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The Hero of Hope Springs by Maisey Yates
HQN Books – July 21, 2020
*Book Review copy provided by Harlequin Trade Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
Y’all I believe this is the first contemporary cowboy romance I’ve read! I know the genre is incredibly popular and I think Maisey Yates was not a bad place to start!
About the Book
For as long as brooding cowboy Ryder Daniels has known Sammy Marshall, she has been his sunshine. Her free spirit and bright smile saved him after the devastating loss of his parents and gave him the strength to care for his orphaned family. Only Ryder knows how vulnerable Sammy is, so he’s kept his attraction for his best friend under wraps for years. But what Sammy’s asking for now might be a step too far…
Something has been missing from Sammy’s life, and she thinks she knows what it is. Deciding she wants a baby is easy; realizing she wants her best friend to be the father is…complicated. Especially when a new heat between them sparks to life! When Sammy discovers she’s pregnant, Ryder makes it clear he wants it all. But having suffered the fallout of her parents’ disastrous relationship, Sammy is wary of letting Ryder too close. This cowboy will have to prove he’s proposing out of more than just honor…
My Thoughts
This was extremely readable book. When reading romance I don’t want it to be work to figure out how to image the characters and settings. I want them easily digestible as a chocolate cake. Is it the absolute past for you… no probably not, but it will make you so happy as you enjoy it. That’s how I felt about this novel that I devoured in about 2 days!
I enjoyed this novel and would be interested in reading more of the series. The parts that sucked me in, included that our hero Ryder had to man up and take care of his siblings at a young age due to his parent’s untimely death when he was 18. Our heroine, Sammy, is seemingly a free spirit in need a of a radical life change.
I found the baby fever and finding a baby daddy amusing but very superficial. While the connection between the hero and heroine drew me in it definitely suffered from the “just talk like adults, goddammit”, which I suppose was part of the tension of the book. For me, after awhile this became tiresome. Additionally, there seemed to be a certain lack of depth when it came to the characters. Clearly both have baggage but I don’t feel like it was full addressed. Maybe this was because I jumped into the series fairly late.
Despite this issues with the book, I would highly recommend this to fans of romance, particularly if you like small town/cowboy romances!
About the Author
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Maisey Yates lives in rural Oregon with her three children and her husband, whose chiseled jaw and arresting features continue to make her swoon. She feels the epic trek she takes several times a day from her office to her coffee maker is a true example of her pioneer spirit. Maisey divides her writing time between dark, passionate category romances set just about everywhere on earth and light sexy contemporary romances set practically in her back yard. She believes that she clearly has the best job in the world.
