About COWBOY KARMA
When Harmony Santos’s boyfriend dumps her on her
birthday, she doesn’t get mad. She gets lucky…with a mysterious cowboy whose
bedroom eyes and rough edges bring out her inner bad girl. But when their
one-night rodeo turns into more than a rebound, Harmony worries her heart
hasn’t healed enough to take on someone new—even if that someone is as sweet as
he is sexy.
Tie-down roper Lucky Garcia can’t believe his
good fortune. A shot at national finals and now this—his longtime crush, in his
arms at last. The more time he spends with Harmony, the harder he falls for
her. But financial demands and family responsibilities take him further and
further away from her—as does his secret fear she hasn’t quite gotten over her
dickhead ex.
Behind closed doors, Lucky and Harmony are
filthy perfection. But when reality comes knocking, the star-crossed lovers
must decide: walk away intact, or risk it all for a chance at happiness.
Warning:
Get ready for rope tricks, spanking, self-pleasure, and a smoking-hot cowboy
who puts the big D in Dominant.
Review
This book has very steamy and sexy scenes. This book follows Harmony as she just broke up with her boyfriend of a year a doctor at the hospital she works at. Harmony goes out to a bar to meet her sister and runs into a cowboy named Lucky that she hung out with once before. Harmony does know Lucky from the past as well.
I really enjoyed how the author setup the book it is told from Harmony;s and Lucky's POV so it was perfect. I enjoyed reading them going back and forth so that I got a complete picture of what is going on. I felt like I really got to know both of them as characters since we got details about their personal lives as well. We get to see a little more from Lucky which I found perfect as he had a lot to offer. Lucky is a very complex character and he has a lot going on in his life so we get to here a lot about his family and what his goals are in his life.
This was my first Mia Hopkins book and I loved her writing. The story flowed very naturally and was easy to read. The story picked right up with action and makes you want to not put it down. The author did a great job with all the details she included so that the story was really touching and grabbed the readers attention.
I loved Lucky as a character the author did a great job creating a backstory for him and allowing the reader to fall for him as well. He does have a little rough exterior, but the author does a great job developing him as a more lovable character.
I would suggest this as a nighttime read. It was very short read and easy to follow along. It does have very sexual scenes so be prepared for that while reading. It was easy to read in just a few nights and definitely took my mind off of the work week.
I received a copy of this book from Barclay Publicity for the purpose of providing an honest review. This does not effect my opinion of this book.
My Rating: 5/5
Excerpt:
The
room was steamy with dancing and pheromones. Harmony ordered a Bud Light and
ran the icy bottle over her forehead.
A
new song started up. Shaking off her melancholy, she strode right into the
heart of the crowded dance floor. Steve Earle’s “Copperhead Road”—an easy line
dance. She counted her way in and soon was stomping across the dance floor. The
loud music pounded in her chest. Even though it had been years since she’d line
danced, her body knew the steps without her thinking about them. The heartache
receded a little.
More dancing. Maybe some
shots. Maybe making out with a stranger. That’ll keep me from feeling…this.
Whatever this ugly feeling is.
She
danced solo for three more songs. Then an old-timer led her in a waltz. The
country gentleman was followed by a baby-faced cowboy in a camo baseball cap.
She danced three more songs with him and bid him goodbye with a hug and a kiss
on the cheek—too young.
The
DJ took the mike. “Next up, the cowboy cha-cha.”
A
slower dance. Harmony fanned herself with her hand and thought this might be a
good time to grab a shot of Fireball chased with another beer.
She
turned to leave the dance floor when a big warm hand rested on her shoulder.
“Wait.
Don’t go yet.”
She
turned. In the dark, the new cowboy’s face was obscured in the shadow of his
hat. The DJ cued up an old Bellamy Brothers song Harmony remembered her father
loved. It began, “If I said you had a beautiful body would you hold it against
me?” She knew the words as surely as she knew her own name.
The
dancers around them paired off in a hurry and got into the sweetheart position.
Everyone counted off together and started around the massive dance floor in a
counter-clockwise direction, all in time.
Before
Harmony could say anything, the stranger took her hands and spun her. His
movements were sure and strong. He was an experienced dancer, not someone who
had to be babysat around the floor.
“Been
a long time, hasn’t it?” he said.
She
stole sideways glances at him. Tall and muscular, he wore a black hat and a
plaid shirt with the sleeves rolled up. His forearms were thick and smooth. She
could see that he had a strong jaw, a dark, short beard, and dark skin. He
spoke crystal-clear English with a lilting Mexican accent.
“You
don’t remember me, do you, Harmony?”
She
stared.
A
half-smile. “Guess I’m just another cowboy to you.”
For
strangers, they moved in perfect rhythm. Harmony felt grateful that he was a
strong lead since her brain was otherwise occupied with trying to figure out
who he was. When he brought their bodies together, chest to chest, she looked
up at him. His body gave off controlled strength and a smooth, unnerving calm.
At last, she peeked under the shadow of his cowboy hat.
Dark
brows. Bedroom eyes the color of whiskey.
No way. “Lucky?”
Author
Bio:
Mia Hopkins writes lush romances starring fun,
sexy characters who love to get down and dirty. She's a sucker for working
class heroes, brainy heroines and wisecracking best friends.
When she's not lost in a story, Mia spends her
time cooking, gardening, traveling, volunteering and looking for her keys. In a
past life, she was a classroom teacher and still has a pretty good
"teacher voice" and "teacher stare."
She lives in the heart of Los Angeles with her
roguish husband and two waggish dogs.
You can also visit her
online at the following places:
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