Kiss My Boots

AudioBook Review: Stars: Overall 4 Narration 5 Story 4 Second chances are the highlight of this series: coming home to the place that provided your happy moments, reconnecting with people and loves from years past. Harper Sloan delivers all of those moments: the insecurity, facing old issues and making amends, all wrapped up in a story that is hard to put down. Never an easy road, there is drama and baggage to overcome, but the journey and years past are all well worth the wait. This is Quinn and Tate’s story: she’s lived in Pine Oak quietly: avoiding too much drama and watched over by her brothers who keep most suitors at bay. A tomboy, she’s most comfortable setting her own boundaries and making decisions, and staying away from entanglements. Tate has returned to Pine Oak for a fresh start – he’s got many happy memories of summers spent at his grandparent’s farm, and perhaps reconnecting with the girl he left behind after life intervened. Oh the drama here! Perfectly delicious as both Tate and Quinn have that electric chemistry that can’t be denied, even as she’s determined to NOT let him in or close. And he thought, perhaps, he could live with that, until she kept appearing in his mind: everything around town is reminding him of those early years, that first love. And theirs won’t be an easy journey: from old issues and questions to new reasons to question the new relationship, these two are growing and changing (and regressing) in almost every interaction. And when they finally talked, openly, about the past - - - NOTHING was going to stop these two. Heart, humor, emotion and plenty of heat all come into play as we get to know these characters and see how they each fit together – Quinn fills a hole in Tate’s heart that is only meant for her – and together they are more of themselves in all the best ways. Narration for this story is brought by Elizabeth Louise and Jason Carpenter: and as a duo these two are wonderful: perfect timing in fast-paced interactions, emotions and concerns clearly arriving in the performance that allow readers to feel the chaos and turmoil without having it described. Both manage to separate their characters from secondary appearances, and each character arrives with an attitude and clear tone that hints to the words to come. Dual narrations can be tricky in terms of pacing and clarity – no such issues exist here: you could be listening to much of their dialogue on the street and know, from the presentation, tone and delivery just what each character was feeling. Another wonderful story in this series, best read in order to get some background on Quinn, know the secondary characters and just enjoy a few hours of romantic escapism. I received an AudioBook copy of the title from Simon and Schuster Audio for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.

Quinn is a great character. She's the anti-thesis of the princess in need of rescuing. She speaks her mind, can take care of herself and doesn't let stereotypes dictate her life. You can't help but admire a spitfire like Quinn. So it's only fair that this opinionated firecracker have an equally powerful and encourageable hero. Tate should have smooth operator tattooed on his forehead. He can lay on the charm. However, that particular skill lands him in trouble with matters of the heart. Ms. Sloan reeled me in with sassy dialogue, tempting characters and heartwarming moments. Kiss My Boots will walk all over your heart and leave you with a smile.