Book Review: Under This Cowgirl's Hat
Under This Cowgirl’s Hat by S.A. Clements (ed.)
Lesbian Book Reviews/Western, Lesbian Book Reviews/Anthology,
Lesbian Book Reviews/Erotica
TITLE: Under This Cowgirl's Hat AUTHOR: S.A. Clements
ISBN: 978-1-60370-164-8 PUBLISHER: Torquere Press
Five lesbian erotica stories with a western theme. Meet the ladies of Under This Cowgirl's Hat!
"Tea and Kisses" by CB Potts ~ When Iris' neighbor Randy decides to auction off his ranch, she decides to put a bid in on the place. Renee is the Randy's sister, and she figures Iris has ulterior motives. Iris is honest, but city girl Renee doesn't understand how country friendships work. Can Iris make Renee understand how good being neighborly can be?
"Reversible Cowgirls" by Shanna Germain ~ Stephanie has some problems with her love life. She's seeing a married woman, their relationship is going nowhere, and Stephanie needs to break it off. Then she meets Macie, the new veterinarian in town, who takes her by surprise with the heat they generate. Can Stephanie work through her problems and take Macie on full time?
"Bright Lights and Boob Jobs" by B.A. Tortuga ~ Maddie works in the city as an exotic dancer. She's missing her cowgirl ways and her family, but she's too proud to go home a failure. When her best friend Shannon shows up, Maddie's torn between what she thinks she needs to do to succeed, and what Shannon urges her to find in her life. Can love change her mind?
"From the Boots Up" by Andi Marquette ~ Meg isn't at all sure she wants to spend time with a reporter who wants to do a feature on her father's dude ranch. When she meets Gina and helps the other woman fix a spare, Meg hopes they'll cross each others' paths again. When Gina turns out to be the reporter she's expecting, Meg thinks maybe she was too hasty in her judgment about the press.
"The Good Life" by Jodi Payne ~ Ruby has come home to New Mexico for her father, who's in the hospital. She's been living her own life in the city, far away from cows and scrub brush. Caroline is a cowgirl with a lot of charm, but will Ruby be able to give everything up and stay at the ranch?
The novellas in this collection are full of story. The erotic parts are condiments on a meaty story with well-developed plots and characters. Even though this collection is classified as erotica, it provides so much more for the reader to enjoy.
These novellas are so realistic the reader will fall in love with the everyday women and not care that all the stories are realistic, present day, cowgirl rancher stories. For the readers who have read Green and Valencia's collection, they will find more wonderful western stories to get lost in. They will cherish these novellas for their in-depth characters and situations. These stories will make the readers want to throw away city life and get back to nature.
I highly recommend this collection for all readers who love westerns, erotica, and stories that'll make you feel at home. For the readers who aren't into erotica, I recommend you give this collection a chance because they transcend the erotica genre and will feed you a down home story with all the fixings.
Review by Ellen Tevault
Reprinted from Rainbow Reviews
Lesbian Book Reviews/Western, Lesbian Book Reviews/Anthology,
Lesbian Book Reviews/Erotica
TITLE: Under This Cowgirl's Hat AUTHOR: S.A. Clements
ISBN: 978-1-60370-164-8 PUBLISHER: Torquere Press
Five lesbian erotica stories with a western theme. Meet the ladies of Under This Cowgirl's Hat!
"Tea and Kisses" by CB Potts ~ When Iris' neighbor Randy decides to auction off his ranch, she decides to put a bid in on the place. Renee is the Randy's sister, and she figures Iris has ulterior motives. Iris is honest, but city girl Renee doesn't understand how country friendships work. Can Iris make Renee understand how good being neighborly can be?
"Reversible Cowgirls" by Shanna Germain ~ Stephanie has some problems with her love life. She's seeing a married woman, their relationship is going nowhere, and Stephanie needs to break it off. Then she meets Macie, the new veterinarian in town, who takes her by surprise with the heat they generate. Can Stephanie work through her problems and take Macie on full time?
"Bright Lights and Boob Jobs" by B.A. Tortuga ~ Maddie works in the city as an exotic dancer. She's missing her cowgirl ways and her family, but she's too proud to go home a failure. When her best friend Shannon shows up, Maddie's torn between what she thinks she needs to do to succeed, and what Shannon urges her to find in her life. Can love change her mind?
"From the Boots Up" by Andi Marquette ~ Meg isn't at all sure she wants to spend time with a reporter who wants to do a feature on her father's dude ranch. When she meets Gina and helps the other woman fix a spare, Meg hopes they'll cross each others' paths again. When Gina turns out to be the reporter she's expecting, Meg thinks maybe she was too hasty in her judgment about the press.
"The Good Life" by Jodi Payne ~ Ruby has come home to New Mexico for her father, who's in the hospital. She's been living her own life in the city, far away from cows and scrub brush. Caroline is a cowgirl with a lot of charm, but will Ruby be able to give everything up and stay at the ranch?
The novellas in this collection are full of story. The erotic parts are condiments on a meaty story with well-developed plots and characters. Even though this collection is classified as erotica, it provides so much more for the reader to enjoy.
These novellas are so realistic the reader will fall in love with the everyday women and not care that all the stories are realistic, present day, cowgirl rancher stories. For the readers who have read Green and Valencia's collection, they will find more wonderful western stories to get lost in. They will cherish these novellas for their in-depth characters and situations. These stories will make the readers want to throw away city life and get back to nature.
I highly recommend this collection for all readers who love westerns, erotica, and stories that'll make you feel at home. For the readers who aren't into erotica, I recommend you give this collection a chance because they transcend the erotica genre and will feed you a down home story with all the fixings.
Review by Ellen Tevault
Reprinted from Rainbow Reviews
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