The First Bride by Sofia Hunt

Story 8.5

Presentation 9

Total 17.5

Publisher: Siren-Bookstrand, Inc.

Erotic Historical, Menage

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Blurb: Determined to protect her sisters from a murderous uncle, Lizzie Prescott answers a "brides wanted" ad. She and her sisters journey to 1860s Washington Territory, a wild land of towering cedar trees and brawny lumberjacks.

Logan Gallagher brought the brides out west for his crew, not for himself, but he can’t get the red-haired beauty out of his mind. His brother, Gage, harbors his own desires for the opinionated redhead.

Can all three of them find love together in this untamed land?

Review: Yowza, now this was a historical I could get in bed with. For the beginning of a series, The First bride gives the reader just enough to hold on to without spoiling the fun for the books to follow. Never fear, you won’t be unsatisfied with the ending. The story between Lizzie, Logan and Gabe is a passionate tale. A refreshing erotic romance that allows the reader to get to know the characters and for the characters to get to know each other before they’re all jumping into bed together. Which brings me to what I loved most which was Lizzie’s contradictions. She questions whether she’s desirable, believing she wasn’t a woman to satisfy a man yet alone two men. Yet she aches to be ravished. She burns for both Logan and Gabe and I loved how she felt torn between them. Logan is a dominating, have-to-have-his-way kind of guy and Gabe is willing to let emotions unfurl naturally. The story was fantastic. Because Ms. Hunt does a wonderful job of clearly defining her characters, there is no confusing on who is doing what. From the first tummy tugging moment when Lizzie sees Logan for the first time, to the climatic conclusion, this story entertains.

The Cowboys Ride Again by Sofia Hunt

Story: 6.5
Presentation: 9
Total: 15.5
Publisher: Siren
Erotic Contemporary
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Blurb: How can one woman love two men at the same time?


Natalie fears Levi is falling out of love with her. When he hires his best friend as a ranch hand, she’s equally shocked at the uncontrollable attraction she feels toward him. How will Levi respond if he finds out?

Levi Kelly’s sexual desires go way beyond the missionary position. When his best friend, Trace, admits to falling for his girlfriend, Levi proposes they share her. The two men slowly seduce Natalie, teaching her she has more than enough love for two men.

When Natalie’s senator father blackmails her, Natalie agrees to leave the two men behind and hit the campaign trail. But she can’t forget them. And they can’t forget her. Will she be able to escape her conservative father’s iron control and embrace unconventional love?

Review: The Cowboys Ride Again has a great premise, a good trio of characters that have a lot of scorching hot sex. And the sex is raw, hot, and totally engaging. Natalie was a character I could relate to and I enjoyed seeing her wrestle with her thoughts, intentions, misgivings and finally taking what she wants and hanging on for one wild ride. I think Levi and Trace had redeeming qualities independent of each other. But together, something for me felt wrong. There was too much manipulation into getting what they wanted out of Natalie and I started feeling that she deserved better than either one of them.

The story takes some twists and turns and Natalie’s father steps in as the villain of this western romance. (For me, all good western have a villain.) Natalie sacrifices her needs to protect her cowboys. But I didn’t think her cowboys gave up anything for her. Maybe after all the manipulation, I would have felt more for Levi and Trace if they had been more heroic. Natalie sacrificed, solved the conflict in their relationship and with her father, then goes and claims her men. For me, she made the story. She has spunk, grit and knows what she wants. I enjoyed her the most in this story.