First up is I Love This Bar by Carolyn Brown, the first in a new series.
Summary: Daisy O'Dell is the independent single woman who owns the Honky Tonk beer joint and she is definitely not looking for love... until sexy cowboy Jarod walks into the bar. He's just in town helping his ailing uncle with his ranch and is also not in the market, especially with someone who's "just a barmaid." Will love prevail?
My thoughts: This was a fun summer read. It has all the elements: stubborn, beautiful heroine, gorgeous cowboy, sassy best friend, local eccentrics and it's set in Texas. Any time I read a story set in Texas, it makes me want to live there, or maybe just visit. Where else can you get away with wearing pink cowboy boots with your shorts? I would recommend this as a beach read. Escapist, romantic fiction! Was it predictable? Yeah, but I'm looking forward to reading the others in this series!
My Rating: 3/5
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Next up is a paranormal romance, Strange Neighbors, by Ashlyn Chase.
Summary: Merry Mackenzie, a young and beautiful nurse, moves to the city looking f
or independence and romance, and finds it in the sexy, famous, baseball pitcher, Jason Falco, who just happens to be her landlord, and a shapeshifter! The other tenants in their building include vampires, witches, a ghost, and werewolves. How will their romance play out with all these... interesting... and of course... strange neighbors?!My Thoughts: This was a very cute and playful story which I found to be really enjoyable for a quick summer read. It also had a lot of humor, and the characters were interesting and funny. The witches, for example, were phone sex "actresses," and the building is haunted by a funny old ghost named Chad, who doesn't want anyone moving into his old place 3A. Rounding off the large cast of paranormal characters, which also include vampires, and more, is Jason's whacky and always entertaining Aunt Dottie, the building "manager." All in all, this was a fun story, nothing too deep or special, of course, but overall a fun and typical paranormal romance, with a nice touch of humor and wit. It also had a lot of romance and some "hot" scenes.
My Rating: 3/5
Disclaimer: Though I received these free of charge for review, these are my honest opinions.
I read I love this Bar. I thought it was fun too!
ReplyDeleteI have the strange neighbor copy but didn't read it yet. maybe i should now ;p
ReplyDeleteSummer is the perfect time for these kinds of books I think.
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