Review: Take Me Cowboy (Copper Ridge: Desire) by Maisey Yates

This sexy rancher is her best friend…but can he be more? Only from USA TODAY bestselling author Maisey Yates!
She’s just one of the boys, but with a new business in Copper Ridge, Anna Brown needs to change that. Her brothers bet she can’t land a date for a fancy charity event. So Anna turns to her best friend—the hottest bachelor in town—for advice.

Rancher Chase McCormack wants in on that gala. If Anna takes him, he promises to turn her into a lady. But the makeover reveals what he’s long suspected—Anna’s irresistible! Is his best friend prepared to be taken—heart, body and soul—by her very own cowboy? ~ Goodreads


Source: e-arc provided by the publisher

Review: I’ve read several books by Maisey Yates and I’ve always enjoyed her spin on common tropes. So I was excited to read this best friends to lovers romance.

Anna, a mechanic, needs a date to a fancy party but her brothers bet her that she can’t get one due to her tomboy, no-nonsense  attitude. Her best friend, Chase, needs an invite to that party to make business contacts and offers to take her.

I have to say, I wasn’t thrilled with the setup of making Anna over into something more feminine – and that’s what kicks off Chase’s, a bit of a womanizer, attraction to her. I always wish that I guy can appreciate a woman without knowing about all those hidden curves or boobs or whatever…but never-the-less they are a fantastic couple with great chemistry once they cross that friends barrier.

Chase is a great hero. A tad on the predictable side but still a nice guy but for me this book was ALL about Anna. I LOVED her. LOVED!!! She eats real food, she wears porcupine pj’s, watches musicals and says exactly what’s on her mind. She’s somewhat innocent as far as sex goes but she’s not afraid to after what she wants and is straight forward when she wants more from Chase.

A few fun quotes from Anna:

“I want a burger,” Anna said, not looking at the menu at all.
“You could get something fancier.”
“I’ll get it with a cheese I can’t pronounce.”

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"It’s a penis, Chase, not the Sistine Chapel."

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This whole series is a lot of fun and very sweet with a lot of heart.