REVIEW: Tease Me, Cowboy by Rachel Johns

In Tease Me, Cowboy by Rachel Johns, journalist Selah is back in Marietta to cover the Copper Mountain Rodeo and catch up with her friends. On a night out with the girls talking about their big regret, Selah confesses her regrets about her high school relationship with Levi. He wanted what she wasn’t ready to give…and Selah had big plans. Selah has done well for herself, even if her career is satisfying but not challenging, and not one many people take seriously.

Levi is back in Marietta also. This will be his last rodeo before he retires, and he’s got plans of his own now. Getting together with Selah was not part of his plan, but she’s going to try to convince him otherwise. Even if it is just for one night. Will Levi indulge in their mutual attraction? Neither one of them is looking for forever, but seeing each other again has brought back all the old feelings. Coming home to Marietta gives them both a chance to re-evaluate their lives and where they want to go. Will it be together?

Tease Me, Cowboy is a fun, fast paced second chance romance. I loved the connection that Levi and Selah have, and the attraction is palpable. Selah is mature, knows what she wants, and is going to go for it! Selah has some issues of her own, between family and her career. Adding a hot cowboy to the mix is not what she expected to be doing in Marietta, and I liked how all parts of Selah smoothly fused together. Levi has grown a lot since his high school days, and in different ways he’s still looking for more than Selah might be able to give. I really like the maturity of these characters and how they deal with what’s happening.

It was great to revisit Marietta and see some of the characters from previous books. I love the small town feel and the rodeo. Rachel’s descriptions easily transported me to a place I’d love to be.

Rich with emotions and entertaining, I’d recommend Tease Me, Cowboy to any romance reader looking for a quick, well written book.

Book Info:

Published August 26th 2014 by Montana Born Books

Selah Davis loves her life as a journalist in Seattle (or so she says) but on a rare trip home to Marietta to cover the Copper Mountain Rodeo, she confesses to her best friends over drinks that her one regret in life is not sleeping with her high school boyfriend, Levi Monroe. Into the bar walks Levi, also home for the rodeo. When her friends dare her to proposition him for a one night stand, she’s at first appalled… but the more she thinks about remedying her one regret, the less she can get him and their electric chemistry out of her head. Selah’s always been her parents’ good daughter. Would it hurt just for one night to be a little bit bad?

Levi Monroe is ready to settle back in Marietta and start his own rodeo school teaching others the techniques that have made him a star. He doesn’t want any distractions during his last rodeo where he aims to win All Around Cowboy, but when his high school sweetheart – the one woman he’s never been able to forget – comes along and offers to rewrite their history, it might just be an offer too good to refuse.