{Blog Tour} Stick in the Mud Meets Spontaneity by Rachael Anderson

 
Title: Stick in the Mud Meets Spontaneity
Author: Rachael Anderson
Series: Meet Your Match #3
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Purchase: Amazon

Home from college for the summer, Samantha Kinsey steps into her role as nanny for her two favorite little charges. But when she finds herself playing chauffeur more than playmate, her summer outlook quickly turns from fun to bleak. That is, until she drives the girls to a family-owned ranch and meets Colten McCoy—a genuine, hard-working cowboy, who's as set in his ways as he is handsome. Although he claims he doesn't need any fun in his life, Sam’s determined to help him find it. But she'll soon discover that cowboys are about as easy to train as wild mustangs. Stick in the Mud Meets Spontaneity is about an adaptable girl and a not so adaptable guy. It’s about learning to accept people for who they are and realizing that sometimes who they are is exactly who they should be.

There is no secret for how I much I love this author and her books. I have really enjoyed the other stories in this series, and although I was sad to see this series come to a close, I was excited to finally get Samantha's story.

Sam is home from college. Newly graduated, with a prestigious job in NYC lined up to start in August, she's ready to make the most of her summer as playmate and nanny for our favorite little girls. Only she finds out that Kajsa and Ari are growing up, with plans of their own and things to occupy their time this summer. Sam is relegated to chauffeur and she isn't sure how to feel about this. That is, until she meets Colton.

I liked Sam a lot. She was spunky, and fun, and honestly inspiring. That might sound weird, but I'm not going to lie: I can be more of a stick-in-the-mud like Colton, and I loved her creativity and craziness. She wants to live a memorable life, and is all about doing fun, crazy things to make each and every day fun and memorable and I loved that. Colton, on the other hand, is hard-working and dedicated to his family ranch. He likes the comfort of home and his routine, and doesn't really like disrupting his life. (Not that he really can, since you can't really leave the ranch for any period of time). Yet the two of them still worked.

I've always loved Anderson's characters because of how real they are. They have real problems, that are relatable. We can understand what they are going through. Colton and Sam may have that initial magical fairy-tale feeling of falling in love, but they were also realistic. Especially with Sam leaving for New York, and them having to figure out how to work with that.

But I loved this story. It was cute, it was fun, and it was enjoyable. You will fall in love with Colton and Sam, with Kajsa and Adi, with the ranch and even Your Majesty, their persnickety horse.

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USA Today bestselling author, Rachael Anderson is the mother of four and is pretty good at breaking up fights, or at least sending guilty parties to their rooms. She can't sing, doesn't dance, and despises tragedies. But she recently figured out how yeast works and can now make homemade bread, which she is really good at eating.

{Blog Tour} Review: Rough Around the Edges Meets Refined by Rachael Anderson

 

Hey guys! Today, I am excited to be on the blog tour for the second book in Rachael Anderson's Meet Your Match series. I loved the first one, and am so glad that I liked the second one just as much. You can read my review of Prejudice Meets Pride here.

Title: Rough Around the Edges Meets Refined

Author: Rachael Anderson

Series: Meet Your Match, #2

Genre: Clean Adult Romance

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Purchase: Amazon

For Noah Mackie, life is finally back on track. He has a great support system, a promised promotion is on its way, and he's finally getting the hang of this single father thing. But when the job falls through and his neighbor's matchmaking efforts become more aggressive, Noah is in for yet another unwanted detour. With his career and two spirited daughters to worry about, he doesn't have time for dating—especially not someone like Cassie Ellis, his girls' beautiful and sophisticated dance instructor, who is about as open and approachable as a brick wall. Rough around the Edges Meets Refined is about two people who think they know exactly what they want but who have no idea what they really need. It's about learning that people aren't always what they seem and that sometimes life’s detours take you exactly where you need to go.  

  

I loved this one. It was cute, and sweet, and romantic. We don't get to see much of Noah in the first book, because he was away, but I had been curious about his story. This takes place a few years after Prejudice Meets Pride, although you don't really have to read that one in order to understand this story. (But you should, anyway.)

Noah and Cassie are both widowed. Noah for a few years now, Cassie for less than one. They are both tired of being set up by well-meaning neighbors, which is why both of them were insistent on not falling for each other after meeting through Becky's not-so-subtle plans to get them together. But Noah ends up taking the job to refinish her basement, putting the two in close proximity for a while.

Both of these characters were deep, and I love that they had a backstory that we got to see. Like I said, both were widowed. Noah had a great relationship with Angie and loved her, and therefore didn't think about dating because he didn't think he could love someone as much, and has two girls to think about. Whereas Cassie wasn't interested in dating because her first marriage was a mistake, and she didn't trust herself to not do the same thing. Both had issues to overcome, and it made them seem like real people, able to relate to. They were complex characters, ones that grew over the course of the book, and I loved them.

Of course, don't forget about our favorite secondary characters from book 1. Loved seeing Emma and Kevin, Becky, Sam, and of course the girls. They made everything more fun and felt actually like a family, which of course made the book better.

I also loved how their relationship progressed slowly, and realistically. It was so fun, and sweet, and let's face it , Noah had me swooning in some places because he is just a great guy. Of course, they had their issues, but it was good to see them work through them like a real couple.

This book was super cute, and fun. If you're looking for a sweet, romantic book, then this is the one for you.

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Rachael Anderson:

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USA Today bestselling author, Rachael Anderson is the mother of four and is pretty good at breaking up fights, or at least sending guilty parties to their rooms. She can't sing, doesn't dance, and despises tragedies. But she recently figured out how yeast works and can now make homemade bread, which she is really good at eating.

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