I'm torn about this. The ending is frustrating it just stops, yes it appears Cowboys in her Pocket largely picks up where Cowboys for Christmas ends but the ending isn't satisfying. There are too many cowboy puns, no truly brilliant lines (only lines memorable for their cringeworthiness) and too much predictability, eg I guessed the butt man from the outset dominance and brooding silence. There is a lot of suspension of belief required to escape into the book (I read for escapism). But it was nice to read a strong woman with real flaws, anxiety, claustrophobia. And watching the men deal with that was a joy, one scene, in particular, could have gone so wrong but didn't.
The big props I give to Cowboys for Christmas is its sexual positivity. JJ has been in prison 10 years, since not long after her 18th birthday. She is sexually inexperienced. But masturbation has been part of her life for a long time, she is comfortable with it. Most of the menage intimacy is fantasy as JJ pleasures herself. That is something that I don't often see in romance. Also, I will applaud and cheer any book that notes safe sex without any party having to bring it up (as it should be).
I got Cowboys for Christmas because I wanted reverse harem or menage books set at Christmas, this fitted the bill. It was okay. It will ultimately be forgettable and honestly, I just didn't enjoy the sex as much as I needed to for a higher rating. Even if there were some cute moments, like their proposition to her and her faith and honesty.
Product Description
Book 1 of 5
Jennifer Jane Watson has spent the past ten Christmases in a maximum security prison. The last thing she expects is to get early parole along with a job on a secluded Canadian cattle ranch serving Christmas holiday dinners to three of the sexiest cowboys she's ever met!
Rafe, Brady and Dan thought they were getting a male ex-con to help out around their secluded ranch. The last thing they expect is an attractive and very appealing woman fresh out of prison. In the snowbound wilds of Northern Ontario, female companionship is rare. It's a good thing the three men like to share...
They're dominating, sexy-as-sin and they fill JJ with the hottest ménage fantasies she's ever had. Suddenly she's craving Cowboys for Christmas and wishing for something she knows she can never have...a happily ever after.
Cowboys Online Series
Book 1 - Cowboys for Christmas
Book 2 - Cowboys In Her Pocket
Book 3 - Loving Her Cowboys
Book 4 - Cowboys In Her Heart
Book 5 - Always Her Cowboys
Jennifer Jane Watson has spent the past ten Christmases in a maximum security prison. The last thing she expects is to get early parole along with a job on a secluded Canadian cattle ranch serving Christmas holiday dinners to three of the sexiest cowboys she's ever met!
Rafe, Brady and Dan thought they were getting a male ex-con to help out around their secluded ranch. The last thing they expect is an attractive and very appealing woman fresh out of prison. In the snowbound wilds of Northern Ontario, female companionship is rare. It's a good thing the three men like to share...
They're dominating, sexy-as-sin and they fill JJ with the hottest ménage fantasies she's ever had. Suddenly she's craving Cowboys for Christmas and wishing for something she knows she can never have...a happily ever after.
Cowboys Online Series
Book 1 - Cowboys for Christmas
Book 2 - Cowboys In Her Pocket
Book 3 - Loving Her Cowboys
Book 4 - Cowboys In Her Heart
Book 5 - Always Her Cowboys
About the Author
New York Times and USA Today Best Selling Author Jan Springer lives in Minden Hills, Ontario, Canada on four acres of secluded wilderness. Jan enjoys gardening, hiking, kayaking, reading and writing. Jan is a member of the Romance Writers of America.