He’s also very unhappy to notice how attractive she is because he is still buried neck-deep in guilt over his war experiences and the death of his wife. The ideas Margot brings with her will draw people to the farm for events and agri-tourism and he’s not interested in any of it. So when Margot comes to the farm he is not happy. Even before all that happened he was never particularly social. Jack is a still-grieving widower and veteran with PTSD. So she heads to the country to help a farm with a marketing issue and there, she meets grumpy farmer, Jack Valentini. Her uptight WASPy mother basically banishes her from “polite society” until the “scandal” dies down. I pretty much loved her from the first chapter when she was throwing scones at her shitty ex-boyfriend at a fancy social function. She’s also awesome, compassionate, funny and smart, good at her job and quick to laugh at herself. What worked for me (and what didn’t): Margot Thurber Lewiston is a rich white city girl from old money. He doesn’t think he deserves a second chance at happiness. Losing his wife left him broken and bitter and blaming himself. I’ve never done anything so out of character-but it feels too good to stop.Īnd the more I learn about the grieving ex-Army sergeant, the better I understand him. Pretty soon there’s a whole different kind of tension between us, the kind that has me misbehaving in barns, trees, and pickup trucks. He wants nothing to do with a “rich city girl” like me, and he isn’t afraid to say so.īut I’ve got a PR job to do for his family’s farm, so he’s stuck with me and I’m stuck with him. Jack might be gorgeous, but he’s also scruffy, rugged, and rude. Sexy, brooding cowboys are fine in the movies, but in real life, I prefer a suit and tie. What it’s about: (from Goodreads) Jack Valentini isn’t my type. Why I read it: I picked this one up recently for the bargain price of 99c.

After we fall by melanie harlow