**I voluntarily read an early copy of this title courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher**

Hard-Riding Cowboy is the third book in Stacey Kennedy's Kinky Spurs series and it was a great addition to the first two books.

Megan Harrison and Nash Blackshaw have known one another for years, as their families, and more specifically their fathers, have been feuding for years over various issues surrounding their two ranches. Megan is the owner of Kinky Spurs, the bar in town, and Nash finds himself back in River Rock getting the family's guest ranch off the ground after being injured on the professional bull riding tour.

Nash and Megan have been attracted to one another for years, but they've never allowed anything to develop. They always treated it more like a big game. When they finally reach the point where the passion and sparks cannot be contained any longer, they give in and it is everything they had always hoped and wanted it to be. But Megan continues to wonder if Nash really wants to be with her for "her" or if he wanted to "win" to get under her father's skin?

I really enjoyed the chemistry and relationship between Nash and Megan. She seemed to calm him in a way that no one else could and he seemed to make her feel safe and complete. I will say that Megan's attitude did bother me at times, but I understand her position and why she was that way. I like the closeness of the families and how Nash's brothers and their significant others were always there to help and to lend a hand when needed.

A great addition to this series and I'm looking forward to what Stacey Kennedy pens for us next!

Hard-Riding Cowboy is the third book in Stacey Kennedy's Kinky Spurs series.

After reading Sweet-Loving Cowboy, I was really looking forward to Nash and Megan's story. Unfortunately, it fell flat for me. The snark and banter between Nash and Megan was still there, but it wasn't as prominent as I expected.

Then there was the drama between Nash and Megan's dad, Clint. It seemed never-ending, and I felt like it overshadowed Nash and Megan's budding relationship. Furthermore, I wasn't too impressed how the situation was handled by any of the characters.

I did enjoy Gus and his new buddies.

***I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advance Reader Copy generously provided by the publisher via NetGalley.***

Hard Riding Cowboy is book three in the Kinky Spurs series by Stacey Kennedy. I loved the first two books in this series but I don’t know what it was about this one. I think it was my favorite, that Nash is my favorite brother. This book is sweeter than the other two somehow. Megan and Nash were perfect for each other. It just took them awhile to figure that out.

Nash Blackshaw is the youngest of the three Blackshaw brothers. He was a successful rodeo bull rider until a severe spinal injury ended his professional career. Now he’s home and helping his family get their new guest ranch off the ground. Nash is used to a very different kind of life. He’s trying to adjust to this new pace. But he doesn’t know where he wants his life to go once things are squared away on his family’s ranch. What does he want to do with his life? He doesn’t like to look back at the career that was cut short. He hasn’t fully accepted what happened to him.

Megan Harrison is the owner of Kinky Spurs, the western themed bar in River Rock, Colorado where both she and Nash live. Nash’s father passed away about a year ago but when he was alive, he and Megan’s father were business rivals, or more like enemies. Both Megan and Nash and his brothers were raised to hate the other family. Even now with Nash’s father gone, the hatred festers. Despite this, Megan and Nash have been doing a push and pull thing for years now, flirting, but never giving in. The animosity between their families is part of what kept them apart. Nash has been enjoying the game, the pursuit. Megan believes that it is all it is to Nash, a game. That if he were ever to actually win her, then it would all be over.

“He took nothing seriously. All of this was a game to him. She was a game. Megan needed, no, deserved to be more.”

When Nash and Megan finally give in to their chemistry, it was everything they ever dreamed of, and more. But, once will never be enough. Nash wants Megan more than anything he’s ever wanted, or needed. She makes him feel at peace somehow. There are things going wrong on the ranch, though. Things that set Nash’s family back significantly in trying to get their new guest ranch going. Nash is convinced that Megan’s father is behind it. That he wants Blackshaw land and will go to any extreme to get it. Can he keep his feelings for Megan separate from his hatred for her father?

“She needed, no wanted, to be more important than this bitterness he had toward her father. She wanted to matter. Especially to him.”

Megan cares deeply for Nash. But does he just want to win her? Is she just another way for Nash to win out over her father? Can she love Nash but keep her life with him separate from her family because they can never be in the same room together without trying to kill each other.

I just loved these two. I do admit Megan frustrated me a bit but I did understand her decisions. She was acting out of emotions and I can’t blame her for that. She just wanted the two men in her life that she loved to care enough about her that they were willing to stop the feud. I also loved the closeness between Nash and his brothers, well, his whole family. I loved that Nash had no hesitation to talk to his brothers when he needed advice.

This has been such a fantastic series. I know that Stacey is working on another addition, Meet Me Under The Mistletoe, which will be Darryl, the town cop’s story. I can’t wait.

“He once thought fate screwed up. Turned out fate got things right.”

Nash is the hard-riding cowboy, and Megan is the woman who he has been chasing for a decade. Megan tried to resist Nash for years, partly because of a family feud and partly because he had never been in a serious relationship. She finally gives in to what she says will be one night only, but he still won’t give up on her. Megan finally agrees to consider a relationship after she discovers she is pregnant. They battle through many obstacles, but both grow up during the process. This is the third and final book in the series and the epilogue wound up all three stories nicely!

This was a hard one for me. The angst just seemed so blah. I didn't understand it. Maybe if I'd have read the other books. But the angst, both between Nash/Megan and Nash/her Dad, felt forced and was just dragged out.

We never really got an answer to WHO was behind all the bad at the ranch. Yes it was sorta hinted at, but never truly confirmed.

I don't know it just didn't flow right for me.

I really liked this author. This was the first book of hers that I've read and it reminded me of the writing style of Jill Shalvis. Nash was a super hot cowboy and him and Megan had great chemistry. The book starts off with a bang and I loved that! I really enjoyed the storyline and plot, but sometimes it felt like the storyline just went in circles. Megan wants to be with Nash, but there's a family rivalry and she just wants it to end. That part of the book just kept on coming up over and over again. Other than that I really enjoyed the book and the secondary characters added to the overall story. I wouldn't hesitate to read another novel by Stacey Kennedy. **ARC provided by NetGalley. All opinions are my own**

This hot hot book deserves 10 stars! Nash and Megan start the book off celebrating at Chase and Harper's wedding! I love that he calls her Freckles. I love that the chase and the scorching hot chemistry that flies off the page. And who can't love Gus especially when the kittens come home with Nash. I won't give away the story line but Stacey gives us the best book yet. I thought Chase was my favorite but Nash just took the lead. He's been lost since he was hurt and off the PBR. That speech that Shep gives Megan about her and Nash gave me chills. There was drama with her father and Nash! I loved the scene in the hospital bed...wowza. This is a re-read for sure!

I've received a ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

The Blackshaw and Harrison clan have a old family rivalry that hasn’t settled even into Nash and Megan adulthood. Despite the tension, there has always been a connection between the two, and from early on, the chase began. The chemistry between the two characters are off the charts and when one intimate night changes their lives forever, they join together to help their families push aside their differences to become one. But that itself has become a challenge when Megan’s father and Nash have difficulty putting aside their past differences especially when things starts becoming wary on the Blackshaw land.

After the overall read, surprisingly, I was blown away by this novel. I’ve always had a love/hate relationship with cowboy romance novels but right off the bat the chemistry between the characters was mucho caliente, the likability of the leads was there, the pace was steady and the overall content was enjoyable. Would definitely recommend to readers who are looking for a heartwarming cowboy romance that will surely leave you swooning for more.

Megan owns a bar called Kinky Spurs. Nash was a former bull rider until a back injury took him out. Now he works on his family’s ranch running the working ranch part. People come and stay and have the real ranching experience. Both families have been feuding for years. At Nash’s brothers wedding he finally corners Megan and they have one night together. Which leads to a big surprise. Someone is trying to destroy their ranch and Nash believes he knows who is behind everything. In order to keep Megan happy, he must try to put his hatred for her father aside.
Sexy cowboys. Feud. Mystery. Smoking hot sex. Great story that will warm your heart.
* Voluntarily read and reviewed this for NetGalley *

I thought Hard-Riding Cowboy was a cute, quick read. This was a Romeo/Juliet, love caught in the middle story. SPOILER ALERT - The story started off with a bang (literally) and then an unplanned pregnancy (even though protection was used) showed up pages later. This might be personal preference but I wish the story and chemistry had built more, and more steamy scenes occurred, before the pregnancy card was dropped. All in all, this was a fun read, and Nash and Megan did indeed have a lot of chemistry.

I skimmed through my ARC copy and if you enjoy erotic-lite cowboy stories focused on rope/dirty talk and pregnancy, you'll enjoy this romance. From the series title and the description I wouldn't have minded a bit more kink.

SPOILERS
I sort of hate when authors choose to show the characters responsibly using birth control (in this instance a condom) but then having it spectacularly fail and immediately resulting in an unplanned pregnancy. My own personal dislike, but one I thought I'd note.

Hard-Riding Cowboy, is a very hot erotic book from beginning until the end. Nash's dog Gus and the kittens were just the icing on the cake. So cute!