Review: A charming and sweet story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 3, 2014
Originally reviewed for Bodice Rippers, Femme Fatales and Fantasy.Small town America can be charming, quirky and cosy but it also can be vindictive, petty and small minded. It all depends on the people. Most small towns are a combination of both.. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. It is what it is because people are what they are.In Back to Buckhorn, Lori Foster does a wonderful job of sharing both sides of the coin. But she also shows that a person can triumph in any situation by holding on to the good and rising above the bad. And she does it by not being preachy or judgemental.Zoey Hodge was the quirky free spirit in High School. No one ever understood what the high school football star, son of the actions of Buckthorn, saw in her. When he was killed in a car accident after she broke it off, she was harassed to such an extant that she left town. While she was happy in her life away from Buckthorn, Buckthorn was always home. When her mother fell from a horse and broke her hip, Zoey returned home to nurse her. And to find her place in her hometown.Garrett Hudson always had a crush on Zoey Hodge, she was quirky, funny, smart and sexy as all get out. He always resented the way her boyfriend's family hounded her out of town. She wasn't driving the car that killed him. Now she's back and Garrett is still attracted but this time he's not going to let her go.This was a charming and sweet story and a perfect read for a lazy summer afternoon. I enjoyed how Zoey was able to find her place without vindictive behavior. She was a wonderfully written character, strong, independent and not afraid to love.Since this was book #7 in the Buckthorn Brothers Series and this was my first read, I can guarantee that it reads wonderfully as a stand alone. Of course, I will be going back and checking out the rest of the series.ShauniThis review is based on the ARC of Back to Buckhorn, provided by NetGalley