
Also by this author: Slow and Steady Rush, Caught Up in the Touch, Melting Into You, Kiss Me That Way, Then He Kissed Me, Candy Cane Christmas
Series: Cottonbloom Novels #3
Also in this series: Kiss Me That Way, Then He Kissed Me, Candy Cane Christmas
Published by St. Martin's Paperbacks on August 2, 2016
Genres: Contemporary Romance, Enemies to Lovers, Opposites Attract, Second Chance Romance, Small Town Romance
Character(s): Politicians, Southern Guys
Pages: 320
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It’s summertime in Cottonbloom, where two lovers find themselves at a crossroads just as things start to heat up. . .
Regan Lovell grew up on the wealthy Mississippi side of Cottonbloom—and now, as mayor, she’s determined to save it from the fate of so many small towns. Part of her plan to help the local economy is the Labor Day tomato festival. If only she wasn’t being undermined by Sawyer Fournette, who’s planning a crayfish-themed celebration on the Louisiana side of the river on the very same weekend. The pranks and sabotage are getting out of hand, and she’s had it with him—no matter how much she enjoyed those stolen hours in his truck bed, so many years ago…
Sawyer knows that Regan's never forgiven him for breaking her heart—but despite his reputation as a low-class swamp rat, he’d never hurt the woman who still secretly drives him crazy with desire. Someone in Cottonbloom has it out for her, though, and Sawyer intends to watch her back…and the rest of her too, if she can ever let go of her distrust. But will a common enemy be enough to unite them—and finally fulfill the promises they made one passionate night under the stars?
Kassiah: NGL, I didn’t want to read this book.
Not because I didn’t love the other books in the series–I totally did. But because I don’t want this to end. I love these characters and this town so much, I just want it to go on forever and ever.
I didn’t like this one as much as I liked the other two books in the series, but that really doesn’t matter. It was practically perfection. I loved loved Sawyer and Regan’s history and loved how they ended up back together. Both of them are wonderful characters, and for sure you can read this one as a standalone, but the payoff from seeing their back and forth from the other books coming together in such a passionate way was well-worth the wait.
My one complaint–and I think I mentioned this in my review of the first book–is that they call crawfish crayfish. This drives me totally bonkers and makes me cringe every single time I read it. They live in Louisiana ffs. It’s crawfish.
Anyway, I loved the way this story developed and I loved these characters. I’m sorry to see them go, but this ending was a great send-off. I highly recommend this series to all small-town romance lovers and all second-chance romance lovers–and just all romance lovers in general. 🙂
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