Cheyenne Blue - Under the Southern Cross
action packed, hot sex scene. Who know witness protection could be so hot down under?

Michael M. Bracken - Drought
Teacher and cowboy, she's a city girl who goes country and finds a way to end her drought

Chaparrita - Raney's Last Ride - 3
Not what I expected

Nena Given the time period, it didn't seem to fit it was still enjoyable
Clements - Caught Unawares - 4

The Ranch Hand by Sedona Fox - 3
unrealistic given time period, predictable

Ladies Love Country Boys by Cat Johnson - 5
Next my car breaks down I want my own cowboy to ride :)

Rough Stock by M. Marie - 4
Written from man's POV, she not only rides her horses rough she rides him rough.

Small Town Famous by Lissa Matthews - 5
established couple, overcoming jealousy with use of jail cell, hot sex, sweet ending

Riding Double by Cari Quinn - 5
Trying to keep things light Danica invites her twin for a threesome with Jack but Jack has other ideas

Roped by Charlene Teglia - 4
Reunions can be hot!

Some Like it Dirty by Kimber Vale - 4
City girl saved by 'organic' cowboy, while I'd love to believe we can just be casual about having sex with the sexy cowboy that saves the girl from the side of the road. Wasn't buying that part
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I never know how to rate collections of short stories. There were a few that were really good, but some that were really not. ( )

As a reader, what do you expect from a book subtitled “Erotic Romance for Women”? I expected erotica, especially after reading Lorelei James’ foreword that the stories would take “elements of a traditional western and adding in erotic romance.” My reaction was what fun. Imagine my disappointment when the element missing from most of the stories in this anthology is the erotic one.

Okay, granted one person’s erotic moment might be another’s ho-hum. But I think we all agree that at its core erotica should give readers the little thrill of sexual promise, the visceral excitement of bedplay to come. Descriptions of body parts might be included, but aren’t necessary.

Of the 15 stories in this collection, however, only 2 qualify as erotic in my book. The others straddle the line between cute, often interesting romances or ho-hum. The collection runs the gamut of time periods from the late 1800s to contemporary, the only connection being that one of the characters is a cowboy.

Four stories adequately give the feel of the collection: two erotica and two of the better offerings.

Read the rest of my review at AAR: http://www.likesbooks.com/cgi-bin/anthReview.pl?AnthReviewId=349 ( )