Welcome to Backlog #3.
By this point I had no idea that I will end up reading the entire series book after book. And in the end I will find that somehow because of Willa being kinda unhinged as a character I will like this book the most? Each book is quite different tbh. But after reading it all I could finally understand why people like it. It's easy, it's fast and it's quite okay.
(chose this cover among others, since it's neutral and I like it more)
Working as a nanny for the world’s grumpiest single dad should have been simple. Except I can’t keep my eyes off him. And he can’t keep his hands off of me.Cade Eaton is thirteen years older than I am and barely looks my way. Until I get him into the hot tub one night for a game of truth or dare. Then all bets are off—and so are our clothes.He’s gruff, a little rough around the edges. But broad-shouldered ranchers with calloused hands and filthy mouths are this city girl’s kryptonite. So who am I to resist?But it’s in our quiet moments together that he softens. It’s when he takes care of me that I realize his hardened exterior is just a façade. It’s when I watch him go all sweet with his little boy that I really fall for him.Someone convinced him once that his best wasn’t good enough. But I’ve never felt more cherished than I do in his arms.My contract may say this arrangement is only for two months.But my heart says this is forever.
Chestnut Springs. Book 2
I mean what a fateful encounter. Cade and Willa meet by accident, not to mention that Willa loses her panties and Cade had to keep them.
Willa is Summer's friend from the first book and Cade is Rhett's older brother.
Cade is a single dad who takes care of the ranch, while all other Eaton boys are away, but he also has a son from the first marriage, nice boy Luke. But it is hard to find a nanny in this small town because a lot of people see him as a golden bachelor, despite having a kid. And Cade is not interested in women who are eyeing this position just to get to him.
Summer knows that Willa has a window of few months when she has nothing to do, the bar she works at is going through renovations and she jumps at the idea of being a nanny for few months. She instantly loves Luke and Luke also likes the lively and beaming Willa. Despite having a famous dad and a sex therapist mom, Willa did not grow up entitled or spoilt. But she also does not know what to do with her life, this is why she easily comes and goes. The nany job felt okay. Even if they did not agree with Cade at first (the panty situation too), she still stayed.
But the thing is you could feel that Cade noticed Willa at once. Knowing that she is now his nanny it was beyond his power to make a move.
Willa found Cade grumpy and disagreebale, but she knows best to look behinde that facade, especially when she sees how he treats his kid or how he took care of her when she got sick. She is attracted to this handsome man.
Willa may be loud and unhinged, but she is truly loyal and protective of people she likes. This especially comes to Luke.
What I liked about the two of them is that they were quite opened about starting liking each other and wanting to be together, it wasn't anything like dancing around and not being able to be honest with each other, and so they did even before the sudden pregnancy hits the deal. I did nto expect that. I just remember this book as the least problematic in terms of conflicts and stuff like that. They don't have too much of personal baggage, so they could easily proceed to the next step.
Note: I think for this series it is important to read all the books. Because of the information shared and also some of the cross overs between timelines. It's a nice touch.
RATE: 4,5/5.