Beth's Reviews > Take a Chance on Me

I thought this novella was cute! Despite it's brevity, it worked for me. The fact that Penelope and Eli have a history, and it's laid out well for the reader, takes away that moving too fast feeling that a lot of novellas give me.

Penelope's free-spirited nature won me over, and I like how she and Eli are foils for one another, but still have a deep connection point. Also, how cute is the idea of a camper for Penelope to sell her pies out of? I just loved that. I also appreciated Eli's character. I'm not sure when straight-forward male leads fell out of favor, but Wade brought one back with Eli. He wants to win Penelope back, and this time, he's not afraid to be honest and do what needs to be done to achieve that goal. He's unflappable but not pushy or into games, and that's just really attractive to me. Move over, brooding, hard-to-decipher heroes - give me the gentlemanly ones that make their intentions known. Unless he's walking on the moors with his shirttails flapping all Darcy-esque. But that's another story.

This novella has me pumped for book one in this series. I look forward to seeing these characters again and getting to know more about Misty River.