Sex in the Sticks (Love Hurts, #1)
Sawyer Bennett
Wake up and feel the wood! In the first of a series of irresistible standalone romances from New York Times bestselling author Sawyer Bennett, a city girl rediscovers love and lust in the Alaskan wilderness. Valentine French may be the sassiest dating columnist in New York City, but the abundance of metrosexuals in her adopted metropolis is seriously cramping her style. Where are the beefy all-American boys? Hoping to find some inspiration, Val heads to Alaska, where the men outnumber the women fifteen to one and wrestle grizzly bears for sport. Or so she can only imagine. Suddenly the most eligible bachelorette in a town full of horny lumberjacks, Val is writing her best columns ever. But if she doesn’t get her nose out of her laptop, she just might miss out on Mr. Right. Logan Burke is the sheriff of the little podunk town that Val finds so charmingly backward. He’s not that different from the guys she’s using for her little experiment; it’s just that one date would never be enough for Logan. As he listens to Val complain about love over beers in the local tavern, he realizes that she can’t see the forest for the trees. Because if she would ever give up her Prada bags and fourteen-dollar martinis, Logan would give her the only luxury that matters: his heart.
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0**I received an ARC of this book courtesy of Net Galley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review**
Sawyer Bennett is one of those authors I’ve been wanting to give a try for a while now. I’m constantly seeing her name pop up, so when I got the opportunity to read an ARC of this book I jumped at the chance.
Valentine French has all the makings of a heroine people will love to hate. Only you end up not hating her at all. By the end of the first chapter you quickly realize the persona of Valentine French is much different from the real Valentine French. Sure, she’s grew up rich and privileged. Yet aside from her clothes and the air of confidence she carries around with her she doesn’t shout “old money” to those she’s with. Truth be told, Valentine did a few things that pissed me off. But none of those things were done in a mean-spirited way. She was just holding on to what she thought she had to be instead of being true to her inner voice.
As for Logan, can you say perfect man? Holy cow! The man is sexy, strong, and sweet as sugar. He’s respectful to the point that Valentine isn’t even sure if he finds her attractive, but he’s still very alpha-male. The total package! Well, there is one part where he doesn’t exactly use his head and pulls a prickish move. But nobody’s so perfect as to never mess up, right?
Now, there’s a point where you can see the ultimate conflict between Logan and Valentine coming from a mile away. That’s okay though. The story is great fun leading up to that moment. And the way Valentine (with some help) decides to resolve the issue is great. It’s way more subtle than I expected from her, but it’s wonderful and it works.
Now that I’ve experienced Sawyer Bennett, I will be seeking out more to read from her. I really enjoyed this book (despite the cover…what the heck is he supposed to be holding?) and look forward to reading more.
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