I enjoyed this book. It was a nice take on the homecoming romance. Katie and Hunter didn’t really have a history together when they were young, they “traveled in different circles” and knew of each other but had nothing really in common. I really enjoyed watching their relationship develop and I really liked how Hunter came to terms with the town he once felt so rejected by. I am enjoying this series and can’t wait to hear what happens to Katie’s other brother…. I received an ARC of this book from the publisher through Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.

What a great story. I haven't read the first book which didn't really matter much at all. It was a quick read and I totally enjoyed it. Great characters, great setting in Marietta and the ranch. I also enjoyed the other characters.

Katie Marshall is known for her ‘girl next door’ reputation and for always playing it safe. So, when she books a bachelor party from Seattle at the Marshall Ranch, she isn’t sure what to expect until trouble strolls in–Hunter Richardson, local bad boy turned successful software tycoon…and Katie’s job gets a lot more interesting.

Hunter has always struggled to find his place in Marietta. Now, somewhat reluctantly, he’s back in his hometown and not looking forward to a week on a cattle ranch… but that all changes when he sees Katie, the girl he could never forget from high school. A girl he shouldn’t want anything to do with. Soon, he realizes he wants much more from her than just a guided tour of the Montana landscape.

Hunter’s plan had been to get through the week, before returning to Seattle and his million dollar gaming company. Instead, he finds himself falling for the hometown girl…

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Hunter is a gamer and he's really good at what he does for a living. He's smart, sexy and finds himself back in his hometown for a bachelor party for the week, with a "friend" that he doesn't really consider a friend. So when he sees Katie, the girl who he liked in high school and who just happens to run the ranch where they're all staying...what can happen? Well, I'll tell you!! ALOT! Hunter is a great guy and I found myself loving his character. He was bullied as a kid and you find out that it's really heartbreaking that it happened the way it did but Katie was always nice to him. Katie is one of those characters that's strong and sweet. You know she's going to knock every wall that Hunter's built up one brick at a time and I loved seeing her do it. There were a couple of characters in this that I didn't care for, like Hunter's CFO Lance...what a prick!!! That dude could take a flying leap off a tall building without a chute and I wouldn't care. That's all I'll say about that. Then there's the pervy sheriff and I call him that because if some man were to call me cupcake....well I would beat him with his own nightstick but that's just me. Anywhoo....this is a really great book and you're gonna enjoy it, so if you haven't read the first one - I suggest that you pick that one up too. You don't have too, but it's great also and why not?

I was given a copy of this ARC from the publisher on NetGalley for an honest review. All of the above comments are my express opinions and no one else's.

Oh, that cover won me over, I saw it on NetGalley, and I just had to stop my regular schedule and take a detour at Marietta, Montana. And I am glad I did - the Seattle hipster computer geek comes home to Marietta and finally has a chance with the cowgirl he had dreamed about since high school - and it was definitely a swoon worthy seduction.
I liked that the author didn't take the easy way out with all the road blogs on the way. There were some tough bumps that the hero and heroine had to deal with before they could find a peace in their hearts.
Hunter Richardson never felt like he fit in Marietta as he was growing up. He was different and some made him feel it as well by bullying him. He had made his life into a huge success, found his place in the world, was comfortable in it, yet there was something missing. I adored how he had been pining after Katie Marshall since the drama class in high school. And I could understand it, Katie was a kind, sweet, considerate, loyal girl. She seemed to charmed everyone around her, and she was easy to like.
There's drama in the story, with the small town gossip, the bachelor from hell, and the high school bully to be faced again. But Katie and Hunter also live very different kinds of lives, and to have a future together, one of them would have to make a sacrifice that could be asking too much in a long run.
This story has romance, it has passion, it has friends and family drama. It made me smile and swoon with the Montana kind of romantic moments, yet the trouble Katie and Hunter face was real and it felt true. I really enjoyed the story, it was entertaining and enticing, charming and sweet.
~ Four Spoons!

Every book I've read by Ms. Stevens, I have immensely enjoyed. Yet, having not read the first book of this series, I dived into this one hoping that it could be read as a stand-alone, and I can say that it definitely can. From start to finish, this book kept me entertained, despite there being a jerk in one of the secondary characters. Katie is the good girl type and never one to do anything reckless, and yet, she throws caution to the wind by getting involved with Hunter. Will he stay in Marietta and finally be able to put the past behind him? The way this story started had me liking the heroine immediately, because it's palpable she's a people pleaser and gets along with everyone. Well, almost everyone, which is proven by how she stands up for herself against one of the secondary characters when she's treated rudely.

Both the main characters had interesting back stories, but most especially Hunter because he doesn't feel welcome in Marietta after how everything went down with his parents. He barely talks to them, if at all, and he knows he needs to make amends while he's in town. Will he be given a warm reception? I also liked how open and honest Hunter was about his feelings for the heroine, not only in the present but how he felt about her in the past. She's the one woman he's never been able to forget. Can Hunter convince Katie to give him a chance, even though he's hiding something from her? While the heroine, she's a Marietta girl through and through that doesn't plan to leave her hometown again. So, how could things possibly work out between her and Hunter when he lives in Seattle? She's also kind, caring, hard-working and I liked the close bond she shares with her siblings and her future sister-in-law, Claire. Luckily, she has Claire to give her sound advice when it comes to Hunter. Since she's so confused on whether to give the hero a chance or not, especially when she's casually dating someone else. What will she do about the other man in her life?

Overall, Ms. Stevens has penned a wonderful read in this book where the chemistry between the hero and heroine was all-consuming and illustrated they were incapable of ignoring the intensity of such chemistry. The way this story ended was delightful, despite Hunter's secret coming to light and it causing them to go their separate ways. Because Hunter realized he couldn't live without Katie, and I liked the surprise he had for her, as it proved how serious he was about them being together forever. I would recommend Falling for the Hometown Girl by Shelli Stevens, if you enjoy small town romances or books by authors Sinclair Jayne, Jeannie Watt to Eve Gaddy.

This is a HEA romance about going home again. There was a wonderful dynamic taking place between Hunter and Katie...their coming together was sweet and heartwarming.

This series has been wonderfully touching so far, I'm looking forward to the next installment.

This ARC book was provided by the Publisher and Netgally, I am voluntarily providing my honest review.

3.5 stars

First of all, I love the cover of this book. The cover and blurb were the reasons that I wanted to read this one. This is book two of a series but it completely stands alone - you do not have to have read the first story to appreciate this story at all – and this book does not end on a cliffhanger. There is both on-screen sex, and cursing, including a couple of f-bombs which do not bother me in a book but which feel extremely of out of place in this one, So if those two things are a deal breaker for you, you probably won't enjoy this one. Also, there is a situation that could possibly be thought of as infidelity in this book. ***SPOILERS to end of paragraph*** It is just a couple of (really hot) kisses, no actual sex happened and the author/character are kind of ambiguous about Katie's dating status, but I was a little put off by her willingness to kiss someone else while she was still stringing her kind-of-boyfriend along. The boyfriend who – along with everyone else -obviously thought they were an exclusive couple. This would have been a five star read if that hadn't been part of the story.

Overall, this book was a very good read. Once I started it, I found myself engrossed in the setting and wanting to keep reading to find out what was going to happen. I loved the back story between Hunter and Katie and the way that they reconnected years later with sparks flying between them almost immediately. Their bonding moments were sweet, as was the way that Hunter defended Katie and protected her from his horrible 'friend'. In this day of men acting like total bullies and jerks and being labeled 'alpha' to excuse their deplorable behavior, it is always a nice change when the main male character is a good guy, and Hunter was an incredibly good guy. He was a little awkward, and a little insecure in ways that sometimes made him gruff, but he was consistently just a really good guy from start to finish and I loved that.

The side characters were interesting and helped the story along without overwhelming them. I thought that there might be something more going on with Wyatt and Claire (who were adorable), but that storyline didn't play out at all, to my surprise. Lance was a tool, and I was glad that things turned out the way that they did, as awful as that was. Cal was also a tool, but he came back around and redeemed himself and now I am very much looking forward to reading his story in the future.

If you enjoy a book about second chance romances with drama and a little bit of intrigue, you should give this book a try. While this was my first book by this author, I will definitely go back and read the first book in this series and look forward to reading more by her.

I requested and was generously granted an ARC of this book. I was under no obligation to write this review, I did so because I enjoyed reading this book.

The nice, sweet girl and the boy from the wrong side of the tracks, so to speak. Well, not exactly but Hunter definitely wasn't one of the most popular boys in high school and there are reasons why he never wanted to come back to Marietta.
A bachelor party at the Mashall Ranch brings him back into town - and to the one girl he could never forget. Hunter is the owner of a successful gaming company but coming back to Marietta wakes a bunch of sleeping dogs he'd rather not confront again but Katie is the one person that he never wanted to forget. There is a mutual attraction, right, but will that be enough? With Hunter leaving at the end of the week, is there a chance for the two of them?

I really enjoyed reading about Hunter and Katie even though I was a bit upset with Hunter for pressuring Katie considering the circumstances. She is living in a small town where everyone knows everyone and where people talk and judge rather harshly and he knows it and he exactly knows what he asks of her.
Sure, she is interested as well but he was rather selfish, just thinking of himself and his wishes and never thinking of the consequences for Katie. Katie is sweet and you just have to like her and Hunter, well, he grows on you. Owning up for things he himself did wrong and being able to move on and forgive past wrongs are traits that I can definitely respect in a character and of course, there was also Eddie and what he did for him and for kids like him. He was always nice but, well, I already mentioned that I didn't like the way he pursued Katie so that made for a bit of a rocky start for us.

A nice story that I really enjoyed with a wonderful HEA - I like it and would also read other books by Shelli Stevens.

Lovely story told in dual POV following ranch owner Katie Marshall, who runs a successful ranching retreat in Marietta with her brother. Enter big time Seattle computer gaming mogul, Hunter Richardson, for a bachelor party getaway. Hunter, originally from Marietta has always had a schoolboy crush on Katie, but until his break away from Seattle had never imagined anything could come of it. The story is one that has stood the test of time, bad boy returns home after a number of years and he's mega rich. I loved it, I loved the characters and it had just the right amount of spark and chemistry for a wonderful light easy bedtime read. I do feel however, that the author needs to mature more with her writing for me to rate 4 stars or above. I received a copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is the first book by Shelli Stevens that I have read. I really enjoyed it. It was a quick read that reminded me of a Hallmark movie. I loved the characters of Katie and Hunter. They were both so kind and caring they made me want to be friends with them! I look forward to reading more books by Shelli Stevens!

A good read. I liked this book.

I am a Murietta fan but this is my first book by the author and this is book 2 in the series. It easily stands alone and it was a fun and flirty read. Very tame sexually and with mostly very likeable characters except for maybe Lance.

This is mostly the story about Katie Marshall who runs a ranch with her brother Wyatt. The start of the story centers on a bachelor party coming to their ranch. It turns out the best man, Hunter grew up in Murietta and knew Katie's other brother.

Hunter has some things in his past. Like the fact is he is not close to his family who still like in Murietta and Katie also has some things in her past like dropping out of college and running away from Seattle which is also where Hunter lives now..

The two get to know each other during the week Hunter is around for the bachelor party and I enjoyed getting to know the two. s they fall for the other, it cannot be longer than a week because Katie hates Seattle where Hunter lives and he hates Murietta, as he ran from it at 18.

How do they make it work? well you will have to read to find out.

Falling for the Hometown Girl by Shelli Stevens is the second book in the Marshall Ranch Series and will be released on May 2, 2017 by Tule Publishing as an adult fiction, romance novel. I really loved reading this book! Stevens writes about Katie Marshall, a small town girl next door type who lives on and runs Marshall Ranch in Montana. While working the summer cattle ranch retreat, she meets Hunter. He is a hometown boy who moved to Seattle, WA right after high school graduation. Hunter makes it big in the tech field, owning his own copy that creates video games. He as always had a crush on Katie. So when his coworker got engaged he knew the prefect place for a bachelor party and his chance to see Katie again. This is were the fun and flirty interactions begin. This book is really well paced and easy to get lost in romance novel. I like how the writer created a setting that is very romantic and beautiful. The story evolves around both characters back stories, which some are very surprising. The ending will warm your heart. I really enjoyed reading this book and cannot wait for the third book in this series