Wonderfully amusing story

Such a wonderfully amusing story, I throughly enjoyed it. Loved the Crabtree family and Robbie. Matthew Shaw does a great job with all the different characters. I found myself stopping what I was doing just to listen. I’ll look out for more narrated by him.

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Enjoyable Story

The story and characters  are engaging and the narrator has very distinctive voices for each character, always a plus for me.

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Fun, uplifting, and poignant!

I loved this western adventure and romantic comedy all rolled into one. It was such fun and uplifting too. Apparently, mail order brides were a real thing in the old west, but Eli Easton certainly turned this trope on its head by making the ‘bride’ male. Robby Riverton finds himself in such a predicament, the only way he can escape the ‘baddies’ is to take the place of a genuine mail order bride destined for Clovis Crabtree.

Robby falls for Trace Crabtree, the sheriff of Flat Bottom and brother to Clovis. He’s strong and sexy and smart, and he soon works out who Robby is. Their attraction and relationship builds steadily and, by the time they sneak some alone time together, they are seriously hot for each other. The chemistry between them is smokin’ and we are treated to some lovely sizzling scenes. No condoms or modern lube here, folks!

Being a skilled actor, Robby takes to the role of ‘Rowena’ and whips the uncouth Crabtree ‘hillbilly’ men into shape, improving their manners and showing them how to treat their womenfolk with respect and consideration. These scenes are delightful; well-written and with great characters.

Throughout, there’s the expectation that Robby’s disguise will be uncovered or the ‘baddies’ will catch up with him. Time is short for Robby and Trace, and this makes their romantic connection all the more poignant. And it’s not as if they could have been ‘out’ and seen together in the nineteenth century Wild West. Subtle but spot-on world-building permeates this story.

The story builds to an exciting and rather nerve-wracking climax. No spoilers, but I had tears in my eyes near to the end. There were also some touching moments and the epilogue is just perfect. I always love Eli’s stories and characters, and this heartwarming tale is one of my favourites.

I adored Matthew Shaw’s narration of the Howl at the Moon series and he is just as fabulous here. He created a wide range of identifiable voices—from the sassy Rowena to the sexy voice for Trace to Pa’s high-pitched almost squeal. Matthew characterized each person wonderfully, and there's a whole cast of characters here. He made the already amusing story such fun and so enjoyable to listen to. Highly recommended.

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Loved this, such a good story.

What a charming story. Something totally different from Eli Easton, but even so, as with the majority of her books, I couldn't wait to get hold of it.

As one would expect from Matthew Shaw, the narrative flow engages you from the word go. There's a bit of everything here : comedy, fun, and romance, with a bit of suspense thrown in. The characters are wonderful, the MCs and secondary, all playing their part.

Robby was a force to be reckoned with, both as his true self and as Rowena, as both he was incredibly engaging. His dealings with Pa-Pa were gold. Pa-Pa truly met his match in Rowena/Robby. Also, Robby and the phlegmatic Trace were a match made in heaven.

This is such an enjoyable story, it was warm, funny and entertaining and made me smile. The ending was perfect. I'd love to hear more about Robby and the Crabtrees.

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Superb

This was such a rip roaring fun book and the narration was fabulous. Highly recommended.

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Good listen

I enjoyed this! Fun concept, plot had a decent pace, and I liked the characters.

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How the West was Won? Long Live Robby Riverton !

Excellent hilarious adventure romp of Mr Robby/Rowena and Sheriff Trace fantastically narrated and dramatized by Matthew Shaw. This story has it all, and will leave you in tears at the end. Mere words cannot express the feelings of fun, well-being and love experienced whilst listening to the goings on and banter between all the characters. Shocking to find what goes on the paddock out back!!!. This story lifted my mood like no other book I've had on Audible; I smiled for the whole 7.5 hrs. Great unexpected book. Don't let the title and cover put you off. RECOMMENDED

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Flipping fantastic

I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard listening to an MM romance audiobook. The story was hilariously beautiful and the narration was flawless.

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