Good storyline, great characters but way too many points of view. Carlene and Jack made a great couple - but too much advice was given from their friends and family.

A good, quick, fun to read romance. I would recommend to lovers of contemporary romances.

This is Book #2 of the Cadillac, Texas series. Carlene finds out that her husband of five years has been cheating on her.  She wants a divorce.  Jack wants to go out with Carlene, but needs to give her time and is waiting until the right time.

I could not stand Carlene's husband or soon to be ex husband's mother.  That woman is something else.  To blame Carlene for her son's mistakes is bold.  I laughed, cried, and laughed some more.  I loved the small town knowing everything!!

Loved the book, but it was hard for me to follow.  So many characters.  I know they were in book #1, too, but I was still confused at times with who was who.







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I give this book 4 out of 5 stars.
Recommend this book? Yes! Author? Yes!
Read more from this author? Yes!

Happy Reading!
Melissa

This is a light, cute, chuckle to yourself kind of read.

The story is predictable: a couple with enough baggage to sink an airliner go head-to-head to see who can come out on top...oh, and they're competing in a chili cook-off.

The town and its inhabitants are well crafted, and many of the situations come off in a situation-comedy sort of way. If you're in the mood for a breezy (with a few unsurprising bumps along the way) read, this is a sure bet.

*I received a review copy from the publisher/author via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.*

I must say I usually enjoy reading MS. Brown books, but this book really was difficult to get into. I started it put it down and then came back to it a few weeks later just to knock it out. First I have nothing against prying but there is a lot of it in this story, and for people going to church they sure talk behind each other’s back and are very judgmental. Then there is her cousin Alma who I was tired of by page number three who wants Carlene to go back to her cheating husband after he is the one who has broken the marriage vows. She doesn’t change until closer to the end of the book. The mothers of the girls are funny and stick together which is good. I did like Patrice the other cousin, and Josie who works with them, but after a while it was just too much. The last twenty pages are good but it just takes a while to get there. I have other problems but I feel bad and I don’t like leaving a review like this when I have liked so many of her other books. So read it at your own risk.

Sometimes a book sounds too good to be true. A fun, fluffy romance with a cop and a chili cook-off? Um, yes please! Unfortunately, this was a case of a great premise with a not-so-wonderful story.

The book opens with a bang: Carlene discovers a teensy pair of lacy underwear in her husband’s briefcase…and they most certainly do not belong to her though, because she owns the lingerie shop that handmade them, she knows exactly who they belong to: the 20-year-old secretary. Guns a’blazin’, Carlene storms down to the car dealership where her husband works and lets loose, not caring one bit about the scene she’s making. She heads home, grabs what she can fit in her car, and hightails it to the shop, a converted house where she’ll move in upstairs for the time being.

This was all fine and dandy and would have led to a great story, so why did I DNF 17% into it? I’m all for marriage and I am a fierce believer in working through problems (I’m sure we all know an old high school classmate we have added on facebook who’s constantly changing their relationship status back to single anytime he or she argues with their partner), however, I also feel that, sometimes a line is crossed and there’s no returning. For Carlene, her trust was shattered when she realized her husband had been unfaithful and she insists that she wants a divorce. Her family has other plans. It seemed like the entire time nosed its way into Carlene’s business (her marriage, for that matter) and felt the need to voice their opinions. Certain relatives are also extremely religious and make it a point of reminding Carlene that she took a vow, that she should forgive her husband, that she should try to be more of a woman so his eyes won’t wander. I’m a religious person and enjoy reading religious fiction, but their holier-than-thou attitude was too much and completely ruined any enjoyment I hoped to find. At one point one of Carlene’s relatives was ostracized from the church simply for being related to someone contemplating divorce!

I’m clearly in the minority here, since the book has received numerous glowing reviews, but I couldn’t do it.