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Synopsis
Settle in for an opposites attract, renovation-to-remember from RITA® award finalist Aurora Rey.
After years of hustling from one adjunct gig to another, Kathleen Kenney has finally hit the big time. Forget tenure, she’s got a best-selling novel under her belt. That means leaving the campus grind for rural Vermont, fixing up the old farmhouse of her dreams, and writing romance fiction from the comfort and quiet of her new home. She doesn’t believe in the happily-ever-afters they promise, but really, who does?
As the youngest member of the Barrow Brothers Construction team, Logan Barrow leaps at the opportunity to take lead on the Kenney job. It’s a chance to prove she can go beyond design and see a project through, from start to finish. Unfortunately, a flirtatious foible puts Kathleen on the defensive and leaves Logan scrambling to be taken seriously. Nothing goes as planned, and their meet-cute is a definite fixer-upper.
Overall it was a good read. Not great, not bad, just good.
My Thoughts
This was a cute, fun read, but I didn’t love it as much as I thought I would.
I have been excited for Logan’s story since she was introduced in the fist book in this series. I will say I was not disappointed in Logan. I loved everything about the character. The only thing I did not like was how Kathleen acted. She was so rigid and set in her ways that all she did was hurt Logan over and over again. It became a little repetitive how amazing, caring, sweet, and gentle Logan was only to be met with Kathleen’s insecurities and the hurt she kept inflicting.
For some reason I had a really difficult time connecting to Kathleen’s character because of this. Logan on the other time I got immediately and loved every second of her story. Maybe it’s because of my design background but I really wish she would have had a little bit of an easier time finding love.
I love Aurora Rey’s writing and can’t wait to see what is in store for the rest of the Barrow clan.
Other books in the series
About the Author
Aurora Rey is a college dean by day and a life coach award-winning author of queer romance author the rest of the time, except when she’s cooking, baking, riding the tractor, or pining for goats. She grew up in a small town in south Louisiana, daydreaming about New England. She keeps a special place in her heart for the South, especially the food and the ways women are raised to be strong, even if they’re taught not to show it. After a brief dalliance with biochemistry, she completed both a B.A. and an M.A. in English.
She is the author of the Cape End Romance series and several standalone contemporary lesbian romance novels and novellas. She is has been a finalist for the Lambda Literary, RITA®, and Golden Crown Literary Society awards, but loves reader feedback the most. She lives in Ithaca, New York with her dog and whatever wildlife has taken up residence in the pond.