to know going in. Anywho...

Levi is a man with a past, but it wasn't of his own making. Faith is a woman with a future that's not fully in her own hands. Can they break away from what they expect of themselves and fight their own inner demons (totally varying in kind!) to reach for a future brighter than the fire burning between them? Let's just say neither one of them are quitters and both are made of stronger stuff than at first perceived...which makes for one LOVE of a story! Seriously, if you're already a fan of her work, this is one to grab for yourself STAT! If you're a newbie to the series, it's not a bad starting point, but know that the full length novels themselves contain just as much spark with a lot more story. Any way you turn the page, you're in for a treat!

New York Times best-selling author Maisey Yates takes us back to Copper Ridge, Oregon with her latest intense, emotional and sizzling romantic tale Need Me, Cowboy.

Bitter experience has thought Levi Tucker to keep emotions at bay and his heart firmly under lock and key. Having spent the last five years imprisoned for a crime he did not commit, now that justice has finally been served and he has been exonerated, Levi is going to live life on his own terms unencumbered by feelings or commitments. During his imprisonment he had fantasized about building a house far from civilization with only the mountains and Mother Nature for company and he knows just the woman to help him achieve his objective and fulfill his dream – architect Faith Grayson. Levi is prepared to pay any price to convince Faith to help him build the house of his dreams, but little does he realize that the feisty little architect will end up not wanting money, but the one thing which he doesn’t think he will be able to give: his heart!

When Faith had received a letter from Levi asking her to help him design his grand new house, she had refused outright. Working for an ex-convict – even one who had been acquitted on all counts – wasn’t something she was exactly keen on, but when curiosity got the better of her, Faith decided to throw caution to the wind and go for a preliminary meeting with Levi – and she was immediately bowled over by the heavily tattooed and dangerously sexy cowboy. Levi awakens feelings deep within Faith which she had never experienced before, but she vows to keep things strictly professional between the two of them. However, that soon proves to be easier said than done!

Levi’s mind might be telling him to keep his hands off Faith, but his heart – and his body – are telling him something completely different. Faith is too young, too innocent and simply too pure for somebody damaged like him, but when an incendiary kiss leads to something far deeper than either one of them ever expected, Faith and Levi begin to wonder whether they have got the courage to admit the truth about the depth of their feelings for one another or whether their fears and insecurities will cost them this final chance of happiness.

Maisey Yates is the queen of steamy and searingly emotional cowboy romance and her latest novel is another winner from this immensely talented and wonderfully prolific writer. Need Me, Cowboy is a tale of starting over, taking chances and new beginnings that touches the heart and tickles the funny bone. Readers are sure to fall in love with brooding and enigmatic Levi and cheer on Faith, who is an intelligent and spirited heroine.

A compulsively readable romance that will be devoured in a single sitting, Need Me, Cowboy is a fantastic read that ticks all the right boxes and delivers on all counts.

Maisey Yates' Need Me, Cowboy is the newest book in her Copper Ridge Series and I can honestly say this amazing series just keeps getting better and better! I can hardly wait to see what comes next!

Who are Levi and Faith? What do we learn about each of them? Where do we find them? What does Faith do for a living? Who is Alicia? I love Joshua, Isaiah, Poppy, Mia, and Hayley! Such a good group of family and friends! Dalin was an interesting character too. There is freedom, then there is FREEDOM. You really need to read this story to see what I am talking about between the former and latter. Which one will we find at the end of the book, if either? Read and see.

This is such a good book. I enjoyed every word.
Levi spent 5 years prison for z murder he did not commit. He asks faith to design a house for him. There is an attraction as soon as they meet. Xo they act on it?

I highly recommend this book. Thank you Harlequin and Netgalley for allowing me to read this book for a. Honest review.

Maisey Yates has become a go-to author for me--I've loved both her Copper Ridge and her Gold Valley series, and I generally fall in love with her main characters, but because I voluntarily requested an advance reader copy of this novel months ago, and because the download didn't include a cover photo, I didn't realize this was a shorter novel written for the Harlequin Desire line, which explains why I felt this novel was too short, too rushed, and didn't have the emotional depth I've come to expect from Ms. Yates' longer novels. While I liked the story and the main characters, that lack of depth is the reason I can only give this novel 4 stars.

The prologue opens with correspondence between Levi Tucker and architectural wunderkind, Faith Grayson, whose lightning-fast success at age 25 has made demands for her innovative designs highly prized. Levi is and has been behind bars for 5 years, serving a life sentence for murdering his wife, Alicia, although no sign of her body or evidence of any violence was ever found. He's about to be released because his wife finally shows herself after remaining in hiding for the past 5 years, clearly proving that she's not dead, ergo, Levi didn't kill her, although after serving 5 years in hell for a crime he didn't commit, has him consumed by his rage, his hatred for her, and his need for revenge. Now that he'll soon be released, he's filed for divorce, and, while imprisoned, has managed to grow his considerable wealth even though his supposedly dead wife has been siphoning money out of his accounts during his incarceration. Levi has become fascinated with Faith Tucker's architectural designs and he wants her to design his dream house, high up in the mountains overlooking the town of Copper Ridge, the town that turned against him when he was wrongly accused and convicted of murder.

Young, sheltered and virginal Faith initially turns down Levi's requests for her to design his home, until he is finally exonerated of the crime he didn't commit, and when Levi offers her 3 times her going rate, she finally agrees to meet with him. Her overprotective brothers, who are also her business partners, don't trust ex-con Levi as far as they can throw him--quite a task since he is big, muscular, tattooed, and downright scary because of the rage he harbors. Although Faith first meets him secretly, with some trepidation, she's intrigued by him, by the property on which he wants to build his new home and equestrian center--at least his horses have never let him down or betrayed him. Faith, after meeting with him, manages to see Levi's dream house--one without doors, and all windows, so that he never has to feel shut inside again. Faith sees Levi's dream home, and he, in turn, is attracted to her looks, her innocence, her self-assurance, and her ability to envision his dream home, although more than a decade and the hard life he's led in prison, make them a rather odd couple.

Once the two begin a sexual relationship, Levi is quite clear that it's only going to last while Faith is designing his new home. He hasn't had sex in 5 years, she's never had sex at all, and he's very clear about it being sex only, hard, fast and dirty, since he has too much pent-up rage to make soft, gentle love to this shy, sheltered virgin. His abusive upbringing by a violent alcoholic father, and his beaten and abused mother, who deserted him after his father's death, have led him to believe he'll never have a wife or family because he believes his father's propensity for violence is something he's inherited, and something he certainly doesn't want to pass on to any children he might father.

Can Faith's upbeat, optimistic attitude, her wide-eyes hopefulness, her need to pursue her own dreams, manage her own career, choose the projects she wants to design, and gain her independence from her overprotective brothers to forge her own path, help Levi see that he needs to do the same? Faith certainly is clear with him about his need to let go of the anger he's harboring and choose a new path for himself and his life--something he can't do while hanging onto his troubled past. Instead, he tells her their relationship is over, and that he's not the man she needs, breaking her heart. It doesn't seem likely, but Alicia's sudden appearance at Levi's home site, and his reaction to seeing and talking again to the woman who so negatively impacted his life, may change things in ways Levi doesn't expect, and in ways Faith cannot anticipate.

This is, like all of Ms. Yates' books, an addictive, well-written novel, with memorable characters, and an interesting plot, but the Desire imprint simply doesn't allow her the time or space to do more than give us a bare-bones glimpse at the inner workings of these two fascinating characters. Although the framework for more is certainly present, as is the HEA ending, it left this reader wanting more. It's because I've read and adored her earlier Copper Ridge and Gold Valley novels, that I know Ms. Yates is capable of giving the reader so much more than the brevity of the Desire imprint allows, that although I thoroughly enjoyed this novel, I felt somewhat disappointed at the brevity of the ending.

As stated earlier, I voluntarily read an advance reader copy of this novel. The opinions expressed are my own.