Anna Bobs Her Hair - Silent Reader, Talking Books

Some families make sacrifices for one another while some members walk away.

Nicole Powell faces her fear of flying to lay a bitter past to rest. Her plan is to get in and out of Montana, wrap-up business, face ghosts, and make her way home to Georgia in a few days. Bad weather and a missed connecting flight throw a big kink in her plans. What’s even more aggravating is the sexy cowboy who is staring at her…and he’s not staring at her face!

Wade Knowlton understands sacrifice. He’s the son of a rancher. Yet ranching is not the career path he chose. Practicing law is the only thing keeping his family’s ranching business afloat during a depress economy. Convincing his family, especially his brother, to sell the Flying K is not the only source of friction. Yet guilt and family loyalty keep him bound to a small-town practice. Now, he’s given up his plane seat to a pretty woman who caught his eye…and she’s giving him the evil eye!

Women have always come easily to Wade. Cowboys have always broken Nicole’s heart. This time will be different. Nicole gave up cowboys a long time ago, but this particular cowboy is about to show her chivalry isn’t dead.

What are the signs of sexual chemistry? Let’s see. There’s an electric current that zings between two people, with a hyperawareness of one’s glances. There’s an overwhelming need to get physically closer. The eyes are drawn to the lips as they move followed by a shocking urge to kiss. The myriad of feelings are hard to ignore! This is what I felt between the hero and heroine of “Slow Hand.” It was hot!

These characters had mind-blowing chemistry, which I haven’t felt in a novel in a very long time! Ms. Vane easily steamed up the pages! And it isn’t the sexy times that are surprising. It’s how vivid the main characters are.

Wade isn’t a stereotypical cowboy, although his heroine lumps him with all the others. He makes a credible lawyer and default rancher. Nicole, while interesting, isn’t the most compelling heroine. Her reticence is understandable, but I wish there had been more to her character than a history of bad relationships. Yet, when the characters are together they are magnetic! It doesn’t hurt that one of the sexiest actors (to me) – a smooth charmer with a Texas twang - was cast in my mind as Wade. If all Ms. Vane’s books brim with the chemistry found in this contemporary romance I do look forward to more in the Hot Cowboy Nights series!

ARC provided by Sourcebooks via Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.