TITLE: Ranchers Only
AUTHOR: Elle Christensen
SERIES: Ranchers Only
SERIES ORDER: 1
PUBLISHED DATE: 8/27/2018
GENRE: Cowboy Romance
RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
BLURB:
A ranchers only dating site?
Go ahead, read it again, I’ll wait.
No, this is not a joke.
When Ophelia Cooper’s best friend sets her up with an account, Lia scoffs at the idea. But unwanted dirty dreams about the obnoxious and
really-freaking-hot cowboy next door, convince her to give it a try. Maybe she’ll find love and forget about the man she’s always wanted.
James Locke’s little sister insists that he needs to date or he’ll wind up a lonely, grumpy old man. She takes matters into her own hands and sets him up on the site. When a misunderstanding causes James to ruin any chance with the one he really wants—Ophelia—he decides to give it a try, hoping he still has a chance at love.
Will they find love on RanchersOnly.com?
MY REVIEW:
Looking for a short (less than 100 pages) and spicy hot, cowboy romance? Do you like your romance with a bit of age gap (9 years; OM/YW), next door neighbors, second chance with a virgin heroine and a grumpy hero? Look no further than Ranchers Only.
I pre-ordered this book from Elle at Charm City Romanticon, and having read 16 of her books (3 as herself, 13 with Rochelle Paige as Fiona Davenport), I love that I know what I’m getting when I’m reading her books: short stories with slightly over-the-top characters, virgin heroines, possessive heroes who fall hard for their heroines, and couples that just love to ride bareback 😉
Ophelia and James are neighbors. Their grandparents owned ranches that they passed onto them. James is 9 years Ophelia’s senior. Ever since she was a little girl, she’s had a crush on him, despite him being asshole to her. Ophelia is drowning in ranch work, as the bank is threatening to foreclose on the ranch due to nonpayment, and her friend decides to set her up on a website called ranchersonly.com as she wants to see Ophelia happy and in love with someone. James’ sister Rose wants to see him happy with someone before she goes off to college (in two years) and sets him up on that very same website. And guess who they end up connecting with? James is the one to realize that this person he’s connected with is Ophelia after they’ve chatted online for a little bit, and he’s instantly regretful of how he’s treated her; the things he said.
I really liked the growth that James had in this book, and I really loved the relationship that he had with his sister, Rose. Rose actually is the heroine in the next book in the series, The Rancher’s Rose, and I am so looking forward to reading that next! We meet Rose’s hero in this book, Garrison, and their chemistry just exploded off the page when they were in the same scenes together! Garrison also happens to be James’ best friend, so it will be interesting to see how Elle handled that, especially given James’ stance on Rose dating in this book.
Side note: there is an actual farmersonly.com dating site! When I was prepping this review, I typed in “ranchers only” on Google as the cover on Goodreads is not the current cover, and it was the first option in their dropdown menu!! 😂
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