Review: Pretty good addition to the series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 28, 2013
3.5-4 starsThis was a pretty good story. I liked Bonnie and Will and enjoyed their story.Bonnie works for the Kentucky Commission of Tourism traveling around the state working on projects. She's enjoyed this and the work she does but finds that she's wanting to get off the road. Her travelling doesn't give her much of a personal life (for friends or more) and she's asked her boss for an office position but at this point things don't look likely. Bonnie realizes that she'll really have to impress her boss to get a chance at what she wants. She's sent to Mud Creek, KY to pull all the items of historical value out of McBride’s Music Hall before it's demolished and she's hoping this might be the chance she needs to impress her boss. Unfortunately, things start going wrong as soon as she hits the town limits of Mud Creek, starting with her car catching on fire.Will is the Mayor of Mud Creek and trying very hard to help his community. There isn't much work but he has the chance for a manufacturing plant to be built that will bring in much needed jobs (it's this plant construction that's bringing about the demolition of McBride’s Music Hall. Will is the grandson of the man that built McBride’s Music Hall but his memories of the place aren't great and he's more than willing to see it go if it'll bring much needed jobs to their town. He doesn't intend to let anything get in his way but he wasn't expecting the complications that show up when Bonnie comes to town.When Will and Bonnie meet, her car is on fire and Will helps her save her belongings from her car before it's consumed. There's an attraction between them from the start and this complicates things when she finds out that he's the Mayor. Will's charming but Bonnie tries to keep things professional and doesn't give in to his charms easily. They strike up a friendship and work together well as she starts working on the Music Hall. Things start getting difficult when she finds that the music hall has true historical significance and she wants to preserve it as a museum. Knowing the city is counting on the plant being built, she plans to try to gain sponsors and funding to have the building moved to some nearby land and then restore it. Things go off the rail when Will finds out about the plan and (not really caring that she intends to move it and isn't trying to mess with the plant) acts out against Bonnie nastily, his actions tarnish her reputation, almost ruins her career and makes her hated in town.Bonnie understands Will's freak out but his actions killed the progress she'd made and she has to start all over. She works on getting the museum funding for the building move and the renovations and despite very few people in town giving her the time of day, she goes out of her way to help the town out in other ways. Her and Will have a strained time and it's a while before they are talking again. They do straighten things out to an extent but the project is still an issue. Bonnie makes some bold moves and ends up being able to get the funding she needs for the move of the music hall and gets the plant being built back on track. Everyone is happy and things seem to be good with Will but then as the project come to a close Will starts pulling back. Bonnie gets her promotion and ends up going home to start her new job but misses Will. Fortunately, Will does pull his head out (of you know where) and goes after her. We end the story with a nice start to their HEA.This was a pretty good story. I liked the Bonnie and Will and well as the secondary characters. To be honest it's a similar tone to the first book in the series so if you liked that one you'll probably like this one. I'd recommend it for someone looking for a light, humorous read.* note - I listened to the audio version of this book. The narrator, Amanda Ronconi does a great job as always.