Narration by Sebastian York & Emma Wilder
Chestnut Springs, Book 1
From the author:
The rules were simple. Keep my hands off his daughter and stay out of trouble.
But now I’m stuck with her. There’s only one bed. And well, rules are made to be broken.
I’m the face of professional bull riding—the golden boy. Or at least I was, until it all blew up in my face. Now my agent says I have to clean up my image, so I’m stuck with his ball-busting daughter for the rest of the season as my “full-time supervision.”
But I don’t need a goddamn babysitter, especially one with skin-tight jeans, a sexy smirk, and a mouth she can’t stop running.
A mouth I can’t stop thinking about.
Because Summer isn’t just another conquest. She sees the man behind the mask, and she doesn’t run—she pulls me closer, even when she shouldn’t.
She says this means nothing.
I say this means everything.
She says there are boundaries we shouldn’t cross. That my reputation can’t take any more hits—and neither can her damaged heart.
I say I’m going to steal it anyway.
This is a small town, forced proximity, enemies-to-lovers (sort of) cowboy romance with lots of banter and sex. I really liked all the secondary characters as well, so I’m looking forward to the rest of this series.
Summer Hamilton has been assigned to basically babysit Rhett Eaton, a professional bull rider. Her father, Kip, is Rhett’s agent, and Rhett has pissed off a number of sponsors with his big mouth. Summer’s job is to help him keep his mouth shut and try to rehabilitate his reputation. An agent earns a percentage of their client’s earnings, so if the client isn’t earning, neither is the agent.
Summer and Rhett have instant chemistry, but she is firmly grounded in her job and takes it seriously. On the other hand, while Rhett knows he’s screwed up, he is wildly attracted to Summer, despite their forced relationship. Rhett is basically in lust with Summer from the get go, and it takes her a little while to catch up. Love soon follows, of course.
This was a fun read with a lot of sex, so if that isn’t fun for you, probably skip this series. For me, the character development more than made up for all the bedroom antics and did help propel the story forward. The narrators did a good job, as usual. To be honest, it always surprises me when a self-published author can offer such a professionally rendered audiobook. The quality of the production is as good as anything from the major publishers. Looking forward to book 2, Heartless.
4/2026 Stacy Alesi, AKA the BookBitch
FLAWLESS by Elsie Silver. Narrators: Sebastian York & Emma Wilder. Self-published. (December 14, 2022). ASIN: B0BQ1FX4CC. Listening Length: 9 hours and 44 minutes.
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