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alwaysbooking's review against another edition
5.0
I really like this series. The first book Hope Flames was my introduction to Jaci Burton and let's just say I have found a new author to add to my favorites list. She makes the characters and places so real. Be forewarned book hangovers will happen with her Hope series. Logan was just as I thought when I met him in the first book rugged, handsome, stubborn, hot! I loved Des's honesty the most, how she always layed it out on the table. I can't wait to read the next book!
caitsings's review against another edition
3.0
My only beef about this book was that the main male lead left a lot of character to be developed. I feel like I don't know much about Logan other than that he's a rough cattle rancher who can't commit. It was an easy read and a good read for by the pool for sure! Book 1 in the Hope series was decidedly better but we'll see what Book 3 brings in a few months when it releases!
romancejunkie1025's review against another edition
4.0
a really great story, but honestly could Logan been any more of an ass?
erinnejc's review against another edition
5.0
Loved it. I've been looking forward to Logan and Desiree's story since the excerpt in Hope Flames. I was not disappointed.
Great mix of romance, drama and humour. It was great seeing all the residents of Hope again too.
Can't wait for Carter and Molly's story now.
Great mix of romance, drama and humour. It was great seeing all the residents of Hope again too.
Can't wait for Carter and Molly's story now.
bookloverchelle's review against another edition
4.0
Logan McCormack is happiest on his ranch but his life is thrown for a loop when he rents out a portion of his land for a film crew and meets lead actress, Desiree Jenkins. Des loves her work but longs to find a true home because her condo in LA just doesn’t cut it. She thinks she’s found that place when she meets Logan and falls for him and his ranch. But can a man who has shut out everyone open up to a woman and the excitement she brings with her? I really enjoyed watching how these two opposites came together, how they discovered that even with their different lives they found something special. I’m really enjoying the Hope series from Jaci Burton and can’t wait to read more!
scoutmomskf's review against another edition
5.0
Very good book. Logan has rented part of his ranch to a movie studio so they can film on it. He's not really interested in what they are doing until he meets Desiree, the female lead in the movie. He's attracted to her, but their lifestyles are worlds apart and he doesn't plan to get involved with her. But Desiree is just as attracted and has no trouble letting him know about it.
Logan is a loner. He has his family and a few close friends and that's the way he likes it. He doesn't particularly care if people like him, so he doesn't go out of his way to be nice to people. I enjoyed his first meeting with Des, as he was surprised by how normal she seemed. I liked the way that he thought about his housekeeper Martha when Des invited him to the set. When Des and Colt came to the ranch for a visit, Logan's attraction to her became quite a distraction for him. He was surprised by her straightforward speech about being attracted to him too. Logan doesn't get involved with women, especially women like Des, who he sees as too high maintenance for ranch life. His mother had hated life on the ranch and made no secret of it. When Logan's dad died, she left and never came back. Now he sees all women the same way.
Desiree has been an actress for seven years. Though she likes what she does, sometimes the lifestyle really gets to her. There are times when she would really like to have a place to go where she can really relax, away from photographers, gossip columns and all the trappings of Hollywood. The peace and quiet she finds on Logan's ranch is just what she's looking for. Her attraction to him is just icing on the cake. I liked the way that Desiree is really a nice person under the star surface. She's a really good friend to her costar Colt. She makes friends with Martha and Logan's family members easily, thanks to her childhood as an army brat. She's also not the type to play emotional games, and she lets Logan know that she's attracted to him.
The interactions between Logan and Des are pretty interesting. Physically there is a whole lot of heat that gets generated between them. They have no trouble at all communicating there. Outside the bedroom it can be a little rougher. They have agreed to a no strings relationship, which starts out suiting them both just fine. Logan sees the differences between them as too great for anything else, but Desiree sees far more in common between them. She also sees that his issues with his mother make him completely unwilling to see any potential between them. Logan has a really bad habit of thinking about Des as if she were just like his mother, which makes him treat her really badly. Des sees what he is doing when he does it, and has no trouble calling him out on it.
I loved seeing Des get really involved in life on the ranch and in the town of Hope. She gets along really well with Logan's friends and family and they quickly make her one of them. I really enjoyed the day out she had with the ladies, right down to the dinner and drinking with them that had Logan's brother Luke having to drive her back to the set. She knew she was falling in love with Logan and really wanted to see what may come of it, but Logan kept being an ass about their differences.
Logan was in real trouble and he knew it. Des got to him in ways no other woman had. He can't stop thinking about her and picturing her staying at the ranch, but he's too afraid of making the same mistake his father did. Every time he feels himself getting closer to her, he does something to piss her off and drive her away. The day after the Fourth of July was a prime example. He flat out treated her like dirt and everyone saw it. I liked the way that Des saw it and was sure of why he was doing it, and also didn't let him get away with it. She wasn't going to give up and let him prove his point, and when the day was done she looked him in the eye and told him exactly how she felt about it. Logan spent a lot of time apologizing for being an idiot, but couldn't seem to stop himself from doing it. He let his fears stop him from going after what his heart wanted. His treatment of Des after the wrap party was terrible and he deserved every bit of misery he got from it. I loved the way Luke finally made him see how much of an idiot he was. I loved Logan's "go big" moment at the end, and how he and Des worked things out. I'm looking forward to seeing more of them in later books.
I also enjoyed the secondary story with Des's costar Colt. I loved the friendship and loyalty they had for each other. Des was great support for Colt and encouraged him to go after his own happiness. I also had fun with Logan's feelings of jealousy, knowing that there was really no reason for it. When he finally knew the truth, his own support of Colt was fantastic.
Logan is a loner. He has his family and a few close friends and that's the way he likes it. He doesn't particularly care if people like him, so he doesn't go out of his way to be nice to people. I enjoyed his first meeting with Des, as he was surprised by how normal she seemed. I liked the way that he thought about his housekeeper Martha when Des invited him to the set. When Des and Colt came to the ranch for a visit, Logan's attraction to her became quite a distraction for him. He was surprised by her straightforward speech about being attracted to him too. Logan doesn't get involved with women, especially women like Des, who he sees as too high maintenance for ranch life. His mother had hated life on the ranch and made no secret of it. When Logan's dad died, she left and never came back. Now he sees all women the same way.
Desiree has been an actress for seven years. Though she likes what she does, sometimes the lifestyle really gets to her. There are times when she would really like to have a place to go where she can really relax, away from photographers, gossip columns and all the trappings of Hollywood. The peace and quiet she finds on Logan's ranch is just what she's looking for. Her attraction to him is just icing on the cake. I liked the way that Desiree is really a nice person under the star surface. She's a really good friend to her costar Colt. She makes friends with Martha and Logan's family members easily, thanks to her childhood as an army brat. She's also not the type to play emotional games, and she lets Logan know that she's attracted to him.
The interactions between Logan and Des are pretty interesting. Physically there is a whole lot of heat that gets generated between them. They have no trouble at all communicating there. Outside the bedroom it can be a little rougher. They have agreed to a no strings relationship, which starts out suiting them both just fine. Logan sees the differences between them as too great for anything else, but Desiree sees far more in common between them. She also sees that his issues with his mother make him completely unwilling to see any potential between them. Logan has a really bad habit of thinking about Des as if she were just like his mother, which makes him treat her really badly. Des sees what he is doing when he does it, and has no trouble calling him out on it.
I loved seeing Des get really involved in life on the ranch and in the town of Hope. She gets along really well with Logan's friends and family and they quickly make her one of them. I really enjoyed the day out she had with the ladies, right down to the dinner and drinking with them that had Logan's brother Luke having to drive her back to the set. She knew she was falling in love with Logan and really wanted to see what may come of it, but Logan kept being an ass about their differences.
Logan was in real trouble and he knew it. Des got to him in ways no other woman had. He can't stop thinking about her and picturing her staying at the ranch, but he's too afraid of making the same mistake his father did. Every time he feels himself getting closer to her, he does something to piss her off and drive her away. The day after the Fourth of July was a prime example. He flat out treated her like dirt and everyone saw it. I liked the way that Des saw it and was sure of why he was doing it, and also didn't let him get away with it. She wasn't going to give up and let him prove his point, and when the day was done she looked him in the eye and told him exactly how she felt about it. Logan spent a lot of time apologizing for being an idiot, but couldn't seem to stop himself from doing it. He let his fears stop him from going after what his heart wanted. His treatment of Des after the wrap party was terrible and he deserved every bit of misery he got from it. I loved the way Luke finally made him see how much of an idiot he was. I loved Logan's "go big" moment at the end, and how he and Des worked things out. I'm looking forward to seeing more of them in later books.
I also enjoyed the secondary story with Des's costar Colt. I loved the friendship and loyalty they had for each other. Des was great support for Colt and encouraged him to go after his own happiness. I also had fun with Logan's feelings of jealousy, knowing that there was really no reason for it. When he finally knew the truth, his own support of Colt was fantastic.
slelswick's review against another edition
2.0
Unfortunately, the characters were one dimensional and the plot was predictable. So much so that I didn't bother finish reading it.
syndi3's review against another edition
DnF
The blurb says logan is a loner. But based on the story, character development and character interaction, logan is more dumb mute who speaks 1 sentence or 1 word. I think miss Burton trying to conveys logan as a loner and execute it poorly.
Even a loner can be portrays as a smart wise loner. Just have to find more in depth 1 sentence. And Des is a very confusing character. Why she interested in Logan?? Just pure sex? Then do we have to spend long chapters on touring the small town and at the end the sex is luke warm.
The blurb says logan is a loner. But based on the story, character development and character interaction, logan is more dumb mute who speaks 1 sentence or 1 word. I think miss Burton trying to conveys logan as a loner and execute it poorly.
Even a loner can be portrays as a smart wise loner. Just have to find more in depth 1 sentence. And Des is a very confusing character. Why she interested in Logan?? Just pure sex? Then do we have to spend long chapters on touring the small town and at the end the sex is luke warm.
hannas_heas47's review against another edition
5.0
Loved it, I have read all of Jaci Burton's books and they don't disappoint.....great chemistry...well written. Overall entertainment five stars.
whatcha_listening_to's review against another edition
4.0
Awe I thought this book was sweet, and just the right kind of romance.
Desiree is an actress and she happens to find herself on Logan’s ranch for filming. When she meets him its sweet she sees he isn’t really interested in what she does but income is income and his kitchen worker Martha is a diehard fan.
I loved the relationship Logan has with Martha she is the mother figure he needed. It is so sweet and I love that she treats him like family.
Desiree’s character is awesome, I like that she was strong and knew herself she didn’t get caught up on looks or insecure about dumb things. This made the book really stand out for me. I liked that she didn’t feel like your typical Heroine. She was Logan’s match that is for sure. He was kind of brute(y), and standoffish, toward everyone but Martha.
Overall I enjoyed the book and I would continue with the series. I love small town books with great stories and this is exactly the kind of book I needed.
The narration is great I have always been a fan of Saskia, she brings the characters their own voices without making it sound hard at all. LOVED!
Desiree is an actress and she happens to find herself on Logan’s ranch for filming. When she meets him its sweet she sees he isn’t really interested in what she does but income is income and his kitchen worker Martha is a diehard fan.
I loved the relationship Logan has with Martha she is the mother figure he needed. It is so sweet and I love that she treats him like family.
Desiree’s character is awesome, I like that she was strong and knew herself she didn’t get caught up on looks or insecure about dumb things. This made the book really stand out for me. I liked that she didn’t feel like your typical Heroine. She was Logan’s match that is for sure. He was kind of brute(y), and standoffish, toward everyone but Martha.
Overall I enjoyed the book and I would continue with the series. I love small town books with great stories and this is exactly the kind of book I needed.
The narration is great I have always been a fan of Saskia, she brings the characters their own voices without making it sound hard at all. LOVED!