An enjoyable sweet romance with a feisty heroine, a ruggedly handsome hero, a happily ever after and I can’t wait to see what comes next in this series. ~ Slick, Guilty Pleasures
Description:
At heart, Elizabeth Palmer is a practical Jersey girl. And her life reflects that—until everything suddenly falls apart. In a bid to change her luck, the intrepid reporter accepts a job to write a story on a reclusive quarter horse breeder in Chatham Ridge, Georgia. To her surprise, she finds herself settling into the warm, inviting town—even joining the Southern Belle Book Club—and craving the company of the rancher she’s there to interview….
Hunter McCoy has good reason to keep his distance from the determined reporter. Tragedy has taught him to stick to things that don’t require his heart. But he can’t seem to resist the vulnerability he detects beneath Elizabeth’s tough demeanor.
But when tragedy strikes the ranch again and Hunter shuts her out, Elizabeth will have to prove to Hunter that having somebody love you can heal all wounds…
Review copy provided for an honest review
For me there is always something appealing about a series set in a small town (I blame the Andy Griffith show of my childhood) and the fact that this small town not only has a bookstore but a group of ladies who meets there regularly for book club made it much more special. I liked When Somebody Loves You, in fact it was a fantastic introduction to a new to me author and a romance on the sweeter side which I tend to enjoy. Interesting characters, engaging dialog and a well paced romance made this an entertaining story.
I liked the somewhat sassy yet careful heroine Elizabeth Palmer, she was somewhat of a conundrum as she took a big risk to leave her job and her home and set out to fulfill a dream which was quite out of character for her. It was interesting watching her adapt to new surroundings, a life very unlike anything she’d ever known and people who drew her in to their circle immediately which not only surprised her but melted her heart. I also enjoyed the fact that he got under Hunter McCoy’s skin from the moment he met her. Hunter was every bit the brooding man but with Elizabeth around or as he nicknamed her, Lizzie, it became evident that there was more to the man than the hard shell he’d become after a tragedy struck him 2 years prior.
I liked these two together and loved watching them discover things about one another, finding mutual admiration in the way they approached life and in the way their love began to grow and flourish. I especially liked that it wasn’t easy for either one of them and even though the relationship progressed rather quickly that neither one took it lightly.
Sometimes secondary characters really add to a story and that was completely true in this book. From bookstore owner and seemingly professional matchmaker Noralee, to the Southern Belle book club members and to Aunt Barbara Jean it was so easy to get caught up in their lives and the town, but they all were important to the story and without them the book would not have been the same.
While I would have liked to have had a bit more time with this couple before the last chapter, I also can’t be sad about the ending because it was everything I wanted to happen and everything the Southern Bell Book Club expects in the books they read; an enjoyable sweet romance with a feisty heroine, a ruggedly handsome hero, a happily ever after and I can’t wait to see what comes next in this series.
Thanks for the review Slick