Review: Review From www.martinitimes.com - Martini Times Romance
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 8, 2013
Review From www.martinitimes.com - Martini Times RomanceI got this book as an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.In Kentucky Home Mallory Thompson is a socilite with a doctor husband. Everything seems to be golden for the couple, but behind closed doors, it's a different story. Mal's husband is verbally and emotionally abusive, turning situations against her and making them her fault so none of the blame rests on his shouldes and stains his glowing reputation as a caring soul who's trying to save cancer one life at a time.With the help of a friend,  Luke Carson, Mal escapes the craziness and winds up on his family's horse farm to lay low until her husband gives her the divorce she's after. In the mean time, they'll just tell his family that they're recently engaged so know one will think twice of accepting Mallory with open arms and letting her stay as long as she needs.Everything seems to be going according to plan until her fiance Luke just ups and leaves outta the blue the very next day for a chance of a life time and leaves her to the wolves - er his family. The Carson's aren't surprised that Luke would run off like that without notice, but they go on about their business as usual.Keith is Luke's brother who was married once with a baby on the way and in one fell swoop, that was all taken away from him. for the past 3 years he has been mourning the death of his wife and child, unwilling to move on or continue living his life. That is until Mal walks into his life demanding to do chours and help out around the house before she goes stir crazy waiting for Luke to get back.The attraction between Keith and Mallory was tense and smoldering, neither interested in the other, but through a truce, they begin to thaw out and so do their hearts. Mallory-unwilling to trust another man with her life, and Keith- terrified of moving on past his dead wife.I felt like the plot was a little contrived and thought the rouse of a fake engagement in poor taste. There really was NO reason they had to say Luke and Mallory were getting married except to cause tension between the family, and it just didn't fly with me, but I tried to ignore it as best as possible.Another thing I wasn't too thrilled about was the way Mallory would just cave into her husband each and every timewhen he called while she was away...and then there was this moment at the end that was supposed to be suspenseful, but it was obviously just another cliched plot device that seemed over the top and outrageous. The scene involves Mallory, her husband and Keith...and I just don't think all of that was needed.I did like the witty back and forth Keith and Mal had going on, it flowed well and was fun to read. Overall I'm only rating Kentucky Home 3 Olives. It was good, but forgettable with me skipping some pages here and there just to finish.Review From www.martinitimes.com - Martini Times Romance