Synopsis

Chaynie Mayfield is the absolute last person who should be heading up the Morgan’s Grove library Valentine’s event. Ever since her boyfriend dumped her last year—on Valentine’s Day—she’s had a hard time believing in love.

When Greg Peterson, handsome architect and former schoolmate, is commissioned to oversee the library’s renovations, Chaynie’s spirits are instantly lifted. Greg helps her brainstorm, and they create an “Under the Stars” theme that promises to deliver a magical night for the entire town.

The longer Chaynie and Greg work together on the romantic project, the deeper their attraction grows. But when her dream job comes calling, Chaynie must decide whether her future aspirations are worth the price of leaving a town, a family, a library she adores, and a love she’s not sure she can live without.

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Review

If you are looking for a sweet, clean, romance read then you might want to check out this book and this series. This is the second in the series about a small town in Texas called Morgan’s Grove. This is the type of town I would love to live in versus the big city. It has charm, lovable characters, and just enough tension to keep me interested in what could possibly happen next.

This story focuses on Chaynie and Greg. Morgan’s Grove is a small town and they happened to have gone to school together but Chaynie didn’t really remember Greg very well. Perhaps that was good because they were able to get to know one another as they were now without any preconceived notions about each other.  I liked how they were friends first before realizing that perhaps there was something more there than just friendship.

Chaynie’s job in the town library would be a dream job for me as much as I love books. But she is stuck in an assistant librarian role and she wants more and applies for jobs outside of the town to try and make use of her knowledge and experience. After all, the current librarian doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. I really enjoyed the Valentine’s Day event she planned for the library. Greg gave her the idea to make it an event for everyone, not just couples. Considering her feelings about the day, this was a brilliant idea.

I thought the relationship between Chaynie and her mother was beautifully portrayed. They are both still mourning her father’s passing which is a strong bond for them. But they both want each other to succeed and be happy in life and they have a few projects they work on together which explores their talents in a few different areas.

The only thing I would have liked to have seen is more of an appearance of some of the characters from the first book, like Jill and Rick. There are mentions of them but no appearance and there are a few times when it would have been expected to see them.

Overall an enjoyable book and I can’t wait to see who is featured in the next book. We give this book 5 paws up.

About the Author

Traci Borum is a writing teacher and native Texan. She’s also an avid reader of women’s fiction, most especially Elin Hilderbrand and Rosamunde Pilcher novels. Since the age of 12, she’s written poetry, short stories, magazine articles, and novels.

Traci also adores all things British. She even owns a British dog (Corgi) and is completely addicted to Masterpiece Theater–must be all those dreamy accents! Aside from having big dreams of getting a book published, it’s the little things that make her the happiest: deep talks with friends, a strong cup of hot chocolate, a hearty game of fetch with her Corgi, and puffy white Texas clouds always reminding her to “look up, slow down, enjoy your life.”

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