Book Review: One Summer Day by Heather B. Moore

Publisher: Mirror Press

Release Date: January 28, 2020

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Macie’s divorce has left her at rock-bottom, and she uproots everything and takes her young daughter to visit Prosperity Ranch for the summer. Every kid deserves to know her grandparents, right? Macie hopes for some healing time, even if she is staying at her ex in-laws ranch. What she isn’t expecting is her ex-husband’s brother, Holt Prosper, to fit every ideal she’s ever hoped for in a man.

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My Review 💜

Being the fan of Heather B. Moore that I am, I was so excited to start her newest series, but quickly lost my enthusiasm, and instead turned to disappointment. Talk about keeping it in the family! The whole situation made my skin crawl for reasons I care not to delve into in this review. I know it's supposed to be sweet and true love and all that but I hated the premise. The only saving grace of this book was sweet little Ruby and the picturesque backdrop of Prosperity Ranch, though I did have my issues with this Texas town and some of its inhabitants.

I was born and raised in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and I know that Prosper, Texas is in North Texas and nowhere near San Antonio, like it is portrayed in the book. I know this is a trivial fact, considering this is a work of fiction, but it really bothered me. There is also "cliche" Texas twang that no Texan I've ever known has used in their language and reading it was quite cringy to me. Holt is sweet enough but something about Macie was bothersome to me, and the entire time I'm reading I'm trying to put my finger on why, and never did quite figure it out.

I had such high hopes for this series, but I am sad to say that it was not an enjoyable start for me. The writing itself was top notch and I could see this series holding promise, so I am not giving up just yet, but it is by far my least favorite novel by this author to date.

My Rating: ★★1/2

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About the Author

Heather B. Moore is a USA Today bestselling author of more than fifty publications. Her historical novels and thrillers are written under pen name H.B. Moore. She writes women's fiction, romance and inspirational non-fiction under Heather B. Moore. This can all be confusing, so her kids just call her Mom. Heather attended Cairo American College in Egypt, the Anglican School of Jerusalem in Israel, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Brigham Young University in Utah. Heather is represented by Dystel, Goderich, and Bourret.

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*I have voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book which I read through Kindle Unlimited. All views and opinions expressed are completely honest, and my own.