Book Review - Lori Foster's Series - The Buckhorn Brothers

Lori Foster is one of my auto-buy authors. Her stories have a way of turning fiction into real life in your brain. As my gramma used to say: "She spins a good tale!"

I actually read this series a while ago but they were borrowed books from a friend. With my Sony ereader I now have my own copies so it was with great anticipation that I reread this series this past week. It still didn't disappoint and I still came away wishing those 5 guys lived just down the road from me. I highly recommend this series with hunky men, laugh out loud humor, and steamy love scenes.

Sawyer is the first book in the series and while it introduces all the brothers, the main focus is on the oldest: Sawyer Hudson who is one hunky man who is caring and compassionate and everything you would want in a man along with being a doctor. Honey Malone is a spitfire that was sick and while fleeing a dangerous predator lost control of her car and ended up in a lake. She was rescued by the Buckhorn Brothers but it was with Sawyer that she lost control of her heart. I loved that Lori Foster didn't turn her into a wimpy blond woman but instead enough backbone and stubbornness to stand up to the brothers. Especially enjoyable was one very steamy scene in the kitchen. I just wish these men were real and around when I was younger.

Morgan is the next book in the series and is about Morgan Hudson, a man who commands a whole lot of respect as Buckhorn's sheriff. Even as overbearing as he is, Misty Malone (Honey's sister) isn't one to back down. She arrives in the hopes of taking refuge with her sister. All the brothers took to her like they took to her sister but Morgan who thought she was a big city femme fatale who thought she should go back to said city and get out of Buckhorn. Misty had a secret though and the heat between her and Morgan was explosive. I loved the ice-cream cone battle between these 2 strong willed characters and the showdown in front of the sheriff's office and the whole town. I still laughed at those scene even though this is not the 1st time I read the series. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about how this tough guy struggled to realize that he's fallen in love. It is true that the bigger they are, the harder they fall.

Gabe is the next book in the series. Gabe Kaspar is the youngest brother and the heartthrob of Buckhorn County. He was a handyman or jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none type of man with no clear cut job and yet the fantasy of every woman in the surrounding counties. He loved his life doing things his way. But then a red-headed uptight prickly woman (Elizabeth Parks) came to interview him as part of her thesis on heroism. The problem is Gabe doesn't see himself as a hero and he is stymied on how 'Lizzy' is more interested in her thesis than in noticing him. I love how he bargains with her to answer each of her questions if she kissed him. This is one sensual Tantric read!

Jordan is the 4th book in the series. Jordan Sommerville is one of the brothers who is labeled as the pacifist, but it's known that he'll fight if he has to. His love for animals was a part of him and he is the town veterinarian. But he has a problem with alcohol and the people who abuse it because his own father was a drunk who left when he was a baby. One night he goes to a bar just across the county line to try to talk to the owner about not serving people to the point of excess and them sending them out on the road to possibly hurt someone when he sees a drop dead gorgeous exotic dancer (Georgia Barnes). When some of the customers try to touch her, he defends her honor and ends up in a fight. While waiting for the sheriff (his brother Morgan) to arrive, he's in the back of a squad car with Georgia. Even though she's not his usual type, he's immediately drawn to her and learns that she is a single mother with kids. In a matter of days he falls in love with Georgia and her kids and wants to be there for Georgia to ease her struggles. The problem is Georgia is thinks he is a clean cut man and doesn't want a man in her life ever again. I loved the clash of backgrounds between Jordan and Georgia and the way Lori Foster pulled these 2 people together in a passionate tension filled plot that is very unique and inventive.

Casey is the last book in the series. Casey Hudson is Sawyer's son and his story actually started in Jordan's story. We are left hanging at the end of Jordan when we last saw Casey facing the wrath of a very angry man - the father of Emma Clark who thought Casey was the boy who had gotten his daughter pregnant. But don't worry, the book picks up from that point and we find out that Emma was not pregnant and Casey had never even had sex with her although they were both really attracted to each other. She stays overnight but then disappears for 8 years when she returns to Buckhorn when her father had a stroke. Casey, now a successful businessman, soon learns that while it was possible to resist Emma 8 years ago, it becomes downright impossible now. But Emma did her best to resist thinking it was just leftover teenage lust. There are quite a few steamy scenes that will curl your toes and make you reach for your own honey or a fan or a bath of ice water.

I loved this book as it was a nice ending and wrapped up all 5 books. We got to update ourselves with all the brothers and their wives and their children. I just wish there were more brothers :) But I am sure I will re-read this series again and am glad I now have my own copies!