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A review by tmdavis
The Best Kind of Trouble by Lauren Dane
5.0
Small-town librarian Natalie Clayton's life is very predictable and structured and she's worked very hard to make it that way. She likes to be in control of her life and her circumstances and is not looking for anyone to challenge that.
Rock-star, lead singer and guitarist of the band Sweet Hollow Ranch, Patrick (Paddy) Hurley runs into Natalie at a coffee shop in the small town of Hood River, Oregon where he and his three brothers live and run a ranch when not on tour.
Back in Natalie's wilder days when she worked as a waitress at a bar and before Paddy's group made it big and they played a lot of dive bars, Paddy and Natalie had a two week fling. And it looks like he's interested in starting it back up again. But after 12 years and cleaning up her life, Natalie wants no part of Paddy's fast lifestyle. What she hasn't counted on is that Paddy has also grown up, likes the woman Natalie has become and is looking for more than just a fling. But can he convince Natalie to let go of the tight control she has on her life and trust him to take care of her?
While this is book 1 in The Hurley Boys series, Damien's story is actually book 3 of the Delicious series (which I read immediately following this book). While Damien and his wife Mary play supporting roles in this novel it is not necessary to have read their story first.
The fact that Natalie is a librarian with an MLIS was the first thing that made me want to read this book. I loved her character and could very much relate to her life as a librarian. The relationship between Paddy and his brothers was fun to read. While they argued and bickered and everyone griped at Paddy for being such a perfectionist in the studio they were also great friends who were not afraid to speak their minds and give heartfelt advice to each other. This is a reunion story of sorts as Natalie and Paddy already knew each other physically from years before but this time around they got to know each other lives and pasts and future dreams as well. Highly recommended for those who like contemporary love stories as well as a little rock-n-roll with their romance.
Rock-star, lead singer and guitarist of the band Sweet Hollow Ranch, Patrick (Paddy) Hurley runs into Natalie at a coffee shop in the small town of Hood River, Oregon where he and his three brothers live and run a ranch when not on tour.
Back in Natalie's wilder days when she worked as a waitress at a bar and before Paddy's group made it big and they played a lot of dive bars, Paddy and Natalie had a two week fling. And it looks like he's interested in starting it back up again. But after 12 years and cleaning up her life, Natalie wants no part of Paddy's fast lifestyle. What she hasn't counted on is that Paddy has also grown up, likes the woman Natalie has become and is looking for more than just a fling. But can he convince Natalie to let go of the tight control she has on her life and trust him to take care of her?
While this is book 1 in The Hurley Boys series, Damien's story is actually book 3 of the Delicious series (which I read immediately following this book). While Damien and his wife Mary play supporting roles in this novel it is not necessary to have read their story first.
The fact that Natalie is a librarian with an MLIS was the first thing that made me want to read this book. I loved her character and could very much relate to her life as a librarian. The relationship between Paddy and his brothers was fun to read. While they argued and bickered and everyone griped at Paddy for being such a perfectionist in the studio they were also great friends who were not afraid to speak their minds and give heartfelt advice to each other. This is a reunion story of sorts as Natalie and Paddy already knew each other physically from years before but this time around they got to know each other lives and pasts and future dreams as well. Highly recommended for those who like contemporary love stories as well as a little rock-n-roll with their romance.