Jensen Kittredge is the epitome of the modern cowboy and he isn't looking to settle down. He's the for a good time call kinda approach to his encounters. That is until buttoned up school librarian Harriet Barnett comes stomping into his life. She's no nonsense and doesn't confirm to societal norms. And she's perfectly fine being seen as odd. Yet, Jensen sparked something in her she didn't expect. And once Pandoras box is opened and the sparks ignite, it's hard to put that lid back on. As they get to know each other as they work together she begins to realize he hides from the world, just like she does. But his wounds run deep and he's not willing to take a chance at a relationship. Until he can't get one pesky librarian out of his head

This is definitely my favorite Caitlin Crews book to date and I'm happy to say this one was worthy of 4 stars. I loved the characters, loved the opposites attract angle and liked the variety of supporting characters (that we've all met previously). Sure, the town comes off a bit gossipy and judgmental, but that's a small town for you. And that epilogue was just too adorable!

Harriett was certainly an interesting character. I don't think I've ever encountered one like her at that age in a book before. She was the very definition of a prim and proper spinster cat lady, only she was 30. She even dressed like an old lady. She wasn't snooty, she was just a well-educated young woman who spoke the truth and didn't care what people thought about her. Her parents had her when they were 40 and they were both professors, so she was just raised differently and in a more formal household than most (although they allowed her the autonomy to make her own decisions as long as she had a valid argument for them).

Jensen is the ladies man of the Kittredge men and always oozes charm and a devil may care attitude. But we learn that's all a facade because he doesn't feel he deserves happiness after losing one of his best friends in high school. So he punishes himself by never getting close to anyone. At least until he meets Harriett and she knocks him flat.

I mean they are about as opposite as one can get and you would think there'd be no reason for Jensen to have an attraction to the odd librarian. But he finds her intriguing since she doesn't fall all over him like other woman and calls it like she sees it. And Harriett is not immune to his charms, although she doesn't fall for him easily and has to convince him to sleep with her once she sets her mind to it (quite convincingly I might add). I found them adorable as a couple and they really brought out the best in each other.

My only complaint is that we don't get to see them much as a couple. They just keep it to themselves and don't go out in public. There are no additional family dinners we see them at, no interactions at the cafe or with friends. They just go from seeing each other on the down low (as little as one can do in a small town) to engaged in a matter of weeks it seems. So much of the book was spent on the build up to a relationship that we never get to see the actual relationship, which was disappointing. I wanted to see how things went with family, wanted to see that town's reaction, wanted to see them holding hands down Main St. Oh well.

I'm glad I gave the book a chance after swearing I'd never read another by the author. I've honestly disliked most of the other books (the characters, not the plot or writing). Maybe it was a 'it's me not you' thing before, so don't let me discourage you from going back to read the previous series this one spun off from or the beginning of this series. It's not required but maybe it'll help with understanding the family dynamics. And it seemed the chapters weren't 20 mins long like previous books, so kudos to the author if this was done intentionally to make the book easier to digest in spurts.

Neither Jensen or Harriett are exactly what they seem to be on the surface but they are exactly right for one another. Jensen is the wild love-em-leave-em cowboy (or is he?) and Harriett is the school librarian who has, well, cats that she dresses up. Sparks fly almost immediately when Harriett asks Jensen to speak to her summer school students but they don't act on it- for a long time. These two both have some issues to work through but I love that Harriet sticks to her positions on so many things. This isn't one of those "librarian gets a makeover and becomes hot" tales and Jensen too is more than meets the eye. It's a good read that's quite fun (and funny). Don't worry if you didn't read the first one, which featured Riley Kittredge and his wife Rae- this is a linked story with enough backstory to make it fine as a standalone. Thanks to the publisher for the ARC. A good read.

I received an ARC of this book to read through NetGalley. All opinions are my own. All Night Long With a Cowboy is the second book in Caitlin Crews steamy Kitteredge Ranch series.
It can be read as a stand-alone, but the first book in this series and the adjacent Cold River Ranch series are all delightful reads, so I suggest reading them all. Librarian Harriet Barnett is teaching a summer school course for kids at risk of failing. She is willing to do just about anything to help her students succeed, and if that means tracking down Jensen Kitteredge in a seedy dive bar and strong-arming him into coming in to speak to her class, then she will. What she didn’t expect is to become friends with the taciturn cowboy. Jensen Kitteredege gave up all his future plans after the tragic death of his high school best friend. Buried in grief and guilt, he’s been punishing himself all this time, and it’s not until tiny Harriet Barnett storms into his life that he begins to believe that he is worth more and deserves happiness. I enjoyed this friends to lovers story immensely and highly recommend reading it. Steam Level: Medium. Publishing Date: August 24, 2021. #AllNightLongWithACowboy #CaitlinCrews #KitteredgeRanchSeries #StMartinsPaperBacks #StMartinsPress #ContemporaryRomance #CowboyRomance #RomanceReader #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #NetGalley

All Night Long with a Cowboy is the second novel in Caitlin Crews' Kittredge Ranch series, and long story short, I absolutely loved the main characters, their quirkiness, and their downright opposites attract chemistry, it had me laughing one minute and in tears the next--all in all, it was a 5-star read.

Harriet is newbie in this small Colorado town, having only been the high school librarian for a mere 3 years, not unlike my adopted home town in Vermont, where you're considered a flatlander unless and until your family has been here for at least 3 generations. Harriet is a square peg in a round hole--as odd as odd can be. She's from the midwest, straitlaced, smart, outspoken, still a virgin at age 30, only 5 feet tall, dressing in old-fashioned, baggy clothes, her hair always in a bun--the archetype of every school librarian I remember from my school days. But her oddness doesn't bother her much, she's content with her life, her cats, her choices and her job--which, now that summer has arrived in Colorado, includes dealing with some recalcitrant, probationary, and unwilling teenagers in summer school, one of whom, Aidan Hall, comes from a troubled, abusive home on the wrong side of the tracks, and who is someone she sincerely wants to help.

Harriet approaches handsome, hunky, womanizer, Jensen Kittredge, head-on, at the sleaziest bar in town one night, as he's surrounded by a bevy of beautiful, willing, and scantily dressed women, all wanting a piece of him. His attitude is dismissive, especially when she asks him to come to her class and give a talk about ranching to her students, as a successful cowboy role model. He doesn't take her seriously at first, but slowly and surely, she eventually gets him to agree. And after Aidan is caught vandalizing the local parish hall, instead of community service, she convinces the sheriff (Jensen's brother) and Jensen, to take Aidan on, have him working on the ranch and hopefully learning from the experience.

All of the aforementioned lead to a growing familiarity between Harriet and Jensen, and eventually lead to Harriet's bedroom, the last place anyone in town would imagine these two diametrically different characters would ever end up, but this is a romance novel after all, but Ms. Crews never shies away from creating characters who are not only fully fleshed out, but who have more depth, more pain, and more issues, than anyone would at first suspect, and that's especially true of Jensen, whose love 'em and leave 'em, joking and laughing, dumb jock persona is all he lets the townspeople see, but if there is one thing true of Harriet, it's that there is nothing superficial or false about her or her personality, and there is far more depth to both of these characters than you would ever suspect at the outset--and that depth, and their secrets, are what made this novel such an interesting, thought-provoking, and emotionally moving read. It's a gem of a novel, and I'm happy to recommend it.

I voluntarily read and advance reader copy of this novel. The opinions stated are my own.

What's not to love about a cowboy? Jensen and Harriet fell in love at first sight as told at the end of the story. However, her first sight was three years before Jensen ever met her. Harriet is a school librarian and I'm not sure if that's why the writing made me pause and look up some words that were new to me. Great addition to the series.

I have loved Caitlyn Crews' books forever. This book, however, was a bit slow and wordy.
I did love Harriett and Jensen together., and the storyline was very cute. It does include all the happy, all the fun, and all the drama it needs.

Oh what can I say, the stereotype of the librarian and the cowboy to be redeemed, though well known, has its why and still hit home. I enjoyed it.

Oh che dire, lo stereotipo della bibliotecaria e il cowboy da redimere, per quanto tropo ben conosciuto, ha il suo perché e ha colpito ancora. Mi sono divertita.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for the eARC to read and review!

"All Night Long with a Cowboy" was an amazing story of perception versus reality, self-worth, and letting go of the past.

Harriet is a breath of fresh air who loves reading, learning and cats. Deemed odd by societal standards of “normal,” Harriet has struggled all her life with being on par with her peers until one day she decided that it wasn’t worth it (or practical). For instance, her choice of attire is often scrutinized as geriatric for someone her age, but Harriet dresses for comfort, not appearances. She’s a practical woman who grew up having a lot of freedom and independence (as long as she could make a sound argument to her academia parents).

And then there’s Jensen, the second eldest Kittredge son who is known for being popular, fun-loving, and easy-going. He loves horses, ranching and the company of women (kept strictly at arms length!). But there’s more to Jensen than he publicly allows to be seen. He’s spent years crafting and perfecting a persona until it’s become second nature. Low expectations, high reward. The actual reason for his persona was very surprising.

In the small town of Cold River, Colorado, people have assumptions about certain characters that don’t come close to the depth of who they are as a person. Harriet is seen as undesirable or someone to feel sorry for because of the way she thinks, speaks and dresses. Jensen is a clown and kind of a heartbreaker who’s been with a lot of women and isn’t serious. A secondary character, Aidan Hall, is a teenager genetically destined to be a delinquent because of the disreputable family he was born into. I understood but disliked the town's blanket assumptions about members of the Hall family because it traps kids like Aidan in a vicious cycle of expected bad behavior.

Harriet and Jensen are my new favorite fictional couple. I loved their unexpected attraction and the progression of their relationship. It was sweet and slow building blocks, a connection on a far deeper level than just sexual intimacy. Harriet’s frankness breaks through his carefully constructed persona. Right away, she sees him for him and not what he’s typically perceived as. Likewise, Jensen makes Harriet consider things she thought she’d long ago set aside as unnecessary or not for her. They both had to reexamine their own self-worth and decide if what they truly want is worth the risk of getting hurt or even if they’re deserving of a happily ever after at all.

How Harriet and Jensen come to be together made this book a 5-star read for me. The growth of their relationship and as individuals was enthralling. The story wrapped up nicely with a big beautiful bow. Loved it!

3/5 Stars

** I received this as an E-ARC from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review, Thank you!**

I have some mixed feelings about this book. While I did enjoy it, I found that it took me a while to really get invested in the book. In the first part of the book I felt bored and I didn't care about the characters at all, so I kept putting the book down. The further I got the more I felt more invested into the story. Overall I found that everything was just okay. Nothing really stood out to me unfortunalty.

Back at the K Ranch to explore more of the family members and their dynamics.

It's Jensen's turn. He appears to be laid back and plays the role of a jock very well. He meets Harriet who is an upstanding Librarian, under the most unusual circumstances. She needs help with her summer classes and he is the perfect candidate! He is intrigued by her approach and she is persistent. She is not typical of his usual flings of "love them and leave them." Reluctantly he agrees to help her, but he finds that he is enjoying himself. Underneath it all, he is a tortured soul and she sees right through him. He has shaped his life around a tragedy that happened in his teenage years. Can she make him see reason?

The further the story develops, the more is unveiled. Some of it not very pleasant. Harriet manages to make him drop his mask and his life takes a turn for the better. Their friendship turns into a romance. Unlikely, but strong. The end is most satisfying.

I received an eARC from Netgalley and the views expressed are my personal opinion.

The cowboy and the librarian! I loved this book. Harriet was such a surprise character. I loved her so much. She was always true to herself. Jensen tugged at my heart. He had played a character for so long, his true self was so hidden. The two of them together were fabulous! I loved the banter and the way they paired together. The book was fast paced and full of anticipation. I enjoyed it thoroughly! I received an advance copy from NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving a review.

You can't judge a book by its cover certainly applies to this story. Jensen and Harriet are misjudged by many people in their small town but somehow they manage to look beyond what others see and forge a friendship. It seems unlikely that their relationship will proceed, but stranger things have happened.

Harriet was bullied as a child and as the only child of eccentric parents, is a bit of an oddity herself. She's confident, stubborn and opinionated making Jensen question her motives and actions. He's jaded by life after the death of one of his best friends in high school. Feeling the blame for the accident has shaped his approach on life. Watching them approach changes in their life and mindset made this an enjoyable read. I found myself laughing and cheering them on.

I received a free ARC eBook from Net Galley and the publisher in exchange for my honest opinions.

All Night Long with a Cowboy is the second book in the Kittredge Ranch series by Caitlin Crews. A steamy cowboy romance that is sure to take your breath away as it sweeps you away to another place, another time. Crews writing is superb, with well-written characters that have intriguing backstories. I'm a lover of tropes, and this opposites attract between a small-town librarian unapologetic about her oddness and the cowboy notorious town's flirt definitely hit all the right spots! All Night Long with a Cowboy is a captivating read with an undeniable chemistry that is sure to take you on a whirlwind of emotion!

I love opposites attract romance, and I was really excited about a librarian heroine paired with a cowboy. Unfortunately, a few things just didn't work for me with this book. The biggest piece was the heroine - she was so focused on how different she was that it was literally thrown at us, in great detail, all the time. Every few pages. She's so different, people think she's weird, she doesn't understand society...I got the impression that perhaps she's on the spectrum, and if that's the case, I love seeing the rep. However, I felt it was too over the top. Especially at one point she says "I think highly of my own opinion and offer it heedlessly." Like....okay, that's not really endearing you to me at all. That smacks of arrogance, and you just don't care how other people take your opinion. Again, this could all be related to being on the spectrum, I am not well versed enough to make that determination. But I just found her to be not very likable. She had her moments, but most of the time I found her to be full of herself. She presented herself best while drunk - I like drunk Harriet. And the hero wasn't much better - he kept making excuses about why no one took him seriously and his backstory didn't add up. It was briefly discussed, but it still didn't explain why he really didn't seem to care about others. Especially Aiden. I didn't like how Jensen talked about Aiden at all.

My other issue was the chemistry between the hero and the heroine. I didn't see it. From what I could tell, he was only interested in her because she was so obviously not interested in him. It's a small town, lived there three years, and yet somehow he'd never seen her before? Seemed kinda strange. And then all of a sudden, her clearly unattractive appearance (we know this because they both remark on it a lot) is suddenly attractive, and he sets aside his "manwhore" ways to pursue her....Nope, doesn't fly. It felt forced, and the plot was dragging so much that it took all I could to keep reading before I finally gave up about 2/3 of the way through. Maybe it got better? I have a long TBR list and decided to leave that to the rest of you to decide.

Where has this author been all my life? I absolutely loved this story about an emotionally damaged ladies’ man cowboy and a stubborn, pragmatic, spinster librarian on a mission. These 2 have lots of heart even though they both hid behind their individual façades. I enjoyed reading their interactions between themselves and with Aidan Hall, the delinquent teenager. There was a beautiful epilogue although it didn’t really address Aidan’s emancipation request. There was some steam but not over the top. Off to find more books by this author!

I don't usually read cowboy western books. This is the second book in this series that I have.
Caitlin makes her cowboy's more than just rough and tough outdoor man. They have a depth to them.
Jensen Kittredge family owns one of the largest ranches around. His family has been in the area for every. With his Grandparents, father and mother, brothers and sister it is a large mixed-up branch.
Jensen is seen as the family, town kind of clown. The one who can make everyone laugh and enjoys being with lots of people. He is the town Casanova, being a very large man, and handsome as sin he doesn't lack for females around him and in his bed. He has a rule love them and leave them, not dates, no attachments. And all the women he has been with know his rules. That is till he meets the new Librarian. Then everything changes in a summer that has already been different.
Harriett Barnett is the Librarian at the high school. She has been there three years, and she is loving
living in Cold River. She has heard all about Jensen Kittredge one of the three Kittredge brothers the first day she was there.
Every female young or old knows and talks about them. Jensen is known as the ladies' man; with his looks and size it was easy to see how the other women would fall for him. But not her, she is different not in a bad way just different. Harriett has never fit in, not in high school, collage, work or just plain life. That is why she wears clothes she likes and feels good in, most would call them old ladies' clothes. She loves her cats, all five of them and she has no use for a man in her life. The only reason she goes to find Jensen is because of her students. Nothing else.
Then way is she always distracted when she is trying to get his help. Just being around him makes her think how big he is, how strong he looks, what is wrong with her??
Jenson on the other hand cannot figure out why the little, uptight, librarian has him intrigued and he can't stop see her big blue eyes...
This is a deeply emotional story of how two opposite people who should not have anything in common found each other. They will have to unlock secrets on both sides . Learn things about themselves and other. It is a roller coaster ride with laugh out loud, crying, and sighing too,.
Once you get started this book just pulls you into the town, the people, the student, the horses and one cannot forget the cats...
I hope you get a copy, know you will it. I received an ARC from the author and wish to thank her.
This is my honest opinion and am freely giving it.

I want to be Harriett!

Librarian Harriett Barnett and local cat lady is still considered new to Cold River, but she will do anything for the kids at school. Even when that means tracking down cowboy/smoke jumper Jensen Kittredge at the local bar to make sure he will give a talk to the summer school students which started to change his life.

Jensen Kittredge is the local playboy, and everybody wrote him off as the fun one of the Kittredge family. But meeting Harriett and finding out that she wanted more than just a fling that the town thought they were having!

I especially loved Harriett because she lived life the way she wanted by being comfortable in her own skin and making Jensen face his demons!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I received this book from NetGalley to read for a honest review.

Jensen Kittredge is tracked down at the Coyote by Harriet Barnett. She is the librarian at the school. She needs Jensen to come and talk to the teens in summer school.

Harriet considers herself as an odd person, in her dressing and job. She was raised by a couple that were older when she was born and is an only child. She seems to march to her own drum and has no problem expressing her opinions.

Jensen is intrigued by her and decides to actually help her out. One of the students is a teen from the Hall family which has always been the in trouble with the law. Jensen has a troubled past and doesn't feel he deserves a good life. Harriet slips into his life and he is not sure about where this relationship can go.
This is my favorite of the series

Wow hot! I love this series in Cold River, Colorado and the previous series too. I love all the Kittredge men, that rugged, strong cowboy that doesn't want to give in to their soft side and fall for a woman. In this one Jensen gets involved with the high school librarian who is trying to help the kids in her summer school class. You would not believe what this leads to! Due to events in his teen years, Jensen doesn't do relationships, but Harriet just might make him change his mind. Definitely recommend not only this book, but the entire series! I can't wait to see what happens to Zack in book 3!

This review is based on an ARC from NetGalley, courtesy of the publisher. All opinions are my own.