Rocky Mountain Haven

Six Pack Ranch, Book 2

De: Vivian Arend

Narrado por: Tatiana Sokolov

Beth Danube has one goal—build a safe new life for her three boys and never depend on a man again. After years in a toxic marriage, love isn’t on the table. Neither is trust. But when a night out ends with a smoldering encounter with Daniel Coleman, the quiet cowboy with rough hands and kind eyes, something long dormant wakes up.

Daniel’s used to keeping his desires in check, but Beth makes him want more—more honesty, more connection, more heat than he’s felt in years. What starts as a no-strings, friends-with-benefits arrangement soon becomes something deeper. And when her past threatens to destroy the peace she’s found, Daniel’s the only man strong enough to stand beside her.

A small-town, single-mom, healing romance with a protective cowboy, slow-burn heat that turns molten, and a heroine rediscovering her strength—and her pleasure.

©2012 Vivian Arend (P)2023 Vivian Arend

Dirty with Teacher

My heart broke for Beth Danube and her boys so many times. Sadly, only one of her secrets surprised me. And I mean sad, in the fact that I was on the money and they weren't happy secrets, not because they were predictable. They were very believable and a reality for too many.

Domestic abuse is never an easy subject, but I think it was handled well, with the actual events being offscreen. There were several references to the past events, but we were spared the details. I shed many a tear with just what was described.

I loved Daniel Coleman's patience as he and Beth traversed from a potential one-night stand to friends and more to everything.

Another relationship came to a foreseeable conclusion with a BANG. Meanwhile, the biggest secret of all came from an unsuspected source.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. Daniel and Beth are fantastic together with a really good balance of friendship and passionate fun.

Like the first book, its primary focus may be on the couple at hand, but many get spotlighted. It's honestly my favorite kind of series, but it does mean you should read in order. 😉

I read along while listening to the audio book. The narrator's Tatiana Sokolov. She continues to do a really good job with the various characters.

Story: 4-4.5 stars
Narration: 4 stars
Listening Speed: 1.6x

Learning What a Loving Relationship Really Is

Rocky Mountain Haven has a better story line than the first book in the series. Daniel Coleman and Beth Danube are both damaged goods. Beth Danube has finally escaped her abusive marriage. Her mental and emotional scars are hidden within her. Daniel Coleman wants something that he couldn't have and that would putting him as a player than a keeper.

At the beginning of the story, Beth has to remain control over her choices. She wanted a control over her a sexual but due to her experience with her husband, she could not help but panic. Through Daniel, she was able to explore her sexuality but ended up knowing that she wanted more than she started with Daniel.

I love the journey that Beth was able to overcome her fear of entering into a loving relationship and that Daniel was able to find what he wanted, a woman and kids to love.

This time, I'm starting to enjoy listening to the narrator, Tatiana Sokolov. She did a better job in narrating this book than the first book.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Great read

I really enjoyed this story! Beth and Daniel are fantastic and I loved her boys. I loved watching Beth and Daniel come together and build something. I loved how Daniel expressed he wanted her and happy to help her explore the non vanilla side of things but that he also wanted them to become friends, that he wanted more and would take the friends and building that relationship first but that it was more than just physical. He was so great with Beth and her boys naturally. He could read their feelings and see that things were a little off. He created a safe place for them and was so good at it and pushing them just enough, while keeping them safe. This book was an easy one to read and engage with the characters. I really enjoyed it and loved getting to see more of Jaxi and Blake as well as the rest of the Colemans throughout the book as well.
The narrator did a good job with the story and the characters.

So sweet listening to this in audible.

AUDIBLE
Thoroughly enjoyable in audible.
Even though I have read this series a few times, having the audible versions is superb.
So sweet listening to this in audible.
The relationship complexities between these five people really comes across.
I was kindly gifted this audible book by the author.
BOOK REVIEW
Cannot believe this is the same series as book 1. Far superior.
Such a complete change of direction from book one.
What Beth had suffered was horrendous but I admired her bravery. She is correct about stating she should have left her abusive husband earlier but easier said than done with young children.
Daniel was a sweetie and such a strong rock that Beth and the boys can lean on into the future.
Loved how the Colemans all rallied around to support Beth and the boys and teach them the true meaning of family.
The little scene at the river was lovely.

What real love is

Rocky Mountain Haven is book 2 in the Six Pack Ranch series and follows Daniel Coleman as he finds love with single mom Beth.

Daniel meets Beth while out at a bar with the twins, Jesse and Joel, who are schmoozing her sister. After a smexy interlude, they go their separate ways.

Beth packs up her three boys to make the move from Calgary to Rocky. She believes they all need a fresh start. When they get to Rocky, she finds out there is a problem with her rental. The landlord apologizes and finds her a new place.

As summer is coming to an end and school is getting ready to start, the Colemans's have a family get together and invite Beth and the boys to join them. Little did she expect to run in to Daniel again.

Daniel takes this as a good sign that now is a good time for them to try again. But Beth is not so sure. She is not interested in a relationship. She just wants to be friends. So Daniel agrees and starts planning family outings. They go to the community swimming pool where he enrolls the boys in a fun class to keep them busy so he and Beth can spend some time together.

One night, while Daniel is babysitting the boys for Beth, one of them comes out and tells him he had a bad dream. Daniel puts him in his lap and they start talking about the dream. Daniel is not prepared to learn what the little guy tells him. But some things start to make sense for him now.

When Beth gets home and finds the two of them asleep in the chair, Daniel explains what happened. It is now or never for Beth. She needs to tell him what really happened with her marriage and how her husband was killed.

Instead of turning Daniel off, her story makes him angry for the way she and the boys were treated. He wants to show her how a woman and children should be treated by a man.

The more they talk, the more they get to know each other and become really good friends, which is what Beth wanted. But now she wants more. She knows Daniel wants more. But are the boys ready to see her with another man that is not their father?

This family has issues that they need to work through, but I think with Daniel's help, plus the other Coleman's, they can learn what real love is.

Tatiana Sokolov narrates this story and I love her softness surrounding Beth and the younger boy while being rambunctious with the older two boys. Plus the deer in the headlights mentality of Beth.

Enjoyable

This was a great story that was well developed.
I I found it had plenty of depth and heart to to it.
There was just enough drama to sweetness that it
balance it out just nicely and of course there heat as well.
The narrator was easy on the ears and did a great job of bringing
the characters alive on the pages.
I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this audiobook.

Can time heal her and allow her to love again?

She came from abusive relationship and is on the mend from car accident and the relationship,
She is shy of being in relationship again, He wasn't looking for love with life little quirks they were thrust together, Can they both over come their past and find what life can give.

I loved this story soo much i think this is moved up to # 1 favorite of series!

Great work with nice narration!

wonderful

another great story. I love how she picked up from the 1st book and but this story to blend in with it. it makes youvfall more in love with the family. it is great encouragement in it that I hope will help women. thanks Viv.

Enjoyable

This was sooo good. I enjoyed the way Beth and Daniel interacted and how they come together. There is lots of adventure and family in this story which makes it interesting and well written. The narration was spot on. I am excited for more.

I loved it!

I love the Six Pack Ranch stories. They are 🔥 and smexy. Beth and Daniel had some hurdles to overcome but their lust for one another soon turned into love. Vivian Arend created a wonderful erotic romance series that has stood the test of time. I read the series with my eyes several years ago and it’s been a delight to experience them all over again listening to Tatiana Sokolov perform them.