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Honky Tonk Cowboys #2
Hell, Yeah
Praise for Carolyn Brown:
"Carolyn Brown takes her audience by storm...I was mesmerized."
-The Romance Studio
"Carolyn Brown creates a bevy of delightful and believable characters."
-The Long and Short of It Reviews
She's finally found a place that feels like home...
When Cathy O'Dell buys the Honky Tonk, the nights of cowboys and country tunes come together to create the home she's always wanted. Then in walks a ruggedly handsome oil man who tempts her to trade in the happiness she's found at the Honky Tonk for a life on the road with him...
He lives the good life...
Gorgeous and rich, Travis Henry travels the country unearthing oil wells and then moving on. Then the beautiful blue-eyed new owner of the Honky Tonk beer joint becomes his best friend and so much more. When his job is done in Texas, how is he ever going to hit the road without her?
Praise for One Lucky Cowboy:
"This is not your mother's western romance! Brown's plot-driven cowboy romance will earn a spot on your keeper shelf."
-Romantic Times
"Sheer fun... pure romance."
–Romance Reader at Heart
366 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2010
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About the author
Carolyn Brown
176 books4,074 followersHi! I'm twenty five years old and movie star gorgeous. The camera added thirty plus years and a few wrinkles. Can't trust those cameras or mirrors either. Along with bathroom scales they are notorious liars! Honestly, I am the mother of three fantastic grown children who've made me laugh and given me more story ideas than I could ever write. My husband, Charles, is my strongest supporter and my best friend. He's even willing to eat fast food and help with the laundry while I finish one more chapter! Life is good and I am blessed!
Reading has been a passion since I was five years old and figured out those were words on book pages. As soon as my chubby little fingers found they could put words on a Big Chief tablet with a fat pencil, I was on my way. Writing joined reading in my list of passions. I will read anything from the back of the Cheerio's box to Faulkner and love every bit of it. In addition to reading I enjoy cooking, my family and the ocean. I love the Florida beaches. Listening to the ocean waves puts my writing brain into high gear.
I love writing romance because it's about emotions and relationships. Human nature hasn't changed a bit since Eve coveted the fruit in the Garden of Eden. Settings change. Plots change. Names change. Times change. But love is love and men and women have been falling in and out of it forever. Romance is about emotions: love, hate, anger, laughter... all of it. If I can make you laugh until your sides ache or grab a tissue then I've touched your emotions and accomplished what every writer sets out to do.
I got serious about writing when my third child was born and had her days and nights mixed up. I had to stay up all night anyway and it was very quiet so I invested in a spiral back notebook and sharpened a few pencils. The story that emerged has never sold but it's brought in enough rejection slips to put the Redwood Forest on the endangered list. In 1997 Kensington bought two books for their Precious Gems line. Two years and six books later the line died with only four of those books seeing publication. But by then Avalon had bought a book and another, and another. Ten years later the list has grown to thirty nine. Last year Sourcebooks bought the Lucky Series which is in the bookstores now. They've also bought The Honky Tonk Series which will debut with I LOVE THIS BAR in June and will be followed by HELL, YEAH, MY GIVE A DAMN'S BUSTED, and HONKY TONK CHRISTMAS.
Folks ask me where I get my ideas. Three kids, fifteen grandchildren, two great grandchildren. Note: I was a very young grandmother! Life is a zoo around here when they all come home. In one Sunday afternoon there's enough ideas to keep me writing for years and years. Seriously, ideas pop up at the craziest times. When one sinks its roots into my mind, I have no choice but to write the story. And while I'm writing the characters peek over my shoulder and make sure I'm telling it right and not exaggerating too much. Pesky little devils, they are!
I have a wonderful agent, Erin Niumata, who continues to work magic and sell my work. I'm very lucky to have her and my editors who continue to believe in me.
Happy reading!
Reading has been a passion since I was five years old and figured out those were words on book pages. As soon as my chubby little fingers found they could put words on a Big Chief tablet with a fat pencil, I was on my way. Writing joined reading in my list of passions. I will read anything from the back of the Cheerio's box to Faulkner and love every bit of it. In addition to reading I enjoy cooking, my family and the ocean. I love the Florida beaches. Listening to the ocean waves puts my writing brain into high gear.
I love writing romance because it's about emotions and relationships. Human nature hasn't changed a bit since Eve coveted the fruit in the Garden of Eden. Settings change. Plots change. Names change. Times change. But love is love and men and women have been falling in and out of it forever. Romance is about emotions: love, hate, anger, laughter... all of it. If I can make you laugh until your sides ache or grab a tissue then I've touched your emotions and accomplished what every writer sets out to do.
I got serious about writing when my third child was born and had her days and nights mixed up. I had to stay up all night anyway and it was very quiet so I invested in a spiral back notebook and sharpened a few pencils. The story that emerged has never sold but it's brought in enough rejection slips to put the Redwood Forest on the endangered list. In 1997 Kensington bought two books for their Precious Gems line. Two years and six books later the line died with only four of those books seeing publication. But by then Avalon had bought a book and another, and another. Ten years later the list has grown to thirty nine. Last year Sourcebooks bought the Lucky Series which is in the bookstores now. They've also bought The Honky Tonk Series which will debut with I LOVE THIS BAR in June and will be followed by HELL, YEAH, MY GIVE A DAMN'S BUSTED, and HONKY TONK CHRISTMAS.
Folks ask me where I get my ideas. Three kids, fifteen grandchildren, two great grandchildren. Note: I was a very young grandmother! Life is a zoo around here when they all come home. In one Sunday afternoon there's enough ideas to keep me writing for years and years. Seriously, ideas pop up at the craziest times. When one sinks its roots into my mind, I have no choice but to write the story. And while I'm writing the characters peek over my shoulder and make sure I'm telling it right and not exaggerating too much. Pesky little devils, they are!
I have a wonderful agent, Erin Niumata, who continues to work magic and sell my work. I'm very lucky to have her and my editors who continue to believe in me.
Happy reading!
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November 4, 2010
Cathy has taken over the Honky Tonk from her cousin Daisy and is enjoying being a new bar owner. In walks Travis one New Year's Eve, who knocks her socks off with a kiss at the stroke of midnight.
Both were deeply affected by the kiss, but Cathy tended to fight it more than Travis. She tended to be more rude and harsh toward Travis as a way to fight her growing feelings for him. Hell, Yeah felt like a re-hash of I Love This Bar. It was pretty much the same premise with just a changing of the character names.
Just like in the previous book in this series, I Love This Bar, Hell, Yeah is overrun with references to every country song imaginable. I don't feel like there was a whole lot of anything going on between Cathy and Travis. In the end, I ended up skimming most of it.
Both were deeply affected by the kiss, but Cathy tended to fight it more than Travis. She tended to be more rude and harsh toward Travis as a way to fight her growing feelings for him. Hell, Yeah felt like a re-hash of I Love This Bar. It was pretty much the same premise with just a changing of the character names.
Just like in the previous book in this series, I Love This Bar, Hell, Yeah is overrun with references to every country song imaginable. I don't feel like there was a whole lot of anything going on between Cathy and Travis. In the end, I ended up skimming most of it.
October 16, 2021
Hell, Yeah, book two of Carolyn Brown’s Honky Tonk series, brings honky tonk owner Cathy O’Dell and petro-geologist Travis Henry together. It is New Year’s Eve when Travis arrives in small town Mingus, Texas. When he enters the Honky Tonk it is just moments before midnight and the only single lady is Cathy. He strides across the room and wraps her in a midnight kiss. While unwelcomed, this is still just the beginning of it all!
Local oilman Amos has set up an exploratory camp on his property that abuts the Honky Tonk. This is where Travis and the crew will be living and working, Travis in the main trailer set up to also house the office. When the company bookkeeper is injured in an accident, Amos makes Cathy an offer to run his office but only during the hours noon til 5:00. Travis sweetens the deal by promising to help behind the bar on Friday and Saturday nights. Cathy has extensive experience operating an oil company, but that time brings with it scars and nightmares.
As Cathy and Travis work together they become closer, yin and yang, and when Cathy is kidnapped and placed in terrible circumstances it is Travis that she calls with the last few moments of her battery.
This is a delightful story, well woven, great characters, and the tension between main characters is par none. I very much enjoyed this book and I wholeheartedly recommend it!
Local oilman Amos has set up an exploratory camp on his property that abuts the Honky Tonk. This is where Travis and the crew will be living and working, Travis in the main trailer set up to also house the office. When the company bookkeeper is injured in an accident, Amos makes Cathy an offer to run his office but only during the hours noon til 5:00. Travis sweetens the deal by promising to help behind the bar on Friday and Saturday nights. Cathy has extensive experience operating an oil company, but that time brings with it scars and nightmares.
As Cathy and Travis work together they become closer, yin and yang, and when Cathy is kidnapped and placed in terrible circumstances it is Travis that she calls with the last few moments of her battery.
This is a delightful story, well woven, great characters, and the tension between main characters is par none. I very much enjoyed this book and I wholeheartedly recommend it!
August 28, 2011
Cathy O’Dell runs the Honky Tonk bar on the outskirts of town. She’s been beaten down by a man before, so her disposition towards the opposite is anything but friendly. That was until Travis Henry storms into town with his crew digging for oil in the lot next to her bar. She breaks every personal wall she’s set up around herself to let Travis in. The bad news is that his job is only temporary...once he’s done he’ll be moving on to the next job in Alaska. Cathy has to decide which one she wants to let go...the Honky Tonk or Travis?
It’s very troubling when you read a story and cannot connect with the characters. You cannot follow their perspective, their reasoning for their actions or their disposition. Cathy was truly a pill in the beginning. She seemed very selfish and so crude that is became hard to warm up to her as a possible romantic prospect for Travis. Travis, the man who was so odd he would be awkward in one scene yet confident and seductive in another. It was utterly baffling. Is he a confident cowboy or a shy nerd who would blush at the thought or mention of the heroine?
Truly, not much happens in the first two hundred pages and the book moves incredible slow. It deals with many conversations and introducing this overwhelming cast of characters. For example, a whole chapter is wasted when we are introduced to each man on the oil rig as they each arrive to find each one asking the same questions 'Where do I sign in?' 'Where's the closest bar?' 'Any live bands?' Each time the questions are asked and answered only to see one of those characters reappear in the remainder of the story. The rest we never hear of again.
The chemistry between the hero and the heroine is weak. Cathy’s cranky personality constantly left you wondering if she really was the kind of person that could be changed by the love of this man. About 200 pages in something dramatic and suspenseful happens only to be resolved forty or fifty pages later. Then we turn back to the pace set in the beginning of the novel. This episode was very traumatic and it’s almost treated as a ‘bump in the road’ and something the characters can easily move over. It’s a troubling approach to the situation rather than adding intrigue to the novel.
It wasn’t totally plot driven and it wasn’t totally character driven. This story and series follows the Honky Tonk bar, more than anything else. I have not read the first novel ‘I Love This Bar’ which may or may not have affected my opinion of this book. It is a very light read that could be very enjoyable for some. I usually like to have a little more emotional involvement with my characters and storyline and I just did not feel it with this novel.
Overall Rating: 2/5
Heat Level: 2/5
Lisa @ Once Upon A Chapter
It’s very troubling when you read a story and cannot connect with the characters. You cannot follow their perspective, their reasoning for their actions or their disposition. Cathy was truly a pill in the beginning. She seemed very selfish and so crude that is became hard to warm up to her as a possible romantic prospect for Travis. Travis, the man who was so odd he would be awkward in one scene yet confident and seductive in another. It was utterly baffling. Is he a confident cowboy or a shy nerd who would blush at the thought or mention of the heroine?
Truly, not much happens in the first two hundred pages and the book moves incredible slow. It deals with many conversations and introducing this overwhelming cast of characters. For example, a whole chapter is wasted when we are introduced to each man on the oil rig as they each arrive to find each one asking the same questions 'Where do I sign in?' 'Where's the closest bar?' 'Any live bands?' Each time the questions are asked and answered only to see one of those characters reappear in the remainder of the story. The rest we never hear of again.
The chemistry between the hero and the heroine is weak. Cathy’s cranky personality constantly left you wondering if she really was the kind of person that could be changed by the love of this man. About 200 pages in something dramatic and suspenseful happens only to be resolved forty or fifty pages later. Then we turn back to the pace set in the beginning of the novel. This episode was very traumatic and it’s almost treated as a ‘bump in the road’ and something the characters can easily move over. It’s a troubling approach to the situation rather than adding intrigue to the novel.
It wasn’t totally plot driven and it wasn’t totally character driven. This story and series follows the Honky Tonk bar, more than anything else. I have not read the first novel ‘I Love This Bar’ which may or may not have affected my opinion of this book. It is a very light read that could be very enjoyable for some. I usually like to have a little more emotional involvement with my characters and storyline and I just did not feel it with this novel.
Overall Rating: 2/5
Heat Level: 2/5
Lisa @ Once Upon A Chapter
August 14, 2010
Finally read a western and I enjoyed the ride. I had forgotten how much I enjoy contemporary romance.
This one is part of the Honky Tonk series, but they can be read as stand alone novels. So fear not people with OCD reading out of order issues. I did fine it was a new couple, a new start, but the same bar. But this is book 2, and there is a new owner of the Honky Tonk bar.
Cathy is running the place when handsome Travis Henry walks in. Sparks fly, but he is only there for a short period of time before moving on. She is not ready to fall for a guy, but who can say no to the electricity in the air.
Cathy was strong, and she had no trouble speaking her mind. She was a redneck woman and proud of it, and she loved her bar. She had also been hurt bad by a guy, and has trust issues. But she does lust after Travis. Oh yes Travis, handsome as the devil, but a total nerd who loves rock and wears glasses, oh and he is a cowboy too of course. Be still my heart. He wanted her, and he kept coming back.
This was a sweet romance book with a passion building up between these two. They didn't jump right on it, but it took some time. First they become friends, then something more. There is also a bunch of other characters, all with charm, and the next heroine is being introduced, and I am sure she is gonna have one good book too.
I may not have known any of the songs mentioned, or anything about oil, or line dancing, but who cares, cos this book was sweet, and it made me want to walk into a western bar and have a look for myself what the deal was.
This one is part of the Honky Tonk series, but they can be read as stand alone novels. So fear not people with OCD reading out of order issues. I did fine it was a new couple, a new start, but the same bar. But this is book 2, and there is a new owner of the Honky Tonk bar.
Cathy is running the place when handsome Travis Henry walks in. Sparks fly, but he is only there for a short period of time before moving on. She is not ready to fall for a guy, but who can say no to the electricity in the air.
Cathy was strong, and she had no trouble speaking her mind. She was a redneck woman and proud of it, and she loved her bar. She had also been hurt bad by a guy, and has trust issues. But she does lust after Travis. Oh yes Travis, handsome as the devil, but a total nerd who loves rock and wears glasses, oh and he is a cowboy too of course. Be still my heart. He wanted her, and he kept coming back.
This was a sweet romance book with a passion building up between these two. They didn't jump right on it, but it took some time. First they become friends, then something more. There is also a bunch of other characters, all with charm, and the next heroine is being introduced, and I am sure she is gonna have one good book too.
I may not have known any of the songs mentioned, or anything about oil, or line dancing, but who cares, cos this book was sweet, and it made me want to walk into a western bar and have a look for myself what the deal was.
June 2, 2013
I have not read a Carolyn Brown book yet that I haven't loved. Hell, Yeah is no exception!!
Cathy O'Dell inherited the Honky Tonk bar from her sister Daisy in I LOVE THIS BAR (Book 1 in the series). Now, she's enjoying her life, working the bar. But when a tall handsome stranger struts into the bar on New Year's Eve and kisses her at midnight, the sparks fly.
Travis Henry is rich and good looking. He travels all over unearthing oil wells, then once the job is completed, he moves on. What he didn't anticipate was falling for a blonde bombshell bartender.
Cathy and Travis become really close, but Cathy doesn't want to give up her bar to move around and Travis can't live in one place and do his job. Someone is going to have to compromise or they will have to go their own ways... and no one wants to hear the Honky Tonk jukebox singing Good Morning Heartache.
I loved revisiting the Honky Tonk and it's cast of eccentric characters drinking beer out of quart jars. Carolyn Brown spins a story like no other, making the characters believable and real. The chemistry between Travis and Cathy simple sizzles and the cast of characters within the bar is exciting and original and a pure pleasure to read. I can't wait for the next book in the series, My Give A Damn's Busted - coming in October. Cowboys, country tunes, and love - perfect for a summer afternoon.
Cathy O'Dell inherited the Honky Tonk bar from her sister Daisy in I LOVE THIS BAR (Book 1 in the series). Now, she's enjoying her life, working the bar. But when a tall handsome stranger struts into the bar on New Year's Eve and kisses her at midnight, the sparks fly.
Travis Henry is rich and good looking. He travels all over unearthing oil wells, then once the job is completed, he moves on. What he didn't anticipate was falling for a blonde bombshell bartender.
Cathy and Travis become really close, but Cathy doesn't want to give up her bar to move around and Travis can't live in one place and do his job. Someone is going to have to compromise or they will have to go their own ways... and no one wants to hear the Honky Tonk jukebox singing Good Morning Heartache.
I loved revisiting the Honky Tonk and it's cast of eccentric characters drinking beer out of quart jars. Carolyn Brown spins a story like no other, making the characters believable and real. The chemistry between Travis and Cathy simple sizzles and the cast of characters within the bar is exciting and original and a pure pleasure to read. I can't wait for the next book in the series, My Give A Damn's Busted - coming in October. Cowboys, country tunes, and love - perfect for a summer afternoon.
January 14, 2017
This is the second book in The Honk Tonk series. I loved this book! Carolyn Brown has a way of drawing you in and making you feel like you're a part of the book. The Honky Tonk is a bar in a small town in Texas. That is where the owner, Cathy O'Deell first meets the ever sexy Travis Henry! Their relationship starts off with a hot New Year's eve kiss! Travis is in town to unearth oil wells. Cathy doesn't want to get involved because she knows that Travis is only in town for a few months. But, severe weather, a deal that turns into working together and a kidnapping brings them closer than they ever wanted! This book had me laughing, crying and cheering the whole way through!
January 11, 2016
At the risk of repeating my earlier review this book was boring me to death. It was stereotypically country without actually feeling accurate. I'll be honest I put this book down for over a week because it wasn't holding my interests and only made it a few more pages in before quitting. There were too many names thrown at me and I didn't particularly care for the MCs. Especially the heroine who was an endless. "I hate men... But he's so hot." pick I side and stick with it doing otherwise just leaves me annoyed with literary whiplash. Dnf
sampled-decided-no
August 28, 2015I downloaded a sample from Amazon and it would seem that the average rating for this book dropped before I got around to reading it yesterday. Basically in the first 20 or so pages (including the fluff in the beginning and title page)we have people asking for and/or drinking Coors at least three times.
Too much Gretchen Peters, y'all, Arkansas and redneck for me.
Too much Gretchen Peters, y'all, Arkansas and redneck for me.
November 4, 2022
This book is so slow. There were no steamy romance scenes (basically pressed fast forward past all the good stuff), predictable ending, I wasn’t a fan of the constant name dropping of songs. A lot of conversational dialog that was hard to keep up with and who was saying it. I usually finish my books in a day or two but this one took me over a week.
January 31, 2020
Cathy O'Dell is the owner of a beer joint called the Honky Tonk. The customers, some are friends, come for the classic country music played on a jukebox, a game of pool and an ice cold drink or two. Cathy feels like she has finally found home in Mingus, TX and with her last disaster of a relationship behind her she has swore off men. And then on New Year's Eve night a handsome stranger crosses the room and plants a hard, passionate kiss on her. Hell, Yeah!
Travis Henry, Petroleum Engineer, is handsome and rich and takes joy in traveling the country finding oil and then moving on to the next town. The tall, blue-eyed gal has him tempted to clip his wings, he has her tempted to uproot and go on the road with him.
While working together they find themselves becoming best friends and that leading into more. The lovers are both stubborn and so a game of tug-of-war with their hearts ensues. Which one will fall cross the line first into happily ever after?
Travis Henry, Petroleum Engineer, is handsome and rich and takes joy in traveling the country finding oil and then moving on to the next town. The tall, blue-eyed gal has him tempted to clip his wings, he has her tempted to uproot and go on the road with him.
While working together they find themselves becoming best friends and that leading into more. The lovers are both stubborn and so a game of tug-of-war with their hearts ensues. Which one will fall cross the line first into happily ever after?
June 2, 2020
Y'all know me - I'm a sucker for a good cowboy romance to chance the pace of what I've been reading. This one was alright. The main character, Cathy O'Dell has had her share of crappy experiences in life and in love. Travis Henry - oil engineer looks like be belongs on a ranch or in a commercial for Wrangler jeans. Hot and cold they dance around their sparks for most of the book, 2/3 of the way through it things get better.
HEAVY on the country music references, a little overkill there. Cathy owns the Honky Tonk so maybe that was on purpose, but after a while it got old that every single scene mentioned a song, or lyrics, or related to the music in some way. Even when they weren't in the Honky Tonk. Maybe if you're not a country music fan, this works to share the feelings behind the music, but as one that listens to country music daily - it just got old.
Good story, though, just wasn't crazy about some of the smaller details.
HEAVY on the country music references, a little overkill there. Cathy owns the Honky Tonk so maybe that was on purpose, but after a while it got old that every single scene mentioned a song, or lyrics, or related to the music in some way. Even when they weren't in the Honky Tonk. Maybe if you're not a country music fan, this works to share the feelings behind the music, but as one that listens to country music daily - it just got old.
Good story, though, just wasn't crazy about some of the smaller details.
April 29, 2023
This was an enjoyable, light read. I love how our main character was a strong and independent lady, but I was a bit confused on how quickly the MC and her love interest went from enemies to lovers. I was also hoping for a bit more development on the reasoning as to the ending, because I didn't think MC would leave her bar so easily after insisting throughout the whole novel that she would never leave. It would've been nice to see her character develop and realize that she doesn't have to stay in one place her whole life, or that she could run a bar in a different town. That said, I did like how the love interest looked after the main lady and didn't think twice about going to help her when she needed it. I love that he fully stocked a freezer with ice cream for her. I do truly think that the MC and love interest will be happy together. :)
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March 18, 2020
Couldn't finish this one. I tried giving it a chance after I disliked #1 but Cathy was even worse than Daisy. I get the whole "imma be a b*tch to him because I like him" concept but it was redundant and immature. I mean, the poor guy was frozen and she told him to sleep on the floor in the Honky Tonk. Even after he apologized for kissing her, she was still hateful to him. Just like the first book, the supporting characters were better than the leads. Although it was really bogus of Amos to not give her a heads up about the drilling. I mean drilling for oil right outside her home and business is a big deal.
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September 13, 2017
Hell Yeah by Carolyn Brown is the second book in the Honky Tonk series. Each book can be read as a standalone. This is Cathy and Travis story. She is now the owner of the Honky Tonk Bar and Travis is an engiineer for Amos in the oil industry. Right off the sparks fly between these two but it is anything but a smooth road to their happy ever after. I loved every minute of this book and was sad for it to end. You just need to read it....
March 19, 2020
This had the same homey atmosphere as the first book. Cathy was strong and capable, while Travis was kind and sweet. He was a wanderer and worked with oil, while Cathy owned the Honky Tonk. Watching them both overcome what they thought they wanted just to be together was interesting. They were a bit slow on the uptake, but I enjoyed their romance overall. The suspense subplot was well-done, too. I'm looking forward to Larissa's story. I think I may have found a new author to like.
October 12, 2020
This one in the series had so many implausibilities that I had a hard time staying focused. The main character's solution to handling her ex-boyfriend's and his kinfolks' criminal attempt to get her back to him left me really angry.
And according to the author, it's an 8 hour flight from Portland, OR to Anchorage. Huh? I checked and it's less than 4 hours.
While this is purely escapist reading, I still want it to be within the realms of reality.
And according to the author, it's an 8 hour flight from Portland, OR to Anchorage. Huh? I checked and it's less than 4 hours.
While this is purely escapist reading, I still want it to be within the realms of reality.
March 15, 2021
Hell, yeah by Carolyn Brown
Me. Brown writes down to earth novels that often bring tears to the eyes of her readers. Hell yeah had its moments for me, but it lacked Ms. Brown’s usual glimpses of small town life and its people. For me there was too much Honky Tonk, rough men and cursing, but it was overall a good novel that is sure to please her readers. Reviewed by Heide Katros, Winter Haven News, Florida
Me. Brown writes down to earth novels that often bring tears to the eyes of her readers. Hell yeah had its moments for me, but it lacked Ms. Brown’s usual glimpses of small town life and its people. For me there was too much Honky Tonk, rough men and cursing, but it was overall a good novel that is sure to please her readers. Reviewed by Heide Katros, Winter Haven News, Florida
July 9, 2023
Dnf at page 39. He kisses her without her consent, doesn't speak to her after aside from ordering drinks, then tells her thanks for the kiss as he is leaving and is rude when she tells him he's not welcome and not to do it again. Ummm no that's not a good guy. Too many characters are introduced in too short a time, the conversations are random and disjointed, it just rambles. Life is too short to read crappy books.
July 20, 2023
The bar owner and the oilman go together like peanut butter and jelly, smooth and creamily delicious.
Quite a cast of characters who never ceased to be entertaining and worked well as background performers in this fun contemporary romance.
Now am going back to the Honky Tonk one last time for Larissas turn.
Quite a cast of characters who never ceased to be entertaining and worked well as background performers in this fun contemporary romance.
Now am going back to the Honky Tonk one last time for Larissas turn.
May 26, 2018
Love this author!
I love these books! Carolyn Brown's characters come alive in her stories. I love her references to country songs that I known and love! They are funny and well written. I love that the characters carry over to her other books. Really a good read!
I love these books! Carolyn Brown's characters come alive in her stories. I love her references to country songs that I known and love! They are funny and well written. I love that the characters carry over to her other books. Really a good read!
July 12, 2021
This is the second in Brown's Honky Tonk series. It's not quite as amusing as the first, but I love the characters and the Honky Tonk setting is great! Carolyn Brown's stories are a good way to get through this depressing Covid pandemic! They always put a smile on my face.
October 9, 2021
I was hoping this one was going to be along the same lines as the last Carolyn Brown and I found myself struggling to stay engaged. The same bar, different characters and a storyline.. but it wasn’t my cup of tea. Still going to try another one of her books but this one was not my favorite..
April 18, 2022
Another great one
Love,love this story and cant wait to read the next one. Another beautiful love story. Great job love your books Mrs .Brown . Thanks for bringing joy in your readers lives especially mine.
Love,love this story and cant wait to read the next one. Another beautiful love story. Great job love your books Mrs .Brown . Thanks for bringing joy in your readers lives especially mine.
January 11, 2023
Like I said on the last two series that I read of Carolyn Brown's books was that I quite liked them. I was excited to start another series that is set in another small town TX and is full cowboys. I read the entire series and was quite happy with these quick easy romances.
January 15, 2023
2nd in series as good as the first.
Admittedly I love bars, so having the setting in a bar suits me perfectly. New characters keep things interesting but you still get to visit old friends.
Admittedly I love bars, so having the setting in a bar suits me perfectly. New characters keep things interesting but you still get to visit old friends.
January 1, 2024
This was a super, cute western romance book. There was definitely a time in the middle of the book where things happened unexpectedly, which made it more interesting. The ending was expected but it happened in a cute way. This was a really good book, I’m so glad I found it.
October 3, 2017
this was actually better than book one! enough so that I'm considering getting the next book.
February 1, 2018
It was a cute story but I got sick of the constant I’m a red neck woman comments.
February 6, 2019
I tried and tried but couldn’t connect to any of the characters. DNF
November 8, 2019
Love this series
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