A dude being best friends with a chick isn’t something you see very often, but I wouldn’t change it for the world.What I would change is convincing that best friend to have no strings attached sex.Why? Because strings always attach. And in this case, they were mine.I fell in love with her, then I watched her walk away to pursue her happiness. It sucks. Because she was my happiness.I belong in the … happiness.
I belong in the south. I’m a country boy at heart who loves animals and farm life. She thinks she belongs in a big city where she can grow her name in the world of fashion. The girl’s got skills, and if anyone can do it, it’s Affton. Only problem? That also means she ain’t got time for anything but that big city and fashion world.
When she walked away I never thought I’d be dragging her back for the reasons I do. The girl’s got a fight in her, but apparently not when it comes to him. He’s done shit to her that makes me want to dismember him slowly enough he suffers. But of course Affton doesn’t want me to have anything to do with him.
Fine. I swallow my pride. My instinct. My anger. All for her because she’s finally back where she belongs. With me.
I should have trusted my gut because now he wants to make her pay for being here and being happy.
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What a rollercoaster of a story! Whew…if you are looking for love lost, Love found, heartbreak from what you thought was Love, this is your book!
This series keeps getting better and better!
Control is Tommy and Affton’s story, and my lord, it’s intense! The teamwork of Piper Frost brings out the best in the pair, and their writing is seamless.
I won’t include any spoilers here, but I’ll give a little background on this incredible story. Tommy has loved Affton since they were young. She had big dreams of a life away from their hometown, he just dreamt of a life with her. They made a youthful pact to find each other if neither were married by 35. When they’re reunited unexpectedly at 35, nothing has gone quite as they planned.
I’ll leave you to read the book, but know you’re in for an emotional and heartbreaking story. Wow, just wow. My heart wept for them both. But it’s also uplifting to see how love, passion and happiness rise from the worst situations. I loved this story. It might be my favorite of the Kenshaw Ranch series. Each book can stand on its own, but revisiting the lives of the rest of the Kenshaw crew is so much fun!
Studly cowboys with filthy mouths and naughty ways…
Seriously, how can you not one click that!?! (Shakes head)
This series has had my attention from the get go. I’m down for naughty fun with physically fit men in jeans molded to their “bounce a quarter off them” backsides. I love Stetson and a good pair of boots. Throw in the accent and southern charm (or bad boys with a filthy, filthy mouth) and I am a puddle of goo. Bless my heart! No shame but plenty of fun!
So when I saw that Tommy was getting his story, I squealed in delight. If you have read the others in the series, you know Tommy deserves this and you do too! To see him smile, is worth every second!
It’s not the usual romance story of friends turned…more than friends. This story has some long lapses in…judgement and friendships. But a bond like these two have can never be completely broken, despite everything they put it through.
No details! Just know, this isn’t going to be easy! Stubborn individuals (coughs “Affton”) may need excessive patience for the light bulb to blink on! So proceed with caution, patience, and lots of love!
Reviewed for Sweet Spot Sisterhood
This is the second book in the Kenshaw ranch series I’ve read. I love the relationship between Tommy and Affton. The authors did a great job with character creation, which is in my opinion the most important part of a romance novel. When reading romance I NEED to connect with the characters or their journey means nothing to me and I will bail on the book. These authors did an amazing job. I am also a bit hard to please when authors write about “heavy” subjects, such as domestic violence. I feel like a lot of times it’s to fluffy like they’re worried they will offend somebody if they are to real in the way they write about it. But Frost and Piper did a great job with this novel. The only thing that bothered me about this book was, I feel like the beginning was stretched to much. It took to long to get started and I think it could have been shorter and not affected the storyline. I definitely recommend this book and I’m going to read the others in the series because hello! Sexy, tattooed cowboys?? YES PLEASE!!
This is my first book by Piper Frost and it was an okay read for me.
This story is about life-long friends who never admit their true feelings towards each other.
Tommy and Affton want different things in life and neither wants to bring the other one down.
The good and the not so good:
The Good:
The story was something that could actually happen. The characters had real flaws.
I liked that it was dual POV.
Some very good sex scenes.
The Not So Good:
I felt like parts of the story were rushed.
I never felt a connection between the characters.
Overall: This book just did not keep my attention. I struggled through it and never really connected with it.
Affton and Tommy were best friends until Affton decided to chance her dreams. But before she left, they promised to get together if Affton was single at 35. Over the years, they parted ways and when Affton finally called, Tommy was holding out hope it was to make their promise come to life. She would finally be his.
Except over the years, Affton found herself in a bad place and she wasn’t coming home to Tommy.
This book took me through so many emotions. The realness of the struggles between Affton, Tommy, and even the other characters was raw and full of emotion. Definitely worth the read.
“He’s the strength I need today, but just not today. He’s been the strength I’ve needed all these years but I chose to forget…”
Heartwarming, heart-wrenching friends to lovers that grabbed my feels, twirled them around, and shook me all up!! I laughed, I teared up, gripped my kindle hard, and melted right off my chair!!! It was an absolute fantastic read!!
“I think back to how she looked at me, like her world was crumbling, and I was the only one who could save her.”
This group of friends are some of my favorite characters to read and I haven’t been disappointed yet. One of the hottest ones so far, and also the angst was turned all the way up and left my heart pounding and my eyes bulging!! Never a dull moment when these two Authors work their magic and I thank them for providing a copy to review!!
“Beany, you’ve been it for me my entire life. No, I may not know everything about the girl you’ve turned into, bu I know enough to know I still love her as much, if not more, as the girl I fell in love with when I was a teenager.”
~~~Erika, Book Haven Book Blog
Ok..who knew Tommy was so stinking swoony! He is my favorite from the Kenshaw series.
Tommy has always known Affton was the one for him but was willing to keep this to himself and let her go out into the world and live her dreams. And Affton has lived them but with a price. And here come Tommy and the rest of the gang to rescue her.
Most hilarious scene is the road trip!!!!
Affton must find the woman she was before she can truly move on with her life….but is she going to stay and be with Tommy or go back and chase her dreams again??
Tommy was so patient and loving towards Affton. Knowing he had to take it slow no matter how much he loved her. And was willing to let her make her own choices no matter what the cost to his heart.
I did not expect the feels I got with their story! From laughing out loud to bursting into tears. It’s all in this book! And that Grant!! Can’t wait for his book!
Piper and Frost just keep getting better! Now go one-click!!!
Just devoured this book. Affton and Tommy’s story was so wonderful . This book was so well written. The feeling a woman has at the hands of a man ( and I use the term loosely) of Cory the after effects. Feeling helpless.
But the love of a good man helps her rebuild her life.
This book give you all the feels as usual with the amazing writing from these phenomenal authors
I loved the original Kenshaw boys but Tommy and Affton’s story is up there. Such an intense read, you will cry, laugh and fall in love with them and their journey to a HEA. This is a definite one click for a romance story that has all the feels!
Everything about this book went straight to my heart. If you are a sensitive reader it breaks my heart to say you shouldn’t read this but if you are up for it please go buy now. My emotions were all across the board and I loved how it showed the little things are the most important in life. So little can be said in this review without giving anything away but please please please go read
Those girls did it again! Just when I thought that Piper Frost could not possibly twist me into tighter knots, completely destroy me, then masterfully piece me back together again, they did it with Control. After all, what woman does not secretly fantasize about a tatted-up, hardbody, hard-lovin’ cowboy, especially one of the Kenshaw Ranch cowboys! And these cowboys are not the usual, run-of-the-mill alpha males with all the answers. No, these cowboys and the women they love are flawed, make mistakes, sometimes overthink the situation, and are hot-headed, which make them soooo relatable.
Control has ALL the feels: humor, chagrin, heartbreak, anger, rage, agony, sadness, resignation, hope, and love. an overriding sense of love permeates this book. Even though Piper Frost gutted me, they carefully stitched my heart back together and it beats for tommy and Affton. Cause love ultimately wins. With an engrossing storyline, a hidden, all too prevalent social issue, great dialogue, relatable, human characters, a little suspense, and some smoking hot sex, Piper Frost has written another winning book in their cowboy series I loved this book and you will too! #TeamTommy #magicdick
Wow. This was an emotional read on so many levels. Definitely a slow burn due to Affton and Tommy pining for each other for so long. And the heartbreaking circumstances that it took for her to come back home.
I liked how realistic Affton’s situation was – I have been in a similar situation myself. It is difficult to see it when it happens, and by the time you figure it out – you are in too deep. Tommy is a wonderful bbf! He is hard working, caring and considerate.
If you haven’t read this writing duos’ books before, you are missing out.
This book is so amazing.
I love the chemistry between Tommy and Beany.
There were moments of laughing so hard my tummy hurt, to moments of my what am I really sure I just read that? To moments in on snap nooo! To moments of feeling like Dorie telling myself, just keep reading!
In the end this book is sooooo worth the emotions I went through. I would totally r recommend this book!
This Kenshaw Ranch Series just keeps getting better! Control had all the feels for me heart wrenching, pain, funny and oh so so sexy & hot! I loved the sexy bearded, tattoo Tommy still swooning! And the beautiful sexy, curvy Affton, she has been through so much heartache! So happy Tommy & Affton got their HEA they deserve too! Can’t wait for Wasted! Grant he is going to be so bad!!!!!!!! This series is a must!
Love the Kenshaw Ranch series and this book just made me love it even more. I did not want to put this book down.
They were best friends growing up. A promise to marry if they hadn’t already when they turned 35.
Affton Hart wanted out of the country girl life from a young age. She moves away as an adult to California when she ends up in an abusive marriage. She has alienated her family and friends.
Tommy has lived Affton since they were kids. All he ever wanted was for to be happy, even if that means not telling her how he feels so she can persue her happiness. He tries to stay in contact with her and continues to reach out to the one he’s always loved.
He receives a call that she is coming home for her mother’s funeral and needs a place to stay. When he walks in to find the horror of the damage done to her when she’s staying him, he sees red.
Now he has to figure out how to save the one girl who has always been his. But she’s terrified and fights him for everyone’s safety.
The gang from the Kenshaw series bands together for family. And they have to show Affton what this family is about.
I love this series!!!! I was so excited to find out it was continuing with some of the other characters. Tommy and Affton’s story was more than I could have imagined.
Affton is Bo’s older sister and best friends with Tommy. He’s been in love with her for years, but won’t hold her back from her dreams. When Affton finally leaves her southern roots for LA to make her dreams come true, she looses touch with everyone back home. 15 years later, she’s back, and not by her own choice. She’s been thru hell for the last 7 of the 15 years and doesn’t know how to get out. Now that Tommy has her back home, he’s not letting her go again.
This book had me addicted from the beginning with both Affton and Tommy’s backstories, then even more after that. A 15 hour road trip with 4 hot cowboys, some Grant action and some really sexy scenes that will leave you feeling breathless. 5 stars all the way!!
The hunky boys from the Kenshaw Ranch are back and just as stubborn as ever! This time Piper Frost brought us sexy Tommy and confident Affton! Two best friends with two very different life goals. Tommy is a country boy looking to stay in his home town tattooing, saving animals and raising goats! Affton is ready to jump ship and be far away from the country life as possible.
Piper Frost gives you everything in this fantastic read! You get friendship, love, laughter, compassion, and angst. You also get the hottest sex scenes you’ll ever read. I suggest you forgo the panties, 1-click and just let the *MAGIC* happen 🙂
Ahhhh Tommy! I’m so glad to finally get his story and Beany is perfect for him! Tommy has been one of those characters that was there but not in the forefront, just enough to make you want more. Affton is Bo’s sister and a character that was brought up mainly to taunt Bo. Going into this book, I knew it would be tough because of who the authors are but this but this but was pretty devastating to read because it touched on some real life, everyday issues and I think these authors handled it beautifully.
Tommy has been in love with his best friend Affton since he can remember but he knows he dreams live outside the country life and he lives her enough to let her follow her dreams. But they have a pact and he has that to hold onto.
Affton aka Beany, has always dreamed of life in a big city, dealing in fashion. She knows that she is leaving a part of heart behind with Tommy but nothing could prepare her for how much her life will truly change.
Now they must decide if they feel the same after all these year and what they will really do for love.
Ahhhh Tommy! I’m so glad to finally get his story and Beany is perfect for him! Tommy has been one of those characters that was there but not in the forefront, just enough to make you want more. Affton is Bo’s sister and a character that was brought up mainly to taunt Bo. Going into this book, I knew it would be tough because of who the authors are but this but this but was pretty devastating to read because it touched on some real life, everyday issues and I think these authors handled it beautifully.
Tommy has been in love with his best friend Affton since he can remember but he knows he dreams live outside the country life and he lives her enough to let her follow her dreams. But they have a pact and he has that to hold onto.
Affton aka Beany, has always dreamed of life in a big city, dealing in fashion. She knows that she is leaving a part of heart behind with Tommy but nothing could prepare her for how much her life will truly change.
Now they must decide if they feel the same after all these year and what they will really do for love.