BOOK INFORMATION
TITLE – Body Language
SERIES – The Boot Knockers
Ranch #2
AUTHOR – Em Petrova
GENRE – contemporary western erotic romance
PUBLICATION DATE – sept 9,
2014
LENGTH (Pages/# Words) – 44,000
words
PUBLISHER – Samhain Publishing
BOOK SUMMARY
There
are no words for desire this hot…but he’ll sure try to find them.
The
Boot Knockers Ranch, Book 2
If
there’s one thing that Damian Vince can do well, it’s read women. With his
trademark wink and sexy drawl, he’s the most wanted cowboy on the Boot Knockers
Ranch, a spa where sexually challenged women come to get charmed out of their
uptight panties.
He’s
also the ranch’s bad boy—he hates to admit he’s had his mug-shot taken more
than once. But now he’s on the right path, ranching and fulfilling women’s
desires.
Prim
grade-school teacher Ruthie Johansson prays Damian will be able to fix her
strict upbringing that’s left her leery of men and intercourse, though her body
aches for both. Once she sets eyes on the muscular, auburn-haired Damian, she
throbs only for him.
As
they get skin to skin, her instinct touches something Damian’s been struggling
to hide from his fellow Boot Knockers. A secret he’s spent a lifetime keeping
buried beneath bar brawls and a bad attitude. But with Ruthie’s gentle coaxing,
he just might give overcoming it another try—as long as they do their homework
in bed.
Warning: Contains a bad boy with a vulnerable underside, a squeaky
clean woman who wants to get dirty, and a secret shame only love and compassion
can heal. Prepare to drool while he parses her sentences…one sexy verb at a
time.
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EXCERPT
Ruthie clasped her
hands and fought to keep from wringing them. The backstage area was alive with
chatter. Excited giggles echoed around her as she waited for the cowboys.
She looked at the
other women. They were as diverse as the cowboys on the brochure. Women with
every shade of hair and body type huddled together, some talking quietly about
what to expect.
With a knot of nausea
in her throat, Ruthie didn’t feel like speaking. Besides, when she stepped onto
the stage, she would be alone. No one could save her from what she’d chosen to
do.
Isabel, the stage
manager, buzzed between girls, dashing notes on her clipboard. “You’re up
third, Ruthie.”
Nodding, she battled
the urge to bolt for the door. Boarding the jet to Texas had given her the
illusion she was going on a nice vacation. But once she’d arrived at the ranch
and been taken into a private screening room to choose from a selection of cowboys,
her real purpose hit hard.
She’d come to find
the most sexual pleasure she’d ever known, which would be easy considering she
hadn’t found it with her former lovers.
Images of the five
cowboys she’d selected revolved through her mind. They were in the audience
right now. In a few minutes she’d step onto the stage and they’d fight over who
would win her.
She dragged in a
wavering gasp just as Isabel announced the first contestant was to take the
stage.
Holding her breath
with the rest of the women, Ruthie watched from the sidelines as a tall girl
with a pretty face and dishwater-blonde hair stood before the cowboys.
Ruthie’s mind
clouded, and she stared at her simple, flat leather sandals. How had she gotten
here? From the third-grade classroom to a sex club. Her face burned.
By the time she
lifted her gaze again, the first woman was coming offstage.
With a cowboy.
Ruthie felt her jaw
drop as she came face-to-face with the dashing, muscled man in worn denim,
boots and hat. His shirt was blue plaid, sleeves rolled to his elbows,
displaying a tattoo of a rodeo belt buckle on his forearm.
“Take good care of
her, Elliot,” Isabel said with a grin.
He tipped his hat at
Isabel and hooked the woman’s arm more securely over his. He led her through the
throng of women and out the side door.
Oh my God. Oh my God.
Ruthie gasped for
breath when contestant number two took the stage. She wore ill-fitting clothes
that disguised her body. When she took her place in the spotlight, she smiled,
and her whole appearance transformed.
“I wish we could hear
what they’re saying,” someone beside Ruthie whispered.
Me too. What
should she expect? More Q&A? How would she ever keep her knees from
knocking when faced with all that testosterone?
“Get ready, Ruthie.
It’s almost your turn.”
The knot in her belly
pulled tight, and she was pretty sure she knew what expression she wore. In the
classroom, it was one she’d come to recognize early—right before the cleanup.
Contestant number two
came off stage, grinning like Miss America and guided by a tanned hunk with his
hand on the small of her back.
Ruthie shivered, more
aware of herself than ever before. Within minutes she’d be that girl, and she’d
have some cowboy’s hand on her.
All OVER me with any luck.
“Ruthie, you’re on!”
Sucking in a deep
breath, she stepped onto the stage. Her sandals were almost noiseless on the
polished floor. As soon as she stepped into the spotlight, she broke out in a
sweat. Her watermelon-colored cotton sundress clung to her damp skin, and she
squeezed her fingers together until her knuckles popped.
Her heart throbbed
heavily in her ears. Through the glare of lights, she could just make out the
line of cowboys. They sat in plush leather chairs with red buttons before them.
Oh my God, I’ve landed on a game show. And I’m the prize.
CAT'S REVIEW
"Body Language" by Em Petrova. What else can I say but Hot! Hot! Hot! Ruthie had a very strict upbringing by very religious parents. Damien was a bad boy with secrets. Ruthie heads to Boot Knocker Ranch - where women go to overcome their sexual inhibitions! Damien's a kind, caring soul that loves to make women feel good about themselves - he is totally blown away by Ruthie. She struggles with being there, due to her upbringing, alternating between guilt and overwhelming joy. Yes, there are many sex scenes in this book. But I felt Ms. Petrova did an excellent job of balancing it out between fully detailed to just enough to let your imagination take over. I enjoyed the blossoming love between the two - it was sweet and true. If you're looking for a fairly quick read that will have you turning on the fans - this is the one for you!
This is book 2 of the series but can certainly be easily read as a standalone.
★★★★★
EM PETROVA'S TOP TEN
WESTERN MOVIES
1. TOMBSTONE
2. BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
3. TRUE GRIT
4. BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID
5. THE LONE RANGER
6. AMERICAN OUTLAWS
7. UNFORGIVEN
8. BLAZING SADDLES
9. LEGENDS OF THE FALL
10. LONESOME DOVE
AUTHOR'S BIO
Em Petrova lives in Backwoods,
Pennsylvania, where she raises 4 kids and a Labradoodle named Daisy Hasselhoff.
Her heroes are hardworking heroes--in bed and out--and she is known for
panty-scorching erotic romance.
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