Brandy loves her job, her family- but longs for more. Tyler tolerates his family, is always up for a challenge and fantasizes about the girl that got away. Kimberly Raye's latest installment of those feuding moonshine rebels may not be as intoxicating as Texas Thunder but it has just as much to offer. I received an ARC of Red-Hot Texas Nights in exchange for an honest review. Kimberly Raye gives new meaning to "behind close doors" with this one. Tyler and Brandy are keeping secrets from each other, their families and the entire town. This story did not start out very well for me. It took a while for the story to catch up with the characters but gradually it pulled me in. Tyler and Brandy have to stop listening to everyone else and admit they belong together. A rough start but Kimberly Raye delivered in the end. ( )

4.5 Stars
This author is the one who convinced me to be a contemporary Western romance fan! A sizzling second book in a steamy series (although the book can be read as a stand-alone). The main characters are developed well, the setting is believable and delicious, and the romance is hot. I am definitely looking forward to the next one! For romance fans.

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Kimberly Raye got it right this time around. Brandy is a spunky bakery owner and moonshine creator who enjoys the company of Tyler McCall, rodeo star & family nemesis....at least she did until he left her 2 years before without a word. Well, he's back looking for his wayward brother, and the sparks are flying yet again.

Good character development, both with the main and supporting characters which kept my interest. The plot is layered with enticements, and the romance between Brandy and Tyler develops naturally, even a bit slowly at times. I did want to shake Brandy and tell her to "work it out already!" with her internal monologues, but it was better than an unrealistic, too quick realization. Instead of losing herself by falling in love, Brandy sees that Tyler's love completes her and she can still have it all.
Well done, Raye, and after this one, I'd read your novels again!
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Tyler’s dream is to get out of Rebel, Texas and to achieve that he hits the bull riding rodeo circuit right out of High School. With bad memories of his hometown he has no desire to settle there or settle at all till he achieves his desired goals in life. Brandy’s dream is coming to fruition with a bustling bakery shop that has been in business for six months. Her goals require that she not get saddled with a husband and children until she has achieved all she believes her mother once gave up. This is a story of both Tyler and Brandy realizing that there is more to what they started in High School…if they are willing to let their guards down a bit and pursue more than their goals for financial and professional success.

This book is able to stand alone even though it is the second in the Rebel Moonshine series. Some of the characters from book one make an appearance or two and there are people that show up that may appear in future books of the series. There is the still unsolved issue of the murder of Brandy’s grandfather to be solved along with two friends of the main characters finding a bit of love in a side story, too.

I look forward to finding out what will happen with Jenna and wonder if she will star in book three…and if so…who she will finally be able to commit to.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the copy of this novel to read and review. ( )