Sunday, September 17, 2017

Love, Second Time Around: A Summerfield Village Sweet Romance by Penny Appleton (Goodreads Author) - 4 Stars!


Maggie Stewart, an attorney (retired) is living in an English cottage in Summerfield and she loves her home, but she doesn’t love the cost of the upkeep. She takes a job working with her old environmental team and on the plane to the location she comes across a man she was obsessed with in her old life.  Had he not been married she would definitely have started something up with him.  She sure is shocked when she sees him on the plane, she doesn’t even speak to him.  He’s always (Greg Warren) been attracted to Maggie but never moved on it when they came in contact with each other, but he never moved on it he was happily married.  His wife died three years ago and he hasn’t been dating at all.  Greg owns a ranch in Idaho, he’s very well off, but he’s lonely.  He has a daughter still living with him, and she definitely doesn’t want him to move on to anyone else.  He makes moves toward Maggie and she is afraid they are too different, their lifestyles.  Also his daughter is angry she doesn’t want Maggie anywhere near her Father.  Not because she doesn’t like her she doesn’t like anyone if her Father is involved.  Maggie retreats a few times and Greg follows her.  He’s been lonely a while and he likes Maggie and he’s drawn to her.  If you like a mature romance story that’s clean, romantic, and has wonderful descriptions of the English life style and that of an Idaho Ranch, then this book is for you!  Enjoy the read and the ride!

I received this book through Good Reads I believe, in exchange for an honest review in kindle format.  The above is my review.

Description as found on Good Reads:
In LOVE, SECOND TIME AROUND
Maggie Stewart is a retired lawyer, working to preserve the heritage of her little English cottage in Summerfield village. Her children have grown and she's content to ride horses in the countryside and enjoy her retirement.
Except she needs money for her renovations ... and she's lonely.
When she joins her old environmental team to go up against an oil company, Maggie finds herself working in opposition to a man she once loved from afar, many years ago.
Idaho ranch owner Greg Warren is rich and entitled, with a dark past that he hides behind a professional smile. But inside, he struggles with loneliness after the loss of his wife, and the rage of a wild daughter who won't let him move on.
Love blooms as Maggie and Greg take a chance on a new start, but can they find a balance between their two worlds?
˃˃˃ In this sweet romance, set between the English countryside and the mountains and farmland of Idaho, can Maggie and Greg find love second time around?
If you love a happy ending, this clean and wholesome, contemporary romance might just be for you. Download a sample or buy now.