Review: A fun collection of great reads to kick off the summer!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 4, 2014
InkHeart Authors have released a boxed set, Sexy and Sweet Summer Reads, just in time to read on the beach or by a pool. I haven't read all of them yet, but the two I have read are excellent reads and have me excited for the rest. I love finding new-to-me authors!A Daughter’s Place by CJ CarmichaelLibby Bateson spent eight years on her own barely making ends meet. At 17, she lost her mother and her brother. When she gets pregnant, her father hands her money and puts her on a bus, telling her to never come back to the farm and small town where she was raised. Without finishing high school, Libby has struggled to make a good life for her daughter, Nicole, and not look back. When a combination of events force her to make the decision to go home for a few months to get on her feet, she faces an up hill battle.Libby's situation broke my heart from the beginning. I found myself rooting for her to get her life back. Her father doesn't make it easy for her, and neither does the town with all their questions, but she holds her head high and fights for her and Nicole's future. When things heat up with her neighbor, Gibson (who was also her brother's best friend), they both struggle with their relationship, trust, and facing their own short-comings.A Daughter's Place was another of CJ Carmichal's books that I couldn't put down. The characters were real people that I felt could be anyone and, while the ending was everything I hoped, I hated reaching the last page!Tempt Me Cowboy by Megan CraneTempt Me, Cowboy is the first release in the Copper Mountain Rodeo novellas. This story was a fun and fast read, bringing together small-town girl, Chelsea with rich, big-city Jasper. Chelsea's family has a long history in Marietta, Montana, and she never really left. A history teacher, she is working hard to try and preserve her family's history (and keep her mother quiet) by acquiring the old railroad depot and turning it into a museum. This plan is thwarted when the depot is sold to Jasper, who plans to turn this piece of history into a microbrewery. The first encounter between the two sets sparks flying,even though Chelsea is definitely not Jasper's type. Their continued interaction sets the town gossips to work and Chelsea finds that she finally has the courage to become the person she wants to be. The story and characters are well-developed. Even though this was a novella, it didn't feel rushed, although I can say it left me wanting more!Other stories I can't wait to read!Falling Into Forever by Elena AitkenHis for the Weekend by Janelle DenisonUnspoken by Lauren HawkeyeWeekend with the Tycoon by Kaira RoudaSweet Reunion by Melanie ShawnThe Start of Something Good by Renee Vincent writing as Gracie Lee RoseWhere Their Hearts Collide by Zoe York