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Cricket Creek #8
Walking on Sunshine
Cricket Creek, Kentucky, is a sweet small town. But that doesn’t stop a tomboy breakfast cook and a tabloid-magnet musician from getting into a little trouble together....
Mattie Mayfield is more interested in fishing, four-wheeling, and mudding than being a girlie girl. But acting like one of the boys means she often gets ignored when it comes to romance—especially by Colby, her brother’s best friend. Maybe if she changes the game, she’ll finally start getting some attention.
Bad boy musician Garret Ruleman doesn’t fit in with the crowd in Cricket Creek, but there’s something about sweet, unassuming Mattie that catches his eye. Garret intends to ask her out, but all Mattie wants is for Garret to give her a makeover that will force Colby to see her as a real woman.
Garret agrees to help in return for lessons on how to become a Southern stud. And as the local girls start falling for the newly countrified Garret, Mattie wonders if in the end, they’d actually be perfect together.…
Mattie Mayfield is more interested in fishing, four-wheeling, and mudding than being a girlie girl. But acting like one of the boys means she often gets ignored when it comes to romance—especially by Colby, her brother’s best friend. Maybe if she changes the game, she’ll finally start getting some attention.
Bad boy musician Garret Ruleman doesn’t fit in with the crowd in Cricket Creek, but there’s something about sweet, unassuming Mattie that catches his eye. Garret intends to ask her out, but all Mattie wants is for Garret to give her a makeover that will force Colby to see her as a real woman.
Garret agrees to help in return for lessons on how to become a Southern stud. And as the local girls start falling for the newly countrified Garret, Mattie wonders if in the end, they’d actually be perfect together.…
304 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published May 5, 2015
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Luann McLane
43 books302 followersLuAnn McLane writes sexy contemporary romance with a touch of sass and humor. Published in 2003, her novels have appeared on bestselling lists including USA Today, Nielsen BookScan, Barnes and Noble and Amazon. Her books have been featured selections for Rhapsody and Doubleday Book clubs. A love of country music led her to a collaboration with superstar Wynonna Judd with the novel Restless Heart. A member of RWA, she conducts workshops on a local and national level and connects with readers on social media. She divides her time between Kentucky, Florida and Arizona and when she isn’t writing or reading, she enjoys cooking, beachcombing and spending time with friends and family.
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January 7, 2016
Cricket Creek is a positive-minded town, which has a baseball stadium and a senior community among its facilities. This is the kind of town where many folks would prefer to retire. Keeping busy, however, is Mattie Mayfield, who runs a restaurant, bait and books shop.
Mattie's family owns a marina on the banks of the Ohio River. I was a little alarmed by Mattie's telling a customer that you really don't want to eat anything caught in that river. Garret Ruleman, a new resident with a charming English accent, drops in to give her some custom and make friends. He might as well, since he'll be living next door to her shop. Sadly for Garret, his private life has been splashed all over the tabloids. With a rock star father and an ex-fiancée who is now married and running a bridal store here in Cricket Creek, Garret is bound to be the subject of local gossip.
Mattie does have a guy she's keen on, but he only dates dizzy blondes and she's practical, though a blonde. Her two brothers' friends are all forbidden to date the sisters of friends. So men have been a little scarce in her life. In the Kentucky town she's treated like a little sister, catching catfish with the best of them. Some of the guys are too keen to play tricks on her and even her mother thinks she's not achieving much. I have to say I liked Mattie as soon as I met her, and she's not the only nice lady in town. We next meet a feisty divorcee who is also a small business owner. This is the second book I've read in the series where a lady starts out by diving into a pool fully dressed so I don't know if it's the heat.
To me one of the nicest features of the books by Luann McLane is that romance is not confined to the young. The pace of country life is slower so it's not surprising that her mature characters have time to fall in love too. There are plenty of references to country music for bluegrass fans, though it doesn't much interest me, and the antics will keep any reader entertained. Baseball, barbecues and rich country cooking are on the agenda... but watch out for snakes! I'm looking forward to reading more of these adult romances and I'm just hoping the characters will start to deal with whatever environmental problems are fouling the river. That would be my top priority.
Mattie's family owns a marina on the banks of the Ohio River. I was a little alarmed by Mattie's telling a customer that you really don't want to eat anything caught in that river. Garret Ruleman, a new resident with a charming English accent, drops in to give her some custom and make friends. He might as well, since he'll be living next door to her shop. Sadly for Garret, his private life has been splashed all over the tabloids. With a rock star father and an ex-fiancée who is now married and running a bridal store here in Cricket Creek, Garret is bound to be the subject of local gossip.
Mattie does have a guy she's keen on, but he only dates dizzy blondes and she's practical, though a blonde. Her two brothers' friends are all forbidden to date the sisters of friends. So men have been a little scarce in her life. In the Kentucky town she's treated like a little sister, catching catfish with the best of them. Some of the guys are too keen to play tricks on her and even her mother thinks she's not achieving much. I have to say I liked Mattie as soon as I met her, and she's not the only nice lady in town. We next meet a feisty divorcee who is also a small business owner. This is the second book I've read in the series where a lady starts out by diving into a pool fully dressed so I don't know if it's the heat.
To me one of the nicest features of the books by Luann McLane is that romance is not confined to the young. The pace of country life is slower so it's not surprising that her mature characters have time to fall in love too. There are plenty of references to country music for bluegrass fans, though it doesn't much interest me, and the antics will keep any reader entertained. Baseball, barbecues and rich country cooking are on the agenda... but watch out for snakes! I'm looking forward to reading more of these adult romances and I'm just hoping the characters will start to deal with whatever environmental problems are fouling the river. That would be my top priority.
June 20, 2015
Walking On Sunshine by LuAnn McLane is another charming and sexy addition to the Cricket Creek series.
Mattie Mayfield loves her live in Cricket Creek. She has lots of friends and family around. Mattie enjoys her establishment Breakfast, Books and Bait, feeding her neighbors good food is a joy. But spending so much time fishing, mudding etc has the men in the county overlooking her. She sets out to change that with the help of Garret Ruleman.
Garret Ruleman is trying to put his bad boy reputation behind him. He wants to have a much more settled life that the one he has been living. Garret is intrigued by the sweet and delightful Mattie Mayfield. He listens to her problem of being seen as one of the boys and offers his help. In exchange for his help Mattie agrees to help Garret lose his English ways and fit in with the locals.
Spending time with each other has Mattie realizing she may have found what she is looking for in Garrett. But she fears Garret is to worldly for small town life.
As their relationship flourishes Garret get the job of a lifetime. Will this chance make or break their love?
Walking On Sunshine is a treasure. Its funny, sexy and down right joy able. Mattie and Garrett relationship grows and changes as they get to know each other. Watching them fall in love is a treat for every romance reader. Loved how they bounced wit and charm off each other. An added bonus is the secondary romance with Shane McCray and Laura Lee Carter. An older romance with Shane and Laura Lee are favorites of mine. Looking forward to the next book in this wonderful series.
Mattie Mayfield loves her live in Cricket Creek. She has lots of friends and family around. Mattie enjoys her establishment Breakfast, Books and Bait, feeding her neighbors good food is a joy. But spending so much time fishing, mudding etc has the men in the county overlooking her. She sets out to change that with the help of Garret Ruleman.
Garret Ruleman is trying to put his bad boy reputation behind him. He wants to have a much more settled life that the one he has been living. Garret is intrigued by the sweet and delightful Mattie Mayfield. He listens to her problem of being seen as one of the boys and offers his help. In exchange for his help Mattie agrees to help Garret lose his English ways and fit in with the locals.
Spending time with each other has Mattie realizing she may have found what she is looking for in Garrett. But she fears Garret is to worldly for small town life.
As their relationship flourishes Garret get the job of a lifetime. Will this chance make or break their love?
Walking On Sunshine is a treasure. Its funny, sexy and down right joy able. Mattie and Garrett relationship grows and changes as they get to know each other. Watching them fall in love is a treat for every romance reader. Loved how they bounced wit and charm off each other. An added bonus is the secondary romance with Shane McCray and Laura Lee Carter. An older romance with Shane and Laura Lee are favorites of mine. Looking forward to the next book in this wonderful series.
March 31, 2018
No offense but these 'very mature' people seemed fake. They talked like they were those young adults, childish behaviour to be exact. I can't imagine my mom's friend to be the only friend I have. Hello? That's so awkward.
Sorry I'm so inexperience with this kind of book.
Sorry I'm so inexperience with this kind of book.
June 22, 2015
This book is a great story by a great author. It blends country music and southern charm together to make an unforgetable read.
November 16, 2022
Mattie Mayfield has always been one of the boys. She runs a cafe in Cricket Creek, a small town in Kentucky.
But being one of the boys and having protective brothers doesn't help her find a boyfriend.
So she enlists the help of Garret Ruleman, a reformed bad boy musician trying to fit into a southern town.
So, she helps him to fit in and he helps her to be seen as more than the kid sister.
Meanwhile, they find they have more in common than they thought. Cute romance!
But being one of the boys and having protective brothers doesn't help her find a boyfriend.
So she enlists the help of Garret Ruleman, a reformed bad boy musician trying to fit into a southern town.
So, she helps him to fit in and he helps her to be seen as more than the kid sister.
Meanwhile, they find they have more in common than they thought. Cute romance!
August 4, 2018
This is a very cute romance novel. It's all rather predicable and ends quite happily. I'm not sure romance novels are for me but it was an enjoyable read!
September 12, 2024
A little too sappy and predictable, but an uplifting story nonetheless. A light read, although I don't need the descriptive sex.
April 17, 2015
3.5 stars - My review cross-posted from Wit and Sin: http://witandsin.blogspot.com/2015/04...
You know a book is going to be a delight when you have the biggest grin on your face before you’ve even finished the first chapter. Such was the case for me with Walking on Sunshine . Mattie and Garret are flat-out adorable together. In fact, I dare anyone not to smile at their first meeting, their banter and charm is so irresistible. They’re effortlessly appealing in the way only straight-shooting, genuinely kind characters can be, which of course makes it impossible to resist their romance.
Mattie is a tomboy who’s a not-so-secret romantic. At the start of the story, she’s about had it with the local guys not seeing her as a desirable woman. Garret’s arrival in Cricket Creek seems to be the break Mattie needs to get the object of her affections to notice her. Garret is smooth, cultured, and – as the son of a model – is the just the man to teach Mattie how to change things up. In return, she’ll help this former bad boy urbanite change his image and fit in in his new home. Mattie and Garret’s lessons are fun to read about, but though they’re both seemingly trying to change who they are, all they’re really doing is revealing different facets of their characters to the world. It was fun to watch them come into their own over the course of the story, but what I truly liked best was that both Mattie and Garret saw and were attracted to each other from the start. Neither of them needed to be anything other than themselves with one another, which was, of course, the point. There were a few obstacles in their path which sadly felt manufactured (as did the resolutions to said obstacles), but I suppose smooth sailing all the way through wouldn’t have made for much of a story.
Like all the other Cricket Creek books I’ve read so far, Walking on Sunshine contains a secondary romance. Country music star Shane and his new housekeeper/chef, Laura Lee had a sweet, fast-paced romance that I’d have liked to have seen more of. Their attraction to one another was obvious and there was so much potential to them with Shane’s past as a famous star, the scars Laura Lee’s past has left on her heart, and their employer/employee relationship. Honestly, the two of them had enough material to make up an entire book so I was a bit disappointed their plotline felt rushed. That being said, Shane and Laura Lee were charming and their story did weave well into the overarching storyline, not in the least because they were both friends and mentors to Garret and Mattie.
Walking on Sunshine is the eighth book in LuAnn McLane’s charming Cricket Creek series, but it can be read as a standalone. Having read more than half the series at this point, I do have to say that Walking on Sunshine isn’t the strongest installment. It definitely has the potential to be one of the best, but the manufactured drama and the fact that Mattie and Garret seemed to need their friends to give them a push more than once brought my enjoyment of the story down a notch or two. In addition, about halfway through the book Garret and Shane’s conversations jarred me out of the story and made me notice the writing rather than the characters, for they spoke in such a way that it was obvious it a woman was writing their dialogue. Even with these quibbles, I still thoroughly enjoyed Walking on Sunshine . Mattie and Garret are utterly endearing characters and their chemistry was wonderfully entertaining. I can’t wait to read the next Cricket Creek book, Written in the Stars.
FTC Disclosure: I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
You know a book is going to be a delight when you have the biggest grin on your face before you’ve even finished the first chapter. Such was the case for me with Walking on Sunshine . Mattie and Garret are flat-out adorable together. In fact, I dare anyone not to smile at their first meeting, their banter and charm is so irresistible. They’re effortlessly appealing in the way only straight-shooting, genuinely kind characters can be, which of course makes it impossible to resist their romance.
Mattie is a tomboy who’s a not-so-secret romantic. At the start of the story, she’s about had it with the local guys not seeing her as a desirable woman. Garret’s arrival in Cricket Creek seems to be the break Mattie needs to get the object of her affections to notice her. Garret is smooth, cultured, and – as the son of a model – is the just the man to teach Mattie how to change things up. In return, she’ll help this former bad boy urbanite change his image and fit in in his new home. Mattie and Garret’s lessons are fun to read about, but though they’re both seemingly trying to change who they are, all they’re really doing is revealing different facets of their characters to the world. It was fun to watch them come into their own over the course of the story, but what I truly liked best was that both Mattie and Garret saw and were attracted to each other from the start. Neither of them needed to be anything other than themselves with one another, which was, of course, the point. There were a few obstacles in their path which sadly felt manufactured (as did the resolutions to said obstacles), but I suppose smooth sailing all the way through wouldn’t have made for much of a story.
Like all the other Cricket Creek books I’ve read so far, Walking on Sunshine contains a secondary romance. Country music star Shane and his new housekeeper/chef, Laura Lee had a sweet, fast-paced romance that I’d have liked to have seen more of. Their attraction to one another was obvious and there was so much potential to them with Shane’s past as a famous star, the scars Laura Lee’s past has left on her heart, and their employer/employee relationship. Honestly, the two of them had enough material to make up an entire book so I was a bit disappointed their plotline felt rushed. That being said, Shane and Laura Lee were charming and their story did weave well into the overarching storyline, not in the least because they were both friends and mentors to Garret and Mattie.
Walking on Sunshine is the eighth book in LuAnn McLane’s charming Cricket Creek series, but it can be read as a standalone. Having read more than half the series at this point, I do have to say that Walking on Sunshine isn’t the strongest installment. It definitely has the potential to be one of the best, but the manufactured drama and the fact that Mattie and Garret seemed to need their friends to give them a push more than once brought my enjoyment of the story down a notch or two. In addition, about halfway through the book Garret and Shane’s conversations jarred me out of the story and made me notice the writing rather than the characters, for they spoke in such a way that it was obvious it a woman was writing their dialogue. Even with these quibbles, I still thoroughly enjoyed Walking on Sunshine . Mattie and Garret are utterly endearing characters and their chemistry was wonderfully entertaining. I can’t wait to read the next Cricket Creek book, Written in the Stars.
FTC Disclosure: I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
May 7, 2015
Walking on Sunshine by Luann McLane is the 8th book in her wonderful romance series, Cricket Creek. This is a fun sweet series that takes place in a small town, Cricket Creek, Kentucky. Over the last 7 books, we have seen Cricket Creek expand with the arrival of many new people to mix with the long time residents to bring the town into modest success. Garret Ruleman, is our hero in this book, having arrived to help his world famous father, Rick, with his successful music business, which is run in Cricket Creek.
Mattie Mayfield is our heroine, and has lived in Cricket Creek all her life. Mattie has grown up hanging around her brothers, and is often treated as one of the boys. She has a crush on Colby, who only looks at her like his friends kid sister. No one takes Mattie seriously, and she is tired of being ignored as a girl. Mattie wants romance in her life. She meets Garret when she serves him breakfast at her store. They immediately become friends, with each helping each other attain their goals. Mattie to change her look, and make herself look like an attractive women, in order to get Colby’s attention. Garret wants to be treated as one of the guys, and wants to make himself a redneck stud.
While they both work to help each other, their friendship, with no benefits, slowly begins to change. Mattie begins to find herself falling for the handsome Garrett, as he also feels the attraction strengthen for the sweet homegrown pretty, Mattie. But Garret is determined to help Mattie win over Colby, even if it means breaking his own heart. Will they both see the light and what is so obvious to us? Will Garret be able to stay in Cricket Creek, or will his career force him to leave?
As is traditional in this series, there is a background romance of an older couple. In Walking on Sunshine, Laura Lee, a divorced 55 year old local, gets a job as a housekeeper/cook for Country Super star, Shane. Laura has no intention of getting involved, as she feels her chances are over. She doesn’t see that Shane is becoming attracted to her, and avoids any chance of getting to know each other. Will Laura heed her own advice to Mattie and give Shane a chance?
As always, with Luann McLane, this is a fun, sweet enjoyable romance, and we always get a double header. It is nice to see some of our favorites from the previous books. If you enjoy lighthearted romances, small town atmosphere, friendships, sexy couples, then Walking on Sunshine and the Cricket Creek series is a must read. I will add that these books can be read as standalones, but why not enjoy the entire series, and start from the beginning.
Barb
The Reading Cafe
Mattie Mayfield is our heroine, and has lived in Cricket Creek all her life. Mattie has grown up hanging around her brothers, and is often treated as one of the boys. She has a crush on Colby, who only looks at her like his friends kid sister. No one takes Mattie seriously, and she is tired of being ignored as a girl. Mattie wants romance in her life. She meets Garret when she serves him breakfast at her store. They immediately become friends, with each helping each other attain their goals. Mattie to change her look, and make herself look like an attractive women, in order to get Colby’s attention. Garret wants to be treated as one of the guys, and wants to make himself a redneck stud.
While they both work to help each other, their friendship, with no benefits, slowly begins to change. Mattie begins to find herself falling for the handsome Garrett, as he also feels the attraction strengthen for the sweet homegrown pretty, Mattie. But Garret is determined to help Mattie win over Colby, even if it means breaking his own heart. Will they both see the light and what is so obvious to us? Will Garret be able to stay in Cricket Creek, or will his career force him to leave?
As is traditional in this series, there is a background romance of an older couple. In Walking on Sunshine, Laura Lee, a divorced 55 year old local, gets a job as a housekeeper/cook for Country Super star, Shane. Laura has no intention of getting involved, as she feels her chances are over. She doesn’t see that Shane is becoming attracted to her, and avoids any chance of getting to know each other. Will Laura heed her own advice to Mattie and give Shane a chance?
As always, with Luann McLane, this is a fun, sweet enjoyable romance, and we always get a double header. It is nice to see some of our favorites from the previous books. If you enjoy lighthearted romances, small town atmosphere, friendships, sexy couples, then Walking on Sunshine and the Cricket Creek series is a must read. I will add that these books can be read as standalones, but why not enjoy the entire series, and start from the beginning.
Barb
The Reading Cafe
September 12, 2015
Walking on Sunshine (Cricket Creek #8)by Luann McLane
Mattie Mayfield is more interested in fishing, four-wheeling, and mudding than being a girlie girl. But acting like one of the boys means she often gets ignored when it comes to romance—especially by Colby, her brother’s best friend. Maybe if she changes the game, she’ll finally start getting some attention.
Bad boy musician Garret Ruleman doesn’t fit in with the crowd in Cricket Creek, but there’s something about sweet, unassuming Mattie that catches his eye. Garret intends to ask her out, but all Mattie wants is for Garret to give her a makeover that will force Colby to see her as a real woman.
Garret agrees to help in return for lessons on how to become a Southern stud. And as the local girls start falling for the newly countrified Garret, Mattie wonders if in the end, they’d actually be perfect together.
This is one of those obvious love struck novels that brings together a couple that much like in real life, you have a situation that bring the two together and eventually starts up a relationship, but the focus is when you're the kind of person that is completely oblivious to the fact that the man or woman of your dreams is really right in front of your face but you don't notice because you're too busy obsessing over someone else. That is this novel in a nut shell. Garret wants to make Mattie notice him but Mattie is too busy obsessing over Colby which places him in the friend zone until Mattie realizes that everyone else is into Garret. That's when she begins to question her feelings toward him. Its like the wave of attention forces her to pay attention to him and he does this make over for her just to put himself in her path so that she will notice him. Even though shes boy stupid Mattie is still a likeable character and Garret even more so.
Walking on Sunshine was a sweet story I enjoyed reading to the end. A great installment for the Cricket Creek series.
My Rating: 4 Stars
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Note: I received a print copy in exchange for an honest review from Berkley.
Mattie Mayfield is more interested in fishing, four-wheeling, and mudding than being a girlie girl. But acting like one of the boys means she often gets ignored when it comes to romance—especially by Colby, her brother’s best friend. Maybe if she changes the game, she’ll finally start getting some attention.
Bad boy musician Garret Ruleman doesn’t fit in with the crowd in Cricket Creek, but there’s something about sweet, unassuming Mattie that catches his eye. Garret intends to ask her out, but all Mattie wants is for Garret to give her a makeover that will force Colby to see her as a real woman.
Garret agrees to help in return for lessons on how to become a Southern stud. And as the local girls start falling for the newly countrified Garret, Mattie wonders if in the end, they’d actually be perfect together.
This is one of those obvious love struck novels that brings together a couple that much like in real life, you have a situation that bring the two together and eventually starts up a relationship, but the focus is when you're the kind of person that is completely oblivious to the fact that the man or woman of your dreams is really right in front of your face but you don't notice because you're too busy obsessing over someone else. That is this novel in a nut shell. Garret wants to make Mattie notice him but Mattie is too busy obsessing over Colby which places him in the friend zone until Mattie realizes that everyone else is into Garret. That's when she begins to question her feelings toward him. Its like the wave of attention forces her to pay attention to him and he does this make over for her just to put himself in her path so that she will notice him. Even though shes boy stupid Mattie is still a likeable character and Garret even more so.
Walking on Sunshine was a sweet story I enjoyed reading to the end. A great installment for the Cricket Creek series.
My Rating: 4 Stars
Reviewed By:
Krissy's Bookshelf Reviews
http://kkmalott.booklikes.com/
Note: I received a print copy in exchange for an honest review from Berkley.
May 4, 2015
Walking on Sunshine, Cricket Creek #8, by Luann McLane
Grade: B
Walking on Sunshine is another great installment in the very sweet series Cricket Creek. For the eighth book we meet Mattie Mayfield who is a small town Kentucky girl who loves to be doors and get her hands dirty. All Mattie wants is to find her Mr. Right and she thinks she’s found him in her older brother’s best friend. The problem is all the boys in Cricket Creek think of Mattie as “one of the guys” and she is always in the friend zone. All that changes when Garret Ruleman comes into her life and together they come up with a master plan.
Garret Ruleman is tired of his bad boy reputation and is determined to turn over a new leaf now that he’s living in Cricket Creek. After meeting the adorable Mattie, Garret cooks up a plan to help teach her how to be a girl and get her crush to notice her while she teaches him how to fit in in Kentucky. What Garret never expected was to fall for Mattie and now he is determined the only man that will notice her and take her on a date will be him.
This is such a sweet and fun book. I am a huge fan of the series and was very happy to get to see Garret redeem himself in this book and show a completely different side of himself. There is nothing better than a man in wranglers with an English accent and I swooned when Garret went country! Maddie is super fun and super sweet. I think these two had great chemistry and they were very fun to read about.
Like all Cricket Creek books we have a young and an older couple love story and this book was no different. Laura Lee and Shane are also very cute and fun. I actually liked their story more than Maddie and Garret’s! The best parts of the books were the great conversations Laura Lee and Maddie had over their love lives. They were very heartfelt and made the book even better. I really love this series and cannot wait for the next installment!
Grade: B
Walking on Sunshine is another great installment in the very sweet series Cricket Creek. For the eighth book we meet Mattie Mayfield who is a small town Kentucky girl who loves to be doors and get her hands dirty. All Mattie wants is to find her Mr. Right and she thinks she’s found him in her older brother’s best friend. The problem is all the boys in Cricket Creek think of Mattie as “one of the guys” and she is always in the friend zone. All that changes when Garret Ruleman comes into her life and together they come up with a master plan.
Garret Ruleman is tired of his bad boy reputation and is determined to turn over a new leaf now that he’s living in Cricket Creek. After meeting the adorable Mattie, Garret cooks up a plan to help teach her how to be a girl and get her crush to notice her while she teaches him how to fit in in Kentucky. What Garret never expected was to fall for Mattie and now he is determined the only man that will notice her and take her on a date will be him.
This is such a sweet and fun book. I am a huge fan of the series and was very happy to get to see Garret redeem himself in this book and show a completely different side of himself. There is nothing better than a man in wranglers with an English accent and I swooned when Garret went country! Maddie is super fun and super sweet. I think these two had great chemistry and they were very fun to read about.
Like all Cricket Creek books we have a young and an older couple love story and this book was no different. Laura Lee and Shane are also very cute and fun. I actually liked their story more than Maddie and Garret’s! The best parts of the books were the great conversations Laura Lee and Maddie had over their love lives. They were very heartfelt and made the book even better. I really love this series and cannot wait for the next installment!
July 1, 2015
I love this series... I love how LuAnn puts together her couples. In this story we have Mattie and Garrett. Two young people from different walks of life. He is a badboy and son of the famous Rick Ruleman, and his reputation preceded him in Cricket Creek. Mattie is the hometown girl who works with her brothers at their business , running the Café' and bait shop. She is a bit of a tomboy. Put these two together and it was an amazing story. Can Mattie teach Garret how to be a 'redneck' hometown boy and can Garret teach Mattie the finer parts of being a Lady, so she can get her long time crush Colby to notice she is a woman...Well things are going good until...they fall in love with each other... But like all good deeds, forces are at work that will put their love to the test..
And I loved that she brought backs characters we have already met and puts them together, in this case Laura Lee, friend of Mattie's family and Shane the former Country music star, who has come to Cricket Creek to live a quieter life and hires Laura Lee as his housekeeper/personal assistant... Can these two find love the second time around...
And I loved that she brought backs characters we have already met and puts them together, in this case Laura Lee, friend of Mattie's family and Shane the former Country music star, who has come to Cricket Creek to live a quieter life and hires Laura Lee as his housekeeper/personal assistant... Can these two find love the second time around...
May 3, 2015
Review: I was given a copy of Walking on Sunshine by netgalley and Sunshine and Mountains book blog for an honest review.
I enjoyed this book immensely. I liked the characters and the storyline. It was a good read!
Cricket Creek is a small town. Mattie is more interested in fishing and four wheeling than being girly. But when acting like one of the boys she gets over looked for romance. But she really wants to be noticed by her brother’s best friend Colby. So she thinks if she changes the game then she will get noticed.
Bad boy Garret doesn’t fit into the crowd in Cricket Creek but there’s something about Mattie that catches his eye. Garret wants to ask her out but all Mattie wants is for him to give her a makeover that will force Colby to see her as a real woman. Garret agrees but only for help in how to become a southern stud. When all the girls start wanting Garret, Maddie wonders if she should be with him instead…What will she decide? Well you have to read the book to find out. I give it 4 out of 5 stars!
I enjoyed this book immensely. I liked the characters and the storyline. It was a good read!
Cricket Creek is a small town. Mattie is more interested in fishing and four wheeling than being girly. But when acting like one of the boys she gets over looked for romance. But she really wants to be noticed by her brother’s best friend Colby. So she thinks if she changes the game then she will get noticed.
Bad boy Garret doesn’t fit into the crowd in Cricket Creek but there’s something about Mattie that catches his eye. Garret wants to ask her out but all Mattie wants is for him to give her a makeover that will force Colby to see her as a real woman. Garret agrees but only for help in how to become a southern stud. When all the girls start wanting Garret, Maddie wonders if she should be with him instead…What will she decide? Well you have to read the book to find out. I give it 4 out of 5 stars!
May 6, 2015
Opposites Attract
Always intriguing when two people from completely different countries come together and fall in love. Mattie is a southern belle from Tennessee, while Garret is a bloke from London. They find similarities in themselves and become good friends who try to help each other get what they need. Mattie has had an infatuation with Colby, her brother's friend, since she was a little girl. She'd like for him to notice her so Garret helps her come out of her tomboyish self. Garret has felt like he never fit in anywhere, having being moved around as a young person, and wants to in his new home, Cricket Creek. Somewhere along the way, feelings change for one another and they become weary of each other's feelings. I really enjoy this series because of the hometown feel of the place and the characters. I really enjoyed having two storylines that also included Shane and Laura Lee. Next up, Grace and Mason's story!
Always intriguing when two people from completely different countries come together and fall in love. Mattie is a southern belle from Tennessee, while Garret is a bloke from London. They find similarities in themselves and become good friends who try to help each other get what they need. Mattie has had an infatuation with Colby, her brother's friend, since she was a little girl. She'd like for him to notice her so Garret helps her come out of her tomboyish self. Garret has felt like he never fit in anywhere, having being moved around as a young person, and wants to in his new home, Cricket Creek. Somewhere along the way, feelings change for one another and they become weary of each other's feelings. I really enjoy this series because of the hometown feel of the place and the characters. I really enjoyed having two storylines that also included Shane and Laura Lee. Next up, Grace and Mason's story!
June 21, 2015
I just knew Walking on Sunshine was going to be a awesome read, and after the first page just confirmed I was in for a page turning book in nose read. This was my first read of this series and now I have to catch up on the rest of the series. Mattie and Garrett are opposites but are attracted to each other as friends. They make a pack to help each other out, but are they meant for each other instead. You just have to find out for yourself as you enjoy this sweet town romance. It is a fast page turn read and will love every bit.
I was given this book by the author and this is my honest opinion.
I was given this book by the author and this is my honest opinion.
May 6, 2015
I liked this book, it was great to visit Cricket Creek again, I have loved the whole series. I wish we would have gotten to visit with some of the other characters from previous books more, I was hoping that we would get to see what Addison and Reid were up to since Garrett was once engaged to her but nothing ever came up with them. I can't wait to meet Garrett's sisters and mother in the next book!
November 14, 2015
Luann McLane is such a great writer. She really knows how to portray her characters so that you as a reader empathize for the characters. Her stories are fun and touching. She makes you believe that the princess really can be her prince regardless of stature or money but more about being a good warm hearted person.
March 6, 2016
Maddie & Garrett getting together have added the potential for several more books for the Cricket Creek Series. Overall the book was very good but the proverbial wrench in the plans was a bit overdone. It would have been just as nice if Garrett hadn't taken the TV series in the UK and just stayed in Cricket Creek and married Maddie.
July 11, 2015
another book in the Cricket Creek series. No matter how long in between books you get right back in to the plot. This one you have to trust yourselve in relationships and sometimes go out side the box.
May 6, 2015
Very sweet and funny romance. A really great series.
May 22, 2015
Loved it as much as the other Luann McClane novels.
May 15, 2015
Great installation to the series!
July 8, 2015
A new author for me and I loved her book. I will have to try to find others in this seris."Cricket Creek"
March 19, 2016
4 1/2 Stars
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May 22, 2016This is my 3rd book read by this author. This is the 2nd book read in this series. Yeah, I know I totally need to backtrack here. Shrugs.
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