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Crazy Hearts by Amber Kelly
5.0
This book completely captured my heart. I am utterly smitten with Charlotte and Payne's story.
These two have had their long distance, friends with benefits fling going for years. Book by book we'd see little glimpses of how they were with one another. However, it was while reading the Poplar Falls novella, Merry Hearts, where we really saw their connection. It was then when I realized just how desperately I needed this book.
Crazy Hearts is everything I had hoped it would be. This was a friends to lovers, opposites attract romance with just the right amount of heart, heat, character chemistry and emotionally charged moments to keep engaged. Amber Kelly also did a great job creating that small town charm I love so much. It's always a good time when you get to visit Poplar Falls.
I am obsessed with these characters. From Charlotte and Payne to the previous couples and hopefully, fingers crossed, future couples - *cough* Sonia and Foster - the camaraderie and genuine love for one another is very clear. It's probably my favorite thing in this book.
Payne and Charlotte, especially, have a special place in my heart. They're my new favorite couple in the series. They're perfect together. Yes, they may come from different worlds but it works. Charlotte is a definite girl crush. She's an outgoing, determined, firecracker from New York with the ability to make anything fun. However, she uses some of her zest for life as a mask to hide a secret struggle that took a toll on her self worth. My heart hurt for her. Payne is a steady, hard-working dreamboat. I love his easy, calming demeanor. His devotion to his family will make you weak in the knees. He is seriously all kinds of swoony.
I really enjoyed their flirty banter and tenderness. As I said before, they're perfect together. Gah! I love them so much!!
Crazy heart may be the fifth book in the wonderful Poplar Falls series but it can be read as a standalone - although the other books are equally good. I can't recommend this book and this series enough. Especially if you're like me and you love a well written small town romance.
These two have had their long distance, friends with benefits fling going for years. Book by book we'd see little glimpses of how they were with one another. However, it was while reading the Poplar Falls novella, Merry Hearts, where we really saw their connection. It was then when I realized just how desperately I needed this book.
Crazy Hearts is everything I had hoped it would be. This was a friends to lovers, opposites attract romance with just the right amount of heart, heat, character chemistry and emotionally charged moments to keep engaged. Amber Kelly also did a great job creating that small town charm I love so much. It's always a good time when you get to visit Poplar Falls.
I am obsessed with these characters. From Charlotte and Payne to the previous couples and hopefully, fingers crossed, future couples - *cough* Sonia and Foster - the camaraderie and genuine love for one another is very clear. It's probably my favorite thing in this book.
Payne and Charlotte, especially, have a special place in my heart. They're my new favorite couple in the series. They're perfect together. Yes, they may come from different worlds but it works. Charlotte is a definite girl crush. She's an outgoing, determined, firecracker from New York with the ability to make anything fun. However, she uses some of her zest for life as a mask to hide a secret struggle that took a toll on her self worth. My heart hurt for her. Payne is a steady, hard-working dreamboat. I love his easy, calming demeanor. His devotion to his family will make you weak in the knees. He is seriously all kinds of swoony.
I really enjoyed their flirty banter and tenderness. As I said before, they're perfect together. Gah! I love them so much!!
Crazy heart may be the fifth book in the wonderful Poplar Falls series but it can be read as a standalone - although the other books are equally good. I can't recommend this book and this series enough. Especially if you're like me and you love a well written small town romance.