Saddle Up

A Gay Cowboy Romance

De: A.M. Arthur

Narrado por: Greg Boudreaux

Reyes Caldero keeps his past buried deep and his emotions buried deeper. But what he doesn’t say, he always makes up for with his actions. When the hot chef he once saved from an abusive ex turns up at Clean Slate Ranch, the quiet cowboy is happy to act on their sizzling chemistry, even if he’s not ready to share his secrets - or his heart.

Miles Arlington needs to get the hell out of San Francisco, and heading north for a job near Clean Slate Ranch seems like just the thing. It doesn’t hurt that his secret crush/one-time rescuer happens to work at the ranch. Miles has never been one for the outdoors, but the super-hot Reyes has him ready to saddle up.

Reyes is happy to keep things casual, even though his heart has other ideas. And when Miles is forced to confront his past again, Reyes and Miles will have to put all their trust in each other if they want any chance at building a future together.

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This audiobook is approximately 86,000 words.

Carina Press acknowledges the editorial services of Alissa Davis.

©2018 A.M. Arthur (P)2018 Harlequin Enterprises, Limited

My favorite of the series

This has been sitting on my Kindle for a while. Honestly, after the last book I was a little nervous about reading it. This has not been my favorite series by this author…and I’ve been surprised by that because I’m a big fan of hers. But with Greg Boudreaux performing, I decided to listen to the story and I’m glad I did. This book felt more like a typical A.M. Arthur story and I’m glad for it.

I like the friends-to-lovers angle taken with these two because neither of them needed to rush into anything. Their romance was more believable with the slow build. The story was a bit predictable but it didn’t detract from the story.

There is quite a bit of angst with Miles’ ex continuing to stalk and pursue him. Reyes’ past was shocking but thankfully these guys get their HEA.

Mack and Wes as well as Colt and Avery continue to be big players in this book. We get some hints about a posible future character which I would stick around for if we get another book in the series.

As always, Mr. Boudreaux’s performance was perfection.

I LOVE THIS SERIES!!!!!!!!!!

This series just keeps getting better. I hope that there will be more book stories in the future. At the very least we need weddings!! I am so glad we finally got Miles story. I knew something bad happened but I didn’t quite go in my mind where the story went. I am so glad that Dallas is going to get what’s coming to him. I’m hoping he’s going to be someone’s little b**** in prison. When happen with Reyes in his younger days was so heartbreaking. I can understand why he did what he did, he was in an impossible situation. These two real helped with the healing of each other. I’m so glad that the ghost town is turning into an amazing attraction and if it was a real place, I would most definitely be spending time there, as well as the ranch. I don’t know what’s up with Mack’s dad and the real reason he showed up, but I think there might be a story there. There are other things that happened in the story that happened but I can’t tell you about as it would spoil it for you. So, if you have read the other stories in this series, you need to pick this one up as soon as it’s available.

Good Read, thanks for the relaxation.

I liked this book, the emotional development and progression of the characters. The story was believable and enjoyable, I will listen to this author again. I really appreciated the way the survivors of abuse were treated in this book, it is very important to represent abuse properly and accurately Thank You.

Perfect ending to this series

Reyes and Miles are beautifully flawed. Greg is an epic narrator. Love the truth of this book, in relation to love, loss, and life in general. Thanks A.M. Arthur

it is so good

I love this series it is so worth it you will not be disappointed it is in tennis but s good!

Another great story!

Such a great exploration of love trauma and growth. The author does a good job of making the characters real. The part where a doctor told a character they could ride horses again, but just at a walk for now is something that I have been told so I really appreciate those details.

all the stars

I loved everything I love the story I love the narrator couldn't wait to get back to it when I got pulled away from it just all the Stars

Reyes & Miles' Story, GB is Wonderful!

When I grabbed Lucky Break off Netgalley last month I read it before I read Saddle Up. It wasn't that hard to keep up, but missing all the details about setting up the ghost town and the introduction of Shawn's character had me feeling a bit lost.

The books in AM Arthur's Clean Slate Ranch series really do build upon each other, and the characters from earlier books spend a fair bit of time in this one... I'm just saying: read them in order if you can.

So I am glad I got Reyes and Miles' story. I thought Miles was an interesting character way back from Wes' sister's wedding party, and Arthur does a great job with the past abuse issues Miles suffers from. Reyes has a terrific story as well, and the plot of Saddle Up is very well done.

As with the first two books in this series, I enjoyed it in audiobook form. The always incredible Greg Boudreaux turns in a marvelous performance, and he really does add an extra special layer to this series.

enjoyed it

Would I listen to it again: yes ✔
Did the story keep me engaged: yes ✔
Was I invested in the characters: yes ✔

📖 Story comment: Easy pace, interesting characters and slow build romance. I liked that Reyes was respectful of Miles feelings, and that there was more story than se*y times.

🎧 Narrator comment: I love Greg Boudreaux as a narrator. Every book he narrates is a master performance. He has a good range of characters so its easy to distinguish them from each other and has a way of subtly altering his tone so it's easy to distinguish a characters inner monologue from the standard dialog which is a real skill for a narrator. He has good cadence, inflections and intonations and he really knows how to bring characters and their story to life.

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📌 Where does it fall on my personal scale? 7
• 1 not my thing • 2 didn't like the narration • 3 didn't keep my attention • 4 was good, but once was enough • 5 enjoyed it • 6 will listen again if i'm in the mood for the narrator • 7 goes on the "re-listen" list • 8 kept me up past bed-time • 9 recommended to family/friends • 10 own it in multiple formats • 11 keep a copy with me at all times
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Very emotional story

This story was so emotional it really hit me hard to listen to the heartbreaking history these men had and the reasons they didn’t believe they deserved to be loved and the way Miles just couldn’t accept he needed his friends help or that he deserved help and Reyes backstory broke my heart I mean what can a scares 16 year old do when faced with that level of hate and violence this was a truly great addition to the series and look forward to continuing the journey of all the amazing characters and also narrator Greg Baudreaux is one of my favorite narrators amazing