Cowboy Games by Wendi Darlin
Siren Publishing
Contemporary
Full Length, M/F
Review by Hibiscus

Gavin owns Fantasy Ranch, a resort where guests get a week of cowboy love with the hottest cowboys in Wyoming.

Rebecca Ryder

Rebecca's husband had promised to deliver her fantasy du jour: A cowboy. He died before he could keep that promise. She thinks if she plays the Fantasy Ranch game, just for a second she might have her husband back. And maybe that will be long enough to say goodbye.

THE RULES:

1) No sex.

2) No contact or attempted contact after the week is up.

Clause number two is accompanied by a clear warning: Any attempt at contact will be considered 'criminal stalking' and treated as such. A sure sign the cowboys are very good at making women think they have fallen in love.

Rebecca doesn't expect to break the rules. Or to fall deeply in love.

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This book is better than Fantasy Island and the Love Boat combined. Fantasy Ranch is more on the lines of a place where broken women can feel whole again. Imagine big hunky cowboys who make you feel like you are the most beautiful woman in the world. Everything is make believe until Rebecca meets Gavin.

I loved how the forbidden romance between them developed. I could feel the pain, the mistrust and finally the belief in each other. I desperately wanted everything to work out between Rebecca and Gavin. They are both very likable characters and deserved to be happy.

There are a lot of secondary characters in this book. Some you cheer for, like Clayton and Marge, and others -- well, you just hope they get their comeuppance, like Chet and Scott. We have antagonists in this story and a few amusing situations arise when they face off against the “good guys”.  The plot moves along at a good clip and I couldn't stop turning pages.

Fact is, I stayed up all night reading this book. I did not want to put it down because I was so completely wrapped up in the story. Yes, the sexual situations were hot but the entire story sizzled.  I highly recommend it to any fans of erotic romance.