Dumped by a cheating husband, Katie Dobbs’ life had gone off the rails and she is now back to square one, living in her parents’ home in Sweet, Montana and working a job she hates. She refuses to stay in a dark and empty house as a constant reminder of her mistakes. So she did the only thing that made sense. She breaks into an old dilapidated chapel to figure out her next move, and is nearly … arrested by Caleb Samuel, her brother’s high school friend who is now a handsome police officer in town.
Caleb had heard Katie was having a hard time. Sweet was a small town and everyone knew everyone else’s business. Except for one thing. No one knew where his sister Julie disappeared to 10 years ago and no one had heard from her since. Katie had been good friends with Julie before they’d both left Sweet. Now Katie is back. Buying a broken down chapel to renovate as a house is nuts when you don’t know the difference between each end of a hammer. And Katie didn’t. But she did know Julie, and maybe she’d be able to give him some insight into where Julie had gone. Caleb offers to help Katie renovate. But one problem after another threatens the project, and leaves Katie thinking she’ll never realize her dreams. Until she realizes she’s falling in love with her brother’s friend. Even as everything seems to be falling apart around them, can love help heal their hearts?
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A really good contemporary romance.
Katie has reached a turning point in her life after her husband not only cheats on her but he drains their bank account on his way out of town with his new girlfriend. She heads back to her childhood home to decide what to do with her life when she runs into her brother’s best friend, Caleb. Caleb has his own past that he’s trying to solve. This is one of those friends to lovers books that makes your heart sigh because it’s so easy for the reader to see how they feel but they don’t see it right away.
Katie came home with broken dreams. She found a way to new dreams
Loved the story. Uplifting with few fun twists!
Well worth the read
Poor editing. Words missing or wrong words in sentences. Sounds as if written by a teenager.
An entertaining story. Great characters and writing the kept the chuckles coming.
A sweet rainy day read.
Good but could have had a little more detail
An easy read with some twists and turns which keep the story interesting. my first read about this offer but it looks like she has some really interesting books and plenty to explore. Will develop characters and many more on the horizon. Just an FYI there were several typos in this eread.
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This was a nice wholesome romance. The characters are wonderful to read about. I appreciated the book being written with dual POVs. It was nice to see reoccurring characters from the first book also in this one. It was a great to read and while there was some angst, it wasn’t drawn out. This book just needed a little more editing but it didn’t take anything away from the story.
A Feel Good Story.
After her cheating husband ran off with all her savings, Katie returned to her home town of Sweet Montana with only forty seven dollars in her purse. Whilst living in her parents house and working in a bank, her dream of designing for a living is fired up by an old dilapidated chapel. Handsome police officer Caleb, who catches her trespassing, gradually becomes entwined into her life and her heart.
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This is a clean, sweet romance perfect for an afternoon reading.
The first book in this series was part of the Rodeo Knights series . In that one we met Kasper Dobbs , a successful businessman from Sweet. This story belongs to his sister, Katie.
Katie is back home penniless and with low self-esteem, after her divorce . One night she trespasses an old dilapidated church that has always fascinated her. Caleb, a police officer in town, goes to check who is the one trespassing , and finds Katie. They have known each other since childhood, not only because it’s a small town, but also because Katie and his sister were best friends.
As Katie tells him her dreams for the church’s restoration, he sees her vision and wants to help her. Lots of obstacles have to be overcome , but will they be able to find also their HEA at the end?
It’s also a story about family, dreams, choices we make in life and finding love.
Looking forward to more stories in this series. Hopefully Caleb’s sister will have one of her own.
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Sweet Home Montana by Lisa Mondello
Sweet Montana Series Book Two
Katie Dobbs is back where she started. In Sweet, Montana. Single and broke—in more than one way. Her teenage dreams long gone. But she’s discovered a new dream. And this one will help her to finally escape the small-town and live her dreams.
Caleb Samuel served in the military and returned to his hometown. Unlike Katie, he wants to be here. Now serving the town of Sweet as a police officer. He’s never given up the hopes of finding his sister who left town when he was gone.
Caleb gets pulled into Katie’s dream, and finds a dream of his own. Only, he plans on staying put while she can’t wait to leave. The first book in this series was a part of the Rodeo Knights Series, Sweet Montana Sky. It is Katie’s brother’s story. Wonderful romances in small-town Montana.
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