Her rancher boss is looking for the perfect wife… and she wants the job! Poppy Sinclair kept her feelings for Isaiah Grayson secret for a decade. When her infuriatingly gorgeous Stetson-wearing boss enlists her help in finding him a convenient wife, she threatens to quit. Until Isaiah counters with an interesting proposal: Why doesn’t she marry him? Can she say yes to sharing his life and his … sharing his life and his bed, but not his heart?
“Yates’s heart-wrenching latest Copper Ridge contemporary (after Claim Me, Cowboy) uses powerful emotions to challenge a logical, practical view of marriage.” –Publisher’s Weekly on Want Me, Cowboy
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She’s kept her feelings for Isaiah Grayson a secret for a decade, but now Poppy Sinclair’s infuriatingly gorgeous Stetson-wearing boss has enlisted her help in finding him a convenient wife. Poppy threatens to quit and Isaiah counters with an interesting proposal.
This romance is full of heated clashes and red hot passion. The characters are strong, vibrant and really stand out to readers as they navigate a passionate relationship that starts off with friends and co-workers and blossoms into a rocky romance full of emotional turmoil and volatile encounters. Readers can’t help but become caught up in all the turbulence and the fiery relationship of this couple.
The plot is steady pace and keeps the suspense and excitement of this relationship building throughout ups and downs and ‘real’ reactions of what Poppy feels as she tries to accept a relationship where she shares his life and his bed but not his heart. Readers can’t help but smile and cheer Poppy on as Isaiah and her reach for their happily ever after and the get a feeling of joy during the holiday setting of the conclusion of this fiery & exciting romance.
Maisey Yates writes such dynamic, deep characters and wonderful love stories.
While the premise and main characters of Want Me, Cowboy reminded me a lot of Shayla Black’s More Than Crave You (a white male lead who has an aversion towards socializing decides he wants a wife, has his female African American assistant fill out a personal ad to that effect as well as tasking her with vetting the applicants, meanwhile she’s secretly been in love with him and he gets the bright idea that she is in fact the perfect candidate for wifey but refuses to invest himself emotionally) something about the characters and plot of this book drew me in more. Perhaps it was Poppy’s background as a child that grew up in the foster care system, or the fact that Isaiah had once been willing and able to participate in a committed romantic relationship, or maybe it was the way the story developed as well as the side characters that are included – but I enjoyed Want Me, Cowboy more. In fact, I fully intend on reading the previous books in the series as well as the next one! The writing is excellent and engaging, the characters are real and relatable, and the steamy bits are perfection. I also really appreciate that the female lead is a WOC but that is not fetishized or even made into a major plot point. She’s just a woman and he’s just a man and they just happen to be attracted to each other. In fact, the way that her skin color is addressed is completely relevant to the situation and understandable. I sincerely look forward to reading more from Maisey Yates – in this series and others! 4 out of 5 wine glasses.
Want Me Cowboy by Maisey Yates
Poppy Sinclair and Isaiah Grayson are the main characters, Isaiah decides it is time to get married and wants Poppy to help him find the perfect wife, only trouble is Poppy thinks it is her. She wants to be the woman that he marries. Isaiah fights falling in love and when Poppy gets pregnant he tells her that they are getting married. I really enjoyed this book. The way the two main characters fought the attraction and falling in love. It was a really good book.
This was my first Maisey Yates book and was not disappointed in the least!
I loved the friends to lovers/work place romance trope and also thought she did a good job dealing with both Poppy Isaiah’s emotional issues.
I’m very intrigued by the Cooper Ridge world and plan to visit again soon.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Isaiah and Poppy’s story in Want Me, Cowboy by Maisey Yates, part of her Copper Ridge series. Isaiah is not an easy man to get along with. One might say he could have been on the spectrum. For the past decade, Poppy worked and kept her feelings for him secret. When Isaiah decides he needs a wife he enlists Poppy to find one for him. After interviewing applicants that would never qualify or get along with Isaiah, Poppy decides to quit. Especially since she could not stand by and watch him marry another. With the threat of losing Poppy real, Isaiah offers her an intriguing proposal, why not marry him. She could tolerate this frustrating man and ran his life as it was. The problem Poppy foresaw was whether or not she could share his life and bed, but not his heart or receive his love.
Poppy struggled with lying to his family; maybe it was because she was a foster child with no real family. I was not surprised that Isaiah’s family welcomed Poppy with open arms, accepting her and believing that Isaiah really loved her. Poppy was also quite innocent which surprised Isaiah but at the same time brought out his inner caveman. Poppy needed to be accepted and loved by Isaiah before she could be happy and create a family with him. Feelings and love were foreign ideas to Isaiah, part of his being on the spectrum, and he recognized that he needed to come to terms with this before he could love Poppy as she deserved.
Ms. Yates wrote a wonderfully emotional and moving story filled with sexual chemistry, fun dialogue, and endearing characters that is not to be missed. I highly recommend Want Me, Cowboy to other readers.
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.
Everyone loves a cowboy. A very entertaining read.
Want Me, Cowboy floored me in the best possible way and I wanted to start reading it AGAIN right after I finished it.
Poppy and Isaiah, as characters, were endearing and lovable, with their smarts, intelligence, and ability to shine within their professions they impressed me, but it was the brokenness, the vulnerabilities, and aches in their souls, the fear of losing control and getting hurt, that made both of them so attractive, so appealing, so easy to relate to.
They have known each other for ten years, they have worked closely together, they were colleagues and friends, but there were possibilities to so much more if they dared, if they found the courage, if they took the leap, and just jumped into the unknown, still holding on to each other tightly.
The journey they take on the pages of this book is an inner struggle they have to win. The ardent passion they feel for each other surprises them, confuses them, until it takes over them.
I admired and adored that Isaiah wasn’t the perfect male, who has everything under control. I loved that his social awkwardness was part of the story, his difficulties not only to deal with people but to communicate with them just made him even more lovable to me.
Poppy’s life hasn’t been easy either, going from foster home to another, her life had turned up to be a challenge of trust, knowing everything could be wiped away tomorrow without explanation.
Together, these two didn’t only heat up the pages into an inferno, they taught valuable life lessons while they grew as people and as a couple, as friends, partners, and lovers throughout the story.
I love this series more than most, and this addition, that can easily to be read as a standalone novel, is just so perfectly done, an unputdownable experience filled with love and passion, that I consider it a must read!
~ FIve Spoons!
I want to throttle Isaiah Grayson. I’m also in love with Isaiah Grayson. I also love Maisey Yates and her ability to write and understand different personalities. Not all of her heroes are suddenly spouting sonnets and singing ballads as soon as they start falling in love. Isaiah has an extremely hard time showing his feelings and reading the feelings of those around him, even his family. I appreciate the author showing us that it’s okay to be different, even when it’s something like this.
As fleshed out as I found Isaiah, I had a hard time getting a bead on Poppy. I really enjoy her character and love that she is one of the few people who is not afraid of Isaiah and doesn’t get offended by his lack of outward emotion. I cried for her when she looks back at some of the things that happened to her while growing up. So I’m not sure what it was I needed, but I didn’t feel as connected to her as I did to Isaiah.
The chemistry between Poppy and Isaiah is undeniable. I’m a fan of the marriage of convenience trope, but tend to feel bad when one of the pair has secretly loved the other while not even being noticed. The way that issue was handled in this story was brilliant. I didn’t want to pity Poppy for her strong feelings. Once Isaiah started to open his eyes, his reasons for not falling for Poppy sooner made so much sense.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the Desire part of the Copper Ridge series has stories that move fast. They’re a bit shorter than the other Copper Ridge books, so that’s part of it. But they’re also written in a concentrated way that makes them extremely hard to put down.
This review can also be found at https://allingoodtimeblog.wordpress.com/2018/11/12/want-me-cowboy-book-review/
What a rush! This is a very compelling romance between two opposites. You must read to see how they get the job done.
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Poppy Sinclair has loved Isaiah Grayson with all her being for 10 years. Unfortunately he sees her only as the best assistant he has ever had. When he gets the harebrained idea to get married by putting an ad in the newspaper, Poppy realizes she has to set him straight.
Isaiah asks Poppy to vet all the candidates for marriage fiasco, he trusts her judgment implicitly so he knows she’ll pick the perfect wife for him. After a moment of clarity he realizes Poppy would be the perfect wife. They work well together, have a mutual respect and she would be a great mother for his kids. The only thing missing is love.
Poppy and Isaiah find there is more to their relationship than just co-workers. Will a real chance at a family be the ultimate draw for the former foster kid? Can Isaiah give love a real chance after abandoning hope for it due to a former relationship? Will an unexpected surprise pull them closer or push them even farther apart? You’ll have to pick up your copy of Want Me Cowboy today.
I am a huge fan of this author’s writing style and this book doesn’t disappoint. Though I can say I felt a little “left hanging” by certain things I felt didn’t resolve enough for me (or even play through enough). I still give it 4 stars but it just isn’t as solid as I normally get from Ms Yates, in my humble opinion. I received an advance copy without expectation for review, any and all opinions expressed are my own. Still a go to author for me, so this blip won’t even register on my loyalty scale.
From the moment that Poppy Sinclair met Isaiah Grayson her whole world shifted, one look from him and her heart hit overdrive… but unfortunately for her the instant sparks weren’t returned. She has spent the last ten years of her life pining after him, working alongside him day in and out, and wishing that one day he could be the keeper of her heart. But that little hope has just been dashed because he has decided he wants to get married, and it’s her job to help him find a bride!
Want Me, Cowboy comes brimming with heart and heat! The moment you delve between the pages of this one the temperature will start to rise and your heart will feel a squeeze. I really enjoyed my time with these characters, the chemistry between them was palpable, at times you could feel the sparks radiating from the pages. I must admit though Isaiah really challenged me, I had a hard time finding attachment to him at first, he was so stubborn. But I held out hope that he would come around, and without giving too much away I will say he redeemed himself… just have patience. Want Me, Cowboy is a short, sweet, and highly satisfying story, highly recommend!
Great connection! She’s feisty, he’s grumpy and set in his ways, but together they somehow work really well! We didn’t get quite as deep into this Copper Ridge story as we usually do when they are a longer book, but I really enjoyed the characters. I hope to see more of them in future books.
Poppy Sinclair has been secretly in love with her surly boss for the decade she’s worked for him, but a riddled past has kept her from making it obvious. She can’t hold her temper now though when he’s demanding she interview women to make him the perfect cookie cutter wife!
Isaiah Grayson isn’t sure why Poppy is so mad at him, but if she’s going to threaten to walk out on him, he’s got to figure out a way to make her happy enough to stay. She doesn’t like interviewing wife candidates? Then maybe she should step up and offer to be one herself!
Want Me, Cowboy is an absolutely delightful read. It does get emotional, but for the most part, it’s a fun, entertaining romance. Isaiah is gruff, opinionated, and he approaches everything logically, leaving emotion out of the equation. So, why should finding a wife be any different? Place an ad, do some interviews, get married. Simple enough until the heart gets involved. Despite Isaiah’s ideas about love and romance, I couldn’t help but like him. His demeanor and actions are very similar to asperger’s syndrome, but could also simply be a once bitten, twice shy way of approaching relationships. Then we have Poppy. I loved Poppy! She’s the only person who really stands up to the contrary Isaiah, and their banter is witty and often hilarious. Of course, things have to take a turn once Isaiah’s plan is set in motion, but angsty moments are short-lived and the overall tone is pretty light despite some serious subject matter. This is my first read from Maisey Yates, and while it is part of a series, I didn’t have any problem following the story. We do see some family and friends, but primarily, the story is focused on this couple. I did see enough of the secondary characters to pique my interest about their stories and will certainly be checking out the earlier books in this series. As for this one, it was just the pick me up I needed, and I’ll be watching to see what this author does next.
This was my second Maisey Yates novel, and I am officially impressed. I loved this book. It was a quick, one-sitting read for me packed with three-dimensional characters, emotional depth, and sexy romance. Oh, did I mention that it’s a billionaire, cowboy, Christmas romance novel? Talk about checking all the fun subgenre boxes! Poppy has been in love with her boss, Isaiah for ten years when he tells her to put an ad in the paper for a wife. This is the last straw, she quits, and Isaiah proposes she marry him instead.
Poppy was wonderful. She had survived life in the foster care system and built a successful career for herself despite her unhappy childhood. She absolutely had emotional baggage, but she was pretty self-aware, and I loved her personal style and confidence.
Isaiah was decidedly on the Autism spectrum, at least a little bit, although it was never labeled, only heavily alluded to. Understanding nuanced conversation was beyond him, he was brilliant in some areas of his life but struggled greatly in others, and felt the need to analyze any emotion before he let himself feel it. Did he say something pretty terrible while arguing with Poppy? Yes. But it gave my inner alpha-loving self a little shiver of delight, and I won’t apologize for that.
Overall, this was a delightful Christmas romance, although I would argue that the holiday aspect was so negligible it can barely qualify for the subgenre. There was a great balance of angst, a few twists, romance, and a satisfying HEA. Maisey Yates has a way of tying your emotions to her characters right from the start, and I can’t wait to get my hands on another one of her books.
**I received an ARC of this book in order to provide an honest review**
I sped through this one. The beginning was fabulous.
The last quarter was quite heavy on the dialogue which slowed me down a bit for some reason. Odd, right? There was indeed an HEA!
Poppy works for Isiah and has loved him for a decade. She grew up in foster care and trusts few people, but trusts him completely. But when he asks her to put out an ad to find him a wife and then begin the process of narrowing down his choices things get interesting! I won’t spoil it by saying more…
I like the Gold Valley series.
I did not like either of the characters in this book and forced myself to see if this would improve at some point . It never did.
Easy sweet story.