First in a mass market romance series so you expect the hunk of a guy and the intelligent, insecure gal. Silly misunderstandings. A "Here Come the Brides" set improbably in 2011. I debated using the medical tag but couldn't bring myself to do it, though a thread of the book has "the guys" not wanting to avail themselves of Nicki's skills because she's a woman, seeking out instead a mountain man type who uses herbal remedies. With that caution, I did finish the book. I didn't read any of the reviews before I began this book, but I read them afterwards. It seems a lot of reviewers disliked the whole premise of this book. The idea that three brothers and a band of ex-military men would come back to a town that was demolished by an awful tornado to rebuild seems to be understandable. However, reviewers seemed to be upset by the idea that these men would set out an ad in a newspaper calling for 100 women to move to the barren town to 'keep the men comfortable'. A gaggle of women show up just as one of the brothers has an accident. I loved 'little lady doc' a lot. Her character spoke to me. I understand the need to remove yourself from an old life. She is completely standoffish at first and due to some of her history. But then there's Porter, one of the three Armstrong men in charge of rebuilding the town. Porter is also charged with keeping little lady doc aka Nikki in town. Other reviewers seemed to hate how he chose to do that. He chose to remove a part of her van so she couldn't leave but in reality she didn't really want to leave. She was scared and way out of her element, and was running away from emotions she wasn't used to have. Personally, I loved the interaction between the two main characters. Porter pulled her into a world filled with warmth and understanding, opening her up, and she grounded him somehow. Overall, you have to just take some things as given. Just like you do when reading a science fiction novel. You have to just put yourself in a new world and to me this was no difference. Overall, a cute story with really sweet moments.
What do You think about Baby, Drive South (2011)?
Cute and inventive start to a series! Slow plot, but fun characters
—xochi2303
Encouraging and interesting although a little predictable.
—craigdking08
