Reviewed by kimbacaffeinate on
The tale takes place in the heart of Texas at the ranch of now billionaire Colton Nelson. His best friend and financial consultant Andy hires his cousin Laura Baker to help him in the office. Laura is an enabler and continually bails out her gambling addicted older sister. When Laura is laid off and her sister has two days to pay back ten thousand dollars, Laura is forced to seek Andy’s help. So she ends up living over the barn and helping Andy with the ranch books and investments to work off the debt. He sets conditions for both sisters and one is that they have no contact. Colton has his own share of problems since he won the lottery and those include woman trying to catch him. When ladies at a club slip him a mickey his grandmother and Andy come up with a plan and the tale that unfolds was fun, sweet, and I quickly consumed it.
Colton and Laura both have trust issues so watching these two get to know each other was fun. I liked Laura she has a big heart and we see transformation in her throughout the tale. Colton has issues when it comes to women and their love of his money. He is smexy, rugged, and down to earth. He loves his ranch and sees fit to help others and make a difference. Laura is refreshing and he teeters between being in awe of her and wondering if she is scamming him. The situations they find themselves in led to humor, a little heat and plotting all of their own. Their chemistry felt genuine and while the plot was predictable the characters made it enjoyable. Andy, the grandmother, townsfolk and Laura’s sister all added to the plot and forced the characters into situations. I found them all to be interesting and I would love to read their stories.
Boy and girl forced together by a plot and love is born, yep we have all seen this every which way to Sunday, but Brown added her own touch and I enjoyed the ride. There were some aspects that felt unrealistic or convenient and made me wince or roll my eyes but they were minor and did not affect the flow nor my enjoyment of the tale. If you are able to go with the flow and appreciate the warm characters that Brown creates you will enjoy this story. I liked that we saw growth in the characters and that they had depth. The overall tale left me with a smile on my face. I have always had a soft spot for heroes in cowboy boots and denim and Brown offered me a fun escape.
ARC received in exchange for unbiased review and originally published Caffeinated Book Reviewer
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 2 May, 2013: Finished reading
- 2 May, 2013: Reviewed