Review: Kinda sweet, kinda sexy and pretty fun
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 31, 2014
You know what's great? Billionaires. Know what else is great? Cowboys. Bring them together and oooooh, I'm drooling! Sounds like a winning combination, am I right? So, here I am, back in Big Sky Country - Montana, for those of you that haven't been Googling cowboys like me - for Hidden Treasure and I can't say I'm too sad about that. Time to break out my best country slang and twang. Y'all with me?Brielle Storm grew-up moneyed. Her father is incredibly wealthy and she's happy to play the disinterested, bitchy, spoiled princess. But when her father unexpectedly decides to disinherit Brielle, she finds herself in the middle of nowhere - on a failing ranch in Montana, to be precise. She knows nothing about ranching but she's determined to meet her father's requirements and get her inheritance reinstated as quickly as possible...until Colt. Colt Westbrook had his eyes on the land at the Ponderosa Pines Ranch and he was not happy when it was sold to Richard Storm and given to Brielle to run. Determined to add the acres to his own wealthy ranch, Colt starts his campaign to get Brielle to sell to him as soon as possible. Allowing her to believe he's just a ranch hand is just step one. But Brielle isn't what he expected, nor is she what she seems. Underneath her city girl exterior is a heart and a brain that's making him forget about the land and his bachelor ways. But what will happen when Brielle finds out who Colt really is and what he really wants?I really wanted to love this book. The blurb had me intrigued and the prologue was an awesome start. I loved the concept of the rich girl having to earn back her trust fund, and the fish-out-of-water storyline had great potential. Unfortunately, for the first half of the book Brielle was too bitchy, too arrogant, too spoiled and I couldn't connect with her. I would have liked more quiet moments from her and for her past to have been revealed earlier in story. By the time it was revealed it was almost too late for me to like her. I did warm to Brielle as the story progressed but, after such a rocky start, I was never truly invested in her story. However, there were a few hidden treasures in Hidden Treasure. Tony, Hawk and the three match-making old biddies from the town were fun and brought some humour to the story. The visit with Brielle's father was lovely. And Colt. Colt frustrated me a bit early on - much like Brielle, actually - but I enjoyed watching him realize his need for Brielle and his willingness to let go of his plans to grasp a different future. There are earlier books in this series and, although they aren't required reading, I can't help but think they would have helped me appreciate this story and the characters better. All in all, y'all, I'd say that this book was kinda sweet, kinda sexy and pretty fun - and I'm willing to take another trip to Montana.Hidden Treasure is the ninth book in the Billionaire Bachelor series and the second book in it's soon-off, The Lost Andersons series. It can be read as a standalone, no cliffhanger.Beth, 3 stars