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He's been patient; she's been busy. Patience is running out.
Melissa Oxford is a widow with a ranch, an orange grove, a goat-obsessed ten-year-old, and not enough time. She doesn't have time to make friends. She doesn't have time to stop and chat, and she definitely does not have time for a boyfriend.
Which is fine, because Cary Nakamura is far from being a boy. Cary's the man who helped Melissa plant her trees. The friend who keeps offering advice, even when she's is too stubborn to take it.
He's also the man who kissed Melissa in broad daylight on a sidewalk in Metlin, California, smack in the face of God and everyone.
But while Melissa may spend a little too long dreaming about Cary from a distance, she knows the kind of passion he promises is more than she can handle.
She just doesn't have the time.
But sometimes, no matter how busy you are, life makes you stop. It pulls you up short and makes you see things a little more clearly. Things like...
The people you can count on.
The dreams you keep pushing away.
And the passion that can't be denied.
Melissa Oxford is a widow with a ranch, an orange grove, a goat-obsessed ten-year-old, and not enough time. She doesn't have time to make friends. She doesn't have time to stop and chat, and she definitely does not have time for a boyfriend.
Which is fine, because Cary Nakamura is far from being a boy. Cary's the man who helped Melissa plant her trees. The friend who keeps offering advice, even when she's is too stubborn to take it.
He's also the man who kissed Melissa in broad daylight on a sidewalk in Metlin, California, smack in the face of God and everyone.
But while Melissa may spend a little too long dreaming about Cary from a distance, she knows the kind of passion he promises is more than she can handle.
She just doesn't have the time.
But sometimes, no matter how busy you are, life makes you stop. It pulls you up short and makes you see things a little more clearly. Things like...
The people you can count on.
The dreams you keep pushing away.
And the passion that can't be denied.
Genre: contemporary romance
Publication date: September 2019
Mature content: yes
Review: I still think this 7th and Main series lack some of the magic I found in other book by Elizabeth Hunter. And of all three, Ink is clearly my favorite. But after being very disappointed with Hooked just a few months ago, I found Grit a lot better.
Again, it's not a wow book and it's odd that my favorite scene is the town hall discussion around a new housing development instead of the romance between Cary and Melissa. But it's still an interesting story and I believe it contains great messages about family, love, second chances and never giving up.
If you've read the other books in the series, you should not miss this one. It can be read as a stand alone and the appearances of the previous installments' characters are limited, but I would recommend you to read Ink at least, to get your bearings about the place and its people.
Again, it's not a wow book and it's odd that my favorite scene is the town hall discussion around a new housing development instead of the romance between Cary and Melissa. But it's still an interesting story and I believe it contains great messages about family, love, second chances and never giving up.
If you've read the other books in the series, you should not miss this one. It can be read as a stand alone and the appearances of the previous installments' characters are limited, but I would recommend you to read Ink at least, to get your bearings about the place and its people.
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