The
Original Sinners #10
Publisher:
8th Circle Press
296
Pages
Blurb
Jason "Still" Waters' life looks perfect from the
outside—money, fame, and the words "World Champion Bull-Rider" after
his name. But Jason has a secret, one he never planned on telling
anybody...until he meets Simone. She's the kinky girl of his dreams...and his
conservative family's worst nightmare.
"Picture Perfect Cowboy" is a standalone erotic romance from Tiffany Reisz, set in her bestselling Original Sinners series. An abridged version was previously published in "Exposed: A Romance Anthology" as the novella "The Watermark."
"Picture Perfect Cowboy" is a standalone erotic romance from Tiffany Reisz, set in her bestselling Original Sinners series. An abridged version was previously published in "Exposed: A Romance Anthology" as the novella "The Watermark."
Review
“With Simone, he lost all his inhibitions, and
he had to say, he didn’t miss them one bit.”
Picture Perfect Cowboy is pretty much a
picture perfect book. Romantic and incredibly sexy, this story manages to also
be a lot of light-hearted fun considering it is centered on pure kink. And
then, of course, there were those one or two moments that brought (happy) tears
to my eyes. Yes, ‘perfect’ is the appropriate word alright.
Picture the scene. On one side you’ll find your cowboy, a
former bull-rider, all male and, apparently, in full control of his life and
yet deeply ashamed of his fantasies when it comes to women. On the opposite
side you have Simone, a professional submissive who has long since left any
trace of shame about who and what she is behind. Their worlds are miles apart
yet the attraction between them is instant and undeniable.
In fact, it’s fair to say that our cowboy is somewhat out of
his depth next to the very experienced Simone. He may have fantasized about
dominating a woman for a long time (and have felt guilty about those fantasies
for just as long), but that doesn’t stop him from being horrified when he
discovers he’s broken Simone’s skin and has drawn (a miniscule amount of)
blood. It takes Simone talking sense to calm him down again:
“If you want to respect women, respect the real
woman in front of you, not some fake fantasy idea of what women are supposed to
be like.”
From that moment forward it is almost smooth sailing all the
way. Almost… Because the believe system that Jason has been bullied into over
twenty-nine years can’t be destroyed in four short days. Not even when he’s
been able to be his true self for the first time in his life during those four
wonderful days. Not even when he knows he’s fallen…hard and, not even when he
knows those feelings are returned.
The crisis, when it hits is harsh and, thankfully,
short-lived. What’s more, it was necessary drama. Without it even I, who hates
angst with a vengeance, would have said this story was too much…too easy. As it
is, this is pretty much an insta-love sorta romance that works perfectly. I
never doubted that this was the meeting of two souls who were meant to be
together. The conflict and the way in which it was resolved again, only
emphasized the rightness of Jason and Simone’s connection.
Of course this wouldn’t be an Original Sinners story
without Nora and Søren. While they don’t feature on the page a lot, they shine
whenever they do and Nora, as always, is good for a few comments and one-liners
that made me grin from ear to ear. Such as the following text exchange between
Simone and Nora:
““That’s not helping,” Simone replied. “I’m trying
not to fall in love with him.”
“If he’s nice, sexy, and knows how to spank,
what’s stopping you?”
Fair question.
What I love about Tiffany Reisz’s Original Sinners series is
that while her characters would agree that sex is serious business, there’s
always the emphasis on fun. No matter how hard the domination or how total the
submission, regardless of pain inflicted, there’s always humor, always a
lighthearted moment or comment to keep the scene from getting too intense. And
I think it’s in those light-hearted moments that I fall for these characters
the hardest.
The blurb on Amazon describes this book as: ‘the perfect jumping-on point for new readers!
And I agree. This book gives you a wonderful taste of the world the Original
Sinners live in and shows off Tiffany Reisz’s wonderful voice in the best
possible. Having said that. In the Original Sinners series the stories
hide layers upon layers of under the surface intrigue that doesn’t reveal
itself until the very end. Picture Perfect Cowboy is a simpler
story, without hidden meanings and secrets lurking in the background, which is
exactly how this story needs to be told. I guess this is a gentle introduction
to the magical, kinky, and utterly enthralling world that is The
Original Sinners’ universe.
This book ends with a free bonus short story called "Flogging
101" wherein Professor Søren and Mistress Nora give Jason a
flogging lesson and Nora has the opportunity to show both Jason and the reader
why she’s such a remarkable and delightful character.
““If you break her heart, they’ll never find
your body.”
Jason swallowed. “I guess you know people”,
Jason said, trying not to look terrified. Mistress Nora seemed like the sort of
gal who knew “people.”
“No,” she said. “I am people.”
Long story short. Picture Perfect Cowboy is a
delightful, incredibly sexy, yet at times deeply touching story. It once again
reinforces Tiffany Reisz’s position as the queen of kink in my universe. Her
place at the top of my insta-buy, must-read authors’ list also remains intact.
Author Bio
Tiffany
Reisz is the USA Today bestselling author of the Original Sinners series
for Mira Books and Mills & Boon, including the RT Book Reviews Best
Erotic Romance 2012 winner The Siren and the LAMBDA Literary
Award-winning The King. Her novel The Saint won the Romance
Writers of America RITA® for best Erotic Romance in 2015.
About
8th Circle Press
8th
Circle Press is a Lexington, Kentucky-based publisher of literary friction. For
more information, visit our website at www.8thCirclePress.com.
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