momwithareadingproblem's review
4.0
I received an eARC of this book from I Am a Reader for a blog tour in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of this review.
I am such a fan of these anthologies set in Snow Valley, Colorado! They have introduced me to a couple of new favorite authors (Taylor Hart, Cindy Roland Anderson) and they are such fun reads. Each novella in the anthology brings back previous characters and introduces new ones while delivering a clean, swoon-worthy read. My favorite in this anthology happens to be The Bet by Taylor Hart and is the 4th novella. Below is my review of it but just so you know I loved them all!
The Bet by Taylor Hart
In The Bet by Taylor Hart, Destiny Morningstar comes to town for her cousin’s wedding and winds up staying to take care of her flower shop while she is on her honeymoon. The last thing Destiny wants is to be in Snow Valley. Her best friend and cousin Fate died there and she can’t escape fast enough. When the computer at the shop goes down, she calls the number her cousin left for her. Adam Moon is not very happy when Destiny calls him, pulling him from his GRE studies. He’s even less happy when he shows up at the flower shop to find that she is the lazy girl from his computer lab at the college that had asked for extra credit, which of course he denied.
I really felt for Destiny. Even after so long she is still grieving for her cousin. They had many plans together that now she is trying to accomplish on her own. She’s kind, a little shy, and can’t decide which Moon brother she likes best, if either of them. Chase was her cousin’s crush and is her age. Adam is the jerk TA that won’t help her get the A she needs to attend a school in Paris next year. But despite those things, she finds herself drawn to both brothers and has to decide between the two.
I really liked both brothers. Adam is older, painfully shy with girls, and kind of a geek, which only adds to his charm. Chase is outgoing, the center of attention, and spends all his time outdoors. When Destiny shows up and both brothers find themselves interested, Chase proposes a bet. The first to kiss her gets dibs. It’s silly and really doesn’t take Destiny into account. From the moment he proposed it, I knew it would backfire on both brothers.
Overall, Chase and Adam give plenty of swoon-worthy moments for Destiny. I really enjoyed the differences in the brothers and what they brought out in Destiny. Chase helped bring the grieving Destiny to terms with Fate’s death. Adam reawakened Destiny to the possibilities that life had in store for her. Can you tell I really enjoyed it? If you enjoy good, clean romance I highly recommend you grab a copy!
I am such a fan of these anthologies set in Snow Valley, Colorado! They have introduced me to a couple of new favorite authors (Taylor Hart, Cindy Roland Anderson) and they are such fun reads. Each novella in the anthology brings back previous characters and introduces new ones while delivering a clean, swoon-worthy read. My favorite in this anthology happens to be The Bet by Taylor Hart and is the 4th novella. Below is my review of it but just so you know I loved them all!
The Bet by Taylor Hart
In The Bet by Taylor Hart, Destiny Morningstar comes to town for her cousin’s wedding and winds up staying to take care of her flower shop while she is on her honeymoon. The last thing Destiny wants is to be in Snow Valley. Her best friend and cousin Fate died there and she can’t escape fast enough. When the computer at the shop goes down, she calls the number her cousin left for her. Adam Moon is not very happy when Destiny calls him, pulling him from his GRE studies. He’s even less happy when he shows up at the flower shop to find that she is the lazy girl from his computer lab at the college that had asked for extra credit, which of course he denied.
I really felt for Destiny. Even after so long she is still grieving for her cousin. They had many plans together that now she is trying to accomplish on her own. She’s kind, a little shy, and can’t decide which Moon brother she likes best, if either of them. Chase was her cousin’s crush and is her age. Adam is the jerk TA that won’t help her get the A she needs to attend a school in Paris next year. But despite those things, she finds herself drawn to both brothers and has to decide between the two.
I really liked both brothers. Adam is older, painfully shy with girls, and kind of a geek, which only adds to his charm. Chase is outgoing, the center of attention, and spends all his time outdoors. When Destiny shows up and both brothers find themselves interested, Chase proposes a bet. The first to kiss her gets dibs. It’s silly and really doesn’t take Destiny into account. From the moment he proposed it, I knew it would backfire on both brothers.
Overall, Chase and Adam give plenty of swoon-worthy moments for Destiny. I really enjoyed the differences in the brothers and what they brought out in Destiny. Chase helped bring the grieving Destiny to terms with Fate’s death. Adam reawakened Destiny to the possibilities that life had in store for her. Can you tell I really enjoyed it? If you enjoy good, clean romance I highly recommend you grab a copy!
ghumpherys's review
4.0
4.5 stars. Another great collection of stories set in Snow Valley! It was fun to revisit some familiar faces from the other anthologies and also to meet some new characters. Wonderful authors and fun, clean, engaging short stories!
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