Hitching the Cowboy

I really enjoyed this story. I thought the instant attraction was done really well, and I could almost feel their attraction leaking off the page (or audio file in this instance). I liked that we were introduced to the supporting characters in a way that left me chopping at the bit for more. And that we also got enough background on the older generation, that it didn't matter if you hadn't read their stories but it whet the appetite to want to go and listen/ read anyway.

Riley was awesome. I loved him so much. It's been a while since I read/ listened to a cowboy story and now I'm kicking myself as to why I waited so long. If they're all like Riley, you need to sign me up! The accent. The swagger. The sweetness yet alphaness. It was all the things.

I liked Zoey for the most part. I did get annoyed at her repeatedly saying/ or internal monologue that she didn't have a choice. At times, I even started shouting at my phone. Yes, girl, you did have a choice and you made it. Own it and move on. Stop playing the poor me card. But otherwise, I liked her. I liked that she eventually stood her ground.

The chemistry between these two was off the charts. I liked that it started hot and heavy, then simmered down as they got to know each other, and then heated up again. The sexual tension, man, at times, I thought I was going to need a fire extinguisher.

There was a little production issue, and I don't know whether I misheard it or it was an inconsistency issue that wasn't picked up during edits but it took me out of the story a little. But it is probably something that others wouldn't have noticed. It wasn't enough to ruin the story, it just made me sit up and say, wait, what?

I thought the narration was fantastic. Lia Langola and Stephen Dexter were perfect for this book. Stephen's southern accent is all the things. The transition from one to the other was smooth and it wasn't jarring. Same as with the dialogue changes within a chapter, it felt like an easy shift. There voices complement each other well.