Review: Great Friends to Lovers Romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 31, 2014
Book three in the Maverick Montana series Rising Assets is a sexy and heartwarming story about two best friends finally realizing they were meant for each other. This Contemporary Romance is one of my favorite type to read. I love small towns, big friendly families, and cowboys who are more than just cowboys and I get all of that with Rising Assets. Melanie Jacobs, Colton Freeze and Hawk Rain have been friends as long as they can remember and everybody, and I mean the entire town, has just been waiting for Colt and Melanie to realize they are perfect for each other to the point they have an outstanding bet on when they will finally admit their love for each other.Melanie is having a hard time working two jobs and working her ranch as much as she can without the aid of ranch hands and keep her secret from spreading around town. She is not even asking her best friend, Colt, for help. Colt has been busy running the family business, he has always had a knack for making money and has been working hard to make sure his family has the means to do whatever they want to do. Colt becomes concerned when he finds Melanie working herself to the bone he is determined to find out what is wrong.Melanie's secret is revealed, in front of half the town because of a silly misunderstanding on Colt's part. Now Colt, who is starting to see Melanie in a whole new light, is determined to help her at all cost. Melanie's own growing attraction toward Colton is getting in the way of her plans but Colton can't stand the idea of her going at it alone. Friends with benefits sounded easier in theory then in applied application with each steamy encounter Colt and Melanie fall more in love . Meddling towns people and family are a push and pull as they try to win the bet. Hawk running off and getting injured in the middle of all of it adds more complications.Like most good series (well in my opinion) this can be read as a stand alone but is best when read with the whole series. Rising Asset is a fabulously written, hot and sexy story that keeps you laughing and smacking your forehead with the silliness of the two as they try and make it work.