Starting over and starting a whole lotta trouble…Meredith Anderson left her difficult past behind to create a new life for herself in Tall Pines – where she can be the independent, confident woman she always dreamed of being. Now she’s a partner in her sister’s wedding planning business, helping brides realize their happily-ever-afters…even as she promises herself to never fall in love.… never fall in love.
Meredith’s sweetness and vulnerability brings out the protective side of rancher Gage Mackenzie – even though their worlds are miles apart. All it takes is one night for desire to take hold of them both, a sizzling encounter that can only lead to the promise of more. But Meredith isn’t looking for more, and even if she was, Gage is set to leave Tall Pines behind him…
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I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley and Entangled Publishing and I am voluntarily reviewing it.
This was a wonderful story. I totally fell for Gage and Meredith. They both had difficult childhoods. Meredith had secrets that held her in a tight grip. She wanted to become a stronger woman and the first step in her eyes was to have a one-night stand. Who better to have this with but Gage the foreman of Tall Pines Ranch. Gage had an alcoholic mother and an abusive step-father. He left home before finishing school. Mr. Forrester the owner of Tall Pines comes to his rescue and becomes like a father to the young man. Over the years, Mr. Forrester dies and his son Cole takes over. Cole and Gage are like brothers. As much as Gage loves the ranch and Cole, he wants to have a ranch of his own. The land in Texas is so much cheaper so within a year, he will be gone. Gage, knowing his time is limited, wants to protect Meredith. When she suggests a one-night stand Gage is all in. The road to their HEA is full of discord and difficulties.
I loved having the dual POV format. Not having endured the tragedies that these two characters have had, it really helped me to identify with the characters so much better.
The author did a beautiful job in writing this story. The plot never stopped moving, it was always moving forward. I sometimes tend to read the back of the story to see how the author pulls off the plot and brings it all together if the story drags but that wasn’t the case here. The only sad part was the story ended. I feel at a loss BUT if did purchase the first story in this series as I haven’t read it so I am going to read that next.
I highly recommend this story to anyone.
3.5 and this one I’ll bump to 4, it was just that fun. Rescued by the Rancher is book two of the Tall Pines series. The characters are just as engaging, the story is sweet with a few sides of drama that are quickly resolved, and it’s slightly more than “fluff.” Meredith is Melanie’s (from book one) sister. She’s the one that refused to leave when Melanie walked out on their dysfunctional family and the abuse their father inflicted on them. She’s finally grown somewhat of a backbone and has left the family to join Melanie in her wedding planning business. She doesn’t get away scot-free as Melanie did. Nope, there are repercussions for her leaving. It takes a while for those repercussions to catch up with her and in the meantime, she’s spending a lot of time with Gage, the foreman on Tall Pines. He’s got a troubled past of his own that he’s been trying to outrun. Has his time run out?
There’s a little more drama in this one which only adds to the story. This is a fun series that is worth picking up if you’re looking for pure entertainment and escape.
This book was a very quick read, but remember good things come in small packages. I really enjoyed this story. There is “sex” or at least the innuendo’s through out the book. However the story line is well written and so fun. I really liked Meredith and her wiling to fight strong attitude. I like that the author took 2 imperfect people and didn’t try and make them perfect but made them feel very much like the average person on the street. I really overall enjoyed this fun read, grab it you won’t regret it. I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley. I was under no obligation to post a review and have given my honest opinion