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Cranky Campground Crush
The last thing either of them wanted was to fall in love.
Ethan Thomas is disillusioned after selling his company for billions and discovering all the people he cared about are now only interested in him for his money. Needing to get away, he heads to a campground in Sweet Mountain, Montana. It’s the off-season and he is assured all the other cabins will be empty. He’s after complete solitude which is why the last thing he needs is a city-slicker faux camper in the cabin next door. Especially one who doesn’t even know how to boil water over an open fire.
Lily Ryder doesn’t even know how to boil water over an open fire. Or on a stove for that matter. But she can’t pass up the opportunity for a big promotion at the newspaper where she works. All she has to do is spend one week at a campground and she’ll steal the job right out from under the nose of her rival. Camping, even in a cabin, turns out to be a lot hard than she expected, but the last person she’s going to turn to for help is the Neanderthal that almost shot her dog.
They could just ignore each other, but Sweet Mountain is hiding a secret, one that could change both their plans forever.
Ethan Thomas is disillusioned after selling his company for billions and discovering all the people he cared about are now only interested in him for his money. Needing to get away, he heads to a campground in Sweet Mountain, Montana. It’s the off-season and he is assured all the other cabins will be empty. He’s after complete solitude which is why the last thing he needs is a city-slicker faux camper in the cabin next door. Especially one who doesn’t even know how to boil water over an open fire.
Lily Ryder doesn’t even know how to boil water over an open fire. Or on a stove for that matter. But she can’t pass up the opportunity for a big promotion at the newspaper where she works. All she has to do is spend one week at a campground and she’ll steal the job right out from under the nose of her rival. Camping, even in a cabin, turns out to be a lot hard than she expected, but the last person she’s going to turn to for help is the Neanderthal that almost shot her dog.
They could just ignore each other, but Sweet Mountain is hiding a secret, one that could change both their plans forever.
232 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 3, 2018
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April 8, 2018
Lily wants to move up at the newspaper. Up and away from the "Dear Abby" column she's been doing for the past 4 years. She wants to move up so badly she'll rough it in a cabin in the mountains of Montana "free of modern conveniences and technology" for a week. The problem is Lily's cabin is a lot more basic than she counted on, she knows nothing about camping, and after a less than pleasant first meeting she doesn't want to ask her only neighbor, Ethan, for help.
Ethan Thomas enjoys being the only occupant at the campground in Sweet Mountain where no one knows his financial status or is around to ask for money. The peace and serenity in the mountains also helps lessen his PTSD. That is until Lily and Wookie (her Pekingese) end up in the cabin next to his. That and things start happening around the campground--someone's sabotaging things so Ruby, the elderly owner, has to sell. Ethan decides to help Ruby with the repairs and he tries to figure out who the saboteur could be.
What happens when a hunky, former Army Ranger and a completely green camper with an adorable Pekingese become neighbors in a remote campground in Montana? Throw in a sweet elderly campground owner and little intrigue and you've got the setting for a sweet romance with a little suspense. Jill Snow is a new author to me but I enjoyed this clean romance that also has a bit of intrigue to it. We got to know Lily and Ethan, and what made them like they are--she's determined to prove herself and he's become jaded. There's also sweet Miss Ruby and Wookie, the Pekingese that add dimension to the story.
This is a clean romance with no swearing or violence.
Ethan Thomas enjoys being the only occupant at the campground in Sweet Mountain where no one knows his financial status or is around to ask for money. The peace and serenity in the mountains also helps lessen his PTSD. That is until Lily and Wookie (her Pekingese) end up in the cabin next to his. That and things start happening around the campground--someone's sabotaging things so Ruby, the elderly owner, has to sell. Ethan decides to help Ruby with the repairs and he tries to figure out who the saboteur could be.
What happens when a hunky, former Army Ranger and a completely green camper with an adorable Pekingese become neighbors in a remote campground in Montana? Throw in a sweet elderly campground owner and little intrigue and you've got the setting for a sweet romance with a little suspense. Jill Snow is a new author to me but I enjoyed this clean romance that also has a bit of intrigue to it. We got to know Lily and Ethan, and what made them like they are--she's determined to prove herself and he's become jaded. There's also sweet Miss Ruby and Wookie, the Pekingese that add dimension to the story.
This is a clean romance with no swearing or violence.
June 19, 2023
Really cute story! Loved the sweet little Pekingese doggie🩷
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Blurb:
The last thing either of them wanted was to fall in love.
Ethan Thomas is disillusioned after selling his company for billions and discovering all the people he cared about are now only interested in him for his money. Needing to get away, he heads to a campground in Sweet Mountain, Montana. It’s the off-season and he is assured all the other cabins will be empty. He’s after complete solitude which is why the last thing he needs is a city-slicker faux camper in the cabin next door. Especially one who doesn’t even know how to boil water over an open fire.
Lily Ryder doesn’t even know how to boil water over an open fire. Or on a stove for that matter. But she can’t pass up the opportunity for a big promotion at the newspaper where she works. All she has to do is spend one week at a campground and she’ll steal the job right out from under the nose of her rival. Camping, even in a cabin, turns out to be a lot hard than she expected, but the last person she’s going to turn to for help is the Neanderthal that almost shot her dog.
They could just ignore each other, but Sweet Mountain is hiding a secret, one that could change both their plans forever.
Blurb:
The last thing either of them wanted was to fall in love.
Ethan Thomas is disillusioned after selling his company for billions and discovering all the people he cared about are now only interested in him for his money. Needing to get away, he heads to a campground in Sweet Mountain, Montana. It’s the off-season and he is assured all the other cabins will be empty. He’s after complete solitude which is why the last thing he needs is a city-slicker faux camper in the cabin next door. Especially one who doesn’t even know how to boil water over an open fire.
Lily Ryder doesn’t even know how to boil water over an open fire. Or on a stove for that matter. But she can’t pass up the opportunity for a big promotion at the newspaper where she works. All she has to do is spend one week at a campground and she’ll steal the job right out from under the nose of her rival. Camping, even in a cabin, turns out to be a lot hard than she expected, but the last person she’s going to turn to for help is the Neanderthal that almost shot her dog.
They could just ignore each other, but Sweet Mountain is hiding a secret, one that could change both their plans forever.
March 30, 2018
I received this book as an advance copy in return for an honest review.
Ethan Thomas, former Army Ranger and entrepreneur is looking for some peace. After the selling his company for billions, he finds himself the target of people only after him for his money. He hides away at a campground in Sweet Mountain Montana for some contemplation. His solitude is ended when Lily Rider and her dog rent the next door cabin for the week.
Lily is bound and determined to make it for a week in the mountains, she is ill equipped and has no clue what she is doing. She is giving it her all for a chance to get away from answering the "Dear Abby" letters at the newspaper where she works. With the help of her Pekingese, Wookie and Ethan's protective instincts they are drawn together to get Lily through the week and help Ruby, the owner of the campground. She is struggling to keep things going since her husband died. This is complicated by the fact that someone may be sabatoging the campground, in an attempt to get her to sell.
Intrigue, humor and romance make this story hard to put down. I enjoyed every minute of it.
Ethan Thomas, former Army Ranger and entrepreneur is looking for some peace. After the selling his company for billions, he finds himself the target of people only after him for his money. He hides away at a campground in Sweet Mountain Montana for some contemplation. His solitude is ended when Lily Rider and her dog rent the next door cabin for the week.
Lily is bound and determined to make it for a week in the mountains, she is ill equipped and has no clue what she is doing. She is giving it her all for a chance to get away from answering the "Dear Abby" letters at the newspaper where she works. With the help of her Pekingese, Wookie and Ethan's protective instincts they are drawn together to get Lily through the week and help Ruby, the owner of the campground. She is struggling to keep things going since her husband died. This is complicated by the fact that someone may be sabatoging the campground, in an attempt to get her to sell.
Intrigue, humor and romance make this story hard to put down. I enjoyed every minute of it.
March 30, 2018
a young woman wanting to up her post at work ,a young billionaire who thinks everyone just sees dollar signs when they look at him... add a pomeranian that knows they need each other. plus an older woman that is determined to keep the campgrounds what they are staying safe. throw a mystery and you get a terrific read!
June 27, 2023
Nice and quick read. Typical romance novel of boy meets girl. Boy doesn't really like girl but in the end they fall in love. Definitely not realistic but still worth a quick read. Just wish that you actually found out who was sabotaging the campground. The dog was very cute throughout the book.
April 17, 2018
This is the first book I've read by this author. I don't know what I expected from, but I didn't get it. It was clean. I liked that. There were some inconsistencies, however. For example, Lily said she liked being out in the morning because the mosquitoes weren't out yet, but then two sentences later, she was getting bit by a mosquito. It said Lily was wearing a bright yellow shirt and then in the next sentence she was wearing a hoodie. How could see her shirt under the hoodie? I wasn't sucked into the story, though the mystery was interesting. It was left wide open for a sequel. Sadly, I won't be reading it. I guess I just don't care for the author's writing style.
April 3, 2018
When Ethan Thomas sold his busines, he became a billionaire. Everyone wants money from him, even his sister. Still suffering from PTSD after retiring as an Army Ranger, Ethan decides to take his backpack and head to the Pinecrest Lodge in Sweet Mountain Montana. He has been assured by Ruby, the owner, that he will be the only one at the Lodge. Ruby's husband passed away and due to her age and lack of funds, she has not been able to keep up the repairs needed on the cabins.
When Lily Ryder, accepts a challenge from her boss to stay in a campground for a week with no electronic equipment for a week, she also heads to Pinecrest Lodge. Ruby puts her and her Pekingese, Wookie, in the cabin next door to Ethan.
Ethan can tell right away that Lily lacks the training and knowledge to even build a campfire and cook a meal in the outdoors, he reluctantly begins helping her.
When they learn that there is someone trying to sabotage Ruby by cutting water lines, etc., to force her to sell her campground for a reduced rate, Ethan and Lily, join together to find the culprit.
Lily accidentally discovers that Ethan is a billionaire and not the person she thought he was, she takes off in a storm with her tent and Wookie. Wookie falls over the cliff and Ethan finds Lily and goes over the cliff to rescue the dog.
I don't normally read romance books but I read Jaded Billionaire and absolutely loved it. This book is hard to put down and you will want to read more by Jill Snow and Annie Dobbs.
When Lily Ryder, accepts a challenge from her boss to stay in a campground for a week with no electronic equipment for a week, she also heads to Pinecrest Lodge. Ruby puts her and her Pekingese, Wookie, in the cabin next door to Ethan.
Ethan can tell right away that Lily lacks the training and knowledge to even build a campfire and cook a meal in the outdoors, he reluctantly begins helping her.
When they learn that there is someone trying to sabotage Ruby by cutting water lines, etc., to force her to sell her campground for a reduced rate, Ethan and Lily, join together to find the culprit.
Lily accidentally discovers that Ethan is a billionaire and not the person she thought he was, she takes off in a storm with her tent and Wookie. Wookie falls over the cliff and Ethan finds Lily and goes over the cliff to rescue the dog.
I don't normally read romance books but I read Jaded Billionaire and absolutely loved it. This book is hard to put down and you will want to read more by Jill Snow and Annie Dobbs.
June 29, 2023
So glad this book was finally added to Goodreads! I finished it back in May and came over to leave a review of how great it was, and the book hadn't even been added yet! Cranky Campground Crush by Summer Prescott gives Hallmark Channel vibes...in a campground. The main character is a city girl journalist working for a promotion, but is told she first has to survive a week in a campground, completely off the grid. No phone, no nothing. She clearly wasn't expecting primitive cabin camping as troubles begin as soon as her and her tiny dog arrive only to find no microwave! How else are they supposed to cook their frozen meals? Fire it is! But, um, how does one make a fire? Lucky, or maybe not so lucky, for her is that also in the campground is a man with all the survival skills she needs, but he seems so grouchy. And doesn't even seem to like her cute dog! After suspicious things around the campground start happening, it looks like the two may need to band together to save the place (and the kind elderly lady who owns it) from ill-meaning townspeople.
Cranky Campground Crush is the perfect lighthearted camping read, though don't be surprised if the shallow nature of the main character puts you off. Where character depth could stand some improvement, laughs are many to be had throughout the story. The twists and turns along with hoping for a happy ending will have you hooked until the end!
Cranky Campground Crush is the perfect lighthearted camping read, though don't be surprised if the shallow nature of the main character puts you off. Where character depth could stand some improvement, laughs are many to be had throughout the story. The twists and turns along with hoping for a happy ending will have you hooked until the end!
September 2, 2024
Ethan is in the wilderness, trying to get away from people hounding him now that he’s rich due to a cool invention. He doesn’t even trust his sister, and needs time to figure out what to do next.
Lily is camping as part of a competition for a journalism job, which her boss has her doing against another employee, with both of them writing about their experience.
She’s not prepared, but wants to learn, and Ethan is an expert. He grudgingly helps her, but her dog Wookie grows on him, and so does she.
He ends up maintaining the campground that someone is trying to sabotage, but the sweet elderly owner won’t accept that reality, and also won’t sell the place. That’s how Lily mistakes Ethan for the handyman, and he lets her believe that.
Eventually there are enough incidents that they end up spending time together, Lily trying to solve the sabotage, Ethan repairing the problems. Poor Wookie is a victim of a rope bridge collapse, and it brings the two together, finally, in admitting their feelings.
An interesting sweet story, but the saboteur isn’t found. I like the characters, especially the old owner.
Lily is camping as part of a competition for a journalism job, which her boss has her doing against another employee, with both of them writing about their experience.
She’s not prepared, but wants to learn, and Ethan is an expert. He grudgingly helps her, but her dog Wookie grows on him, and so does she.
He ends up maintaining the campground that someone is trying to sabotage, but the sweet elderly owner won’t accept that reality, and also won’t sell the place. That’s how Lily mistakes Ethan for the handyman, and he lets her believe that.
Eventually there are enough incidents that they end up spending time together, Lily trying to solve the sabotage, Ethan repairing the problems. Poor Wookie is a victim of a rope bridge collapse, and it brings the two together, finally, in admitting their feelings.
An interesting sweet story, but the saboteur isn’t found. I like the characters, especially the old owner.
July 19, 2023
The writing is rudimentary. The author uses the same descriptive words and doesn't even bother switching around their order. My main characters were not my favorite, which is an issue for me. Plus, it could be more realistic. It annoyed me that she felt betrayed when she finds out he's a billionaire. What woman would be angry about that? He didn't LIE to her; he just protected himself as any billionaire would. Plus, she says she doesn't have "time for love" because she's too busy trying to prove she can be successful, yet she ends up at this camp cause shes is "inadequate and can't do anything." So which is it? I just wasn't a fan of the story.
July 16, 2023
Loved this book!!! We were taking our camper down to to the beach, so I wanted something fitting to read. This book was perfect for it!
The characters were very likable and I fell in love with Lily's adorable dog that kept escaping and got Lily in trouble more than once.
This is a clean, lighthearted grumpy/sunshine campground/cabin romance with a touch of mystery. I'm definitely reading the other 2 books in this series.
I highly recommend this story if you're looking for a fun vacation read.
The characters were very likable and I fell in love with Lily's adorable dog that kept escaping and got Lily in trouble more than once.
This is a clean, lighthearted grumpy/sunshine campground/cabin romance with a touch of mystery. I'm definitely reading the other 2 books in this series.
I highly recommend this story if you're looking for a fun vacation read.
June 1, 2020
Nice romance
A little short for me, but all in all a nice book. A billionaire goes off to a deserted campground to get away from all the people asking him for money and winds up meeting a reporter doing a story on roughing it, even though she can't light a fire. Sparks fly, but in the background is a creep trying to run off everyone so he can buy the campground cheap. Oh, there's the cutest little dog that steals the limelight. Very cute and romantic.
A little short for me, but all in all a nice book. A billionaire goes off to a deserted campground to get away from all the people asking him for money and winds up meeting a reporter doing a story on roughing it, even though she can't light a fire. Sparks fly, but in the background is a creep trying to run off everyone so he can buy the campground cheap. Oh, there's the cutest little dog that steals the limelight. Very cute and romantic.
August 21, 2020
Cute
I liked the novel because it was wholesome and the setting was beautiful. I liked that the characters, though shallow, didn’t feel an immediate attraction but grew into it. Despite their insecurities, they navigated through getting to k ow each other and falling in love. There was a lot of repetition though of feelings and suspicions that I read over and over again and then just skipped whole sections of the novel. Other than that, though, it was a cute romance.
I liked the novel because it was wholesome and the setting was beautiful. I liked that the characters, though shallow, didn’t feel an immediate attraction but grew into it. Despite their insecurities, they navigated through getting to k ow each other and falling in love. There was a lot of repetition though of feelings and suspicions that I read over and over again and then just skipped whole sections of the novel. Other than that, though, it was a cute romance.
June 26, 2023
I enjoyed reading Cranky Campground Crush. It had just the right amount of drama, romance, and local color of the region and campground. It is a fun read, and expectations for how the story will go are not always "guessable." The characters are well portrayed and how two people striving to be on their own wind up in a relationship makes for an inviting story. I recommend Cranky Campground Crush to readers wanting an easy, relaxing, and fun story, mixed with romance and drama.
September 4, 2024
Cranky Campground
I have to admit I wasn't sure how I would like this book but knowing the style of writings of Meredith Summers it had to be good and she definitely doesn't disappoint in this fun adventures and mysterious romance. The characters are friendly but guarded, Kind, and adaptable. This book grabbed my attention right away and I can't wait to start the second book. Enjoy.
I have to admit I wasn't sure how I would like this book but knowing the style of writings of Meredith Summers it had to be good and she definitely doesn't disappoint in this fun adventures and mysterious romance. The characters are friendly but guarded, Kind, and adaptable. This book grabbed my attention right away and I can't wait to start the second book. Enjoy.
December 14, 2018
A sweet quick read.
I loved the unfolding of the romance quick but slow and a decent mystery that added greatly to the story.
When you toss together a reclusive billionaire and a reporter you think well now this is going to be an explosive disaster but luckily Wookie was there to win the reclusive billionaire over...lol
I loved the unfolding of the romance quick but slow and a decent mystery that added greatly to the story.
When you toss together a reclusive billionaire and a reporter you think well now this is going to be an explosive disaster but luckily Wookie was there to win the reclusive billionaire over...lol
June 10, 2023
Ethan is a great brooding hero - and the grounding techniques he uses are helpful, but it is never explained where he was/what happened in his time as a Ranger. Lily's backstory is more straightforward. This was a fun adventure around Ruby's campground but there was no resolution to the mystery of the sabotage. By far, Wookie is the best character.
June 16, 2023
Cute story
After reading this book, I am anxious to read the second one, so that I can see what's up.
Enjoyable story. Not too sappy, but enough to make me wonder what is next.
I don't usually read books that have the word "romance" in the description but this one was the right balance of a little romance and a lot of adventure .
After reading this book, I am anxious to read the second one, so that I can see what's up.
Enjoyable story. Not too sappy, but enough to make me wonder what is next.
I don't usually read books that have the word "romance" in the description but this one was the right balance of a little romance and a lot of adventure .
September 4, 2023
Wookie and his people
When I don’t want to put a book down I always give it a 5 stars!The book moved slowly in a good way, slowly introducing new characters and plots. A number of things were not resolved, so I assume that means that there is another book to clear those stories up?
When I don’t want to put a book down I always give it a 5 stars!The book moved slowly in a good way, slowly introducing new characters and plots. A number of things were not resolved, so I assume that means that there is another book to clear those stories up?
June 9, 2023
Perfect Beach Read
This was a very sweet story and a great book to relax with. The characters were fun and I especially loved the campgrounds owner. This book leaves you wanting to read more in the series. First because it is a fun book but second because the suspense continues on into the next book. If with the suspense not resolved, it is still a fun book.
This was a very sweet story and a great book to relax with. The characters were fun and I especially loved the campgrounds owner. This book leaves you wanting to read more in the series. First because it is a fun book but second because the suspense continues on into the next book. If with the suspense not resolved, it is still a fun book.
June 9, 2023
Ethan Thomas is a billionaire in hiding in a campground in the Mountains, of Montana where life to slow until Lily Ryder and her very furry Pekingese called Wookie turn up to change his world around.
This is a great sweet quick & easy read that will have you totally entertained by them all.
This is a great sweet quick & easy read that will have you totally entertained by them all.
June 27, 2023
what got me .......that book cover and the fact that Bookbub said it was free ... i need to jump on there again and find some free books today. always a great tip ... so awesome!! fun read. i am loving it. will read more from Meredith really soon. laters.
June 29, 2023
Short and sweet. This was fluffy clean fun. I wish I had known that the mystery wouldn't be solved by the end of this book. I think you have to read the whole trilogy for the complete solution. I'm not a fan of that.
August 22, 2023
Did not want to put this book down! Loved this story, the cranky bear and inept reporter, how much more fun is there. I laughed, fell in love, got mad and cried with the characters. Hope there is more of Lily, Ethan and Rose to come.
September 27, 2023
Easy read
Such a cute book - best way to start is mentioning Wookie the Pekingese doggie! Such a great book I have bought the other 2, Cabin Complications and Camp-fire Cover-up! I can see me reading more of this author's books!!!
Such a cute book - best way to start is mentioning Wookie the Pekingese doggie! Such a great book I have bought the other 2, Cabin Complications and Camp-fire Cover-up! I can see me reading more of this author's books!!!
June 5, 2024
Refreshing!!!
A mystery
danger lurking in a perfect scenery.
A sweet old lady,
a stubborn heroine determined to make it on her own
and her grungy hero!
Oh, and a furball...
I enjoyed every word
immensely!
A mystery
danger lurking in a perfect scenery.
A sweet old lady,
a stubborn heroine determined to make it on her own
and her grungy hero!
Oh, and a furball...
I enjoyed every word
immensely!
March 31, 2018
This book was so hard to put down . A sweet romance with mystery and intrigue .
April 10, 2018
Camping Romance
This was a fun romance centered in a campground setting. There are always obstacles when camping but they seem to find more than usual while also finding love.
This was a fun romance centered in a campground setting. There are always obstacles when camping but they seem to find more than usual while also finding love.
December 29, 2018
Cute, simple romance
This sweet HFN romance was a toasty warm way to spend a cold winter evening. I loved Wookie! I also now want one of Ethan’s backpacks.
This sweet HFN romance was a toasty warm way to spend a cold winter evening. I loved Wookie! I also now want one of Ethan’s backpacks.
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