Daisy's Back in Town: Lovett, Texas, Book 1

I'm about three-quarters through this book and I have to say I am soooo over the angst. I love Rachel Gibson novels mostly because they are fun and sexy and have characters that are easy to like. But, this one has so far been a UBER let down. Even this far into the book, I cannot make myself like or root for the heroine. I think the secret she kept from Jack is unforgivable and I cannot see this working out. All of her excuses for why she kept her secret were lame, unfounded, and completely selfish. Not only did this lowdown woman keep a horrible secret from a man she claims to have "loved, " but she married his best friend to boot. WTF, Rach? I can't help assuming at this point that any HEA would be totally forced. I want my money back. This chick is not heroine material.

*The overall 3 stars is because I enjoy listening to Kathleen Early.

This is one of my favorite Rachel Gibson books and was thrilled to see it was out on Audible now ! I loved listening to the story - it was good & entertaining. I recommend this to anyone who likes contemporary romance books. Great chemistry between the characters !

This story was perfect. Perfect pacing and characters and depth. Loved every minute and didn't want it to end. Love how Jack learned to forgive.

Other reviews have said it. The reason for the conflict is very weak on the part of the h. The betrayal of the best friend and all he says in the letter is so messed up.

Bottom line the book needs to be about 40k to 60k words longer. The h was really small minded and was not begging for forgiveness but demanding it. No she needed to really suffer and learn that she was truly small minded and her and the guy she ran away with knowing what the knew where cruel at a level to be groveling and showing a turn around that was just not here.

If this was a book where the H did something that messed up (and there are many) the H would need to do a lot to earn back the h good graces. Not demand forgiveness but earn it by action and true contrition.

I really liked this story. The sweet friendship of the school children followed by betrayal and then the home coming worked very well.

I didn't enjoy the characters in this story. The book was read with to much smokey breathy voice. It was hard to like Jack the main character when the voice sounded like too many cigarettes and talking sexy breathy during the regular friendly dialogue. Trying too hard to talk sexy all the time. Daisy is an idiot in this story, makes me not care want happens to the main characters unless they died..and the friends are like- I had to kill them- they were on my nerves.

This story moved way too slow. It was disappointing.

details are fine but this story was not moving at all.

Performance was okay.

The characters were fine.

It's disappointing that this book had good reviews, it hard to keep listening when nothing happens..