Cooper by Liliana Hart
(Novella #6: MacKenzie Family Series)
Source: Purchase
Rating: 3/5 stars

You can clearly see from my pervious reviews that I adore this series and the lusty, hard-bodied MacKenzie brothers. So how does Cooper’s story drop all the way down to a paltry three stars? Here’s the answer . . . .

Cooper MacKenzie has been featured in each of the previous MacKwenzie family novellas. He is the Surrender town sheriff and always on hand to help his brothers out no matter big or small the task is. He gave Dane a ride back into town, helped Thomas rebuild a fence at the family home and, gave Riley a place to stay when he and Maggie’s lives were threatened. Cooper is a strong, loyal and, reliable member of the MacKenzie brood – in many ways, he is the true caretaker of the group and because of this (and his darker sexual desires) he has distanced himself from women and relationships.

Claire Drexel has spent the better part of her life watching Cooper MacKenzie, lusting after Cooper MacKenzie and, loving Cooper MacKenzie. Claire has heard all the stories and all the rumors and none of them scare her. Cooper is the man Claire is meant to be with but he won’t give her the time of day. In fact, in recent months Cooper has gone out of his way to ignore Claire. Challenge accepted! Years of watching and learning have taught Claire just what she needs to do to get Cooper’s full attention. Claire is fully prepared to get and keep Cooper’s attention when she dresses the part perfectly and shows up at Cooper’s favored BDSM club. Little does Claire know that she has walked into a sh*t storm that may cost her more than her precious virginity.

The Bottom Line: Cooper’s story was meant to be epic and instead, it reads more like a launching-pad for the next, larger installment of the MacKenzie family series. After reading just bits and pieces about this law man in the other novellas, I found myself really looking forward to getting the inside scoop on Cooper and learning all of his dark and dirty little secrets. Instead, I got a quickly written read that sort of shafted a character that has played such a huge role in the series. For me, Cooper is bigger and more important than his story lets on and though I still liked this read, I wasn’t as enthusiastic about it as I was for the other reads in the series. ( )