RELEASE DAY BLITZ & REVIEWS: Cowboys & Virgins Series by Alexa Riley

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The title says it all! This bundle includes dirty alpha cowboys, innocent virgins ready to ride, and lots of ridiculous steam to heat up those sweet country nights.

We’ve packaged Lassoing the Virgin Mail-Order Bride, Branding the Virgin, Roping the Virgin, The Wanted Virgin, and The Virgin Cowboy all in one!

If you’ve never saddled up with our boys in Texas, now is your chance! They’re hot, dirty, and wear tight jeans. What’s not to love?

Warning: This bundle doesn’t contain any new material, but it does contain a whole lot of sassy heroines with lots of curves! Get all of our cowboy books in one stop, and binge read your old favorites. Happy trails!

My Review of Lassoing The Virgin Mail Order Bride

I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. 

I never thought a book about a mail order bride would be something I would like, but then Alexa Riley wrote one and I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. When you read a synopsis for one of Alexa Riley's books, you know exactly what you are going to get and they always deliver! I've said this before and I will say it again....I can't wait to see what they come up with next!

Clare is out of options. She has no family, no money and sees becoming a mail order bride as her only option. Cash doesn't have time for finding a wife. The farm keeps him busy and like Clare, he feels that the mail order bride business is his only option. 

I absolutely LOVED these two. Before Clare arrived, Cash had some second thoughts and actually asked his foreman to put her on a train back home, but his foreman does the exact opposite and brings Clare home. Cash doesn't exactly make a first good impression on Clare, but she is determined to stick it out. She quickly realizes that while he is not quite the jerk he seems to be, he does have some Alpha tendencies. It doesn't take long for them to some decisions on how this relationship will work and before you know it they are saying "I love you." 

I find Alexa's stories so refreshing. This one is so freaking sweet and also ridiculously HOT. I read it in one sitting (I was at a Starbucks so I hope the people around me enjoyed my blushing) and I found myself thinking "I want more of Clare and Cash!" We do get a lovely little epilogue so we get to see them ten years down the road, but I still wanted more!  

My Review of Branding the Virgin

I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Once again Alexa Riley has given us a short and sexy book to help us through these hot days of summer. I mean I'm already taking cold showers to cool down from the heat so I may as well use them to cool down from reading. And that cover!  Hello sexy cowboy!

My first though was "pregnant virgin? what?" So of course I was intrigued. MJ wants a child, but has no one to have that child with so she gets inseminated. But a mix up finds her pregnant with Ty's child. Ty had been in a bull riding accident and had some of his sperm frozen for later use, NOT donor use. Oops. When MJ takes a job at TY's ranch she finds in front of the sexiest man she has ever seen. Now she just has to tell him that she is pregnant with his baby.

This book is short, sexy and sweet and like most of their books, goes from zero to a hundred in no time. If you are an Alexa Riley fan, this is a must read!

My Review of Roping the Virgin

I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. 

I loved Ty and Mary Jane in Branding the Virgin so I was more than happy to hear that the rest of the Jennings clan were going to get their happily ever after! In this book we get brother Blake and one of the town veterinarians, Luciana. 

When the opportunity arises for Luciana to live and work on Blake's ranch she doesn't exactly jump at the chance, but she knows that she needs the experience. Blake sees this as the perfect chance to not only get Luciana to his ranch, but to also make sure she never leaves. Don't worry...not in that "I'm gonna lock her up and throw away the key way". These two have been making eyes at each other (unbeknownst to the other person) for months and this is the perfect opportunity for them to get together. 

As always, Alexa brings the sweet and sexy with this one. I loved the way Blake took control and made Luciana his. And when her family came to visit and he told them how he wanted to marry her as soon as possible....**SWOON** I read this in one sitting and I look forward to seeing how the rest of the siblings make out!

My Review of the Wanted Virgin

I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. 

In the second book we were given a glimpse into what was going on with Trace. The Jennings siblings were worried about him when he becomes scarcer than usual and when they show up at his house he acts extremely skittish. Now we know why...he had Addison hiding out there.

Once Addison turns 18 and realizes that he father is about to give her to another man, she runs away. A terrible rainstorm causes her to crash her car and luckily Trace is the one who finds her. Like his brothers before him (and pretty much every male character in an Alexa Riley book), it is love at first sight.

These two were adorable and I absolutely loved them! Addison may have lived an extremely sheltered life, but she could immediately tell that Trace was a good man and just gave herself over to him completely. And his family accepted her, no questions asked.

This book is short. This book is very sweet. And this book is EXTREMELY sexy. But of course it is. It's an Alexa Riley book. 

My Review of The Virgin Cowboy

I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. 

I love Dolly. The only girl of the Jennings clan is smart, sassy and she knows what wants. And what she wants is Brandon. She has wanted him from the moment she met him, but she was only sixteen. Now she is older and is sick and tired of waiting around for Brandon. When Brandon met Dolly, he developed feelings as well, but she was only sixteen. So he stayed away. Now she is definitely old enough, but he thinks Dolly deserves more. Dolly is determined to change her mind and just when she thinks she has him, he turns the tables on her.

This book is fantastic. I loved how Dolly antagonized Brandon and stretched his self control to his limits. And the fact that Dolly's brother Ty was like "Yeah, I know what's been going on (or hasn't been going on) and you have my blessing." I also liked that we got to see the other side of something that happened two books ago...it just put all the pieces of the puzzle together. It's the little touches like that that make Alexa's books so great.

As always the sexual tension between the main characters is ridiculously thick and the payoff is AMAZING. Like most Alexa Riley books, you will be able to read this story in one sitting and you will be very happy that all the Jennings kids have found their happily ever after. ESPECIALLY after reading the wonderful epilogue. 

Alexa Riley is two sassy friends who got together and wrote some dirty books. They are both married moms of two who love football, donuts, and obsessed book heroes.

They specialize in insta-love, over-the-top, sweet, and cheesy love stories that don’t take all year to read. If you want something SAFE, short, and always with a happily ever after, then Alexa Riley is for you!

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RELEASE DAY BLITZ & 4 STAR REVIEW: Branding the Virgin (Cowboys & Virgins #1) by Alexa Riley

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Mary-Jane wasn’t looking for drama. All she wanted was a family of her own, so she decided to make that happen. A mix-up at the sperm bank leaves her with a baby in her belly, but the father is none the wiser.

Ty was injured in a bull-riding accident, and now all he plans on doing is working on his ranch and keeping to himself. That is, until a little dark-haired woman shows up on his doorstep.

When their paths cross, will Mary-Jane be able to reveal to Ty that he’s the father? Will Ty be able to keep Mary-Jane from running? Will there be a lot of steam in this book? You betcha!

Warning: This pregnant virgin story is wonderfully ridiculous and just as sweet as it sounds. Saddle up and take an evening stroll with this easy quickie.

Chapter 1

*Mary-Jane*

“How did you get yourself into this, Mary-Jane?” I ask myself for the twentieth time today. I was set to arrive at my new temporary place of employment in a little over two hours and dread was weighing heavily on me. I just hope the clothes I brought will do well to hide this little baby bump that keeps getting bigger and bigger by the day. I’m running out of time.

I let out a long sigh as I absently rub my hand over the bump. This little boy has become my whole world. In all my planning I never thought this would happen. Just when I thought I was getting something I’d wanted so dearly, everything else in my life started to fall apart. Just goes to show you: you can plan everything how you like, but someone else can come to kick it out from under you, and you have to try and pick the pieces up the best you can. This time, though, it isn't my pieces I’m picking up. I have a baby to protect and to make a life for.

“I promise, little man, I won’t let anyone take you from me.” I rest both hands on my stomach, praying my words are true and that I’m not making a giant mistake by going to see the one person who could take my baby away from me. My heart clenches at the thought of losing him. I can’t. I won’t, I correct myself. Losing this baby isn’t an option.

Someone couldn’t be that heartless, could they? To take a baby from its mother? I’m not so sure here, though. If what I’ve found out about my baby’s father is true, then heartless is pretty damn close.

Last week my doctor told me that they’d made a mistake. A giant one. They’d given me a specimen from the wrong sperm donor. Someone who wasn’t a willing donor at all.

I’d gotten two giant kicks in one day. I’d lost my job and was possibly losing my child. The clinic said they had to inform the man who’d donated. I’d asked for his name and requested they give me some time before they contacted him. They were reluctant at first, but they’d given me both after I threatened a lawsuit.

After a little online stalking I’d found my baby’s father. When I’d seen who he was, I’d lost my breath. He was known all over Texas, or so it seemed with all the articles a few years back. He used to ride bulls, but now he owns a big ranch down south, almost two hours from here. The place I’ll be calling home for a little while.

A lot of the articles weren’t flattering. He was one of the best bull riders, having won dozens of competitions, but he had a reputation to go along with it. Many articles and posts I found called him an arrogant asshole. Meaner than the bulls he rode. It made me think he wasn’t going to have any compassion when it came to this situation. Or maybe he’d just sign on the dotted line and let me and my son go.

Or he could try to take him from me. He had the money. The thought of running kept fluttering through my mind. I had money saved up, and made a small profit when I’d sold my little house just two days ago, but something about running felt wrong.

I had to be sure that if I did choose to run, I was making the right decision. That I was protecting my baby, making sure we could be together. That’s why I had to do this. I had to go meet this man. See who he was in person, because you can’t always believe rumors.

Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad. Ideally, maybe we could share custody. I could get a place in town not far from his ranch. Find a local job there and we could do this together, if that’s what he wanted. It wasn’t what I signed up for when I’d decided I wanted a baby. I’d made the choice to go this alone, which I’ve been doing my whole life.

What if he has a wife or girlfriend? The thought makes my stomach turn. I could be turning their lives upside down. Then my baby would have another mom. A lump forms in my throat. It feels like every time I get something good going in my life, someone or something is trying to rip it from me.

I searched and searched for anything on him with someone else and came up with nothing. I’d read article after article on his bull-riding days and never was a woman mentioned or pictured with him. He had a hard look on his very handsome face, so I’m not sure I’d want to stand next to him and pose for a picture either.

It was hard to see his face in a lot of pictures with the cowboy hat, but I could always see the grim line of his mouth and hard jaw. It always seemed locked in place. You’d think if you just won some big competition you’d at least smile or something. Nope. Not him. Picture after picture he still had that hard, locked jaw. Almost like he couldn't talk. He’s scary and intimidating. I don’t know how I’m going to tell him about this baby.

Worse is thinking maybe he does want to be in this baby’s life and he’ll be cold and hard to my little boy. I’d grown up with a father like that and it wasn't easy. Even to this day I can’t say whether or not he loved me. Did he take care of me? Yes. But I feel more like he put up with me because he had to. It didn’t matter if I was there or not.

I think I would rather him at least be angry or something. The indifference and coldness left me empty and numb.

What I did find during my internet search was a job opening on his ranch. Someone to help around the house for the summer and do some of the books. I could get an up-close look at the father of my child before I had to tell him the truth.

“Ma’am, I think that’s everything.” I look up at one of the movers who’s been packing up my stuff to put into storage. I take the clipboard he’s holding out and sign on the dotted line. He hands me the key to the storage unit they’d put it all in.

My hand closes around the key that holds almost everything I own except two suitcases I have packed away in the trunk of my car. Even the stuff for the baby room I’d started to put together has been packed away in here. I hold back a tear, not wanting to make this poor man uncomfortable.

“Thank you,” I tell him, handing back the clipboard.

He nods before turning to leave.

I stand in my empty house. The place where I thought I’d be raising my son. A home that would have been filled with so much love. He’d never feel the coldness like I had.

Even without the donor mix-up I would have been leaving anyway. I’d moved to this little town because I wanted to get away from the big city. I dreamed of living somewhere where everyone knew everyone. I wanted to have a family in a place like this.

Problem was, I couldn’t find anyone I wanted to have a family with.

My Review

I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Once again Alexa Riley has given us a short and sexy book to help us through these hot days of summer. I mean I'm already taking cold showers to cool down from the heat so I may as well use them to cool down from reading. And that cover!  Hello sexy cowboy! 

My first though was "pregnant virgin? what?" So of course I was intrigued. MJ wants a child, but has no one to have that child with so she gets inseminated. But a mix up finds her pregnant with Ty's child. Ty had been in a bull riding accident and had some of his sperm frozen for later use, NOT donor use. Oops. When MJ takes a job at TY's ranch she finds in front of the sexiest man she has ever seen. Now she just has to tell him that she is pregnant with his baby. 

This book is short, sexy and sweet and like most of their books, goes from zero to a hundred in no time. If you are an Alexa Riley fan, this is a must read!

Alexa Riley is two sassy friends who got together and wrote some dirty books. They are both married moms of two who love football, donuts, and obsessed book heroes.

They specialize in insta-love, over-the-top, sweet, and cheesy love stories that don’t take all year to read. If you want something SAFE, short, and always with a happily ever after, then Alexa Riley is for you!

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