The latest Green Mountain Romance from the The New York Times bestselling author of It’s Only Love.

Charlotte “Charley” Abbott has gone out with every guy under thirty-five in Butler, Vermont—except for one. Tyler Westcott’s attempts to date her may be determined, and frequent, but Charley can’t stand how he acts like he knows her better than she knows herself. So when Tyler turns up at the running club Charley joined to train for a marathon, she’s almost ready to quit before she even gets started.

Tyler knows that behind Charley’s prickly personality and dismissive attitude is a sweet woman he wants in his life. And when Charley suffers an injury while training, Tyler is ready to prove that the perfect man for her has been right there all along...

This is such a fun family saga. The meddling from Elmer and Lincoln is subtle in this one, but it fit for a character as strong willed as Charley. Charley is a firecracker. She has always moved to her own beat, preferring to play with the boys rather than her sisters, and marriage and a family have never been in her sights.

Tyler Westcott has quietly watched Charley for years, taking the ribbing from his family and friends about being interested in such an untouchable woman. Living alone in his house on the hill, his plans included waiting Charley out, watching for an in that might make her notice him.

She noticed him all right, but his clean cut exterior and perfectly put together self were not what wild-child Charley were looking for. A dare sent them running together during a storm, leading Charley to an injury that requires assistance.

Tyler’s steady personality and conviction that Charley was the woman for him were the perfect compliment to Charley’s lack of relationship interest. No one else had taken the time to break down Charley’s walls and get to know the woman she kept private, because the one time she showed a man that side of her, her trust was deeply betrayed.

Charley, herself, was such a hard woman to crack. She thought she knew what she wanted, even as she watched her siblings fall in love and have babies, neither of those things were in the cards for her. But behind her prickly exterior was a woman who had been hurt and put herself back together the only way she knew how: stronger than she was before.

As Tyler worked around Charley’s walls, taking advantage of her injury, Charley began to see Tyler in ways she had never noticed before. As his always polished self gave way to the three-day facial growth and glasses, she saw that clean cut wasn’t the only side of him. He wasn’t the boring man she had assumed. The sparks flew between them, building a tension neither expected due to her injury, but waiting also gave time for Tyler to prove his worth to Charley beyond a quick romp in the bedroom. 

Woven through Charley and Tyler’s story are glimpses of Will & Cam, Hunter & Megan, and the rest of the Abbott family. Particularly dramatic scenes included Max and his son, and though I know the time isn’t right for Max’s story, I can’t help but want him to find some happy. Teasers from one of the Abbott’s cousins, Grayson, keep interest high as we meet not only his new interest, but the baggage he will have to wade through in order to win her over.

ARC provided by author/publisher in exchange for an honest review.


ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE

I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND

For the Abbott siblings, the Green Mountain state has always been an idyllic place to call home. But it isn’t until they open themselves up to love that they’ll truly discover how fulfilling life can be…

Almost seven years after losing her husband in Iraq, Hannah Abbott Guthrie isn’t sure she’s ready—or able—to move on, but the attentions of a lifelong friend are making her think about it for the first time. The memory of the sweet kiss she shared with Nolan Roberts hasn’t strayed far from her thoughts, but she also fears that pursuing something with him would mean betraying her husband’s memory.

Nolan has loved Hannah for years, but he’d been giving her the space she needed to heal from her devastating loss. Now, when an opportunity arises to show her how he feels, Nolan can’t resist, but he knows earning her love will take more than a kiss. Somehow he has to prove to Hannah that finding love twice in a lifetime is possible—and well worth risking her heart.

I SAW HER STANDING THERE
Rachel's 4.5 star review

There’s a budding romance on Butler Mountain, but in the hornets’ nest known as the Abbott family, keeping a secret is no easy feat…

Colton Abbott and Lucy Mulvaney have a secret. Colton’s nosy siblings have begun to put the pieces together, but it’s not like Lucy to keep things from those closest to her—especially her best friend, Cameron, who recently moved to Vermont to live with her true love, Will. But Lucy isn’t about to tell Cam she’s having a fling…with Will’s brother.

Flitting between New York and Vermont is exhausting, so Lucy is looking forward to a long weekend with Colton at the Abbott family lake house in Burlington. Too bad Will and Cameron have the same idea, and once Colton and Lucy are caught red-handed (and red-faced), will their clandestine romance lose its appeal or will their secret beginnings be the start of something lasting?

 

And I Love Her
Rachel's 4 star review 

 

As the oldest of the ten Abbott siblings, Hunter prides himself on his ability to solve other people’s problems, but now he has a problem of his own—how to convince the woman of his dreams that his love is for keeps.

As the chief financial officer, Hunter Abbott manages the family’s various business interests while “fixing” things for the people he loves. But the one thing he can’t fix is his undeniable attraction to Megan Kane. Instead, Hunter is prepared to do whatever it takes to show Megan that he’s the man for her.

Megan’s sister rocks her with the news that she and her husband are moving overseas, leaving Megan truly alone. With her sister—and her job at the diner—going away, Megan finds herself leaning on the sexy, button-down accountant who isn’t afraid to lay it all on the line for her. But Megan has watched too many people she loves leave her. Can she risk her heart on Hunter 

 

 You'll Be Mine (short story)

Green Mountain short story You'll Be Mine. Will Abbott and Cameron Murphy are finally ready to tie the knot—as long as family, friends and a love-struck moose don’t get in the way.

Originally in Ask Me Why, the anthology released on July 7, 2015. 

  
It's Only Love
Rachel's 4.5 star review

The new Green Mountain Romance from the New York Times bestselling author of And I Love Her.

Ella Abbott has long been secretly in love with Gavin Guthrie. A few recent encounters have only added to her infatuation, especially the kiss they shared at her sister’s wedding. It doesn’t matter to Ella that Gavin is in a bad place. He says there’s no hope for a future with him, that he has nothing to offer her. But all Ella cares about is the love she feels.

It’s been seven long years since Gavin lost his brother. He’d kept himself under control and moving forward until his brother’s beloved dog died and his brother’s widow re-married. Since then, he’s been drinking, fighting, and even getting arrested. It seems the only time his demons leave him alone is when Ella is around.

Gavin knows it wouldn’t be fair to drag Ella into his darkness, but when she inserts herself into his life, what choice does he have but to allow her to soothe his aching heart?