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Herd That by Lani Lynn Vale

Jan. 21, 2020

Herd That by Lani Lynn Vale


Herd That by Lani Lynn Valefive-stars
Herd That by Lani Lynn Vale
Series: The Valentine Boys #1

His Wranglers fit him like a glove. A really tight, leaving nothing to the imagination, glove. Codie wants nothing more than to shove that Wrangler-covered butt straight into the mud.

Ace Valentine has a smart mouth, a devil-may-care attitude, and those wicked eyes aimed directly at her.

She doesn’t know what to do with that kind of attention. Especially not from the sweet-talking man that has no problem charming every woman that enters his orbit—everyone but her, at least.

Ace isn’t sure why Codie Spears had her panties in a twist when it comes to him, but every snub and insult she hurls his way brings him closer and closer to falling for her.
He’s not sure what it is about the town’s bad girl that draws his attention, but every encounter they have leaves him wanting her until there’s nothing else left to do but have her.

The only thing is, she’s been convinced by everyone around her that she’s not good enough. Tell a person that she’s a piece of trash enough times, and eventually she’ll start to believe it. It’s going to take a lot of smooth-talking and gentling on his part to get her to see that she’s worth it. And once he has her where he wants her? Well, she’ll make a mighty fine rancher’s wife.

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In this series: Crazy Heifer , Chute Yeah, Get Bucked
Other books from this Author Hail Mary , Quit Your Pitchin', Too Bad So Sad, Mess Me Up, Trash Talkin'

I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Ace Valentine is one of Georgia (from Double Tap ) sister. If you read that book them you know that the Valentine siblings went through something tragic when they were children. I’m talking the kind of thing that will have a town talking about it for years. That is one of the reasons I couldn’t wait for this new series. These boys need a happily ever after like their sister. Ace was certainly the man of the family, a role he took on early in life, and continued to take on even though all of his siblings are grown. He was the take charge kind of guy that loved the family farm and worked hard.

Codie Spears has her own set of issues, being the town bad girl and has spent years being told just how horrible she is. I LOVED her as a character. I felt so bad for her because of the way was treated and how much it affected how she saw herself. she made some mistakes in her youth and that branded her even though she wasn’t a horrible person.

Together these two were the perfect couple. They both needed one another to help the other overcome so much. It was the much needed closure for the Ace. He and his brothers were minor characters in their sister’s book that seemed to have grabbed a hold of readers. We wanted to know more about them, and thankfully Lani Lynn Vale gave us just that.

five-stars

About Lani Lynn Vale

Lani Lynn Vale is a USA Today Bestselling Author of over thirty titles. She is married with three children, two dogs, two cats, a donkey, and a couple (a couple also meaning over twenty) chickens.

When she’s not writing, you can find her curled up in her favorite chair reading.

Lani is married with three children, and lives in the Great State of Texas.

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  1. Christina Gould says

    January 21, 2020 at 4:54 pm

    You had me at “The Valentine Boys #1”, lol. Thanks for posting!

    Reply
  2. Tamra Phelps says

    January 21, 2020 at 8:37 pm

    This sounds like a really good modern style love story. We sure have come a long way since I read Hallmark romances as a teen, lol.

    Reply
  3. Betul says

    January 22, 2020 at 7:35 am

    It is refreshing to see the heroine as the ‘bad’ girl. Your review definitely intrigues me to give this book a chance.

    Reply
  4. Peggy Nunn says

    January 22, 2020 at 8:20 am

    I sounds like a good book to read this weekend.

    Reply
  5. Audrey Stewart says

    January 22, 2020 at 9:50 am

    I am a big fan of Lani Lynn Vale. I really enjoyed The Heroes of The Dixie Wardens MC, Series.

    Reply
  6. LeAnn Harbert says

    January 23, 2020 at 6:23 pm

    This sounds like a good book to read one cold weekend.

    Reply
  7. Dianna says

    January 23, 2020 at 9:38 pm

    It’s going to take a lot of smooth-talking and gentling on his part to get her to see that she’s worth it.

    This is a sweet quote.

    Reply
  8. Terri Shaw says

    January 24, 2020 at 12:46 pm

    This sounds like a fantastic read. Thank you for your review.

    Reply
  9. heather says

    January 25, 2020 at 4:17 pm

    Now this is my kind of read and I love the cover too. Super Hot!

    Reply
  10. Sara says

    January 25, 2020 at 9:55 pm

    Being from the south, this seems like a good read!

    Reply
  11. Kelly Kimmell says

    January 27, 2020 at 3:16 am

    Nice review, excerpt sounds interesting. Seems like a good story.

    Reply
  12. Sarah Oswald says

    January 27, 2020 at 5:30 am

    This looks and sounds like an awesome book I would love to read it!

    Reply
  13. Judy Gregory says

    January 28, 2020 at 7:58 am

    Sounds very interesting. The ‘bad’ girl isn’t that bad.

    Reply
  14. Sandra Dufoe says

    January 28, 2020 at 9:31 am

    Sounds like an amazing read love a good cowboy story.

    Reply
  15. Debra Branigan says

    January 28, 2020 at 4:12 pm

    Cover is great and storyline sounds like a fun read.

    Reply
  16. Adriane says

    January 28, 2020 at 4:16 pm

    I’ve never read this kind of romance, but it sounds interesting 🙂

    Reply
  17. Holly Thomas says

    January 28, 2020 at 7:16 pm

    This sounds like a nice guilty pleasure read!

    Reply
  18. Barrie says

    January 29, 2020 at 8:48 pm

    Sounds like a good read. I like this kind of romance too.

    Reply
  19. Rita Wray says

    February 1, 2020 at 1:42 pm

    Sounds like a great book.

    Reply
  20. beth shepherd says

    February 1, 2020 at 1:59 pm

    This looks like a great read!

    Reply
  21. Mary Kirkland says

    February 1, 2020 at 2:29 pm

    I haven’t read this author but I love the cover and the book sounds good.

    Reply
  22. Cali W. says

    February 1, 2020 at 2:42 pm

    This sounds like a very romantic valentines read. 🙂

    Reply
  23. bn100 says

    February 1, 2020 at 3:37 pm

    interesting blurb

    Reply
  24. Sarah L says

    February 1, 2020 at 10:22 pm

    That looks like a book I’d enjoy. Thanks for the review.

    Reply
  25. Shannon Holmes says

    February 1, 2020 at 11:56 pm

    This sounds like a really good book to read, thanks for sharing your review,

    Reply
  26. rochelle haynes says

    February 2, 2020 at 3:01 am

    Sounds like a nice book love to read this

    Reply
  27. Sarah Oswald says

    February 2, 2020 at 3:31 am

    This looks and sounds like a WILD ride of a story thanks for sharing it sounds AWESOME!

    Reply
  28. Terri Shaw says

    February 3, 2020 at 9:20 pm

    This sounds like a great read.

    Reply
  29. Sherry says

    February 3, 2020 at 10:41 pm

    I love the cover and think this sounds like a great read.

    Reply
  30. Ann says

    February 3, 2020 at 10:59 pm

    Okay.
    While this does sound like a good read, and I might be interested in taking a closer look at it, this bit from the synopsis jumped out at me: “…but every snub and insult she hurls his way brings him closer and closer to falling for her.” I see this sort of theme somewhat often in romance novels. I understand the idea of gently helping to break down a wounded person’s gritty defenses, but a phrase like this just kinda rubs me the wrong way.

    Reply
  31. Rosie says

    February 4, 2020 at 8:55 am

    This sounds scintillating!! Nothing compares to the love-hate tension, and then you’re hooked!

    Reply
  32. Karley Moore says

    February 4, 2020 at 10:42 am

    This looks like a fun read!

    Reply
  33. Nerlande says

    February 4, 2020 at 12:29 pm

    This sounds like a great book to read for valentines

    Reply
  34. Maria A. Malaveci says

    February 4, 2020 at 12:35 pm

    This sounds like a book that I would absolutely love!

    Reply
  35. Judy Thomas says

    February 5, 2020 at 12:29 am

    Great excerpt! I can’t wait to read this book, it sounds like my kind of read.

    Reply
  36. Terri Shaw says

    February 6, 2020 at 10:59 pm

    This sounds like an amazing read. I love the cover!

    Reply
  37. AuntySuzany says

    February 8, 2020 at 4:34 am

    Sounds like a good read!Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  38. LeonieT says

    February 8, 2020 at 10:23 am

    Lani is a great writer and her new release should be a great read!

    Reply
  39. Amber Terry says

    February 15, 2020 at 4:45 pm

    Who doesn’t love a hot cowboy?! I need to get my greedy paws on this one…

    Reply
  40. Celeste Herrin says

    February 15, 2020 at 9:56 pm

    I LOVE the cover! It sounds like a book I could really enjoy too.

    Reply
  41. Laurie Nykaza says

    February 15, 2020 at 10:23 pm

    This book sounds like a great book to read that i would really enjoy . I like the cover too!

    Reply
  42. Peggy Nunn says

    March 30, 2020 at 6:49 am

    Why is she such a bad girl? I want to know that story too.

    Reply
  43. Calvin says

    April 5, 2020 at 12:06 am

    Very cool play on words, neat spikes my curiousity

    Reply
  44. Hannah Chase says

    April 27, 2020 at 1:05 am

    This sounds like a really fun read!

    Reply
  45. Jenn says

    September 29, 2020 at 6:36 pm

    It sounds like a complex relationship. I’m very intrigued!

    Reply
  46. Linda says

    November 28, 2020 at 10:51 am

    This might be a good start for me with western romances – a bad girl and a rancher.

    Reply
  47. Antoinette M says

    November 4, 2021 at 9:00 pm

    Sounds very good. Thanks for the review.

    Reply
  48. Bea LaRocca says

    December 14, 2021 at 11:29 pm

    I love the cover and synopsis, this sounds like a must read for me. Thank you for sharing your wonderful review

    Reply
  49. Eva Millien says

    March 23, 2022 at 9:23 pm

    The Valentine Boys sounds like my kind of cowboys! Thanks for sharing your review and have a wonderful day!

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