Stranded at the Red Moss Vineyard a week before her best
friend's wedding, LA native and professional matchmaker Alice Weatherford is
not pleased with her first trip to Oklahoma, or the epic snowstorm forcing her
to stay. So much for Christmas cheer. What she needs is a project, something to
distract her...and, oh, has she found one in neighboring rancher Clay Henry.
Gorgeous, charming, and unlike any other man she's ever met, finding the right
woman for Clay should be easy....
Having grown up with the Bellini sisters, it's no
hardship for Clay to ride out the storm at their cozy family vineyard,
especially since that means spending time with their savvy and smart
houseguest. But despite Alice’s best efforts, he's not the least bit interested
in her matchmaking....
Alice is the only woman Clay wants. Now he just has to
convince the matchmaker herself to give love a chance.
Short and fun holiday story. Alice is a city girl from
LA, but when her best friend decides to get married at a winery in Oklahoma, Alice
arrives a week early to make sure everything goes smoothly. She doesn't expect
to get stranded by a freak snowstorm. Desperate for a project, she decides
neighboring rancher and fellow strandee Clay needs her services as a
matchmaker. Clay isn't really interested in her matchmaking efforts, but if it
gives him a chance to spend more time with her, he'll take it.
The sparks flew between Alice and Clay from the minute
they met. Alice tries to resist - Clay is all wrong for her. She's LA, he's
Oklahoma, and she'll only be there for a week. She knows long-distance
relationships don't work. Then there are their opposite opinions on love. Alice
believes that a successful match depends on shared interests and that chemistry
doesn't last. Clay is of the firm belief that if there's no chemistry, there's
no chance of anything else developing. I liked his chemistry challenge to her
(which he won, of course) and how he uses it to spend more time with her. It
doesn't take long for the sparks to burst into flame, and the heat between them
is pretty intense. But it's more than just physical, and I enjoyed the time
they spent together outside of the bedroom. The decorating scene was sweet, and
I loved how easy it was for them to talk to each other.
The short fling turns into something deeper pretty
quickly, and Clay can easily picture Alice in his life. The same pictures show
up in Alice's head, but she has a bit of tunnel vision over her life in LA, so
she continues to insist that anything further is impossible. I wanted to shake
her when she walked away and felt that she earned every bit of her unhappiness.
Clay was pretty miserable, too, until a kick in the pants talk from his friends
made him see that he gave up too quickly. I loved Clay's big moment at the end,
though his solution wasn't much of a surprise.
This was a nice setup for the new series. I look forward to reading more.
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