Cocksure is the first in the Shiloh Walker's new series, of Cochrans of Cocker County. This story is about a movie star Luke and his personal Sabrina. It was a enjoyable read and it was a page turner. It kept my interest from the first chapter.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book provided by Netgalley . All thoughts and opinions are my own.

For all the crap that went down with #cockygate earlier this year (and it was pure crap and totally awful), this book is a bright spot to come out of it (I'm not touching the actual scandal here, I won't get into it...I'm just sayin). I never thought I'd be happy for that woman's actions (not that I am, because it royally ticked me off), but it brought me this book so...I'm glad things worked out in the end.

So, with that said, I loved this book. I loved Sabrina and Luke. I loved their friendship and their chemistry together (once they actually got together). Prior to starting the book, I was wondering how the fake relationship would come about, and I liked how it went down.

And let me just say, I loved the moment of truth moment Luke had near the end with his mom. She was no fool. Just sayin.

I'll admit, that this book delved into things that I wasn't expecting. That's not a complaint, just a comment. I didn't expect Luke's past. I didn't expect that once I started. Obviously he had secrets, it was mentioned early on, but I didn't expect what they really were until later.

I really liked Luke's family. I loved his siblings and mom. She was awesome but not annoying. So often in books, the mother or grandmother is great in small doses but then becomes overwhelming and annoying. Luke's mom wasn't like that.

I think of of my favorite lines in the book was where Luke and Sabrina were talking about family and Luke told her that because she didn't have a family, he wanted to share his with her. And that's why he started going back to visit them.

“You said once that you would have loved it if you had a big family,” I said, staring hard at the door. “Somehow, you’d gotten me to talk about something or other that had happened when I was a kid and you got to laughing so hard. A little later, you were sitting there, all quiet, then you looked up at me. I’d already known about your parents. Your mom had been dead for a while. You only had Kelly. And you just told me, simple as that, You should go see your family, Luke. I can tell you love them. I would have loved it if I had a big family, a bunch of people I loved, who loved me. You shouldn’t take it for granted.”
She sniffed. “So, you can listen to reason.”
“I made you go with me for a couple of reasons,” I said, the ground under me uncertain, even though I was sitting down. I rubbed my thumb over the back of her hand, focusing on how soft her skin felt.
“Yeah?”
I made myself look at her. “You wanted a family. I wanted to share mine.”

I'll also say that I was glad that she really made him work for it after things went bad between them. I hate it when the heroines give in too quickly and fall at his feet. This book was definitely awesome and a must read!

Sabrina has been Luke's right hand girl for years keeping his busy movie star schedule under control. He has no idea that she loves him but when he uses her as a fake fiancé it proves to be too much for their relationship. Enjoyable romance with lots of heat.

Definite cute read that I enjoyed. Luke and Sabrina have a proper nice relationship both in the workplace and out of it. Even though it’s cliche, the whole ‘fake dating/engagement’ trope never fails to amuse me, so personally I had a great time with this book LOL

One thing however bugged me: so apparently they’ve been working togeter for 5 whole years... and only just now they kiss for the first time? I think the time of how long they l’ve known each other should be shortened to a maximum of 1 year, because they have a great chemistry and I had a hard time believing the fact that they hadn’t touched each other in 5 long years!

Cocksure is a great start to the Cochrans of Cocker series by Shiloh Walker. A well written, easy to read story with engaging characters and dynamic interaction and this is just book 1. If this is any indication of the rest of the series, I will definitely be first in line for the other books. Do yourself a favour and grab this for your collection.

Cute story. A little cliched, but enjoyable nonetheless.

Sabrina has been in love with her boss, move star Luke, for years. Of course, he never notices. But when his mom is seriously ill, he pretends they are engaged to soothe his mom.

Not a whole lot of surprises, but good story.

Definitely a fun read. Low angst, until the end, and overall likeable characters. One complaint I had was the end.... I needed an epilogue! I guess I'll just have to keep an eye out for the next of this series instead!

Great read - looking forward to the rest of this series.

Luke gets through life thanks to his assistant Sabrina. She has been in love with him for years, but he hasn't noticed - yet!

This was so much better than I expected it to be. I knew from the title and the recent trademark situation what this author was doing, but I really wasn’t sure what the story was going to be like. I couldn’t have been more thrilled at just how GOOD it was!

An incident in Luke’s life when he was young has haunted him throughout the years but with the help of his assistant, Sabrina, he has managed it to some small degree. When he is called home due to a family emergency he finds himself making an outlandish proclamation. What follows results in a truly romantic story as he finds himself falling in love with his best friend.

Sabrina has been in love with Luke for years but she’s not a pushover when it comes to him. And yet, when he needs her to stand by him after he makes a crazy statement to his mother, she never really hesitates. She’s living her dreams knowing in the end she’ll have to let them go. But for now, she’s allowing herself to be consumed by Luke and what they have…albeit temporarily.

I’ll admit there’s an issue with Luke at the very beginning that I was not a fan of. It’s also one of those things that makes it hard for me to like friends-to-lovers and boss-employee-to lovers tropes. However, I’m a relatively lenient reader so I chose to push that issue aside and just enjoy the rest of this story. As a result, I ended up really enjoying this couple as they work together, trust each other, and share their secrets. Their dynamic was perfection and is the stuff you know exists in real life.

This is a lengthier book than I thought it would be but I never once skimmed. It does not repeat itself nor does it get bogged down with a lot of self-introspection. The steam is absolutely scorching and the secondary characters’ main goal was to help the story along rather than steal the limelight or lay foundation for future books.

The angst is light up until the last portion when Luke and Sabrina have a major conflict and then it is elevated but not what I would call gut clinching. I especially enjoyed how hard Luke had to work to win his woman – romance readers who love groveling will appreciate this.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t have an epilogue which I felt it needed and I desperately wanted. I may pout about that fact for a while because I wanted one so badly. Nevertheless, if you enjoy this trope I highly recommend this one.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book provided by NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Woo hoo!! I absolutely love the title of this book and the family name and county! Lol you go girl!!! I 100% agree how can you give a word?! The whole thing was ridiculous! I can't believe she got as far as she did! Ugh! anyway back to COCKsure! this book was kindle burning 🔥🔥🔥!! It was funny had a great story and was very well written! I really enjoyed reading this one! This is Luke and Sabrina book, Sabrina is Lukes personal assistant, she's secretly lusted after luke since the beginning! She watched him to through woman after woman! Liked mom is sick and only wants him to live a happy healthy life and settle down! The only thing Luke can think of is tell his mom Sabrina and he are engaged! Luke thinks, well my whole family loves her why not?! then after a while they can go back to all business! He slowly realizes he has feelings for Sabrina but he over hears her admit she's always loved him! That causes some problems! Like I said this book was hot, funny, low drama, definitely a decent read! Thank you Netgalley and the publishers for sharing this book with me!

I am so very glad that Luke is not as cocky as the book description made him out to be. Sabrina can be a push over at times, but she sure is great at her job. I will be suggesting Cocksure, to all of my friends.