Opposites attract in this sexy, slow-burn romance, the next installment in A.M. Arthur’s fan-favorite Clean Slate Ranch series. Levi Peletier is settled–for now. With his life on the rodeo circuit reined in, he’s content doing trick riding demos for tourists at Clean Slate Ranch and spending his off-hours with three finicky felines. It’s a life he’s grateful for, one that keeps his heart safe. … heart safe.
George Thompson couldn’t be less like the ruggedly sexy Levi. A onetime figure skating star, he’s hung up his skates to live in introverted anonymity in San Francisco. An effort to shake up his regular routine finds him at Thanksgiving dinner, dude ranch style, and he immediately falls in love with the gorgeous view–the wide-open spaces and big blue sky aren’t bad, either.
The country cowboy and the stay-put city boy strike up an unlikely friendship that blossoms into something more. But getting attached is a bad idea. Because the open road is calling to Levi, and it’s a call George can’t imagine answering. When the past catches up to them, this odd couple will have to decide if a future together is worth fighting for.
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
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This was a sweet cowboy romance with a bit of angst. The story focuses on accepting a love interest for who they are rather than who someone might want them to be.
As usual, great narration from Greg Boudreaux.
The Clean Slate Ranch series has been iffy for me with most landing somewhere in the fair to middlin range. Until Right Move. A cowboy and a former figure skater – that’s a combination I had to read, and I just loved Levi and George. Like the other books in the series, this one is a slow burn, a really slow burn, but it works for this couple. George is so introverted that Levi pretty much had to move slowly and take things at George’s pace, and I loved that he was perfectly okay with that. Both of these guys have messy pasts – completely different kinds of messes, but things they’ve had to work through. Levi seems to have come out the other side of his own problems, at least for the most part, and while they may not have much in common in their lives, Levi is pretty darn perfect as a sounding board and gentle encourager for George. All things considered, I think it’s safe to say this is my favorite Clean Slate Ranch couple. I will add that this book takes place during Thanksgiving – Christmas, so a lot of past couples from the series pop in and out. With that comes the occasional catch up paragraph, but even if you haven’t read the earlier books, you’ll be able to keep up with what’s going on with this couple and their ready made family of spoiled felines.
Excellent series!
The Clean Slate Ranch series is branching out. This time we get to know more about the twins in the upstairs apartment that we met in the previous book. And Levi, the trick rider we also met previously. This is part of a series, but can be read as a stand alone.
George and Orry are twins who are very quiet and keep to themselves. But, by association, get involved with the Clean Slate Ranch “family”. A big Thanksgiving dinner and an injured cat bring George and Levi together. Even though George is a complete introvert and is bordering on agoraphobia and Levi is outgoing and loves the outdoors.
Levi slowly romances George without even meaning to, I don’t think. But the calls and lunches are definitely romantic. Levi is hesitant because of the age difference and because George is so shy. But with Levi, he slowly comes out of his shell.
I really like how Levi was portrayed. He has done a lot of soul searching the past 4 years after a tragedy and you can tell by the way he speaks how mindful he is. “I hear you and I respect that”. Very new age-y, hippyish, but it totally works for him.
Even though we got to know George, I don’t feel like his story was fully told.
Ugh, sometimes when you are “friends” with an author, reviews can be difficult. There is nothing wrong with this book at all. It is written well, there is a good romance, hot sex, care and respect given to past traumas and current virginities. There are even cute cats. And even though I liked the book and will recommend it- especially for followers of the author and/or series, it might be time to put the Clean Slate Ranch out to pasture.
Audiobook review:
Story – 5
Performance – 5
Overall – 5
A great audiobook and a great addition to the Clean Slate Ranch family.
It’s been nearly a year since I last visited the Clean Slate Ranch and I was delighted to get to visit there again. This is the first time that I’ve listened to one of the books in the series without having read it first. I got an advanced copy of the ebook from NetGalley but life got away from me and I didn’t get a chance to read it before release day. Then I was lucky enough to get a review copy of the audiobook from the publisher on release day so I listened to it instead of reading the ebook.
Regardless of the way that you experience this book I think you’re going to love it. This is definitely one of the sweeter stories in the series. Both of the MCs have been abused in the past so they take things real slow. I love a sexy story but I also enjoy ones that are more of a slow-burn without so much sexy time and this one was great.
We first met the MCs in book 5, Hard Ride, but you don’t need to have read that story to enjoy this one. The blurb really tells you what you need to know about the story so I’ll tell you how it made me feel.
Listening to Greg Boudreaux’s fantastic performance was an emotional experience. This is a bit unusual for me because for some reason audiobooks don’t usually get my emotions as involved with a story as they do when I read. This was not the case for Right Move. I laughed at the antics of the three cute kittens in the book and I cried when George and Levi finally bare their souls to each other. There’s a reason why Greg Boudreaux is beloved by fans of MM audiobooks; he’s fantastic.
I don’t know if there will be more books in this series but I really hope so. I’m not ready to leave the Clean Slate Ranch for good. I almost forgot, fans of A.M. Arthur’s Cost of Repairs, book one in the Cost of Repairs series, will enjoy the “easter egg” she slipped into this story.
A review copy of the ebook (via NetGalley) and the audiobook was provided by the publisher but this did not influence my opinion or rating of the book.
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I’m a huge fan of AM Arthur and especially of the Clean Slate Ranch series. I love the dynamic cast of characters that have emerged throughout the six books so far.
I really enjoyed seeing the relationship between George and Levi develop through the story. I was really hoping George would be getting a story after meeting him in the previous book.
I highly recommend this book!! It’s a sweet, slow burn story, filled with lots of meddling friends!
Rating 4.5 stars
This is the sixth book in the Clean Slate Ranch series. I have really enjoyed this series. The characters of this book were very different from the previous books in the series. They were well developed and wonderful to get to know. The pace of the story was great. I can’t wait for the next in the series. This book can be read as a stand alone novel.