While this is the 3rd book in the Sugarland Creek series, it's the first I've read. The audio version I enjoyed features Aaron Shedlock, as Landon, and Stella Hunter, as Ellie, in a dual narration style (they alternate chapters and do all the voices in their chapter). They both do a great version of each other's character, so it works well even though duet style is my favorite (where they always do their own character's voice for the entire book). The southern accents are there but not cartoony, and when it's hot, it's HOT! The character development through the story peels back the layers on Landon & Ellie over time, so we learn as we go that their assumptions about each other have some adjusting to do in a way that feels balanced with the plot.
This story starts on a heavier note, and swings back to that feeling briefly in the 3rd act, but in between, it's a fun, steamy romp full of fantastic banter, long term pining, unrequited desire, and rodeo dreams. As I am firmly in my spicy cowboy era, I loved the vibes throughout. The Hollis siblings are funny, engaging, honest, and hard working people who love to have a good time. They are a rowdy bunch, but I was drawn in quickly by their dynamics and love for each other, and I will be catching up on the previous two books in this series ASAP as a result. There is also a suspense subplot in this book that adds a little zing too, and from context clues about the previous books in the series, it sounds like that might be part of the connecting thematic thread of these stand alone books.
If you're an audiobook girlie too, and love a spicy small town cowboy romance, don't miss this series from Brooke Montgomery!
Thank you so much to Brooke Montgomery for the opportunity to review this ALC of Fall With Me!