Week 32 Review: Talulah's Back in Town

From Goodreads:

Sometimes the past we leave behind leads us right where we belong.

Talulah Barclay doesn't like complications. Unfortunately, they seem to love her. Fourteen years after leaving her fiancé at the altar, Talulah returns to her hometown of Coyote Canyon, Montana, to settle her great-aunt's estate. As she'd feared, her "runaway bride" reputation is waiting right where she left it, and her ex's best friend, Brant, isn't about to let her slip by unnoticed.

Brant has always been a loyal friend, but Talulah's decision to run isn't the only thing he hasn't forgotten. He remembers more about Talulah than he cares to admit. Vividly. And it's increasingly difficult to ignore her now, especially when they find themselves in close quarters. Talulah has no plans to stay in town after she fixes up her aunt's Victorian farmhouse, even if the unbridled sparks with Brant give her a good reason to linger. Besides, bailing on relationships is kind of her thing. But a lot has changed since Talulah last turned tail—maybe her heart has changed, too?

My Review:
I really enjoy Brenda Novak's writing. I think I've fallen behind because I do like mysteries more than I like contemporaries, but I do still enjoy them. I really enjoyed getting to know this next cast of characters and town, and watching these two fall in love!

This is the start of Coyote Canyon, and I was excited to get to know these characters, get to know this town, that has at least 3 books set here, and we'll see what the future holds. It was just the idea of your small home town homecoming.

Talulah doesn't know how to understand what her heart wants, she's had 2 failed engagements, and that's understandable. Love does seem to be hard to understand, hard to known, but it did make her life more difficult, in having temporarily left an agreement for a romance-and meeting Brant and having that connection. 

I really enjoyed their story, she did run away from marrying his friend, so there was that complicated, but oh, they were so good together, and I loved watching them come to terms with it, and deciding that they actually wanted that! 

This was a really great read and I can't wait to continue the series! 

Author: Brenda Novak
Series: Coyote Canyon #1
Read: August 3rd, 2024 
Source: Bought/Edelweiss 
Reason Why: Love her writing and it sounded great, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: MIRA 
Published: August 22nd 2023

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars