Sadie Miller is going home to Copper Ridge for the first time since she ran out in the middle of the night ten years ago. She’s spent those ten years running from place to place, unable to face her demons long enough to really make a go of it anywhere. But her work as a crisis counselor has shown her that she needs to do this. She needs to go home and face her past before she can move on. She’s signed a five-year lease and has plans to open a B&B. First day back in town she runs out of gas, and it's Eli who stops by to help. He was the one guy, she was hoping she wouldn't have to see. He was the one who arrested her when she was teen. Eli is not too happy to see her either. Naturally that changes.

I didn't care much about the characters and under normal circumstances wouldn't continue the series. I participate in quite a few spelling challenges and am in desperate need of Ys so I'm going to read lots of Maisey Yates romances this year.


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Part Time Cowboy is the first installment in Maisey Yates' delightful Copper Ridge series featuring the Garrett siblings. The first novel is a charming and scorching hot antagonist to lovers romance that pairs up straight-laced middle brother Eli with free spirited former bad girl Sadie Miller.

Sadie Miller gladly left the town of Copper Ridge behind ten years earlier, but running away quickly became her go to coping mechanism when life became a little too hard for her. Deciding it is finally time to put down some roots, she returns to Copper Ridge where she plans to establish a B&B. Her past immediately comes crashing back when the first person she runs into is Eli, the one person she would rather avoid. Keeping her distance from the sexy lawman is not as easy as Sadie hopes since her B&B is on the Garrett ranch and their paths frequently cross which leads to some extremely fractious interactions between them. Underlying their clashes is a simmering attraction that both are determined to ignore, but when that proves impossible, they eventually agree to a no strings fling. However, as Eli and Sadie soon discover, keeping their emotions out of their arrangement is easier said than done.

After leaving town, Sadie finally got her life on track after going to college and embarking on a career as a crisis counselor. She has had a few romances along the way, but nothing too serious and she has certainly never been in love. But, as she quickly discovers, Sadie never really left her dysfunctional past behind her and coming to Copper Ridge means facing those painful memories. She has worked very hard to keep her life as positive and upbeat as possible and Sadie uses humor, snark and sarcasm when things become a little too deep and complicated.

Due to his own dysfunctional past, Eli is über responsible and outside of his devotion to his siblings, he shies away from commitment. He is a hard worker and his full time job as a deputy and part time job helping out on the family ranch leaves him little downtime. Eli is very careful to maintain his squeaky clean image and he is always in control of every situation and his emotions.

That need for control is probably one of the main reasons that Sadie gets under his skin. His reaction to her is unpredictable and she definitely keeps him off balance. Their discussions are heated and full of sexual tension that they do their best to ignore. For about the first half of the novel, they clash with one another just about every time they are together but one very steamy kiss becomes a turning point for their relationship. Their first sexual encounter is explosive and exposes an aspect of Eli's personality that is completely unexpected but impossible for Sadie to resist. They agree to a friends with benefits arrangement but can Sadie and Eli keep their affair free from emotional entanglements?

Part Time Cowboy is a fun, sweet, poignant and emotional romance. Eli and Sadie are appealing protagonists, who despite their flaws, are sympathetic and likable. The storyline is engaging and while it is a little angsty, it is perfectly balanced by humor. The glimpses of Eli's siblings are quite intriguing and will leave readers impatiently awaiting the next installments in the Copper Ridge series. A marvelous novel from Maisey Yates that I absolutely loved and highly recommend.
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I received an ARC of Maisey Yates, Part-Time Cowboy. This story proved to be an emotional read about the importance of second chances as well as the power of forgiveness. The first novel in Copper Ridge Series is a beautiful story of a woman trying to face her past by coming home and starting over. Unfortunately, there are some who don't believe the change. Love this story and would like to thank Harlequin and NetGalley for this heartwarming tale. Great story Maisey Yates. ( )

2 STARS



This was not for me. I liked the characters and want to read more about them. But there is so much sex in this book. If you took those scenes out it would only be a short story.



This deals a lot with abuse by parents and mates. Sadie Miller saw her father abuse her mother and she learned to not let people to close to her. She never stays in a place too long and never looks back.

Now for the first time she has come back to a place she had lived before.



The Garrett family also was abused, but mostly by being left alone. Eli and Conner took care of the ranch and their little sister after their mother left them and their father became a drunk.

Eli became wanting to protect everyone. He is a deputy Sheriff. He never plans on marrying. He is always in control.



The setting is in Oregon a small town on the coast.



I was given this ebook to read by Net Galley and Harlequin. In return I agreed to give honest review in return. ( )