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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
Bonnie Turkel is a silver lining kind of girl. Happy go lucky, she always see's the bright side of things. As part of the Kentucky Tourism Commission, Bonnie travels Kentucky to find artifacts and preserve them. Being on the road all the time, Bonnie lives a nomadic lifestyle—never in one place too long, never putting down roots. Bonnie’s latest assignment takes her to the small, backwater town of Mud Creek and McBride’s Music Hall, a local landmark with a ton of history to its name—as well as straight into the path of grumpy, but charming, Will McBride.
Will McBride has only ever been in one place. Mayor of Mud Creek and grandson of the founder of McBride's Music Hall, Will has roots aplenty. He also wants what's best for his town, even if that means bringing in a tighty-whitey factory and bulldozing the music hall. There is no love lost between Will and the music hall. For him, it holds a few good memories and a whole lot more bad. If he has to fight Bonnie tooth and nail, he’s not afraid to fight dirty. Even if he’d rather be getting dirty with Bonnie instead.
Bonnie and Will quickly go from new friends to actively feuding. Bonnie wants her museum and Will wants his factory. No one tests Bonnie’s positive outlook quite like Will can. But, even though Will is often not on his best behavior, there’s something irresistible about him. Will and some of the crazy, eccentric citizens of Mud Creek cause nomadic Bonnie to slowly find a home, a place she unintentionally starts putting roots down in.
Rhythm and Bluegrass was cute, funny, and full of snark and witty references. It was sweet and unexpectedly hilarious. It’s not every day a girl becomes a surrogate cat to her land lady or has to drive around town in a rental Volkswagen Beetle held together by Bondo and a prayer. But Mud Creek charms Bonnie, just as it charmed me. I adore this series and can’t wait for more.
-- A Romantic Book Affairs Review.
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Will McBride, the new mayor, is more concerned with bringing jobs to the town than saving his family's history. Bulldozing the hall will bring jobs. Saving the hall brings disaster.
Opposite opinions make for great chemistry. Small town drama creates lots of smiles. Oral histories had me giddy. I don't care that it is fiction, Bonnie hit a gold mine of the past.
Bonnie works at the Kentucky Tourism Commission (with one Saide Hutchins from [b:My Bluegrass Baby|15801167|My Bluegrass Baby (Bluegrass, #1)|Molly Harper|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1358832079s/15801167.jpg|21524528]. Bonnie has been sent to Mud Creek to preserve artifacts in the old McBride's Music Hall. While there Bonnie uncovers memorabilia that could make the building a historical landmark. Bonnie clashes with Mayor Will McBride who wants to tear down the building to bring in a big factory to provide much needed jobs for the slowly failing economy in Mud Creek. Caught between her attraction for Will, understanding the need for jobs, it's up in the air if any common ground can be achieved.
Bonnie and Will's attraction for each other was apparent right away as Bonnie made a stellar first impression when her car caught fire on the side of the road. Molly Harper wrote the chemistry between these two wonderfully, you could feel it jumping off the page whenever they were together. The only problem with that was that they weren't really "together" that often. The book is shorter than a regular novel and a lot of things seemed rushed. I would have liked their interactions to have been fleshed out a little more.
I don't feel like it was as developed as [b:My Bluegrass Baby|15801167|My Bluegrass Baby (Bluegrass, #1)|Molly Harper|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1358832079s/15801167.jpg|21524528]. It is a quick read with a cute story that doesn't take itself too seriously. I look forward to reafing more in the series.
*Arc provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review.