Title: Dragonfly Dance
Series: Mercy Mountain
Author: Becca Maxton
Read copy: eBook (Kindle)
Published: November 16, 2020
Publisher: Becca Maxton
ASIN: B08HX84296
Some things are worth the wait...
Ben Mannis never got to be young, wild, and free. Both his parents died when he was 20, leaving him a ranch to run and younger siblings to raise. Now 42, life—and love—seems to have passed him by. Not that he’s complaining, the town is his family and he’s been too busy to fret a missing love-life. When he’s asked by the newspaper editor to show the Gazette’s owner around the local area for a few days, Ben is happy to oblige. Little does he know everything he’s missed out on is arriving wrapped in one sophisticated leggy, blonde package.
Catherine Kendall wants to live her creative dream and not the dictated life her father has assigned. As the only child, she’s been groomed to run the family publishing empire. Trouble is, she hates the news business, hates the city, and longs to live near mountains and indulge in becoming a sculptor. So, while the town thinks she’s come to inspect the Gazette, she’s really there on a frustrated dare her father tossed out—prove herself an artist or return to Kendall Publishing and never speak of her silly ambitions again. The mountains are just what she needed to spark her passion. Turns out, so is the handsome rancher acting as tour guide.
Can two late-bloomers turn a sexy fling into true love, or has their time passed them by?
My rating:
Ben Mannis is tasked with acting as tour guide to a representative of a publishing company supposedly in town to close down the local newspaper. His buddy gives him carte blanche to make sure the close-down doesn't happen. Show the gal a good time, flirt a little...she's older.
But Catherine Kendall is closer to Grace Kelly than old crone and Ben finds himself hoping for more than just a few days in her company.
A decent romance, I suppose, though it was more of a lust-at-first-sight than love. It had likeable characters, a charming environment in the form of a little Colorado town with spectacular views and quirky inhabitants, a bit of drama, some angst and lots of pining in the second half (which, given how I felt about the "romance" seemed a bit over the top).
It was the narrative style that really bothered me, though. Rather "jerky", instead of flowing, and a tad amateurish for my taste. Hopefully, the kinks will be ironed out in the next book.
3 stars, Becca Maxton, contemporary, contemporary romance, cowboys/ranchers/western, short story/novella
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