Midnight Ride

Midnight Cowboys, Book 1

By: Cat Johnson

Narrated by: Rebecca Estrella

Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins

Publisher's summary

Oklahoma ranch hand Tyler Jenkins is too young, too sexy, and too damn wild to be tied down by any single woman for more than a few steamy hours. Widowed rancher Janie Smithwick is too busy paying off her debts to play rodeo with a reckless young cowboy like Tyler - no matter how hot he gets her. As a rule Janie should be dating a man her own age, like her handsome neighbor, Rohn - not the 24-year-old ranch hand he employs.

But once Tyler gets Janie alone - held tight in his arms, pressed against his hard-muscled body, burning with desire - the widow realizes that some rules, like broncos, are meant to be broken.

Contains mature themes.

©2015 Cat Johnson (P)2015 Tantor

Critic reviews

"With an entertaining cast of secondary characters, this tale will take [listeners] for an enjoyable ride." ( Publishers Weekly)

Great listen!

Loved it! looking forward to the next book. I enjoy series books, about different characters all mixed in.

Narrator sounds like Savik from Star Trek 3

Way to much inner dialogue. Narrator sounds like Savik from Star Trek 3. Don’t tell me what is happening. Show me.

This has the older woman and younger man theme.

Any additional comments?

It's not one of my favorite themes but it worked out alright for me.
at times I was bored and thought it was too wordy.

Marvelous story

I loved the narrator all through this book and enjoyed the entire thing. Great story.

Wrong narrator and too much inner dialogue

The narrator makes the story sound like a nature documentary.

Would have liked an epilogue with more future info. There’s probably info in the series but I can’t bring myself to listen to them bc if the narrator.

Oklahoma girl loves this Oklahoma cowboy

Great story with great heart. Story of ageless love no matter the numbers. Love the series!

Really loved each book written by this author!

I would estimate that I only review 5-10% of the stories I read/listen. The ones I review are usually tales I feel intense about whether it is dislike, objection, admiration, emotionally moving or just really enjoyed. All of this writer's publications have fallen in the last category for me.

I usually don't laugh while listening to narrations but the opening scene when Tyler leaves the bar is so well written that I could actually visualize the whole sequence (LMAO). Furthermore, I think she writes just the right temp of steam for me in her vanilla sex scenes. While I don't feel judgemental about anything consensual (as a health care provider who has worked in the ER and genetics, I think I have heard it all), I don't find kink stimulating to read for entertainment.

In conclusion, I like that her female characters are strong, vary in age, not a doormat, unashamed of their sexuality and do not have to always be virgins. Her male characters are usually so loveable because they are a mix of strong and vulnerable, respectful to other humans and animals and just basically good big hearted people. There is none of that knuckle-dragging, testosterone stench of the "alpha" male. I look forward to reading ALL of the works available by this writer.

Average read

ok story line. Moved along pretty slow and steady. No real Wow, factors in the storyline.

Awful narration

I’m sorry to say I couldn’t get past the first 10 minutes both times I tried. The narration is pretty off putting. The pauses are in all the wrong places. The tone & delivery are robotic.

Robots should not be narrators

I really wanted to listen to this audio book. I love the premise of the story. I could not get past the narration. I tried twice! The narrator sounds like a computer or robot. Not cowboy, not human. Bummer.