Thank you to the author for the ARC of Willing to Wed the Rancher by Jody Hedlund. All opinions are my own. 

This is book two in the High Country Ranch series, and it’s just as good as book one! As soon as I finished reading book one, I immediately started reading this book because I loved the characters in this series. 

This book had a swoony romance with elements of danger, mystery, and a focus on family. 

The chemistry between Clarabelle and Franz was amazing! From their first meeting, I could tell that they would be great together. 

Clarabelle was such a sweet protagonist, and I loved that she had a servant’s heart. She was willing to sacrifice her time and future plans to take care of children that were not her own. 

Franz was such a charming love interest, and I enjoyed seeing him spend time with the children and Clarabelle. 

Besides the romance, I liked the elements of danger and mystery in this story. I wanted to find out what was going on, and I liked not knowing what would happen next in the plot. 

I will say that the ending felt a bit rushed to me, and it was more open-ended than I would prefer. I hope that the author circles back to these characters within the rest of the series because I want to know what happens to them! 

Overall, I would recommend this book if you like closed door romances with amazing chemistry. I’m so excited to read the next book in this series! 

The characters were too immature.

Thank you to the author for the ARC of The Perfect Putt by Annah Conwell. All opinions are my own. 

After reading the first book in the More Than a Game series (The Golden Goal) and absolutely loving it, I was so excited to read The Perfect Putt. 

This book did not disappoint! It was amazing all around, and I read the whole book in a day because I didn’t want to put it down. 

The Perfect Putt is about a professional golfer (Miles Day) and his new assistant (Ellie Hart). From the very beginning, Ellie says what she feels and doesn’t try to suck up to Miles. His celebrity status means nothing to her, and she doesn’t even like golf! 

I loved the tension between these two characters because Ellie didn’t think Miles was that cool, and Ellie was not at all how Miles expected her to be. I loved seeing them get to know each other and learn that their misconceptions were not actually true. 

The friendship they built before becoming romantically involved was really sweet. They took really good care of each other and cared about each other’s feelings. 

This book also had some of my favorite microtropes, but I won’t spoil them for you. 

If you read The Golden Goal, then you’ll love the inclusion of Sutton and Shaw in this story. They were a lot of fun and still couldn’t keep their hands off each other. 

This story is also low in conflict. I appreciated that their issues didn’t go unresolved for very long because that always stresses me out. 

Overall, I loved this story and think you will too if you enjoy sweet, closed-door romances.