Dirt Road Secrets

Copper Lake, Book 2

De: Ashley James

Narrado por: Blake Lockheart, Dane Anderson

I'm a country boy, born and raised. He's new in town and all city.

Bronc riding has always been my main focus. The plan was simple: work hard, go pro, and show the world what I was made of. It hasn't been easy, but I did it through dedication and a whole lot of determination.

My dreams came true, my life more than fulfilled… Or so I thought. I never knew how much I ached for more until I stopped to help a stranger on the side of a one-lane road one chilly fall afternoon.

He couldn't be more different than me, with his messy curls and the chipped black polish. But from the moment he fumbled over his words, flustered and tense, sitting in the driver's seat of his broken-down ride, I knew I wanted to know more. Know everything. This all-consuming need to get to know him, to get close to him, is new.

He's only in town for a short while, Copper Lake merely a temporary stop. Getting close to him is foolish… But there's no way I can stop it. Not when he makes me feel things I've never felt before.

What happens when he goes back to the city, and I'm left in the dust, watching his tail lights disappear down the dirt road?

©2024 Ashley James (P)2024 Podium Audio

The perfect unlikely matchup!

The way that I loved Cope and Xander's story is just incredible. These two unlikely matches came together perfectly. Cope rides broncs and lives on a farm and Xander is a city boy through and through. Cope has this rugged masculinity that is perfectly portrayed and Xander has a sweet soft side that balances him so well. I loved how patient and sweet Xander was despite his deliciously sexy attraction to Cope. Knowing that Cope had never been with a man before, Xander was calm and patient and let Cope lead and I loved that so much because once they came together it was explosive and perfect. Their banter was also hilarious and I loved how much fun they had and all of the names for foreskin. I was laughing so hard. This group of friends that travels the rodeo circuit together are so fun and I just love them all and the way that they support each other.

The audiobook was narrated by Blake Lockheart and Dane Anderson and they did such a great job bringing these two to life. Their voices were perfect and I really enjoyed their performance.

Hoodies, Highland Cows, and HEA

Loved the book and the audio made it even better!! The narrators were phenomenal bringing these adorable guys to life!

It's everything

copenhander are just a perfect pairing. opposites both kind of wandering in their own way and they find each other on the farm when Xander moves to Copper Lake to help his aunt after she has surgery. cope keeps showing up and keeps being there for Xander helping him and befriending him. soon. their friendship turns into something more and although cope has never experienced feelings for a man, Xander makes it easy. these two are absolutely lovely and this is probably my favorite book in the series.

this was lovely ❤️

I saw another review that described this book perfectly as a warm hug. A slow burn with low angst. A love story with MC's that communicate, care for each other and discover of a sense of 'home' in each other.
The narration took me a few chapters to love but it was perfectly cast for these characters.
This is a lovely listen with fluffy cows, deep connections, demi representation and characters I love.

Really Enjoyed this!

Ashley James is one of my top faves in m/m romance so I'm never disappointed! loved that we have a demi or pan rep in Cope and I love how well he and Zander communicated their feelings so the angst was low - which I needed and the spice was high - also needed lol. Both Blake and Dane are in my top 20 of male performers so I definitely was satisfied with them

4 starz - worthy of a repeat

Loved this sweet story!

I absolutely loved this story and the narration. Anythinh Ashley writes is perfection. I didn’t want it to end

The cows!!! 🐄

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The amount of love I have for Xander and his love of Aggie 🖤🖤🖤🖤 and all the other animals!!

There is some pining but it’s relatively low angst. I love this story and how much Xander and C have for one another. It’s a live as easy as walking!

LOVED!!!!!!!

Ashley James! You did it again! Thank you! Aggie kinda stole the show with the chicken chasing ❤️ Loved Cope’s and Xander’s love story, it’s simple, romantic and adorable. Cope is one of my favorite characters from Ashley’s books, he’s just so precious and perfect for Xander, OMG finally Xander got his HEA and I couldn’t be happier. He deserves all the love!!
This has zero angst which is what I’m currently enjoying, my anxiety is loving light, fluffy romance and this gave me all the butterflies with lots of swooning.
Loving this series, I may have a small obsession with cowboys and farms and ranches and all cute animals, I cannot wait for the third book in the series

4.5 stars

the audio of this was so good! even better than reading the book! i love how much emotion the author packs into these stories and how perfectly the narrators captured it

Love this series

I recently discovered this series and I’m loving it so far! I love the sweetness and no angst. This is a classic opposites attract story. Excited for the rest of the series!