From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fool’s Gold romances Susan Mallery, comes the second standalone title in the Happily, Inc. Series—YOU SAY IT FIRST! You’re invited to visit Happily, Inc., a wedding destination founded on a fairy tale. Where people live… wait for it… happily ever after.Order your copy today!
Mathias Mitchell’s easy smile hides a world of hurt. After the worst kind of family betrayal, he moves to Happily Inc., California—the wedding destination town supplies a steady stream of bridesmaids, perfect for his “no promises, no pain” lifestyle. Yet he can’t stop watching for his beautiful, elusive neighbor on the animal preserve behind their homes.
Gamekeeper Carol Lund knows she’s not special enough to attract an alpha male like Mathias, so his offer to help her adopt a herd for her lonely giraffe is surprising—and his determined seduction, even more so. But just as she finally welcomes him into her bed, his careless actions crush her heart. Will she give him a second chance to prove she’ll always come first in his heart?
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Getting kicked in the stomach by a gazelle was never pleasant, but at one-thirty in
the morning, it was especially hard to take. Carol Lund glared at Bronwen and
the gazelle glared right back.
“You don’t get to have attitude, young lady,” Carol told her. “I’m
not the one who insisted on going out by the rocks. I’m not the one who got
scraped up, yet here I am, in the middle of the night, checking on your leg to
make sure you don’t have an infection.”
Bronwen was notably unimpressed by Carol’s presence and dedication.
She stomped her front hooves and turned away.
“You say that now,” Carol grumbled. “But just wait until feeding
time. Suddenly I’m your best friend. You’re incredibly fickle.”
Carol packed up her supplies. Bronwen’s leg seemed to be healing
nicely. With luck she wouldn’t require a second night’s visit tomorrow and
Carol could catch up on the sleep she was missing.
She left the gazelle barn and started for her Jeep. The night was
clear and cool and there were a million stars in the sky. While Carol would
have preferred that Bronwen hadn’t been injured and that they’d both been able
to sleep through the night, she had to admit that staring at the perfect sky
was a very cool compensation. If she didn’t look at the horizon, or try to pick
out individual constellations, she could be anywhere in the world—literally.
Because the night sky was a constant.
Oh, sure, there were differences between the hemispheres and at
certain times of the year, but still…stars!
She climbed in her Jeep and drove toward her small bungalow, then
pulled onto the shoulder before she got there and cut the engine and lights.
She got out of the Jeep, sank down onto the ground and gave herself over to the
nighttime view.
It was October in the desert which meant warm days and pleasant
nights. Rain was an unlikely possibility—that was more a spring-summer thing.
The closest town was Happily Inc and it wasn’t all that huge, so it wasn’t hard
to get away from the streetlights and into true darkness. Here, on the road,
she was flanked by the mountains and the golf course, with the rolling hills of
the Happily Inc Animal Preserve just behind her. And the stars.
She draped her jacket on the ground so she could lie down and get
the best view of the wonder overhead. She had no idea how long she’d been lying
there when a pair of headlights cut through the darkness and briefly
illuminated her.
Carol sat up as a swoopy midnight-blue Mercedes sedan pulled in
behind her Jeep.
Of
all the gin joints in all the world, she thought. She watched a tall, dark-haired
man step out of his car and walk toward her. It had to be after two in the
morning, yet Mathias Mitchell looked more alert than sleepy. No doubt the
lingering effects of the hunt, takedown and getting laid.
I loved this book! There are really two stories - Carol and her sister Violet. Carol and Mathias take center stage, but Violet and the Duke of Somerbrooke have their own little romance as well. Carol and Mathias start out as friends even though they are both attracted to each other. He is not interested in a relationship so he resists her, while she doesn't think he could ever be interested in someone like her. I loved their journey to happily ever after while helping Millie the giraffe as well as them working through their personal issues. Violet and Ulrich (the Duke), have a pretty rough start, but once they get to know each other, they both fall hard. Problem is, he lives in another country. Theirs is a whirlwind romance that will most romance fans sighing. Looking forward to next book in the series, I'm dying for Ronan's story even though he is not my favorite character at the moment.
I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book. I was not compensated for this review, all conclusions are my own.
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