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Knights of Dallas #4
The Worst Best Friend
Bestselling author Nicole Snow returns with a hilariously uplifting standalone romance where two jaded friends next door bring their lost hearts home. It's all sunshine and butterflies until your brother's best friend dropkicks your heart. I knew I had it coming with Weston McKnight. The Adonis next door. The fever crush. The always protector. The man who walked away after pulverizing my soul. Seven years ago, he left our little town with a promise he couldn't keep. I waited. I worried. I suffered. I stopped chasing dreams built on that boy's mile-wide shoulders. Then I found the pig--and sweet chaos found me. I had to rescue that poor squealing baby before he was roadkill. I didn't know he belonged to Captain McGrumpy. I never guessed I'd collide with a scowling, moody, scary-hot West again. Same man. New secrets. Oh, but that all too familiar tension . . . We're stuck as frenemy neighbors for the next two months. Facing a dilemma with bittersweet memories and flaming glances. What's the harm in seeking a little closure? Massive . Can we even use words without risking an all out kissing war? Well . . . Am I in trouble with my worst best friend again? Definitely . Contains mature themes.
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Published December 13, 2022
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Nicole Snow
116 books6,504 followersNicole Snow is a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author. She found her love of writing by hashing out love scenes on lunch breaks and plotting her great escape from boardrooms. Her work roared onto the indie romance scene in 2014 with her Grizzlies MC series.
Since then Snow aims for the very best in growly, heart-of-gold alpha heroes, unbelievable suspense, and swoon storms aplenty.
Current fan favorites include her Enguard Protectors series, accidental love novels, plus long beloved MC romance thrillers like the Grizzlies and Deadly Pistols.
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Since then Snow aims for the very best in growly, heart-of-gold alpha heroes, unbelievable suspense, and swoon storms aplenty.
Current fan favorites include her Enguard Protectors series, accidental love novels, plus long beloved MC romance thrillers like the Grizzlies and Deadly Pistols.
Find more about Nicole here:
Website: http://nicolesnowbooks.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicolesnowbo...
Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/nicol...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NicoleSnowBooks
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Nicole-Snow/e/...
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November 9, 2021
Truly the worst best romance yet from Nicole Snow! This is a friends-to-lovers romp through so much emotion with just the right dash of small-town sweetness that'll leave your jaw hanging. Weston and Shelly are a fireworks show. Hercules the pig is hilarious and so wickedly cute I died a little. The way these two come together and fight for love will leave your face stuck grinning. Funny, suspenseful, original, and majorly steamy. You need this book in your life!
November 9, 2021
Brother's bestie. Adonis next door. Certain heartbreak.
Is there any surviving my worst best friend?
Guess what? The Worst Best Friend has landed with all the smoldering friends-to-lovers passion and small-town sweetness you could ever ask for. Dive into this standalone romance today and lose yourself in the heartfelt tug-of-war with a broody alpha hero, a headstrong leading lady, and one bad-tempered pig.
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November 7, 2021
Oh, the Knights of Dallas and their animals. I thought I would never love someone as much as Bruce the Bengal tiger🐅, but Hercules, the pig 🐖, may have stolen my heart. From the very first page, he is an oinking scene-stealer and living up to the reputation that pigs are incredibly smart.🐖
Rachel (Shel, Shelly) has come back to Dallas to care for her grandmother and her grandmother's B&B after her grandmother has surgery. Shel loved Weston McKnight as a girl, but he pushed her away. She did what he told her; she left Dallas, got her History degree, and now works in the Smithsonian. The sparks fly (electrical storm fly⚡⚡⚡) every time these two are around each other. I swear the build-up between these two wasn't a slow burn; it wasn't fast either; it was like watching the lightning bolts power up Thor. Yeah, that's how electric they are.
Weston feels he's broken. His time in the service wrecked him mentally, and he's slowly worked his way back from alcoholism and most of the PTSD. What he can't do is keep fighting his feelings for Shelly. He's stubborn, and Shelly is obstinate too. But when they get over themselves long enough---IT'S ELECTRIC! (see gif!)
There's a mystery, suspense, bad guys, monster trucks, priceless antiques, a car chase, and plants used as weapons. IT. WAS. EPIC! I don't know how, but Nicole can work magic in these small towns, and I will never view North Dakota the same.
You need to read this book!!!
Rachel (Shel, Shelly) has come back to Dallas to care for her grandmother and her grandmother's B&B after her grandmother has surgery. Shel loved Weston McKnight as a girl, but he pushed her away. She did what he told her; she left Dallas, got her History degree, and now works in the Smithsonian. The sparks fly (electrical storm fly⚡⚡⚡) every time these two are around each other. I swear the build-up between these two wasn't a slow burn; it wasn't fast either; it was like watching the lightning bolts power up Thor. Yeah, that's how electric they are.
Weston feels he's broken. His time in the service wrecked him mentally, and he's slowly worked his way back from alcoholism and most of the PTSD. What he can't do is keep fighting his feelings for Shelly. He's stubborn, and Shelly is obstinate too. But when they get over themselves long enough---IT'S ELECTRIC! (see gif!)
There's a mystery, suspense, bad guys, monster trucks, priceless antiques, a car chase, and plants used as weapons. IT. WAS. EPIC! I don't know how, but Nicole can work magic in these small towns, and I will never view North Dakota the same.
You need to read this book!!!
November 5, 2021
Fabulous roller-coaster romance!
Not really friends to lovers, not quite enemies either -- Shelly and West have a solid history that both smooths their path and complicates it beyond measure. He ghosted her when he left for the military, and the reasons behind that are strategically revealed later in the story.
Now Shelly is back to help her grandmother recuperate from surgery before resuming her career in D.C. and West has been rebuilding his life while he's still haunted by the atrocities he endured during his military service.
Throw in some treasure-hunters, an antique road show of sorts, a monster truck rally (of course!), and a heroic pig that thinks he's a dog, and you're all set for a showdown of epic proportions, with all the heated chemistry, wacky humor, and soul-deep love that we've come to expect from this author. The writing style easily sweeps the reader into the action, and it's easy to fall in love with both Shelly and Weston.
The HEA is heartfelt and so much fun, and it's followed by probably the best honeymoon scene ever. This is another stellar trip to Dallas, North Dakota, and I highly recommend it. If you've never read a Nicole Snow book, you don't know what you're missing! I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.
Not really friends to lovers, not quite enemies either -- Shelly and West have a solid history that both smooths their path and complicates it beyond measure. He ghosted her when he left for the military, and the reasons behind that are strategically revealed later in the story.
Now Shelly is back to help her grandmother recuperate from surgery before resuming her career in D.C. and West has been rebuilding his life while he's still haunted by the atrocities he endured during his military service.
Throw in some treasure-hunters, an antique road show of sorts, a monster truck rally (of course!), and a heroic pig that thinks he's a dog, and you're all set for a showdown of epic proportions, with all the heated chemistry, wacky humor, and soul-deep love that we've come to expect from this author. The writing style easily sweeps the reader into the action, and it's easy to fall in love with both Shelly and Weston.
The HEA is heartfelt and so much fun, and it's followed by probably the best honeymoon scene ever. This is another stellar trip to Dallas, North Dakota, and I highly recommend it. If you've never read a Nicole Snow book, you don't know what you're missing! I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.
September 24, 2022
That kidnapping and chase scene around the 75% mark? omg, so OTT, lol.
December 27, 2021
I think this may be the stupidest book I’ve ever read. If not, it’s at least in the top 5.
If you like a Scooby Doo mystery/adventure in your romance novel, this book is for you!
If you like cardboard cutout characters and really cutesy “humor,” including the madcap antics of a pig (who’s actually the best character in the whole thing), this book is for you!
And if you fantasize about a dude spraying his money shot all over your face, this is definitely the book for you!
It was not the book for me.
If you like a Scooby Doo mystery/adventure in your romance novel, this book is for you!
If you like cardboard cutout characters and really cutesy “humor,” including the madcap antics of a pig (who’s actually the best character in the whole thing), this book is for you!
And if you fantasize about a dude spraying his money shot all over your face, this is definitely the book for you!
It was not the book for me.
December 24, 2021
le sigh…
This was just dreamy! Real and raw with such love and devotion! Heartbreak and denial! And a hero pig to boot! Highly recommend!
This was just dreamy! Real and raw with such love and devotion! Heartbreak and denial! And a hero pig to boot! Highly recommend!
November 7, 2021
Small town romance love for Weston and Rachel. This second chance romance is a heart stealer. Oh and the pig…he’s a keeper.
She’s home after chasing her dream. It’s only temporary while she helps her grandma get back on her feet. She’ll just need to avoid the boy that broke her heart, because he’s grown into a man that could obliterate it.
Weston is not the same boy who left Dallas so that she would chase her dream. The army changed him. A tour of duty does that to a man. He’s been back awhile and re-built his life, scars and all. He’ll never be the man she deserves, so a temporary indulgence is all he can offer.
The author delivers a romance between childhood best friends who love each other but can’t seem to get things right. All the while someone is wreaking havoc in their small town, stealing expensive antiques. The author created a suspenseful story to keep you guessing and a romance with heat and a whole lot of love. Dallas, North Dakota is a home away from home you won’t want to leave.
She’s home after chasing her dream. It’s only temporary while she helps her grandma get back on her feet. She’ll just need to avoid the boy that broke her heart, because he’s grown into a man that could obliterate it.
Weston is not the same boy who left Dallas so that she would chase her dream. The army changed him. A tour of duty does that to a man. He’s been back awhile and re-built his life, scars and all. He’ll never be the man she deserves, so a temporary indulgence is all he can offer.
The author delivers a romance between childhood best friends who love each other but can’t seem to get things right. All the while someone is wreaking havoc in their small town, stealing expensive antiques. The author created a suspenseful story to keep you guessing and a romance with heat and a whole lot of love. Dallas, North Dakota is a home away from home you won’t want to leave.
November 6, 2021
Quote from book: “Two stubborn idiots, so madly in love they’re terrified to admit it.”
Another great Dallas, North Dakota tale. When I review a book, I take notes. It never fails for a Snow book; one 8.5 X 11 sheet doesn’t do it…with narrow ruling! I love her books because they are about regular people finding themselves in bad and sometimes outrageous predicaments. Who would think a horse could win the day or in WORST BEST FRIEND, a pig?! Characters from previous books/series make a cameo which is always nice to “catch up” with them if you’ve read their book, but is not at all necessary in order to understand this book.
A former childhood friend but now a “damaged” adult, 27yo Weston McKnight welcomes home 23yo Rachel Simon or Shel in a most unusual way. Rachel hung out with West and her brother who were besties when they were kids. West was always very protective of her. When that protection takes a different turn, well, that’s the whole purpose of this story. Can they become more than friends?
The book is told in both points of view but you can definitely tell from the narrative which character is speaking. Ms. Snow does an excellent job of making her people unique on the page. There is LOTS of steam. You’ll need a fan in some scenes. There will be touching, poignant moments, funny moments, near-miss moments, painful moments, scary moments, aha! moments and beautiful moments. Wonderful and satisfying HEA. I’ll admit I cried at some events. I would give this book more than 5 stars if I could. I volunteered to review an ARC of this book. LOVED it. Perfect cover too…
Another great Dallas, North Dakota tale. When I review a book, I take notes. It never fails for a Snow book; one 8.5 X 11 sheet doesn’t do it…with narrow ruling! I love her books because they are about regular people finding themselves in bad and sometimes outrageous predicaments. Who would think a horse could win the day or in WORST BEST FRIEND, a pig?! Characters from previous books/series make a cameo which is always nice to “catch up” with them if you’ve read their book, but is not at all necessary in order to understand this book.
A former childhood friend but now a “damaged” adult, 27yo Weston McKnight welcomes home 23yo Rachel Simon or Shel in a most unusual way. Rachel hung out with West and her brother who were besties when they were kids. West was always very protective of her. When that protection takes a different turn, well, that’s the whole purpose of this story. Can they become more than friends?
The book is told in both points of view but you can definitely tell from the narrative which character is speaking. Ms. Snow does an excellent job of making her people unique on the page. There is LOTS of steam. You’ll need a fan in some scenes. There will be touching, poignant moments, funny moments, near-miss moments, painful moments, scary moments, aha! moments and beautiful moments. Wonderful and satisfying HEA. I’ll admit I cried at some events. I would give this book more than 5 stars if I could. I volunteered to review an ARC of this book. LOVED it. Perfect cover too…
November 4, 2021
3 1/2 Stars!
Not really a second chance romance, maybe more of a friends to enemies to lovers (sister of best friend, mildly forbidden) romance.
This slow to moderately paced contemporary romance between Shel and Weston took a while to develop.
I kind of felt sorry for Shel as she tried so
desperately to move on after her brother’s best friend Weston ghosted her after joining the military.
I liked her maturity and strength of character as she pulled her life together and became successful. I felt sad for her when she returned home temporarily and couldn’t seem to catch a break as she ended up in situations that had her back into the same immature kid status she left long ago.
It really would have been nice if Carson ended up being a great guy interested in Shel to show her worth. Having Weston getting jealous and possessive over a worthy opponent would have been a mini victory for her.
Instead, the characters were pretty slow on the uptake in solving the numerous thefts on their property. By the time they put everything together, it was hard to view Shel, West, and Marty as the brightest bulb in the room.
I appreciated the lack of cheating ( Weston and Shel were a sweet and likeable couple), no crazy
Exes causing unnecessary drama, and a well deserved HEA for a feel good ending
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Not really a second chance romance, maybe more of a friends to enemies to lovers (sister of best friend, mildly forbidden) romance.
This slow to moderately paced contemporary romance between Shel and Weston took a while to develop.
I kind of felt sorry for Shel as she tried so
desperately to move on after her brother’s best friend Weston ghosted her after joining the military.
I liked her maturity and strength of character as she pulled her life together and became successful. I felt sad for her when she returned home temporarily and couldn’t seem to catch a break as she ended up in situations that had her back into the same immature kid status she left long ago.
It really would have been nice if Carson ended up being a great guy interested in Shel to show her worth. Having Weston getting jealous and possessive over a worthy opponent would have been a mini victory for her.
Instead, the characters were pretty slow on the uptake in solving the numerous thefts on their property. By the time they put everything together, it was hard to view Shel, West, and Marty as the brightest bulb in the room.
I appreciated the lack of cheating ( Weston and Shel were a sweet and likeable couple), no crazy
Exes causing unnecessary drama, and a well deserved HEA for a feel good ending
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
December 13, 2021
In a word, wordy
I liked the teaser that Kindle provides and so I purchased the book. About a quarter of the way into the book, I started skimming. The story rambles. So many words that beat around the bush. The book has over 400 pages which need an editor's attention.
The female lead lacks good sense for someone who went to college and lives in D.C.. Good grief, she shouldn't go on a date with someone who gives off bad vibes. She shouldn't shrug off hearing an intruder in the house at night. She also doesn't consider other people's motives which I found strange for a student of history. History always has many sides.
The male lead's only apparent problem was that pesky Y chromosome getting stuck in overdrive whenever he was around his "woman" and he lost his higher brain function.
I was disappointed with the stereotyping
I liked the teaser that Kindle provides and so I purchased the book. About a quarter of the way into the book, I started skimming. The story rambles. So many words that beat around the bush. The book has over 400 pages which need an editor's attention.
The female lead lacks good sense for someone who went to college and lives in D.C.. Good grief, she shouldn't go on a date with someone who gives off bad vibes. She shouldn't shrug off hearing an intruder in the house at night. She also doesn't consider other people's motives which I found strange for a student of history. History always has many sides.
The male lead's only apparent problem was that pesky Y chromosome getting stuck in overdrive whenever he was around his "woman" and he lost his higher brain function.
I was disappointed with the stereotyping
April 17, 2023
⛔️ (in notes)
H was a piece of shit, I hate this trope where H is pushing h away for her own good (which is a total bullshit in this scenario) and h even though is really hurt and says she’s not gonna give him a moment of her day still runs and chases after him even after he tells her he wants nothing to do with her. I’m sorry but I’m not going to sympathize with these heroines when it’s their fault that they keep on getting themselves hurt over and over by some assholes who doesn’t deserve them
“Because maybe I don’t want you caring, Shelly. You wasted half your teen years worrying too much about me. I had Marty and my parents for moral support or what the fuck ever. Didn’t need a third wheel.” I cast her a quick, steely-eyed look.
I’m not trying to be a raging dick.
I just want her to stop scratching at the past and that lame-ass crush she clung to till the day I left.”
H was a piece of shit, I hate this trope where H is pushing h away for her own good (which is a total bullshit in this scenario) and h even though is really hurt and says she’s not gonna give him a moment of her day still runs and chases after him even after he tells her he wants nothing to do with her. I’m sorry but I’m not going to sympathize with these heroines when it’s their fault that they keep on getting themselves hurt over and over by some assholes who doesn’t deserve them
“Because maybe I don’t want you caring, Shelly. You wasted half your teen years worrying too much about me. I had Marty and my parents for moral support or what the fuck ever. Didn’t need a third wheel.” I cast her a quick, steely-eyed look.
I’m not trying to be a raging dick.
I just want her to stop scratching at the past and that lame-ass crush she clung to till the day I left.”
March 1, 2022
Ad"oink"able!!!!
4.5 stars for Hercules' story ...
Loved him so much.. Both Weston and Rachel were awesome too of course! (Book #4 in the Knights of Dallas Series)
I like Ms. Snow's writing - especially the way she constructs the stories - a continuity - when it's part of series connecting all the ends neatly.... Tory & Quinn's book had Weston & Thelma's references and Grady & Willow's had Weston featuring throughout... finally Weston's book is here!!
We see our favourite characters from the previous books - soooo happy for all of them!
Can't wait for the next books!!!
4.5 stars for Hercules' story ...
Loved him so much.. Both Weston and Rachel were awesome too of course! (Book #4 in the Knights of Dallas Series)
I like Ms. Snow's writing - especially the way she constructs the stories - a continuity - when it's part of series connecting all the ends neatly.... Tory & Quinn's book had Weston & Thelma's references and Grady & Willow's had Weston featuring throughout... finally Weston's book is here!!
We see our favourite characters from the previous books - soooo happy for all of them!
Can't wait for the next books!!!
November 11, 2021
27 year old Weston McKnight was the man 23 year old Rachel Simon crushed on and started to love… when she was too young, naive and heartbroken to realise people change—and sometimes they lie.
Eleven years later…
Seven years later…
Five years later…
Weston returned from combat, a damaged, embittered, angry, alcoholic version of himself, riddled by memories. Years before, he was too old, treating her like family.
Now, he’s too wrecked, not the Weston who was her friend, her idol, her childhood hero.
Promises were broken and the accumulated letters never tossed into military mail to find their way home.
Never sent, to show her how sick and broken he’d become.
He enlisted hoping she would move on, believing that by ghosting her, she would realise her dreams, believing she deserved more. That’s also partly why he made her promise to leave town.
Weston (West) and Rachel (Shelley or Shel) have been best friends – along with her brother – since they were younger. Rachel adored West until he ghosted her (he promised her that he would write to her but never sent them). He knew Shelly would never realise her dreams unless he left.
Rachel is temporarily on leave in order to help manage her grandmother’s B&B as she recovers from hip surgery. She’s served her internship at the Smithsonian in Washington DC. and is about to embark on her career. Rachel and Marty visited every summer until their parents died and their grandmother took them in. As a teenager, Rachel had two best friends one her brother Marty and his best friend Weston, their next door neighbour.
Weston was part of a unit that were fatally wounded. Returning home, he began drinking as a means of coping with his migraines and flashbacks. His Uncle Grady, a deadly sniper with more medals than any other man he’d ever met, understood, and sought to help him get support and to remain sober.
Weston believes that he’s unfit for relationships, never wanting Shelly to see the effects of Afghanistan, or the alcohol that held him hostage long after.
The Worst Best Friend is part of an interconnected standalone stories, the ‘Knights of Dallas’, set in Dallas, North Dakota. Weston, the central male lead was featured in a secondary role in ‘The Hero I Need’.
There are predictable criminals staying at the B&B and Hercules, the runaway pig.
Eleven years later…
Seven years later…
Five years later…
Weston returned from combat, a damaged, embittered, angry, alcoholic version of himself, riddled by memories. Years before, he was too old, treating her like family.
Now, he’s too wrecked, not the Weston who was her friend, her idol, her childhood hero.
Promises were broken and the accumulated letters never tossed into military mail to find their way home.
Never sent, to show her how sick and broken he’d become.
He enlisted hoping she would move on, believing that by ghosting her, she would realise her dreams, believing she deserved more. That’s also partly why he made her promise to leave town.
Weston (West) and Rachel (Shelley or Shel) have been best friends – along with her brother – since they were younger. Rachel adored West until he ghosted her (he promised her that he would write to her but never sent them). He knew Shelly would never realise her dreams unless he left.
Rachel is temporarily on leave in order to help manage her grandmother’s B&B as she recovers from hip surgery. She’s served her internship at the Smithsonian in Washington DC. and is about to embark on her career. Rachel and Marty visited every summer until their parents died and their grandmother took them in. As a teenager, Rachel had two best friends one her brother Marty and his best friend Weston, their next door neighbour.
Weston was part of a unit that were fatally wounded. Returning home, he began drinking as a means of coping with his migraines and flashbacks. His Uncle Grady, a deadly sniper with more medals than any other man he’d ever met, understood, and sought to help him get support and to remain sober.
Weston believes that he’s unfit for relationships, never wanting Shelly to see the effects of Afghanistan, or the alcohol that held him hostage long after.
The Worst Best Friend is part of an interconnected standalone stories, the ‘Knights of Dallas’, set in Dallas, North Dakota. Weston, the central male lead was featured in a secondary role in ‘The Hero I Need’.
There are predictable criminals staying at the B&B and Hercules, the runaway pig.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 15, 2021
I am voluntarily reviewing an advanced reader copy of this book.
Shelly thought that she had her life mapped out, and that life included Wes in the starring role, he was her brother’s best friend and the only boy to ever have her heart. That is until he smashed it when he walked away and joined the military. He did however leave her with orders of her own. He wanted her to get out of Dallas and make her mark in the world. That’s exactly what she did, she got her degree and has been living her life for the past seven years. She returning to town to look after her grandmother after major surgery, the last person she was expecting to run into whilst saving a pig was West. He is a different man than the one that left her in his rear-view mirror and as much as she’s trying to fight her feelings they can’t be denied. Could now be the time that her heart gets what it always desired?
Weston knew that Shelly had a crush on him and believed herself in love with him, she was the girl who always tried to please everyone, and he knew that she would give up her dreams for him. He couldn’t let that happen and decided they needed distance, so signing up for military service seemed to be he solution, he promised to write but of course that was a promise that fell by the wayside and after what he had witnessed, he was a changed man. Seeing Shelly again he is unprepared for the feelings that she brings back to life, could this broken soul really be healed by love, will Weston be able to keep his distance or give in to his heart and when there is danger everywhere will he be able to keep her safe?
As always Ms Snow has given me a story with heartbreak, love, danger, family and humour. I always experience a tumult of emotions when I see a Nicole Snow book arrive in my email. This was a special one though and the pig just makes it. Highly recommended 5* Read.
Shelly thought that she had her life mapped out, and that life included Wes in the starring role, he was her brother’s best friend and the only boy to ever have her heart. That is until he smashed it when he walked away and joined the military. He did however leave her with orders of her own. He wanted her to get out of Dallas and make her mark in the world. That’s exactly what she did, she got her degree and has been living her life for the past seven years. She returning to town to look after her grandmother after major surgery, the last person she was expecting to run into whilst saving a pig was West. He is a different man than the one that left her in his rear-view mirror and as much as she’s trying to fight her feelings they can’t be denied. Could now be the time that her heart gets what it always desired?
Weston knew that Shelly had a crush on him and believed herself in love with him, she was the girl who always tried to please everyone, and he knew that she would give up her dreams for him. He couldn’t let that happen and decided they needed distance, so signing up for military service seemed to be he solution, he promised to write but of course that was a promise that fell by the wayside and after what he had witnessed, he was a changed man. Seeing Shelly again he is unprepared for the feelings that she brings back to life, could this broken soul really be healed by love, will Weston be able to keep his distance or give in to his heart and when there is danger everywhere will he be able to keep her safe?
As always Ms Snow has given me a story with heartbreak, love, danger, family and humour. I always experience a tumult of emotions when I see a Nicole Snow book arrive in my email. This was a special one though and the pig just makes it. Highly recommended 5* Read.
December 11, 2021
Ok, I'm going to be super honest, the only reason I started reading this book was because my KU kept suggesting I read all these books by Nicole Snow....and all the covers were TERRIBLE! Seriously, go look up Bossy Grump, imagine it in black and white, and tell me that dude isn't unsettling, and not in a good way...I dare you.
Anywhooooo...I actually really enjoyed this book. It is a fun and quirky, childhood friends-to-enemies-to-lovers book chalked full of interesting characters and one truly awesome pig.
What I liked about this book:
1. The writing was very casual and fun. It very much reminded of me of Lucy Score or Claire Kingsley, who are two of my QUEENS!
2. I enjoyed how much depth the MCs had, especially Weston being a veteran dealing with alcoholism and PTSD. I enjoyed that they had a childhood together and definitely grew apart into different people before finding one another again. I also liked that there was a 4 year age gap and nothing happened when he was 20 and she was 16.
3. Who could not love Hercules? He's a freaking guard pig!!!
4. I love all the side characters who I'm sure are in other books of Nicole's, and I absolutely love when authors do that.
5. I liked the mystery component embedded in this book. It was quite fun trying to think through how things were happening in the town and who would be hit next.
What I didn't like about this book:
1. This book was soooooooooooooo LONG! It took everything I had to power through some parts just so I could finish. When Kindle told me it would take me 9 hours to read, I honestly about put it down.
3.5 stars!
Anywhooooo...I actually really enjoyed this book. It is a fun and quirky, childhood friends-to-enemies-to-lovers book chalked full of interesting characters and one truly awesome pig.
What I liked about this book:
1. The writing was very casual and fun. It very much reminded of me of Lucy Score or Claire Kingsley, who are two of my QUEENS!
2. I enjoyed how much depth the MCs had, especially Weston being a veteran dealing with alcoholism and PTSD. I enjoyed that they had a childhood together and definitely grew apart into different people before finding one another again. I also liked that there was a 4 year age gap and nothing happened when he was 20 and she was 16.
3. Who could not love Hercules? He's a freaking guard pig!!!
4. I love all the side characters who I'm sure are in other books of Nicole's, and I absolutely love when authors do that.
5. I liked the mystery component embedded in this book. It was quite fun trying to think through how things were happening in the town and who would be hit next.
What I didn't like about this book:
1. This book was soooooooooooooo LONG! It took everything I had to power through some parts just so I could finish. When Kindle told me it would take me 9 hours to read, I honestly about put it down.
3.5 stars!
April 13, 2022
I DNF'd around 50%. I just couldn't take it. Every romance cliche was here--alpha-hole, cut like a body builder but not actually living like one, wounded veteran, small town so amazing, second chance, childhood crush(es), wacky family for comic relief, endless detail about pointless issues, zany animals, bad suspense plot, and callbacks to prior books that produced audible eye rolls because it was so clear that this book was likely to end up as dumb as the previous books sounded like they were. And more. So many more.
The worst part is I felt like it had some potential. A lot of tightening of the plot, significant editorial clean-up, and making it a standalone without the callbacks to previous books in the series would have helped significantly. I feel like I would have likely enjoyed the book if it were a true standalone with some reshaping, even with most of the tropes and cliches. I really lost interest in the story around the halfway mark, because it felt like I'd been reading forever, and it just dragged on, with no apparent end in sight. The cliches were so problematic because there was so little else to focus on that was of interest. Maybe the second half of the book is where its at, and I should push through, but my TBR is too long and life is too short to do that.
The worst part is I felt like it had some potential. A lot of tightening of the plot, significant editorial clean-up, and making it a standalone without the callbacks to previous books in the series would have helped significantly. I feel like I would have likely enjoyed the book if it were a true standalone with some reshaping, even with most of the tropes and cliches. I really lost interest in the story around the halfway mark, because it felt like I'd been reading forever, and it just dragged on, with no apparent end in sight. The cliches were so problematic because there was so little else to focus on that was of interest. Maybe the second half of the book is where its at, and I should push through, but my TBR is too long and life is too short to do that.
November 10, 2021
Emotional....makes your heart break and swoon
The Worst Best Friend is really part of the Knights of Dallas series, as it is interconnected but can definitely be read as a standalone. The Dallas is actually a small town in North Dakota. This is a well woven story-line with drama, suspense, love, family, friends, chasing your dreams and then readjusting them, growing up, romance and a lot of emotions. The story is about Weston and Rachel, two childhood best friends who may love each other but cannot figure out how to actually be together. He joined the Army to let her be able to pursue her dreams. But now they have both returned to Dallas, him permanently and her to help her grandmother. Will they be able to finally get out of their own ways and find a path to each other? Then add in a mystery as someone or a group that is doing some stealing which adds to the story-line. But really be ready for the emotions that come with this story.
I received a copy of this book and am leaving my honest review. My opinions are all my own.
The Worst Best Friend is really part of the Knights of Dallas series, as it is interconnected but can definitely be read as a standalone. The Dallas is actually a small town in North Dakota. This is a well woven story-line with drama, suspense, love, family, friends, chasing your dreams and then readjusting them, growing up, romance and a lot of emotions. The story is about Weston and Rachel, two childhood best friends who may love each other but cannot figure out how to actually be together. He joined the Army to let her be able to pursue her dreams. But now they have both returned to Dallas, him permanently and her to help her grandmother. Will they be able to finally get out of their own ways and find a path to each other? Then add in a mystery as someone or a group that is doing some stealing which adds to the story-line. But really be ready for the emotions that come with this story.
I received a copy of this book and am leaving my honest review. My opinions are all my own.
December 5, 2021
Too much porn!
The story line was ok, just a typical romance novel. I really didn't think it was necessary to go on and on with the details of their "love making". I really don't think anyone actually talks that way even if they're really enjoying sex to that degree. I just fast forwarded through all that stuff, kind of like trying to watch an R rated movie with young teens.
The story line was ok, just a typical romance novel. I really didn't think it was necessary to go on and on with the details of their "love making". I really don't think anyone actually talks that way even if they're really enjoying sex to that degree. I just fast forwarded through all that stuff, kind of like trying to watch an R rated movie with young teens.
December 14, 2021
I was delighted to discover The Worst Best Friend was a new addition to Snow’s Knights of Dallas series. There seems to be little middle ground for me when it comes to Nicole Snow books. I either love them or I just don’t like them. Truthfully its just her Grumpy Boss series with its inappropriate workplace relationship vibe I didn't care for. Her Knights of Dallas series like her Hearts Edge series happens to be one I’ve loved. So here we are back in the little North Dakota oil town of Dallas. The link between this book and the earlier books in this series is the male lead Weston McKnight is the nephew of Grady owner of The Purple Bobcat, the popular local bar/restaurant, the male lead of the last book in the series. The Hero I Need, where he protects his now wife Willow, a zoologist on the run with Bruce, a stolen tiger who unwittingly gets involved with people who are in the illegal exotic animal trade. Weston had a small role in that story. Grady and the other Knights of Dallas and their ladies all make brief appearances in this story and of course band together to save the day as well as support the newest couple to the series.
West grew up best friends with Marty Simon and his four years younger little sister Rachel or Shelly or Shell. Rachel always had a crush on her older brother’s best friend West who was forever saving her from the jams she got herself into. As Shell hit her middle teens West began to also develop feelings for his best friend Marty’s little sister who was becoming an attractive young woman. To escape his growing feelings for Shell and not wanting her to give up her dreams of college and seeing the world for him if he stuck around in Dallas, at 19 he joined the Army and eventually served tours in Afghanistan. The after affects of West’s service is he turns to drinking to escape the demons that are haunting him. With the help of his Uncle Grady (also like many of the male heroes in Snow books a military veteran) he is now in recovery, clean and sober. In this book the author provides a strong commentary on her thoughts about the war in Afghanistan and the treatment of the men and women who served there. West had promised Shell he’d write her often and check in with her to see how she’s doing. And then because he wants her to let him go for her own sake totally ghosts her. Shell was heartbroken with how West seemingly abandoned her. Eventually her heartbreak turned to anger and dislike for West. At least that’s the story she’s telling herself and she’s sticking to it. She went off to college and after earning her degree has been working as an intern at the Smithsonian. Shel has returned to Dallas to help her grandma Thelma (who with her late husband Doug raised Shell and Marty after their parents died) run her B&B while Thelma recovers from hip replacement surgery. Shell has a fulltime job at The Smithsonian waiting for her when she returns from Dallas. It is Weston’s continued attempts to avoid getting too close to Rachel for what he still believes is for her own good, that earns him the title of The Worst Best Friend.
Shell’s return to Dallas has turned West into a complete mess. He’s still so strongly attracted to her, even more so now that she’s grown into a beautiful woman, that he can’t stop thinking about her. He still isn’t comfortable with that attraction because despite the fact Shell is now a grown adult woman, she is still his pal Marty’s little sister. She’s returning to D.C. in a few weeks to the life he believes she was meant for that makes her happy. And after his post service issues with PTSD and substance abuse he doesn’t feel worthy of her and still believes a relationship with her would be bad for her. So he now acts like he doesn’t like her whenever they’re around each other.
Shell although she tells herself she’s over her crush on West and doesn’t even like him anymore can’t stop thinking about him and imagining what it would be like to have him. As West does to her whenever he’s around she acts like she can’t stand him mostly because he's being a jerk to her. But West has a big pig or hog named Hercules who is intent on playing Cupid between these two constantly forcing them into close proximity to one another. So too are Rachel’s gramma and West’s aunt who are both well aware of the obvious attraction these two have always had for each other.
Then there’s the matter of a bunch of break-ins around Dallas and the disappearance of Weston’s aunt’s prized Winchester rifle, a valuable collector’s item to add the required suspense and element of danger to the story.
Even after Rachel seduces Weston and they finally get together and have such hot sex it should set the bed on fire and burn the house down they still find ways to get in their own way of a happily ever after. Discovering who has been breaking into the homes and barns is a mystery to be solved and when danger threatens Rachel it kept me on the edge of my seat as West, Hercules and the rest of the Dallas Knights ride to her rescue. Of course these two hard heads finally get out of their own way and the author gives us a fairly long and sweet view of the happy couple including an optional downloadable fast forward into their future. I’m looking forward to the next trip to Dallas N.D. Snow takes her readers on.
West grew up best friends with Marty Simon and his four years younger little sister Rachel or Shelly or Shell. Rachel always had a crush on her older brother’s best friend West who was forever saving her from the jams she got herself into. As Shell hit her middle teens West began to also develop feelings for his best friend Marty’s little sister who was becoming an attractive young woman. To escape his growing feelings for Shell and not wanting her to give up her dreams of college and seeing the world for him if he stuck around in Dallas, at 19 he joined the Army and eventually served tours in Afghanistan. The after affects of West’s service is he turns to drinking to escape the demons that are haunting him. With the help of his Uncle Grady (also like many of the male heroes in Snow books a military veteran) he is now in recovery, clean and sober. In this book the author provides a strong commentary on her thoughts about the war in Afghanistan and the treatment of the men and women who served there. West had promised Shell he’d write her often and check in with her to see how she’s doing. And then because he wants her to let him go for her own sake totally ghosts her. Shell was heartbroken with how West seemingly abandoned her. Eventually her heartbreak turned to anger and dislike for West. At least that’s the story she’s telling herself and she’s sticking to it. She went off to college and after earning her degree has been working as an intern at the Smithsonian. Shel has returned to Dallas to help her grandma Thelma (who with her late husband Doug raised Shell and Marty after their parents died) run her B&B while Thelma recovers from hip replacement surgery. Shell has a fulltime job at The Smithsonian waiting for her when she returns from Dallas. It is Weston’s continued attempts to avoid getting too close to Rachel for what he still believes is for her own good, that earns him the title of The Worst Best Friend.
Shell’s return to Dallas has turned West into a complete mess. He’s still so strongly attracted to her, even more so now that she’s grown into a beautiful woman, that he can’t stop thinking about her. He still isn’t comfortable with that attraction because despite the fact Shell is now a grown adult woman, she is still his pal Marty’s little sister. She’s returning to D.C. in a few weeks to the life he believes she was meant for that makes her happy. And after his post service issues with PTSD and substance abuse he doesn’t feel worthy of her and still believes a relationship with her would be bad for her. So he now acts like he doesn’t like her whenever they’re around each other.
Shell although she tells herself she’s over her crush on West and doesn’t even like him anymore can’t stop thinking about him and imagining what it would be like to have him. As West does to her whenever he’s around she acts like she can’t stand him mostly because he's being a jerk to her. But West has a big pig or hog named Hercules who is intent on playing Cupid between these two constantly forcing them into close proximity to one another. So too are Rachel’s gramma and West’s aunt who are both well aware of the obvious attraction these two have always had for each other.
Then there’s the matter of a bunch of break-ins around Dallas and the disappearance of Weston’s aunt’s prized Winchester rifle, a valuable collector’s item to add the required suspense and element of danger to the story.
Even after Rachel seduces Weston and they finally get together and have such hot sex it should set the bed on fire and burn the house down they still find ways to get in their own way of a happily ever after. Discovering who has been breaking into the homes and barns is a mystery to be solved and when danger threatens Rachel it kept me on the edge of my seat as West, Hercules and the rest of the Dallas Knights ride to her rescue. Of course these two hard heads finally get out of their own way and the author gives us a fairly long and sweet view of the happy couple including an optional downloadable fast forward into their future. I’m looking forward to the next trip to Dallas N.D. Snow takes her readers on.
November 19, 2021
I just can’t…
Oh my god it dragged. 0 chemistry. Man It dragged. It draaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagged. Made it to 40% and called it quits…
Oh my god it dragged. 0 chemistry. Man It dragged. It draaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagged. Made it to 40% and called it quits…
November 23, 2021
I can’t stop smiling! This steamy romance punctuated with hilarious moments from a superhero pig named Hercules had me laughing and crying.
Who doesn’t love a hero who is 100 pounds of butterball roundness? Hercules is easily the scene stealer and every bit important to the love story between his hooman owner Weston and Rachel, the girl of his dreams.
It’s also cute how West and Shell grew up together and were always best friends before they had to grow up and apart so they could eventually, inevitably find each other again.
Loved the additional post epilogue scene that follows their lives several years later. Be sure to click on the link to download!
Who doesn’t love a hero who is 100 pounds of butterball roundness? Hercules is easily the scene stealer and every bit important to the love story between his hooman owner Weston and Rachel, the girl of his dreams.
It’s also cute how West and Shell grew up together and were always best friends before they had to grow up and apart so they could eventually, inevitably find each other again.
Loved the additional post epilogue scene that follows their lives several years later. Be sure to click on the link to download!
November 12, 2021
Great Read
Rachel and Weston are fighting a losing battle trying to stay away from each other. They are electric once they get together. Love how Weston protects Rachel. Hercules the pig was amazingly written.
Rachel and Weston are fighting a losing battle trying to stay away from each other. They are electric once they get together. Love how Weston protects Rachel. Hercules the pig was amazingly written.
March 11, 2023
Nice enough escape
November 9, 2021
“The Worst Best Friend” is part of a series of interconnected standalone stories by Nicole Snow. The series is known as the ‘Knights of Dallas’, because they all take place in Dallas, North Dakota. Weston, one of the main characters in this book, had an important secondary role in ‘The Hero I Need’, which was the prior book in the series. However, you do not need to have read that book in order to enjoy this one.
Weston (West) and Rachel (frequently Shelly or Shel) have been the best of friends – along with her brother – since they were fairly young. I’m not going to write much about the plot because it’s full of things you really should discover at the pace that the author intended. Trust her process! This author also has a distinct writing style that gives a powerful sense of immediacy and energy to each scene. The story is told in dual POV, which is really helpful for understanding what the main characters are thinking and feeling.
Rachel is an extraordinarily smart young woman. She’s deeply fascinated by history and by West, whom she adores with all her heart. She’s 16 when she learns that West is shipping out; he enlisted in the Army. A couple years later, she leaves their small town to pursue the education and dreams she had as a kid. After college she continues to try to meet expectations others have for her. When he left for boot camp, West made Rachel a promise that he broke, pulverizing their friendship and breaking her heart. When a family obligation brings Rachel home to Dallas for a couple of months, she braces herself to see him. West is now a military veteran whose experiences profoundly changed and affected him. His struggle to regain and retain control of his life is simultaneously heartbreaking and inspirational. Rachel and West each try to maintain distance from one another. The chemistry between them that used to be friendship (eventually, with the start of a more grown-up awareness) still burns bright … now in extremely adult ways.
There are criminals in this story, and you might be able to identify them but you won’t really know who they are. That might sound cryptic, but if you read the book you’ll understand. There are suspiciously stinky snacks, wicked weeds, fantastic friends, spectacular senior citizens, mammoth monster trucks and a hellacious, hilarious hog. Some moments will have you loudly laughing, and other moments may make you cry. At different times – and occasionally at the same time – you’ll want to reach into the book and shake both Rachel and West. The secondary characters will help you survive until the main characters get themselves sorted out. I absolutely loved the ending! I hope we’ll be going back to Dallas, North Dakota again. After all, Rachel’s brother really needs his story told.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. I also purchased a copy.
Weston (West) and Rachel (frequently Shelly or Shel) have been the best of friends – along with her brother – since they were fairly young. I’m not going to write much about the plot because it’s full of things you really should discover at the pace that the author intended. Trust her process! This author also has a distinct writing style that gives a powerful sense of immediacy and energy to each scene. The story is told in dual POV, which is really helpful for understanding what the main characters are thinking and feeling.
Rachel is an extraordinarily smart young woman. She’s deeply fascinated by history and by West, whom she adores with all her heart. She’s 16 when she learns that West is shipping out; he enlisted in the Army. A couple years later, she leaves their small town to pursue the education and dreams she had as a kid. After college she continues to try to meet expectations others have for her. When he left for boot camp, West made Rachel a promise that he broke, pulverizing their friendship and breaking her heart. When a family obligation brings Rachel home to Dallas for a couple of months, she braces herself to see him. West is now a military veteran whose experiences profoundly changed and affected him. His struggle to regain and retain control of his life is simultaneously heartbreaking and inspirational. Rachel and West each try to maintain distance from one another. The chemistry between them that used to be friendship (eventually, with the start of a more grown-up awareness) still burns bright … now in extremely adult ways.
There are criminals in this story, and you might be able to identify them but you won’t really know who they are. That might sound cryptic, but if you read the book you’ll understand. There are suspiciously stinky snacks, wicked weeds, fantastic friends, spectacular senior citizens, mammoth monster trucks and a hellacious, hilarious hog. Some moments will have you loudly laughing, and other moments may make you cry. At different times – and occasionally at the same time – you’ll want to reach into the book and shake both Rachel and West. The secondary characters will help you survive until the main characters get themselves sorted out. I absolutely loved the ending! I hope we’ll be going back to Dallas, North Dakota again. After all, Rachel’s brother really needs his story told.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. I also purchased a copy.
November 8, 2021
A nuclear implosion with kerosene thrown onto the flames not even a tsunami can extinguish
As expected, I LOVED The Worst Best Friend (Knights of Dallas Book 4) by Nicole Snow. As we return to Dallas, North Dakota the reader is immersed in all this wonderful small town’s weird glory, shenanigans, attracting trouble, escape-artist non-traditional pets, brooding bad boy in need of an attitude adjustment and whip-smart beauty to whip said bad boy into shape. Not to mention all the feels, from enraged inferno to blackout bliss and everything you can imagine in between.
I don’t want to give too much away about this fabulous romantic suspense with comedic moments weaved throughout, but there are three things that are off the charts awesomeness to this reader; all the characters, the plot/setting and last but not least the unique animal menagerie of this small town.
The characters are just about perfect, flaws and all. Truly it’s the flaws in these characters that adds to the richness and depth of each and every one of them. Weston invokes so much feeling and oh, my brooding, growly, fiercely protective alpha, bad boy loving heart! This hero tested me with all his grumping, growling, brooding behavior and downright mean spirited tongue toward Rachel at times. But our heroine, Rachel, is made of stern stuff and gives as good as she gets (and often deserved!). These two are a single spark away from an inferno of spontaneous combustion personified in all ways and guaranteed to melt your heart as well as your kindle. Seriously, these two will make you sweat (In more ways than one) and then sigh dreamily or laugh out loud at their teasing and bantering. Whether you have read the other Knights of Dallas books, characters from previous books make appearances throughout Rachel and Weston’s story. Once again, this small town and it’s heroes and heroines show up fiercely and in full protective force.
The plot is gripping and compelling from both the relationship perspective of Rachel and Weston’s friends to enemies to friends to lovers romance as well as the suspense of mysterious strangers in the midst of Dallas and thefts of precious antiques. And Dallas itself is intriguing for it’s small town charm and all that small towns represent.
This review would be remiss if the adorable, quirky, sometimes pesky and truly precocious unusual pets were not mentioned. Hercules must have taken Houdini lessons from Edison. This pet pig is part escape artist, part detective, savior and comedian.
Overall, in the end and when it’s all on the line, neither stubbornness nor denial can dull Weston and Rachel’s infinite and incandescent love that is a pure, abiding, devoted and joy filled HEA.
I read an ARC of this book and voluntarily share my review.
As expected, I LOVED The Worst Best Friend (Knights of Dallas Book 4) by Nicole Snow. As we return to Dallas, North Dakota the reader is immersed in all this wonderful small town’s weird glory, shenanigans, attracting trouble, escape-artist non-traditional pets, brooding bad boy in need of an attitude adjustment and whip-smart beauty to whip said bad boy into shape. Not to mention all the feels, from enraged inferno to blackout bliss and everything you can imagine in between.
I don’t want to give too much away about this fabulous romantic suspense with comedic moments weaved throughout, but there are three things that are off the charts awesomeness to this reader; all the characters, the plot/setting and last but not least the unique animal menagerie of this small town.
The characters are just about perfect, flaws and all. Truly it’s the flaws in these characters that adds to the richness and depth of each and every one of them. Weston invokes so much feeling and oh, my brooding, growly, fiercely protective alpha, bad boy loving heart! This hero tested me with all his grumping, growling, brooding behavior and downright mean spirited tongue toward Rachel at times. But our heroine, Rachel, is made of stern stuff and gives as good as she gets (and often deserved!). These two are a single spark away from an inferno of spontaneous combustion personified in all ways and guaranteed to melt your heart as well as your kindle. Seriously, these two will make you sweat (In more ways than one) and then sigh dreamily or laugh out loud at their teasing and bantering. Whether you have read the other Knights of Dallas books, characters from previous books make appearances throughout Rachel and Weston’s story. Once again, this small town and it’s heroes and heroines show up fiercely and in full protective force.
The plot is gripping and compelling from both the relationship perspective of Rachel and Weston’s friends to enemies to friends to lovers romance as well as the suspense of mysterious strangers in the midst of Dallas and thefts of precious antiques. And Dallas itself is intriguing for it’s small town charm and all that small towns represent.
This review would be remiss if the adorable, quirky, sometimes pesky and truly precocious unusual pets were not mentioned. Hercules must have taken Houdini lessons from Edison. This pet pig is part escape artist, part detective, savior and comedian.
Overall, in the end and when it’s all on the line, neither stubbornness nor denial can dull Weston and Rachel’s infinite and incandescent love that is a pure, abiding, devoted and joy filled HEA.
I read an ARC of this book and voluntarily share my review.
November 15, 2021
HE'S SO HANDSOME
SO PERFECT
SO FLIPPING STUBBORN
What can I say about a Nicole Snow book that I haven't said before? The lady can write y'all, I ain't even kidding.
Shel and Marty moved in with their grandparents when they were young when their parents died. Marty and West were besties with Shel always following along, or did West always invite her? West was always looking out for Shel, protecting her, soothing her soul when she was said with terrible "dad" jokes, but they always made her laugh.
Years later and Shel is home helping out Gram with the B&B after she had hip surgery. Shel and West reconnect by accident, literally, because Shel is trying to save a pig that just so happens to enter the arena at the monster truck show before it gets hit by a front end loader.
Nicole has this way of just sucking you right into her books. Her suspense draws you in making you wonder just who the villain is. Her sexy times are so well detailed that she leaves nothing to the imagination. Her humor breaks up the intense moments. Her cast of supporting characters are just a hoot and just adds to the crazy going on. And her epilogues are just epic!! She never leaves you wondering how the H/h are doing, whether they made it, got married, had kids, where their futures are heading. We get the "whole" story.
Now, I am thinking if Nicole wanted to continue this series in Dallas, ND, I would really, really like to get a book for Marty that would include Carolina getting her just dessert for all the crap she had her hands in. Just a thought.
SO PERFECT
SO FLIPPING STUBBORN
What can I say about a Nicole Snow book that I haven't said before? The lady can write y'all, I ain't even kidding.
Shel and Marty moved in with their grandparents when they were young when their parents died. Marty and West were besties with Shel always following along, or did West always invite her? West was always looking out for Shel, protecting her, soothing her soul when she was said with terrible "dad" jokes, but they always made her laugh.
Years later and Shel is home helping out Gram with the B&B after she had hip surgery. Shel and West reconnect by accident, literally, because Shel is trying to save a pig that just so happens to enter the arena at the monster truck show before it gets hit by a front end loader.
Nicole has this way of just sucking you right into her books. Her suspense draws you in making you wonder just who the villain is. Her sexy times are so well detailed that she leaves nothing to the imagination. Her humor breaks up the intense moments. Her cast of supporting characters are just a hoot and just adds to the crazy going on. And her epilogues are just epic!! She never leaves you wondering how the H/h are doing, whether they made it, got married, had kids, where their futures are heading. We get the "whole" story.
Now, I am thinking if Nicole wanted to continue this series in Dallas, ND, I would really, really like to get a book for Marty that would include Carolina getting her just dessert for all the crap she had her hands in. Just a thought.
January 27, 2022
wordy, repetitive, cut out 100 pages
I skimmed over a LOT of this book. It’s almost TOO detailed. Many of the things that are explained and described are really unnecessary for the storyline not to mention the constant repetitive inner dialogue of the main characters. The story itself and the concept is great but the book is dragged out way too long. There are logical conclusions that these apparently intelligent individuals do not come to and that made a frustrating read. Any law-enforcement or military who couldn’t pick up on the Carson/robbery link is in the wrong line of work. This was mentally tiring for me to comprehend.
Moreover- The Shelly, Shel, Rachel thing makes zero sense. No one named Rachel (Ray-Chull) gets Nicknamed Shelly. Perhaps the author got confused with the very common Michelle / Shelly name / nickname combo? Or even the name Rachelle? (Rah-Shell). In any case this was extremely awkward and a distraction from the story instead of an enhancement.
The story itself, the ideas presented, the letters and history between characters was all fantastic. I think if the Author had a better editor & beta readers this one could have knocked it out of the park. As it is, it’s just a long winded version of what it could have been. Three stars only because at least the story ITSELF was good enough for me to suffer through 100 unneeded pages to get to the HEA.
I skimmed over a LOT of this book. It’s almost TOO detailed. Many of the things that are explained and described are really unnecessary for the storyline not to mention the constant repetitive inner dialogue of the main characters. The story itself and the concept is great but the book is dragged out way too long. There are logical conclusions that these apparently intelligent individuals do not come to and that made a frustrating read. Any law-enforcement or military who couldn’t pick up on the Carson/robbery link is in the wrong line of work. This was mentally tiring for me to comprehend.
Moreover- The Shelly, Shel, Rachel thing makes zero sense. No one named Rachel (Ray-Chull) gets Nicknamed Shelly. Perhaps the author got confused with the very common Michelle / Shelly name / nickname combo? Or even the name Rachelle? (Rah-Shell). In any case this was extremely awkward and a distraction from the story instead of an enhancement.
The story itself, the ideas presented, the letters and history between characters was all fantastic. I think if the Author had a better editor & beta readers this one could have knocked it out of the park. As it is, it’s just a long winded version of what it could have been. Three stars only because at least the story ITSELF was good enough for me to suffer through 100 unneeded pages to get to the HEA.
November 9, 2021
Rachel and Weston’s story has all the feels. Rachel the nerdy history buff has loved Weston since she met him. Knowing she needed to expand her horizons Weston joined the military to help free her from their small town.
Weston has always cared about his best friends little sister. Enough that he made choices and sacrifices for her that he thought would help her achieve her dreams outside of their small town. But he ended up breaking promises and their friendship along the way.
They say time heals all wounds, but sometimes it just allows anger to fester. For Rachel the time and distance didn’t heal her open wounds, so when she is reunited with her once best friend their history catches up with them in an epic rollercoaster of emotions and events.
If you need a great broody and moody book boyfriend this is the book for you. Nicole Snow once again pours comedy, tears, triumph and joy into small town America.
Dallas, ND isn’t just any small town, its a framily like no other where animals are just as supportive and heroic as the people themselves. This heartwarming HEA will take you on a ride through grief, friendship and never giving up on your dreams. You won’t be disappointed just left wanting more.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Weston has always cared about his best friends little sister. Enough that he made choices and sacrifices for her that he thought would help her achieve her dreams outside of their small town. But he ended up breaking promises and their friendship along the way.
They say time heals all wounds, but sometimes it just allows anger to fester. For Rachel the time and distance didn’t heal her open wounds, so when she is reunited with her once best friend their history catches up with them in an epic rollercoaster of emotions and events.
If you need a great broody and moody book boyfriend this is the book for you. Nicole Snow once again pours comedy, tears, triumph and joy into small town America.
Dallas, ND isn’t just any small town, its a framily like no other where animals are just as supportive and heroic as the people themselves. This heartwarming HEA will take you on a ride through grief, friendship and never giving up on your dreams. You won’t be disappointed just left wanting more.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
December 19, 2021
Stopped at 46%; pacing problems and blurry character “voices”
There is a thin mystery that motivates the protagonists to investigate and interact with each other, but it is poorly developed and lacks stakes. Who cares if the theft is solved? Why does it matter? The random clues seem like busy-ness instead of serious plot advancements. There’s not much cause-effect direct action, but more contrived situations and mundane conversations.
The main characters’ voices are too similar. Without chapter POV headings, it’s difficult to know who is talking. (Other than Weston cusses more and has horn-dog thoughts.) The profanity is annoying after awhile, and the first sex scene is disturbing in that the two have a decade of history, but they do a quickie in an awkward place. The cave-man, alpha talk mixed with profanity is a turn-off coming from a guy who supposedly cares so much about Shel he avoided her for years in order to protect her.
The mystery story development is tedious, and after the initial sex scene, which has some great figurative language mixed in with crude dialog, I am not compelled to finish the book. They can have each other, their ill pig, and their antique collections.
There are lots of comma errors and some other sentence construction errors that cause the reader to stumble.
There is a thin mystery that motivates the protagonists to investigate and interact with each other, but it is poorly developed and lacks stakes. Who cares if the theft is solved? Why does it matter? The random clues seem like busy-ness instead of serious plot advancements. There’s not much cause-effect direct action, but more contrived situations and mundane conversations.
The main characters’ voices are too similar. Without chapter POV headings, it’s difficult to know who is talking. (Other than Weston cusses more and has horn-dog thoughts.) The profanity is annoying after awhile, and the first sex scene is disturbing in that the two have a decade of history, but they do a quickie in an awkward place. The cave-man, alpha talk mixed with profanity is a turn-off coming from a guy who supposedly cares so much about Shel he avoided her for years in order to protect her.
The mystery story development is tedious, and after the initial sex scene, which has some great figurative language mixed in with crude dialog, I am not compelled to finish the book. They can have each other, their ill pig, and their antique collections.
There are lots of comma errors and some other sentence construction errors that cause the reader to stumble.
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