Hard Ride

Clean Slate Ranch, Book 5

By: A. M. Arthur

Narrated by: Greg Boudreaux

Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins

Publisher's summary

“An unputdownable, super sexy read with lots of personality and tons of heart.” (All About Romance)

Welcome to Clean Slate Ranch: Home of tight jeans, cowboy boots and rough trails. For some men, it’s a fantasy come true.

Five Weddings and a Fake Boyfriend

City slicker Derrick Massey has always had a thing for cowboys. So a roll in the hay with Kendall “Slater” Stamos during a rustic weekend wedding is more than A-OK. But when Slater’s forced to hang up his saddle for the season, Derrick surprises even himself with his proposition: be my fake boyfriend and get my family off my back about finding a permanent partner.

Though unexpected, the arrangement is a win-win. Derrick gets a plus-one for a slew of summer weddings and Slater gets a place to stay while he recuperates…with lots of casual fun in between. Which is just how the sexy cowboy likes it: casual. Yet it’s obvious the chemistry between them is anything but.

With the countdown to their “breakup” on, the more time the two men spend together. And the more it becomes clear that what they have could be real, if only they let it be.

Clean Slate Ranch:

Book 1: Wild Trail
Book 2: Roped In
Book 3: Saddle Up
Book 4: Lucky Break
Book 5: Hard Ride
Book 6: Right Move

©2020 A.M. Arthur (P)2020 Harlequin Enterprises, Limited

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: Good pace, interesting characters and delightful slow build romance. I'm happy Derrick found someone after losing Robin and I really enjoyed Slater's character - big tough cowboy with a soft gooey centre 😊.

🎧 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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so good

I have loved this series so much! this world is such a fun one.

Life can beautifully complicated

Once again invited to the clean slate family and submerged into camaraderie. Love a story that helps you get over past hurts. Awesomely complicated characters! Great job A.M. Arthur and Mr. Boudreaux narration is epic as always. ❤️

Sealed the Deal

I honestly had my doubts that A.M. Arthur would be able to keep up this series as she drifted from the original main characters, but this one sealed the deal for me. Truly a great series! can't wait to read about Levi and George. I hope we get to read about Hugo's story after theirs. This series truly reminds me of Queer as Folk, but with even more of a wholesome perspective which surprised me. Love this series. Keep them coming!!!

Need a Hugo Story

Love the whole series of books. Just Hugo needs a story. He's in just about every book but no background or anything on him.