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His Small Town Princess

(Sweetwater Springs #3)

Carol Burnside (Goodreads Author)

4.67 · Rating details · 6 ratings · 5 reviews

This book is the third in the Sweetwater Springs series of stand-alone books by this author.
J.T. Baxter is having a very bad year. As if adjusting to widower status and caring for two sons, weren’t enough, he has a landscaping business to keep afloat with a loan coming due. The last thing he needs is the town princess waltzing into his life with a business proposal he can’ ...more

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Sep 21, 2016 Elle rated it liked it · review of another edition

This novel earns a sweet and steamy 3.5 stars !!!

Synopsis: J.T. Baxter is having a very bad year. As if adjusting to widower status and caring for two sons, weren’t enough, he has a landscaping business to keep afloat with a loan coming due. The last thing he needs is the town princess waltzing into his life with a business proposal he can’t afford to refuse.

Cassandra Bing feels adrift after her father’s death, a nasty broken engagement and enduring a job she loathes. She’s searching for her nic This novel earns a sweet and steamy 3.5 stars !!!

Synopsis: J.T. Baxter is having a very bad year. As if adjusting to widower status and caring for two sons, weren’t enough, he has a landscaping business to keep afloat with a loan coming due. The last thing he needs is the town princess waltzing into his life with a business proposal he can’t afford to refuse.

Cassandra Bing feels adrift after her father’s death, a nasty broken engagement and enduring a job she loathes. She’s searching for her niche, something that would’ve made her dad proud and will bring her fulfillment. But gardening is a hot, dirty business, and soon she’s wishing she’d made a different sort of proposition to the sexy dad.

As attraction escalates between J.T. and Cass, tensions grow in a house where secrets fester. Can her presence begin to heal the Baxter household, or will their tender feelings become a casualty of the impending emotional storm?

Warning: This book contains some plant abuse, a sexy, bare-chested landscaper, sensual use of ice cubes and steamy adult situations in a greenhouse. Readers may suddenly wish to hug motherless kids, experience a rise in pulse rate and may feel the need for a cooling fan.

This was such a sweet little novel, the kind you pick up to help you unravel from such a long day that leaves you with the warm and fuzzies once your done. It was a perfect mix of sweet and sexy with a plot that gave great depth and emotion.

There are so many things that make up our female lead Cass. On one hand you have this confident, sweet and caring woman and on the other hand she comes off as a tad selfish and insecure. She was a little difficult for me to relate to because at times I was on board the Cass train and the next I was left feeling confused by her steadily changing emotions. I'm not sure why I was left feeling disconnected from her character because let face it, I'm a female and on certain days I can change emotions 10 times in 5 minutes, its who we are made to be, yet I was still finding myself miffed with her at times. That being said she also held qualities that I admire in a woman and that was determination and drive to make her life into something she desired.

Now J.T personifies angst and the life of hard knocks. This poor man has been through tragedy and is making it one day at a time as a single dad and even though he's struggling, he really comes off as doing the best he can. There are situations that he could handle better but this novel isn't a fairy tale its real life and for that I respect him and his attitudes. When it comes to Cass, J.T really confuses me, he blows hot one minute and cold the next. The only time I'm not left wanting for a little bit more dialogue is when these two hit the bedroom, its the only time their chemistry truly makes sense and to that I say "right on."

This book is truly a sweet and steamy feel good novel, with a big presence of family and community. My only complaint was dialogue lacking between the characters. A great plot and unexpected ending earned this novel 3.5 stars ...more

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Sep 16, 2016 Pam Asberry rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

If you are a fan of sexy romances against a backdrop of family and community, you will love His Small Town Princess, the third in the Sweetwater Springs series of stand-alone books by author Carol Burnside. This is a truly satisfying read, touching on the issues of infidelity, grief, combining families, caring for aging parents, and abusive relationships. Hero and heroine J.T. and Cass, along with all the supporting characters, are sympathetic and believable. Almost instantly swept up in the sto ...more

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Sep 18, 2016 Indie Editor Nancy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This was a wonderful full length novel about two people dealing with their own hardships in life; and who find each other again after years of living in different cities.

The story was written with care, the characters were real to life; they were explained to the reader in such a way, that you felt like, you were right there experiencing their life with them.

"Hours after Cass had driven off, J.T. still couldn't shake the feeling of being uprooted. He'd been suspended in midair too long, just goi ...more

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Oct 08, 2016 Ruby McDemon rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I can't even begin to imagine how hard life would be after the death of a spouse but it mus be 10x's worse when you are just getting it all back together after they cheated. I feel so much for the kids and their figuring out their new "normal". I love this story and finding and working towards the best future for yourself and your family. Also adding in a hot sassy business partner just makes this story even more enjoyable.
I love the sweetness to this book and the truth in it. It's awesome read ...more

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Shelves: bks-read-in-2016, contemporary, e-book, fav-author, friends-to-lovers, humorous, bks-i-wrote, romance, sensual, southern-fiction

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About Carol Burnside

Carol Burnside

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“Sizzling romance with heart and humor.”

Carol is an award-winning author of Sweetwater Springs, a series of contemporary, small town romances with serious sizzle and a generous dose of southern charm. She enjoys a second-chance-at-love story with her husband of over thirty years. A native Texan, Carol's love of travel coupled with a history of living in her share of small towns and metropolitan ar ...more