She’s not meant to be a bride… the tall, dark, sexy-as-sin cowboy with the knight-in-shining-armor complex she gets stuck with. While the chemistry between them flares brighter than fireworks, Ellie knows they want different things from life. She wants an easy-going farm boy, and nothing about Shane is easy. Besides, soon he’ll be moving on.
He’s not meant to be a civilian…
Shane Hannigan doesn’t know how to be anything but a Marine sniper. Honestly, he’s not sure he’s good at anything else. Since the IED explosion took his leg—and most likely his career—he’s not sure where he belongs. As a man whose job is to protect others, coming across the blonde-curly haired beauty with a flat tire is a nice distraction, that is until he finds out the flat was no accident. Someone is out to get Ellie, and even though she’s the most stubbornly competent woman he’s ever met—and damn if that’s not a sexy trait—he knows she’s in danger and he’s going to help her, despite her obstinate objections.
Can they work together to find who is determined to destroy Ellie before it’s too late? Or will Ellie lose her heart and her farm?
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I received a complimentary copy of this book and I am voluntarily reviewing it.
What an enjoyable read. The characters were wonderful. I loved Shane and Ellie’s story. I loved the reappearance of Cori and Fort as well. The book was written with a dual POV. That is helpful to me to fully understand the character’s actions.
There were some really great scenes here where I laughed really hard. Also there were some very touching scenes as well as the suspenseful ones. I couldn’t decide between two characters as to the culprit of the “incidents”. The one that started it all, blew me away. I had no idea. This was a wonderful book. The budding romance between the two main protagonist and the suspenseful plot made for a great read. I really highly recommend this book.
Shane and Ellie were really good main characters. Each of then were people of integrity. They both fighting against things that were rocking their worlds. Although Ellie’s problems seemed to be stacking up one after another. The problems started out so slow that at first Ellie felt like it was just a run of bad luck. But Shane began to see a pattern and brought to her attention it wasn’t all coincidences.
It was amusing how Shane enjoyed Ellie’s crazy corkscrew curls. As he got to know her he came up with the nickname for her. Cute-face is what he came up with. Sometimes he did the guy grunt with her but there were also times that he felt such affection for her. There were also times that he was amazed and respected her unexpected skills. He was also surprised by the amount of passion that she could unleash in him and with him.
Both Shane and Ellie had independence as something in common. They were used to being on their own. Ellie had quite the unusual childhood and it also caused her a lot of loneliness. Things were much better when she finally escaped from her parents on the mission field and returned to the farm with Grams. She was now in her element, her dream.
I liked how Shane said that Compromise and Communication were essential That most friendships and those with family fail for one of those two reasons. Wow, seems like those who areas were where Ellie was a bit weak.
There were some really good supporting cast of people in the story, some relatives, some townspeople. There were just enough to get the family feel of the people.
I really enjoyed the relationship between Shane and his sister Crickett. There were just snippets of it but you could tell that they knew each other pretty well and liked playfully ragging on each other.
If you are looking for a book with plenty of action, mainly from all the harassment coming against Ellie and her farm. There are at least 2 surprises coming at the reader when it comes to why it’s been going on. And the danger does escalate.
On a final note, I’d like to say that I liked the author’s writing style, the way she expressed herself through the characters. Like Ellie’s thought of, “A dead woman would rise from her grave for his attention” Ellie was thinking about Shane and it made me smile. There were a few more sprinkled in the story. It wasn’t overdone but would just suddenly pop up when you least expected it. I liked that. There were other times that made me smile because of some of the conversations. So I would say that it has humor in the story too.
I voluntarily read an advance reader copy of this book and this is my honest opinion of it.
The title of this book is a little misleading, but it is nevertheless a really good read. The story is well written with tension and a mystery to be solved, as well as incorporating a delightful love story. Ellie is stubborn and feisty, solving her own problems without the help of a man – especially one who is as attractive as Shane. She knows that she is in trouble with someone sabotaging her, but the marine, home on sick leave, is not the answer to her problems, especially as he already has one foot out the door ready to return to his base. Shane on the other hand, is everything a girl could want in a man. I especially loved that whilst he wanted to rescue Ellie, he nevertheless respected her ability and intelligence. The story kept my interest from the opening sentence right through to the end and had me chuckling at the author’s turn of phrase. Although this book is part of a series and characters and situations from the previous book appear in this one too, it is nevertheless a standalone and comes to a very satisfactory conclusion. I received a copy of this book as a gift and this is my honest and voluntary review.
This is a charming story that grabbed me from the first. Definately a great summer time or anytime read.
I’m heading for Yellowstone in a few weeks, so I’m starting with the best possible preparation for this trip: a cowboy romance that takes place in beautiful Wyoming! Kristi Rose writes the kinds of cowboys I love–strong, protective and loving heroes with wounded pasts. This third book has a little mystery for some added suspense and fun, which, of course, brings out hero Shane’s protective side. Super fun summer read.