Fans of Kasie West and Huntley Fitzpatrick will fall in love with this sweet and heartwarming series. Popular high school girls don’t fall for the cowboy’s charm.Hadley is bored.As a member of the Gulf City elite, she spends her days going to school and then laying on the beach near her million-dollar house. But money can’t buy happiness. With an absent mother and an unknown father, she wants … happiness. With an absent mother and an unknown father, she wants more for herself.
A school prank gone wrong lands her with a week-long suspension, a cancelled spring break trip, and a stint as forced labor at the local Lee Ranch. That last bit, she deserved. She did borrow their goats, after all.
Spencer Lee, the prodigal son returned, is working the ranch to make amends with his family, and he thinks the rich younger girl will only get in his way.
Hadley is determined to prove him wrong. From a search for missing goats to mucking out way too many stalls, she has to learn that some things do happen before ten in the morning and white shoes won’t stay white very long on a ranch.
The lesson she never expected? That sometimes the most infuriating men are the easiest to love.
Sink into this sweet romance with sassy goats, an emotional ride, and a guaranteed happy ending. Spencer and the Younger Girl is the third standalone in the Gulf City High series.
The Gulf City High series:
- Jesse and the Ice Princess
- Roman and the Hopeless Romantic
- Spencer and the Younger Girl
- Nate and the Invisible Girl
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I didn’t think it was possible, but this third installment of the Gulf City High series is even better than the first two! So many feelings that I sometimes had to put the book down to catch my breath… Heartbreaking scenes are mixed with humorous ones, a real roller coaster of feelings!
The characters feel so real and it’s easy to relate to everything they’re going through. Michelle MacQueen also shows that there’s no need for a mean antagonist to drive the story along and I really appriciate that.
I highly recommend this series to anyone who likes YA contemporary with loveable characters and lots of feelings! Just read it, okay?!
*I received an ARC from the author, but that has nothing to do with my raving review!*
I really liked Hadley in the first two books, so I was looking forward to reading her story and also – of course 🙂 – curious about her personal hero. Spencer brings a lot of drama and angst to the table, so Hadley, with her positive and assertive personality, complements him well.
As is par for the course, the story is well written, and I enjoyed reconnecting with the “usual suspects” from the first two books: Charlotte and Jesse, Cassie, and especially Roman, who is definitely one of my favorite characters in the series.
It’s “only” 4 stars for me, because the level of drama is just a bit too much for me, especially towards the end (was that really necessary?).
Another amazing and entertaining read! While at times the story can break your heart a bit, the characters are so easy to fall in love with. This story was as sweet and funny as I hoped and I really recommend this series of interconnecting standalones.
Spencer and the Younger Girl is the third book in the Gulf City High series.
I voluntarily received and reviewed an advanced copy of this book.
Final Rating: 5 Stars
Spencer and the Younger Girl by Michelle MacQueen is a contemporary young adult romance told in third person, dual POV. It’s the third book in the Gulf City High series and can be read as a standalone.
Hadley will soon graduate high school and wants to leave her mark by pulling off an epic senior prank involving goats. When things go amiss, she’s suspended and tasked with working at the Lee ranch with her friend Damien’s grumpy, hot, older brother.
After three years away with no contact with his parents, Spencer returns home to help his younger brother. He doesn’t belong there anymore and won’t be staying long. The last thing he needs is a relationship. So why can’t he stop thinking about Hadley?
I enjoyed Hadley and Spencer’s story. As characters, they were both likeably flawed, and I was invested in finding out how everything would turn out. The story explored themes of grief, forgiveness, and family. Full of humor and emotion, it’s a touching tale about second chances, belonging, and finding love.
*** I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC. ***
This was a very sweet story with a grand dose of humor. I love this author for her ability to write fun story line, great characters, sweet moments all wrapped up in a realistic package. This story was exactly that. The characters have their issues, they have their own demons and troubles but the way they connect to each other and work through things really makes this story one to read. It is a YA so there is no graphic romance and everything that does happens between the characters is real.
The way the author wove together the humor and the sweetness really stood out to me. It made the harder heartfelt moments still shine but didn’t make the story dark or weighed down. I really enjoyed this story and highly recommend it to others. I received an ARC and I am leaving an honest review.
*I received an early copy from the author. This does not affect my review.*
I was excited for this one, though one thing…That title still makes me cringe! Lol, I knew that the ‘age-gap’ between the two wasn’t really a lot, just the timing mostly as they were in school together for a while, but had I not known, it would have made picking this on up more of a struggle. As it was, I couldn’t wait to see their story, and it is another wonderful addition to this series! We met Hayley a little in the the start of the series, but I loved meeting Spencer and learning more about Hayley as well. I knew this one would be full of feels, but was surprises how quickly I started feeling for the characters. There’s definitely a lot of tears in this one, not new for the series, but seeing their past, as well as how their futures intersected once again was fun, and I really enjoyed how their story plays out!