Stony Creek Cowboy (Stony Creek #1) by Taylor Berke

☆

Published
January 3, 2013
Publisher
Siren Publishing
Word Count
79,536
Pages
236

I have procrastinated on writing this review long enough…

I wish I could say I enjoyed Stony Creek Cowboy but so many things utterly destroyed this story for me. There were so many missing words in sentences in every chapter that it felt like I was hitting road blocks while taking a drive, it just sucked. Then there was a sentence where a ‘she’ became a ‘he’ creating a gender issue at an inopportune moment in the book.

Some of the characters were equally frustrating, for example Troy started out as Jackson’s brother then changed to being a cousin later on in the story. I think the worst part of the whole story was the conversation about Ben and Brody you couldn’t tell who was talking and at times there seemed to be confusing about which man did what. I was so confused I had to take a break and try reading it again later and it was still the same confusion.

The lack of attention to detail by the author, the editor and the publisher really ruined what could have been a great story, so I will be deleting this story from my library and giving Stony Creek Cowboy a 1-star rating.

Book Cover Rating
I think the cover might very well be the best part of Stony Creek Cowboy. It clearly has a steamy component to it letting you know the story has many steamy moments.

Book’s Blurb
[Siren Classic: Erotic Cowboy Romance, HEA]

Dr. Billie Rothman, a beautiful, widowed MD, leaves all that she knows behind, attempting to follow her dreams to Stony Creek, Wyoming. She is yearning for the passionate life she wanted to live after a safe marriage to her best friend.

Jackson Powell, a huge, handsome cowboy, literally saves her life soon after she arrives in town. After being married to a selfish and superficial woman, he decides that women are simply for his pleasure and to ranch alongside him and his family, never expecting the bundle of sensual energy that punches him in the gut after meeting his new neighbor.

While getting to know each other, both these wounded souls cannot ignore the instant attraction or the pulling of their hearts, but in the background lurk several individuals who yearn to teach them both lessons in pain and revenge. Unfortunately Jackson’s ex-wife and a jealous acquaintance from his past try to hurt both of them physically and psychologically.

A Siren Erotic Romance

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Stony Creek Hero (Stony Creek #2) by Taylor Berke

☆☆☆

Published
May 2, 2013
Publisher
Siren Publishing
Word Count
85,074
Pages
254
Author’s Page
https://www.facebook.com/taylor.berke.7

I was given Stony Creek Hero for and honest review by Manic Readers

Ben Powell likes his women but isn’t into relationships until he crosses paths with Lizzie Carmichael, now he can’t even think about sleeping another woman. When he finds out that his Lizzie, who has been secretly crushing on him for years, is in trouble with the banker he comes up with a plan to help her. Lizzie knows that his interest in her is only fleeting and that it is a matter of time before he moves on and she is nursing a broken heart but she just can’t say no to him and all she can do is try to shield her heart; but Ben has other plans if he can just reconcile what thought he wanted with what he really wants, which is Lizzie forever.

Favorite Quotes

“I don’t know about you all but I have no appetite for dinner after that confession from mom. I think I need to wash my brain out with Listerine or something,” –Ben

“Ben, sit down. You cannot go upstairs for a quickie right now! There are crying women for Pete’s sake!” –Troy

This book doesn’t really get interesting until about the fourth chapter and I had hard time sticking with it and not skipping ahead. Based on the blurb I think I expected more danger or threats and they were rather none existent so I was disappointed there and then there are few places where the wording made no sense or there were words missing in sentences which makes me think that the book was not edited very well. There is great character development and you can really tell that the community, that Taylor Berke created, truly cares for one another but the story line falls a little flat. I loved the interaction of the Powell family at the Sunday dinners those had me rolling with laughter so there are some things I liked about this book but I am not sure that I would ever read this one again.

Books Blurb
The feisty, fiercely independent Lizzie Carmichael never had any men that she could rely on. As the sole owner of The Stony Creek Café, she finds herself in a desperate situation where she stands to lose either her honor or everything that she has ever worked for.

Known as the tough, quiet brother, Benjamin Powell adores women but strives to keep them at arm’s length, never risking his heart. When he finds that the only woman who ever inspired him to dream is in trouble, he makes a choice that could change both their lives, forever.

Lurking in the shadows of Stony Creek, there is a dangerous menace that will stop at nothing to get what it wants, no matter what the costs.

As Ben and Lizzie start to explore the secret delights that they finally find in each other, can Ben protect Lizzie from the threats that try to tear them apart?

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