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More Than I Could by Adriana Locke
4.0
While originally written as a stand alone - this is now book 1 in Adriana Locke's Marshall Family series.
This was a cute and sexy small town nanny romance with grumpy/sunshine vibes. I cracked up at Megan and Chase's initial meeting as well as her obliviousness to small town life (and gossip!). Chase's 14yo Kennedy was a great character and I loved her relationship with all the Marshall family members. While Chase and Megan's backgrounds offer heart wrenching tales - the relationship itself is fairly low angst. Megan's perspective dominates the story with more than double the chapters than Chase. I don't expect it to be even, but I wanted a bit more from him.
Megan and Chase are instantly attracted to each other but decide that it's in everyone's best interest to keep things professional. The book only covers a few weeks, so the "truce" doesn't last that long. The inuendo filled banter and sexy shenanigans were a treat.
My favorite part of nanny romance is the nanny falling just as hard for the kids as the other parent. Locke delivered that here. Kennedy was able to bond with Megan in ways that she just couldn't with her dad. Add in Megan's awesome friendship with Chase's brother and it was easy to see how she's a great match for the entire family.
There is the 3rd act break up and while I appreciate that it was resolved rather quickly - I would have liked a little more to solidify the HEA. However, since this is just the beginning of the series I know that I'll be "seeing" them in future books.
Narration:
Maxine Mitchell and Tor Thom were wonderful. I love both of their performances and how they brought the Marshall family and the small town to life. It was a great listen.
While I borrowed the ebook via Kindle Unlimited, I did receive a copy of the audiobook from Home Cooked Books and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
This was a cute and sexy small town nanny romance with grumpy/sunshine vibes. I cracked up at Megan and Chase's initial meeting as well as her obliviousness to small town life (and gossip!). Chase's 14yo Kennedy was a great character and I loved her relationship with all the Marshall family members. While Chase and Megan's backgrounds offer heart wrenching tales - the relationship itself is fairly low angst. Megan's perspective dominates the story with more than double the chapters than Chase. I don't expect it to be even, but I wanted a bit more from him.
Megan and Chase are instantly attracted to each other but decide that it's in everyone's best interest to keep things professional. The book only covers a few weeks, so the "truce" doesn't last that long. The inuendo filled banter and sexy shenanigans were a treat.
My favorite part of nanny romance is the nanny falling just as hard for the kids as the other parent. Locke delivered that here. Kennedy was able to bond with Megan in ways that she just couldn't with her dad. Add in Megan's awesome friendship with Chase's brother and it was easy to see how she's a great match for the entire family.
There is the 3rd act break up and while I appreciate that it was resolved rather quickly - I would have liked a little more to solidify the HEA. However, since this is just the beginning of the series I know that I'll be "seeing" them in future books.
Narration:
Maxine Mitchell and Tor Thom were wonderful. I love both of their performances and how they brought the Marshall family and the small town to life. It was a great listen.
While I borrowed the ebook via Kindle Unlimited, I did receive a copy of the audiobook from Home Cooked Books and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.