I don't know what happened between that book and this one, but if W&W was a rich chocolate cake, this was a stale, crumbling sugar cookie. I didn't feel what the characters felt the way I did in W&W. He just says that he was biding his time (until she turned 18), and the way everything comes out on the page, their relationship had barely any emotions at all, even if they were claiming to be in love. But we get nothing! No explanations, no true feelings coming out about them pining for one another but having to hide it for separate reasons. I'm assuming Kitty's parents gave the engagement ring to Dotty since she's older, but you'd think that for something so important to Judge, he would've specified WHICH daughter he wanted to marry in exchange for his financial help with their farm. I really thought there'd be more discussion about the engagement ring 'mix-up' from W&W, but there's nothing in that book or this one on why there was a mix-up in the first place. I didn't get much chemistry between Kitty and Judge, even if they were connecting on page their relationship didn't translate well.

I'm glad I didn't skip because I ended up really enjoying W&W, but I still had my hopes up for this one.Īnd.this fell pretty flat. I'd been wanting to read this one and I almost skipped the first installment (Wealthy & Wanted with Dotty/Clay), but I figured I'd have a better grasp on the overall storyline if I didn't skip. I'm unsure what to rate it, but it wasn't bad enough to earn 1 star, so I'll leave the rating blank. Yeah, this one was pretty lackluster for me. I can't wait to see what they come up with next.Īs always, any ARC that I read is in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. They write fun, easy reads that always make me smile. Since I have a Kindle, I purchase all their new content on their website or through Eden books.

You can only get a few AR titles now on Amazon, but they are on other ebook sites. This is a safe read with no OW/OM drama and no cheating. It's a quick read with lots of fun and plenty of steam. Kitty is a spitfire and Judge gives her the courtship she deserves after he marries her. Now I know that sounds dark, but this is an AR book so it's an unabashedly over-the-top romance with a hero who worships the woman he loves. Judge, the hero, has been in love with the heroine, Kitty, for years but waited until she was old enough to make his move basically blackmailing her into marriage.

I also recommend all of AR's other cowboy books just because they're awesome.

I do recommend reading Wealthy and Wanted first though because it enriches this story. This book is one of Alexa Riley's cowboy books, but is a complete standalone. I have been waiting with bated breath to the followup to Wealthy and Wanted and I consider it serendipity that I got it early. Full disclosure I'm on another author's ARC team who shares the same promoter as Alexa Riley and I received an ARC of Naughty and Notorious by mistake.

Naughty and Notorious by Alexa Riley