Brooke Cumberland

My Review:

So I was very eager for this as I fell in love with the first book. But I have to say that I was a bit disappointed in this one. I still enjoyed some aspects of this book. There were some fun elements of the forbidden love and I really liked the elements of the age gap, for the most part.

I think what turned me off for the most part in this book is the over hyped focus of sex between these two. To be honest, I didn't really feel the romantic connection, it just felt like their foundation in their relationship is all about their sexual connection and nothing more than that. And this is NOT what was in the prequel. I had really high expectations too going into this one as well. I wanted to connect with this couple because the premise of their story really appealed to me so deeply. Another issue that I had with this story was how the reveal of them being together was handled with their families. It just felt very lackluster and anti climatic and fell flat. When you have a forbidden love and a relationship being kept secret and in the shadows, the reveal needs to be satisfying and it just didn't on any level for me.

So while there were some positive aspects to this story, and I still enjoyed it as a whole, there were elements to this book that turned me off completely and just ruined the enjoyment that I could have had from this one here. I will continue with the series though and hope the next book is much more of a positive experience.… (meer)

My Review (May contain spoilers, fair warning upon reading this review, please be responsible)

Come With Me is the prequel to the Sugarland Creek saga and I was so interested when I saw this book being recommended. I am glad that I started with this one, because it really sets up the rest of the series so nicely. I was a bit apprehensive with the biggest trope of this book being a secret baby, but I have to tell you I was beyond impressed with this one. I had such a blast with it and I can't believe I am saying that for a secret baby romance but I had a great time with this one. I can tell you I definitely will be reading more from this author if any of her books are like this one here.

What impressed me immediately is how drawn in I became to the story very quickly. I just wanted so much for these characters to find their HEA and the circumstances behind the secret baby is very VALID. For those that are concerned, its worth reading. I normally hate reading secret baby because of how toxic the heroines come off being, but in this situation the heroine did everything RIGHT. I also liked the more stronger western themes in this one here. If you want a really authentic feeling western romance, then you need to grab this one up because it definitely had strong authentic vibes attached to it. I really felt for our characters because of what kept them apart, but when we see how strong they are together, I was all for it 100%. It does have some good spice. That doesn't matter to me in a romance, but I know for some readers you really need the spice moments.

Overall I fell hard for Come With Me and eager to see what this author does for this series and this family!… (meer)

3.5 stars:

I am not happy that this was my least favorite in this trilogy. I was introduced to Brooke Cumberland with the first book in this trilogy, and I was hooked! I love Brooke! She is a wonderful author! This book, however, didn't do much for me.
I don't know why, but this book almost felt forced. It lingered too much into Molly's pregnancy. I feel there should have been less on her hormones and pregnancy in the beginning. Reading sooo much about her bed rest and restlessness was a bit daunting and hard to get through.
Now once the good drama started, then I was all in. That was the saving grace for this book! I was hooked and wanted more of the drama. This should have been the focus for the majority of this story! My rating would have been much higher if it had!
There is no denying the characters in this story. We love Drake. We Love Molly. We love Michael. We don't like Denny. Yes. There always has to be an antagonist in a story like this... there is one in each book in this trilogy.
I am happy and sad to see this story end. It was a great ending to the story. The series, as a whole, is a must read! I will not deny that… (meer)