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Bad in Boots (Crossroads Book 1) Kindle Edition
Cort Bellamy never wanted to go back to his hometown. That place held way too many bad memories. But his father needed help on the family ranch, and staying away was impossible. He was ready for the hard work. But nothing could’ve prepared him for seeing her again—or for just how far he’d be willing to go to win her back …
Joss Ellis has no interest in returning to small town life, either. But her big city dreams fell apart in a big way, and she’s out of options. Seeing her sexy-as-hell ex all over town is just icing on the cake. She can’t let herself fall for him. Her life is disastrous enough as it is. The last thing she needs is for him to break her heart. Again.
Second chances don’t come easy—and they don’t come cheap. Is the cost of happily ever after more than Cort and Joss are willing to pay?
Fans of second chances, boots, hats and steamy encounters are in for a treat with the steamy, small town CROSSROADS series! 1-click now!
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateAugust 24, 2020
- File size2791 KB
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"Em Petrova can really write about swoon worthy cowboys! This is a great story, with humor, emotions, love, and intenseheat... Once I started it, I did not want to put it down."-Amazon Reviewer
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- ASIN : B089Q1LFD7
- Publisher : (August 24, 2020)
- Publication date : August 24, 2020
- Language : English
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- Print length : 254 pages
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About the author
Em Petrova is a USA Today Bestselling Author who was raised by hippies in the wilds of Pennsylvania but told her parents at the age of four she wanted to be a gypsy when she grew up. She has a soft spot for babies, puppies and 90s Grunge music and believes in Bigfoot and aliens. She started writing at the age of twelve and prides herself on making her characters larger than life and her sex scenes hotter than hot.
She burst into the world of publishing in 2010 after having five beautiful bambinos and figuring they were old enough to get their own snacks while she pounds away at the keys . In her not-so-spare time, she is fur-mommy to a Labradoodle named Daisy Hasselhoff.
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SEAL Team Blackout
SHATTERED TIES
RUTHLESS PROTECTION
MERCILESS SURVIVAL
SAVAGE PAWN
REBEL MISSION
WICKED INSTINCT
FINAL TARGET
DIRTY JUSTICE
Xtreme Ops
HITTING XTREMES
TO THE XTREME
XTREME BEHAVIOR
XTREME AFFAIRS
XTREME MEASURES
XTREME PRESSURE
NORTH OF LOVE XTREME OPS SEARCH & RESCUE
XTREME LIMITS
XTREME RULES
West Protection
RESCUED BY THE COWBOY
GUARDED BY THE COWBOY
COWBOY CONSPIRACY THEORY
COWBOY IN THE CROSSHAIRS
PROTECTED BY THE COWBOY
BRAVO TANGO COWBOY
BREAKING IN THE COWBOY
The Guard
HIS TO SHELTER
HIS TO DEFEND
HIS TO PROTECT
Crossroads
BAD IN BOOTS
CONFIDENT IN CHAPS
COCKY IN A COWBOY HAT
SAVAGE IN A STETSON
SHOW-OFF IN SPURS
Dark Falcons MC
DIXON
TANK
PATRIOT
DIESEL
BLADE
Moon Ranch
TOUGH AND TAMED
SCREWED AND SATISFIED
CHISELED AND CHERISHED
Ranger Ops
AT CLOSE RANGE
WITHIN RANGE
POINT BLANK RANGE
RANGE OF MOTION
TARGET IN RANGE
OUT OF RANGE
Knight Ops Series
ALL KNIGHTER
HEAT OF THE KNIGHT
HOT LOUISIANA KNIGHT
AFTER MIDKNIGHT
KNIGHT SHIFT
O’ CHRISTMAS KNIGHT
ANGEL OF THE KNIGHT
6-Pack Cowboys Series
6-PACK RANCHER
6-PACK WRANGLER
Wild West Series
SOMETHING ABOUT A LAWMAN
SOMETHING ABOUT A SHERIFF
SOMETHING ABOUT A BOUNTY HUNTER
SOMETHING ABOUT A MOUNTAIN MAN
Operation Cowboy Series
KICKIN’ UP DUST
SPURS & SURRENDER
The Boot Knockers Ranch Series
PUSHIN’ BUTTONS
BODY LANGUAGE
REINING MEN
ROPIN’ HEARTS
ROPE BURN
COWBOY NOT INCLUDED
CUPID COWBOYS
COWBOY BY CANDLELIGHT
THE BOOT KNOCKER’S BABY
ROPIN’ A ROMEO
WINNING WYOMING
Ménage à Trouble Series
WRANGLED UP
UP FOR GRABS
HOOKING UP
ALL WOUND UP
DOUBLED UP novella duet
STIRRED UP
GETTING WARMED UP
Another Shot at Love Series
GRIFFIN
BRANT
AXEL
Rope ‘n Ride Series
BUCK
RYDER
RIDGE
WEST
LANE
WYNONNA
The Dalton Boys
COWBOY CRAZY Hank’s story
COWBOY BARGAIN Cash’s story
COWBOY CRUSHIN’ Witt’s story
COWBOY SECRET Beck’s story
COWBOY RUSH Kade’s Story
COWBOY MISTLETOE a Christmas novella
COWBOY FLIRTATION Ford’s Story
COWBOY TEMPTATION Easton’s Story
COWBOY SURPRISE Justus’s Story
COWGIRL DREAMER Gracie’s Story
COWGIRL MIRACLE Jessamine’s Story
COWGIRL HEART Kezziah’s Story
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BOOT KNOCKERS RANCH SERIES BOOKS 1-6 PLUS BONUS
SINFUL HEARTS
JINGLE BOOTS
A COWBOY FOR CHRISTMAS
Firehouse 5 Series
ONE FIERY NIGHT
CONTROLLED BURN
SMOLDERING HEARTS
Club Ties Series
LOVE TIES
HEART TIES
MARKED AS HIS
SOUL TIES
ACE’S WILD
Hardworking Heroes Novellas
DALLAS NIGHTS
SLICK RIDER
SPURRED ON
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Customers enjoy the book's romantic story and engaging plot. They find it a wonderful read with well-developed characters. The emotional content is heartwarming, with no unnecessary angst. Readers appreciate the intense physical connection and humor in the book.
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Customers enjoy the romance in the book. They find the story engaging with a great plot and interesting characters. The book features drama, humor, and intense heat. Readers appreciate the flow and pace of the story.
"...There were some really great scenes here. I really felt for these two. Cort Bellamy left Crossroads, GA and was working at different jobs...." Read more
"...I really enjoyed reading this book! There was drama, lots of emotions and steam, a lot of coming into your own self, and I loved the connection..." Read more
"...Joss and Cort's story is packed with drama, humor and sexy bits. I enjoyed this story and look forward to my next Em Petrova book...." Read more
"...Swoon! This is a great story, with humor, emotions, love, and intense heat. I loved it. Once I started it, I did not want to put it down...." Read more
Customers enjoy the book's readability. They find it a great romance with humor, emotions, love, and intense heat. Readers appreciate that the book is complete without cliffhangers.
"...I LOVED this book. It is smokin' HOT! The plot was beautifully done. The scenes were played out like a movie...." Read more
"...I really enjoyed reading this book!..." Read more
"...Joss and Cort's story is packed with drama, humor and sexy bits. I enjoyed this story and look forward to my next Em Petrova book...." Read more
"...Swoon! This is a great story, with humor, emotions, love, and intense heat. I loved it. Once I started it, I did not want to put it down...." Read more
Customers like the character development.
"...I could almost picture being there and feeling with the characters. There were some really great scenes here. I really felt for these two...." Read more
"...Petrova has delivered a book that is well-written and loaded with a stellar cast of characters...." Read more
"Loved this story. Great plot with interesting characters. Shes a fashion designer, hes a rancher...." Read more
"Bad in Boots: Excellent story! Wonderful characters. Cort and Joss is story was amazing with lots of heat and chances with lots of challenges...." Read more
Customers appreciate the book's emotional content. They find it heartwarming and uplifting, with no unnecessary drama or angst.
"...I really enjoyed reading this book! There was drama, lots of emotions and steam, a lot of coming into your own self, and I loved the connection..." Read more
"...Swoon! This is a great story, with humor, emotions, love, and intense heat. I loved it. Once I started it, I did not want to put it down...." Read more
"Loved this story... it has all of the feels (emotion, family, growing up, trust, sexy steam and love) and none of the unecessary angst!..." Read more
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"...I LOVED this book. It is smokin' HOT! The plot was beautifully done. The scenes were played out like a movie...." Read more
"...Swoon! This is a great story, with humor, emotions, love, and intense heat. I loved it. Once I started it, I did not want to put it down...." Read more
"...Wonderful characters. Cort and Joss is story was amazing with lots of heat and chances with lots of challenges. I enjoyed it." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2020I received a complimentary copy of this book and I also purchased a copy.
I LOVED this book. It is smokin' HOT! The plot was beautifully done. The scenes were played out like a movie. I could almost picture being there and feeling with the characters. There were some really great scenes here. I really felt for these two.
Cort Bellamy left Crossroads, GA and was working at different jobs. The latest one was construction with an @$$ for a boss. Cort quits and on his way home, he receives a call from his father. His father needs help on the ranch. He needs Cort to come home! Cort doesn't want to go home. He and his father don't see eye to eye. Plus Crossroads is a small town and it holds too many reminders of high school sweetheart, Joss Ellis. Joss also is coming home after her failure in the fashion world. She left Crossroads with hopes of becoming a famous fashion designer. After long hours, low pay and high pressure she also quits to return home.
When this two meet again, fireworks fly! Feelings are still there after all of these years but will they be able to work through their differences? Will small town life fit the dreams? Do dreams die or can new dreams be made?
This is a spicy read. I adored the second chance at a first love. The dual POV is wonderful to see into the characters' thoughts. To understand their actions and speech during the scenes. This is a wonderful beginning to the series and I can't wait for more! I highly recommend this to anyone over the age of 18.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2020Bad in Boots is the first book in the Crossroads series. Cort and Joss dated years ago, but both have been pursuing their own dreams. Now they’re back in Crossroads, striking up a friendship and more, but will they give love a second chance? Or will their careers and dreams drive too much of a wedge between them again?
I really enjoyed reading this book! There was drama, lots of emotions and steam, a lot of coming into your own self, and I loved the connection between Cort and Joss. I think my favorite part of both characters was how much they grew up in these pages. They were both able to realize what’s most important in their lives, but also accept themselves and the challenges that they both have to face, alone and together. Cort is caring and tries to do the right thing, is looking for approval from his father and had never stopped loving Joss. She was perfect for him because they were able to communicate about their trials and feeling like a failure at times, and obviously they had an intense physical connection, too! Joss is really career focused and wanting to be settled before looking into a relationship, but I love that fate doesn’t always work with plans. This is the first book in a series, and you get introduced to a few side characters that I’m already rooting for to find their happily ever afters, too! I’m excited to see where this series might go next!
- Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2020This first book in the Crossroads series is also the first book I have read by this author and after reading it, it definitely will not be the last one.
The story centers around Cort Bellamy and Joss Ellis. Both natives of Crossroads, Georgia. They were once HS sweethearts but things changed. Joss wanted to leave the town for the city, and Cort, unable and/or unwillingly to stay where memories of Joss were likely to break him, also leaves.
Years later both are back. One has been summoned home while the other’s city dreams came tumbling down.
As fate would have it, they meet again. Though the attraction seems to never have died, feelings and the past has Joss questioning the present and the future.
This was a story filled with an emotional rollercoaster. Will they be able to get a second change in love or will the past remain a memory?
The secondary characters brought color to the story, making it even more appealing.
Looking forward to what else is coming in future books.
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- Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2022Bad In Boots is an outstanding contemporary romance by Em Petrova. Ms. Petrova has delivered a book that is well-written and loaded with a stellar cast of characters. Cort was fired from his construction job shortly before his father called and asked him to come home and help at the ranch. He loved the ranch and his father, but he and his father have a history of butting heads. Joss left town to learn the fashion trade. When she loses her job and is forced to return home to her sister, she tries to avoid everyone because she feels like a failure. Joss and Cort's story is packed with drama, humor and sexy bits. I enjoyed this story and look forward to my next Em Petrova book. Bad In Boots is book 1 of the Crossroads Series but can be read as a standalone. This is a complete book, not a cliffhanger.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2020I love second chance romances, and this is a really good one. Em Petrova can really write about swoon worthy cowboys! My favorite quote from this book comes from that cowboy. "Hell Jossie. You're so GD beautiful I feel like I'm looking at the last sunset on Earth. Swoon! This is a great story, with humor, emotions, love, and intense heat. I loved it. Once I started it, I did not want to put it down. I highly recommend it.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout, and purchased it also, and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2020I've read a lot of Em Petrova's books and was disappointed with this one. No depth to the characters or the story line . It read like a novice author's work. Not up to her usual standards. Some of her other book are among my all time favorites.
Top reviews from other countries
- melinda swaineReviewed in the United Kingdom on August 28, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars This book was one terrific read with great character and plot development!
A sexy and steamy read. The story is steamy with great drama and the characters where fabulous and the interactions between made the book. Their chemistry is sizzling and pours off the pages. This book was one terrific read with great character and plot development! The banter and chemistry between the characters kept me totally engaged in this story until the turn of the very last page!! Can’t wait to more book 2 of what I’m sure is going to be an unforgettable series! Happy reading everyone!!
- Amazon CustomerReviewed in Canada on February 20, 2021
3.0 out of 5 stars Not so bad.
Expected a bit more action. Wasn't expecting the intimate actions to be as much. Good, easy read.
- Reading AddictReviewed in the United Kingdom on December 4, 2020
4.0 out of 5 stars A fun book
Fun to read & good charcters, enjoyed this, as I often do with Em's books will read others
- HanbarnReviewed in the United Kingdom on October 16, 2024
3.0 out of 5 stars okay read
An okay read that I’d like to have seen with more bite and more maturity from lead characters. Both come off as immature at the start then near the end have a moment of inspiration. Was okay but not a keeper.