EBookObsessed
Written on Apr 27, 2015
Hunter Abbott is the oldest sibling, even older than his twin sister, Hannah, by minutes. That leaves him feeling responsible for his younger siblings. As the CFO, he also feels responsible for the family business and even thought they live in a small town in Vermont, Hunter is always dressed like he's ready for a Board meeting on Wall Street.
Hunter knows how to focus on what he wants and how to get it. There is only one thing that hasn't fallen into place in his life -- his love life. He has wanted Megan Kane for as long as he can remember, but she only has eyes for his brother, Will. Never was that more apparent than when Will started dating Cameron and Megan was more than just rude to Cameron, she was outright hostile.
Megan's life is spinning out of control Her sister and brother-in-law need to move and they will need to sell the diner where Megan works. Megan never planned to make the diner her whole future, but she never thought about what would happen if it wasn't there anymore. Where would she go and what would she do? Now that Will is living with Cameron, she knows that he won't be in her future either.
Hunter's Grandfather decides to play matchmaker and purchase the diner and he wants Hunter and Megan to run it together. No matter how much Hunter would like to get close to Megan, he can't let his Grandfather purchase a business that it losing money, but his Grandfather is determined to keep the diner open.
As Hunter and Megan get closer, it is Megan's sister who points out that Megan has be hiding behind her "love" for Will for years to keep the men away. Megan needs to stop hiding and give the man who desperate wants her a chance.
THOUGHTS:
After losing her parents young, Megan's bitchiness and her attachment to Will become a defense mechanism to keep her safe from people getting too close. Once she loses the attitude, you can see what Hunter sees in her.
I was impressed that Marie Force wrote Hunter's character, the buttoned-up conservative, to be so open with is feelings towards Megan. After standing in his younger brother's shadow as far as Megan was concerned, you would think he would be afraid to risk humiliation by throwing out his feelings for Megan. But he refused to have any misunderstandings between them and was very open about his feelings for Megan and how much he wanted to be with her. This left the phobic Megan to work through her own feelings for Hunter at her own pace and go from "don't look at me for a relationship" to "I love you."
There was a scene where Hunter and Megan drink too much and stay in the free room above the bar which turn out to be better than any weekend getaway with a fireplace and a Jacuzzi tub. If I could find this place, I would become the town drunk. :)
I love the Abbott family and am looking for more HEA courtesy of the scheming Dad and Grandpa.
Received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
