A country music heartthrob and his long-lost love walk into a wedding…Will Truitt grew up living the saddest kind of country song. Now, though, as superstar Billy Brenton, his life is perfect. Or so people think. But he hasn’t been able to write a decent song in months. Crashing a wedding in a quirky little bridal-obsessed town is supposed to provide inspiration to get his career back on track. … career back on track. Instead, all he finds are regrets when he comes face-to-face with the woman who got away, taking his crushed heart with her.
Lindsey Castellano gave up on love a long time ago. As a cutthroat divorce attorney on the outskirts of a town devoted to brides, weddings, and happily ever after, she’s honed her skills at avoiding love, commitment, and inevitable heartbreak. Or so she thought until Will Truitt reappears in her life.
When Lindsey shattered Will’s heart fifteen years ago, she’d been a sorority girl on her way to the top. He’d been a lowly janitor with a dream. Now he’s on top of the world, and she’s the last person he should need or want.
But she’s the only person who has ever inspired his music. And he’s the only man she’s never been able to forget. Have the years made them wiser, stronger, and better able to love, or this time, will they simply crash and burn harder?
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The southern language was a bit hard to read but it served the point in communication of some of the characters
It was an ok book
A quick love read for those not looking for anything too indepth.
Good chemistry between the two main characters.
This was a free offering through Amazon and is book 2 in the ‘Misfit Brides’ series. To date there are 6 books in the series.
The rating is MA: mature audience due to language [mild profanity], graphic/descriptive sex and sensual behavior. Yeah, they had the hots for each other. There was also a paranormal element with several of the characters… nothing witchy… just feelings and a sense of things.
Book 1 [Blissed: Natalie Castellano and CJ Blue] set the stage and foundation for this series which was set in the town of Bliss. A wedding themed town that catered to everything a future bride or engaged couple could want. A complete venue for all things wedding.
Coming off a Regency bender… I had a hard time connecting with this modern story, even though it has a flavor of Jane Austen’s Persuasion. This was a lot of country singing, happy bar scenes [I swear… any minute I expected someone to yell out ‘Norm’], southern cooking, guitars, dogs, a man’s truck and sweet tea. I had a terrible time getting accustomed to the flow of the language and the descriptive writing style. It centered on yankee snark with a sprinkling of southern drawl. I wasn’t sure if it was supposed to be funny or sarcastic. Half the time I was wading through adjectives, excessive descriptions and innuendos regarding sensual bodily functions and sexual reactions. It was a bit embarrassing.
We have lots of characters which, I am sure, will be featured throughout this series. There are numerous siblings [I lost count of the number], and the girls have spice names… Saffron, Pepper, Cinna, Ginger, Sage, Margie… I’m sure more will be revealed in future stories. I doubt I will care. It was simply too confusing.
“You’re what I’ve been looking for my whole life, and if you let me, I’ll love you for the rest of yours.” –Robin Bielman, Keeping Mr. Right Now
This was a long story and it was hard fought. Will Truitt met and fell in love with Lindsey Castellano, a sorority girl on vacation. He fell hard and she broke his heart when she walked/stalked away. Fifteen years later, he’s an award-winning country music artist, stage name ‘Billy Brenton,’ and she is a divorce lawyer. I did not care for her one bit. Her attitude got old quickly and I wanted to shake her until her teeth rattled. She was stubborn and obstinate and treated him terribly. I wanted to tell him to run and run far.
After a while, the story simply became painful and I wanted to slit my own throat. I quickly decided I did not want to go back and read book 1, even to find out how it all started. And… I definitely don’t want to read the rest of the series, especially if they are like this one… nope… nada… no way. I am sorry… I know there are many 5-star reviews, but it just did not do it for me.
This is an enjoyable follow on to the first Misfit brides book – Lindsey and Will/Billy’s story requires some suspension of disbelief but if you can get around that it’s a feel good tale.
I couldn’t put it down
Very good read! This one does not disappoint.
I was left with an unfinished, slightly disappointing conclusion. I would have liked to have read one more chapter to see how this couple triumphed over their childhood difficulties.
I enjoyed the quirkiness
I found it rather disjointed and hard to follow. Maybe if I had read the first book in the series the characters would have made more sense but as a stand alone book, it failed.
It was too intense for 2 young people who only knew each other for 1 week.
Excellent!!
Lasted through three chapters … enough already … not my style of reading material — not gross, just boring … chucked it … erased it … sent it to the publishers hinterland … get what I mean.
Loved this book. Would highly recommend.
I liked how the main characters worked through their issues and fears as well as addressing others’ expectations of them.
I love a book with characters I can fall in love with and want to learn more about them and their story…I immediately had to look for the other books in the series…
Seriously? The guy unzips his pants to show off his package to lady to impress her? In the hallway of a restaurant? Not worth reading even for free.
Same old story line girl fights love but accepts it in the end.
Was a great read. It did ramble a little at times but I forgave because I enjoyed the story.