Fun story about a couple who have divergent career plans and try to fight their attraction. It was enjoyable but nothing real exciting and it was a short book. Tyler is a promotion away from being ship cruise director when she visits her sister and sees her one-night stand cowboy Alex.
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I was anxious for this story after finishing the previous in the series. I'm glad VLT decided to write it.

I have to take this story in two parts. 1) the romance. I think the romance worked very well. The connection between Alex and Tyler is well established going into the story, so the small page count doesn't hurt it. Their decision to keep it light was obviously doomed to failure - both had their emotions engaged early on. I felt the connection between them and enjoyed it.

The second part of this was less easy to like. Tyler's focus on her career really played a large part in the story. It was the main conflict that kept them apart and the whole reason they resisted entering into a deeper relationship. And yet Tyler decides, rather unexpectedly, that she'd like to settle down after all and perhaps become the marketing director for the town. A position that doesn't even exist. There was no talk of Alex taking a position on the cruise ship - something he was qualified for with a communications and DJ background - or of them working on something long distance so that Tyler wouldn't have to give up her career.

While I enjoyed the romance, the fact that all the give was done on Tyler's part really brought the story down for me.

3/5 ( )

Quick Read/Quick Review

Received from NetGalley
Overall Rating 4.0

First thought when finished: Very sweet, family orientated, hot cowboy romance that makes you feel good when finished! Great Summer Read!

A little more: This is the first book I have read in this series and I really enjoyed it. I really liked that this book was centered around these families (extended brought together by marriages and chance) that just wanted the best for each other. There was such an overwhelming amount of love, family meddling, and camaraderie that you couldn't help but just have a big smile on your face most of the time!

Favorite Scene: Bear--When you are retelling this story to your grandchildren I would say it is a Grizzly sounds scarier that way. (paraphrased but that scene made me giggle)

Who I would recommend it to: Anyone who likes a country in their romances! ( )

3.5 Stars ( )