Reviewed by Lynn on
Set during the holiday season, we meet Caleb and Summer. Caleb is a ranch foreman at Stargazer Ranch, working along side his best friend Jack. Both men served together as army rangers and have a strong brotherly bond. Summer is Jack's kid sister and a woman who knows exactly what she want from life:
“The man I want is good and kind and makes me laugh when he puts his mind to it. He's strong and resilient. Although he's been through a rough couple of years, he wants the same thing I want for his future. A simple ranch life, living as husband and wife with our children, making a good life and growing old together, happy and in love.”
Caleb knows he is the man Summer wants because he wants the same too. However, there is a problem. It's called Jack!
When Summer wants something, she is a force to be reckoned with! Caleb, an honorable and loyal man is torn. He wants to be with Summer, the woman he sees spending the rest of his life with. But equally doesn't want to loose his friendship with Jack because you don't date your best friends sister!
The path to the eventual HEA has its bumps with some surprises along the way.
I read this as a standalone as it's the first work I have read by this author. It was a quick read and I finished it within a couple of hours. "Can't Wait" is part of a series, so the characters are well developed. Not being familiar with the characters before reading this story didn't impede the overall enjoyment of this book – if anything, it has whetted my appetite to follow them up more.
I love the author's easy writing style, it's humorous and sexy. Equally, delicate and difficult issues are dealt with sensitively taking you to the heart of the problem, without distracting us away from the overall feel good factor. I recommend to anyone that loves a story based around the holiday season, loves hot cowboys and a heroine that wont stop until she gets what she wants!
***arc received courtesy of the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review***
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 6 November, 2014: Finished reading
- 6 November, 2014: Reviewed