3.5 out of 5 stars
Books include:
- McFarlnd’s Farm – 4 stars
- Jesse’s Diner – 4 stars
- Smitty’s Sherriff – 3.5 stars
Likes:
- Short, sweet, and cute.
- Good smut.
- Small town setting.
- Low angst.
- Good novella stories.
Dislikes:
- Wanted more about the couple.
- Wanted to see more about the town and townspeople.
- Stories felt a little similar.
These three books were all novellas set in the same small town of Hope, Arizona. They were all fun, quick, hot, fluffy reads without angst. As fitting the shorter length, all of the couples already knew each other when their story started.
It’s a little difficult to judge these book because they are novellas and not novels. A lot of my little complaints are simply me wanting more. More background on the characters, more time after the couple gets together, more info about the town.
There aren’t many side characters and we don’t get to see how anyone reacts to three openly gay couples. Because the troubles keeping these three couples apart are easy to fix, I don’t think they could be pushed to full novels without dragging on, but I am the type of reader who always wants a little bit more.
The setup for these novellas all feel a little similar. All have one character who has lots of experience while the other has little or none. All the couples have misunderstandings and all have a huge gap between them. For two of the couples, that gap is an age gap. For the third, that gap is city vs country.
I would suggest this series for anyone looking for something quick and sweet, with a dash of hot sex. The series is not something to really sink your teeth into, both in terms of the length and the depth of the characters. Still, I’m glad I stumbled on them because I do like Cardeno C’s writing style and will definitely read more from them later.
*Credit to congerdesign for the picture.
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