Shepherdsville Boxed Set

My Rating: ★★★★

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Publisher: MiBear Tales

Release Date: July 31, 2018

Genre: Clean Romance Anthologies

A small-town girl rides out a hurricane with the nerd she befriended in high school. An attorney returns home after ten years to save her farm from the only man who ever broke her heart. A twin poses as her sister and must lie to her sister's handsome boss. Welcome to Shepherdsville, where everyone is family and love is always in the air.

If you like small town romances, you'll love Shawna Lynn Brooks' heartwarming series. Three clean romance books all in one!

The Shepherdsville Boxed Set Includes:

Stormsurge, Home Again and Double or Nothing

My Review

Stormsurge is a sweet novella that is well written and and a fun, quick read. Lacey and Gene have a wonderful chemistry, though I hated how they both were so much in their heads. The storm gave the reader just enough suspense, my favorite part of the book being when Lacey and Gene are locked in bathroom while a tornado rips through Shepherville, and they share their first kiss. I do feel like there could've been a little more depth and the ending left me wanting more but all in all I though this was a cute story.

Home Again was my least favorite of the three novellas. It had a slow start and Maren, the heroine, bothered me for some reason. I did, however, fall in love with Jack, and once his and Maren's relationship started to evolve, Maren didn't bother me as much. I loved the details of small town living and the struggle in deciding where to keep it that way or to grow and evolve into the future. I believe that this is a real struggle in small towns, which makes the story believable.

The story is well written and you can feel the struggle between holding onto the past and embracing the future. Though it wasn't my favorite of the trio, I still enjoyed the read and fell in love at the end.

Double or Nothing was hands down my favorite of the three. Twins that switch places and chaos ensues? Um, yes! Ellie is the twin that has her life together and Eve is the irresponsible twin that always needs her responsible twins help getting out of trouble. Eve breaks up with her horrible boyfriend at her job, creating a major scene with major drama. She is afraid she's going to lose her job so she asks Ellie to take her place while she goes to a yoga retreat to get her mind straight. Ellie takes Eve's place at work and immediately there is chemistry between Ellie and Eve's boss, Grant.

I fell in love with every character in this story, and loved the plot. You feel the tension, constantly wondering if Ellie is going to get caught, and if her and Grant are ever going to make their feelings known.

The flow of the novella is wonderful, making it a quick and enjoyable read. Ellie and Grant are wonderful characters, and the story as a whole is very well written.

The Shepherdsville Boxed Set is a great anthology of clean and wholesome romance that is enjoyable and quick, fun reads. Shawna Lynn Brooks is a wonderful writer, you will not be disappointed.

*I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. All opinions are my own.