The rules were simple . . .
Keep my hands off his daughter and stay out of trouble.
But now I’m stuck with her . . . And there’s only one bed . . .
Oh well, rules are made -- to be broken . . . aren't they?
I’m the face of professional bull riding -- the golden boy.
Or at least I was, until it all blew up in my face.
Now my agent says I have to clean up my image, so I’m stuck with his ball-busting daughter for the rest of the season as my “full-time supervision.”
But I don’t need a goddamn babysitter --
especially one with skin-tight jeans, a sexy smirk,
and a mouth she can’t stop running.
A mouth I just can’t stop thinking about . . .
Because Summer isn’t just another conquest.
She sees the man behind the mask, and she doesn’t run --
she pulls me closer, even when she shouldn’t.
She says this means nothing -- but I say this means everything.
She says there are boundaries we shouldn’t cross.
That my reputation can’t take any more hits -- and neither can her damaged heart.
I say I’m going to steal it anyway.
Chestnut Springs series. Book 1
We're judging this on the scale of contemporary small town romances.
The introduction to this book is way more dramatic than the book itself. I'm honestly happy that I haven't read it before starting the book itself.
I'm very happy for all the people who actually got the chance to be published and became a TikTok sensation in a sense, but it always flies above my head and means nothing to me, having my own scale of judgement I tend to be that grumpy person who has something to say.
A quick note: I don't like 1st person point of view, never liked and never will, to get it out of the way.
Let's start from all the good stuff. The overall impression I have is quite neutral. It was quite lovely, with its' own perks.
Admitting that the first fraction of the book fell a bit flat on me, not because the situation felt ridiculous that Rhett was basically sacked just for his comment, but from another point of view it can happen, and the way it was blown out of proportion is a sad truth too. Thus I had a bit of time with no ups and downs waiting for two people to come to terms together and start finding things about themselves. The relationships were nice, the obvious banter and love.
And then things started to get uncovered bit by bit. We start to get a bit of the inside soup of Summer's background and her relationship with her family. We also get a glimpse of her first relationship ever and how it influenced her all together. Then we have her relationship with Rhett and how she finally opened up.
But I must say, although it came as several surprises when we get to know more about her, but I always felt like it was not enough? Or maybe the book didn't want to be too dramatic, thus her relationship with half-sister, her first relationship etc. did not get much of development. Like here's the info, you decide how to deal with it. I noticed that I basically sat and analyzed some stuff myself without much confirmation. Again it's the first person point of view fault in many of such cases. because a person may misinterpret what other people feel, basically it happened here too.
Anyways, to me it was nothing dramatic and I don't think it's a bad thing in the first place.
I could feel for her for loving her dad and wanting to be of help, she has a lovely friend and I love how she admits she doesn't need many, while Willa is good to be one and only great friend, I could feel her striving to do best and finding out that the man in front of her bears much more than just a bull rider icon and her teenage crush. Maybe not realizing she came to care so much about him that there was no turning back.
From a female point of view it's nice to see a man so smitten by a woman. Maybe some will find it vulgar that not so far into the introduction, but Rhett Eaton already pictures Summer Hamilton in a more provocative surroundings. Yet what woman wouldn't want to be desirable and see an affirmation of those things. This is why despite the saucy scenes that follow it's apparent that Rhett basically adores Summer. Physically and emotionally. He can think of a lot of vulgar stuff in his head and can also say some too. But does it mean he doesn't respect his girl? It's their relationship that helped both to get better.
But loved the ending, it felt quite organic to end like that, simple and nice.
Again, it's not a bad thing to be nice and easy and not scratch a bloody wound. It's really fitting for people who want something easy and saucy (I don't know why I don't use 'spicy', I don't feel for the word)
RATE: 3,75/5. I wish it would have scratched a bit deeper than the surface level. Liked the second part of the book.
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