Stetson

This book is the first I've read/ listened to by Danielle Norman and it won't be my last. It was short, sweet, and sexy. It was well written and kept my interest, it had a little mystery going on - although it was obvious with one of the characters from the get go, which I think was the point. It gave you someone to dislike. But, there was other things that made you wonder and I loved that aspect. There was one really emotional scene that I hadn't anticipated and applause to the author for making me cry in my kitchen.

London and Brady were so good together, the relationship had very little drama and the chemistry between them was on fire. I loved their banter and that made the chemistry even more palpable. One of the other things that I liked was how London and her sisters were dealing with having a business in a very male driven world and their way of dealing with things, especially since they were also still grieving.

I am hoping Paris and Holland both have books because I need their stories stat!

The narration was superb. Stella Bloom is a wonderful narrator and I've enjoyed many of her performances, this one wasn't the exception, she was London - the smart and sassy ranch owner with insecurities was played perfectly. Jonathan Ash was a new narrator to me and I thought he was fantastic, his tone suited the sweet and charming police officer. I'll definitely be listening to more of his work. I thought their voices complemented each other and made for easy listening.
There were no production issues of note.

I'm still playing catch up from being away on vacation for two weeks, so this review is going to be a bit on the short side. That said, this author just keeps getting better and better. This was my favorite book of hers to date. It was well written and well paced. It was told in a dual POV format. The plot was engaging (even if it is very obvious who the “baddie” is right from the beginning). It was was super low angst. There wasn't any OW or OM drama. I loved the secondary characters (the sisters especially), and I assume we will see Paris and Asher as a couple and Reid and Holland as a couple in upcoming books. It was humorous and full of great banter. The heroine was very likable (not a virgin), and the hero was just as likable (not a manwhore). Add in some spice and a sweet epilogue, and you pretty much have the perfect way to spend a couple of hours. Bring on book two!