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Second Time Sweeter
From rising star Ros Baxter comes a love story about duty, desire, and dairy products.
Ten years ago, Genevieve Jenkins let the Love of her Life ride out of town while she settled for The Safe Bet. Turns out Mr Safe Bet wasn't so safe after all, and life in her small home town of Sweet Pocket got kind of sour. The last thing she needs on top of two kids, a sick mother, a deadbeat ex and a heap of bad debt is for Mr Love of her Life to ride back into town, successful, smart, devastatingly sexy, and all the things that she can no longer be.
And it doesn't help that she's dressed as cheese.
One–time–bad–boy–now–Crop–King Brodie Brown is back in town on a mission of mercy, but he's keeping his guard up. He can't let this town – or the girl who broke his heart ten years before – get under his skin. He's seen what working the land can do to people, and he built his business, and a whole new life, in the big smoke far away from the pain and despair of a farmer's life. But he loved this town and he loves the people, so when Sweet Pocket calls, he answers. That's just the way it is.
But it's only temporary and it's only business. Brodie learned long ago that there is nothing left for him in Sweet Pocket but a broken heart and lost dreams. When the town's future is secure, he'll ride away again – back to his life and his future, and away from the girl who could make both worthwhile.
Ten years ago, Genevieve Jenkins let the Love of her Life ride out of town while she settled for The Safe Bet. Turns out Mr Safe Bet wasn't so safe after all, and life in her small home town of Sweet Pocket got kind of sour. The last thing she needs on top of two kids, a sick mother, a deadbeat ex and a heap of bad debt is for Mr Love of her Life to ride back into town, successful, smart, devastatingly sexy, and all the things that she can no longer be.
And it doesn't help that she's dressed as cheese.
One–time–bad–boy–now–Crop–King Brodie Brown is back in town on a mission of mercy, but he's keeping his guard up. He can't let this town – or the girl who broke his heart ten years before – get under his skin. He's seen what working the land can do to people, and he built his business, and a whole new life, in the big smoke far away from the pain and despair of a farmer's life. But he loved this town and he loves the people, so when Sweet Pocket calls, he answers. That's just the way it is.
But it's only temporary and it's only business. Brodie learned long ago that there is nothing left for him in Sweet Pocket but a broken heart and lost dreams. When the town's future is secure, he'll ride away again – back to his life and his future, and away from the girl who could make both worthwhile.
310 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 1, 2015
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About the author
Ros Baxter
22 books37 followersRos writes fresh, funny, genre-busting fiction. She digs feisty heroines, good friends, quirky families, heroes to make you sigh and tingle, and a dash of fantasy from time to time.
She lives in Brisbane, Australia, with her husband Blair, four small but very opinionated children, a neurotic dog and nine billion germs.
You can email Ros at rosbaxterink@gmail.com or find her at www.facebook.com/RosBaxterInk, on twitter @RosBaxter, or www.rosbaxterink.com
She lives in Brisbane, Australia, with her husband Blair, four small but very opinionated children, a neurotic dog and nine billion germs.
You can email Ros at rosbaxterink@gmail.com or find her at www.facebook.com/RosBaxterInk, on twitter @RosBaxter, or www.rosbaxterink.com
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January 1, 2018
If the cover and the title hadn't been strong enough clues and the fact it was set in Sweet Pocket, having read the first couple of pages I was in no doubt this would be a sweet romance. I've read Ros Baxter twice before and enjoyed her work - especially Numbered which she co-wrote with her sister Amy Andrews - so I was pretty sure I would enjoy this one, sweet romance or not. The story is not exactly unique in that old flames are reunited ten years after they were last together. The chemistry is still electric but changed circumstances (kids for her, successful business in the big smoke for him) may prevent them getting together again. This story was wrapped tightly around the struggling dairy farming community they'd grown up in. There were a couple of twists I hadn't seen, it tugged on the heartstrings, was a feel good story. It may not be for everyone but I particularly enjoy a sweet romance every now and then and imo this was a beaut way to end the 2017 reading year.
November 1, 2015
Ros Baxter is a talented multi-genre author published across multiple publishers and genres. I have enjoyed everything I have read by her and her recent foray into rural fiction has been an interesting new direction.
Second Time Sweeter is quite a short book set in the small NSW tale of Sweet Pocket; a small farming town that is suffering financially because of their stand against big business.
Genevieve Jenkins is a single mother to two young children, running a farm, caring for her ill mother and trying to ensure the survival of the town. It's a lot to take on and she's only just keeping her head above water. Things are not going well with her ex-husband and everything seems to be snowballing.
This years annual Spring Fair is extremely important, the future of the town may just rest on it going off without a hitch and Nelly has roped her nephew into returning to town to help out.
Brodie Brown skipped town a decade ago to make something of his life and now he returns as The Crop King; with lots of business contacts and a healthy bank account. He was the town bad boy when he left at the end of school and he hasn't been back since, preferring to catch up with Nelly in Sydney than return to his hometown.
Genevieve and Brodie were high-school sweethearts, their love scorching so hot it was feared they would combust. They had huge plans for a lifetime together and then out of the blue Gen broke it off, claiming to have feelings for his best friend.
A decade later they are back in the same town with a common goal to save the town but can their shared history remain in the past so that they can work together.
The remainder of the review will be available at bookgirl.beautyandlace.net
Second Time Sweeter is quite a short book set in the small NSW tale of Sweet Pocket; a small farming town that is suffering financially because of their stand against big business.
Genevieve Jenkins is a single mother to two young children, running a farm, caring for her ill mother and trying to ensure the survival of the town. It's a lot to take on and she's only just keeping her head above water. Things are not going well with her ex-husband and everything seems to be snowballing.
This years annual Spring Fair is extremely important, the future of the town may just rest on it going off without a hitch and Nelly has roped her nephew into returning to town to help out.
Brodie Brown skipped town a decade ago to make something of his life and now he returns as The Crop King; with lots of business contacts and a healthy bank account. He was the town bad boy when he left at the end of school and he hasn't been back since, preferring to catch up with Nelly in Sydney than return to his hometown.
Genevieve and Brodie were high-school sweethearts, their love scorching so hot it was feared they would combust. They had huge plans for a lifetime together and then out of the blue Gen broke it off, claiming to have feelings for his best friend.
A decade later they are back in the same town with a common goal to save the town but can their shared history remain in the past so that they can work together.
The remainder of the review will be available at bookgirl.beautyandlace.net
December 11, 2015
I love books about cowboys and country life. So when I saw the cover of ‘Second Time Sweeter’, and after reading the book description I was really excited to start reading this one. This is the first book I read by Ros Baxter.
‘Second Time Sweeter’ is a nice, and easy to read book. It’s perfect to read when you’re really busy and just in need of something light to read. Since this was the case for me at the moment of reading it, I enjoyed getting to know the characters and the small town of Sweet Pocket. The main characters Genevieve Jenkins and Brodie Brown, have a lot of history together, and from the beginning of this book it was clear that they had a lot of unresolved feelings for one another. And it was definitely fun to get to know the characters better, and to learn the truth about their history.
But I did have one issue with this book. Especially in the beginning it takes a long time for the story to really begin. There’s a lot of stuff about the struggle of the small time dairy farmers in Sweet Pocket, especially in the beginning, and this really didn’t spark my interest. It was a part of the reason why the main characters got back in each other’s lives, but I just didn’t care about the different farms enough and I felt like it took too much space in this book. But I kept going and the book definitely got better and more interesting. The romance became nicer to read and I began to like the characters more and more.
This was definitely a nice and sweet romance story and I’m glad I read it. It didn’t ‘Wow’ me as I hoped it would, but it really was a nice get away from the busy December life.
‘Second Time Sweeter’ is a nice, and easy to read book. It’s perfect to read when you’re really busy and just in need of something light to read. Since this was the case for me at the moment of reading it, I enjoyed getting to know the characters and the small town of Sweet Pocket. The main characters Genevieve Jenkins and Brodie Brown, have a lot of history together, and from the beginning of this book it was clear that they had a lot of unresolved feelings for one another. And it was definitely fun to get to know the characters better, and to learn the truth about their history.
But I did have one issue with this book. Especially in the beginning it takes a long time for the story to really begin. There’s a lot of stuff about the struggle of the small time dairy farmers in Sweet Pocket, especially in the beginning, and this really didn’t spark my interest. It was a part of the reason why the main characters got back in each other’s lives, but I just didn’t care about the different farms enough and I felt like it took too much space in this book. But I kept going and the book definitely got better and more interesting. The romance became nicer to read and I began to like the characters more and more.
This was definitely a nice and sweet romance story and I’m glad I read it. It didn’t ‘Wow’ me as I hoped it would, but it really was a nice get away from the busy December life.
June 21, 2019
Ros Baxter has such a great way with words. I really enjoyed this sweet book.
September 9, 2023
An ok read, nothing special. It's a sweet romance if you like these sorts of books. I skipped thru a lot of it, doing that didn't detract from the story.
December 2, 2015
3.5 stars
Review copy received from the Publisher
Review copy received from the Publisher
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