Wildflower Wedding: A Cricket Creek Novel
Gabby Goodwin can’t forget the prejudices she grew up with as a poor child in a trailer park in Cricket Creek. She always had a crush on Reese Marino, but she thinks he is not the steady, secure type she promised her dying mother she would marry. Reese may have been a troublemaker when he was young, but he’s a talented chef and restaurant owner now, and he’s ready to settle down with the woman he’s always dreamed about, Gabby. McLane makes this couple  very appealing. Gabby’s  yearning for security as a new business owner is realistic and engaging, and her and Reese’s courtship makes for a lovely, sweetly sexy, terrifically enjoyable read. Minor characters and their story lines, including those featuring Reese’s parents, his Uncle Tony, and his attractive, maddening neighbor are also compelling and add conflict and tension. McLane’s Cricket series is similar in style to Susan Wiggs’ bestselling Lakeshore Chronicles. --Amy Alessio