Review: Baby, Don't Go by Stephanie Bond

Baby, Don't Go
Stephanie Bond
Series: Southern Roads #3
Publisher: Mira
Publish Date: November 15, 2011
Audio Book {9 hrs}
Source: Public Library
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Alicia Randall, Marcus Armstrong
Challenge: 100+
Buy the Book: Amazon

The hardheaded Armstrong brothers are determined to rebuild their tornado-ravaged hometown in the Georgia mountains. They've got the means, they've got the manpower…what they need are women! So they place an ad in a Northern newspaper and wait for the ladies to arrive.…
Eldest brother Marcus Armstrong considers the estrogen-influx an irritating distraction. He's running a town, not a dating service!

Reporter Alicia Randall thinks the Armstrong brothers are running a scam and she intends to prove it—even if it means seducing oh-so-sexy Marcus in the process. Sizzling sex and a hot story? Win-win!

At least it is, until she falls for the guy. Will love trump betrayal when the truth comes out?

I found myself getting upset a lot with Alicia and her behavior. She seemed to look down her nose at the residents of Sweetness without even taking the time to try to get to know them. And as many times as she caused trouble for Marcus at the diner, I don’t know how any sane person didn’t fire her.

Marcus was likeable enough, although a bit stiff and rigid. Alicia isn’t really the type of woman I would have pictured for him, but they seemed to make it work.

Some of the high points of this novel were the Sweetness residents. Plus the addition of Alicia’s parents provided a great side story. I really enjoyed the dynamic between Alecia and her mother.

Read by Cassandra Campbell
Duration: 9 hours
Tantor Media

Narration: B
The narrator did a nice job of capturing the voices of the individual characters. Although at times it did come across a little dry in parts.

Teaser Tuesday: Baby, Come Home by Stephanie Bond

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB @ Should Be Reading. To participate, all you have to do is the following:

• Grab your current/upcoming read
• Open to a random page
• Share 2-3 "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
• Be careful not to include spoilers! (You do not want to ruin the book for others.)

Share the title & author so that others who enjoy your "teaser" may add the book to their TBL pile.

The door swung open and she stood there in her robe, her hair disheveled. She took one look at Tony and her eyes closed. "Oh, no."
"You slept with my mom!" Tony yelled, going after Kendall with his fists like a windmill. "You disrespected her!"

page 262; Baby, Come Home

Review: Baby, Drive South by Stephanie Bond

Baby, Drive South
Stephanie Bond
Series: Southern Roads #1
Publisher: Mira
Publication Date:  May 24, 2011
Mass Market Paperback {p.329}
Source: Personal Library
Genre: Contemporary
Characters: Nikki Salinger, Porter Armstrong
Challenge: 100+, Summer Romance
Buy the Book: Amazon

The hardheaded Armstrong brothers are determined to rebuild their tornado-ravaged hometown in the Georgia mountains. They've got the means, they've got the manpower…what they need are women! So they place an ad in a northern newspaper and wait for the ladies to answer their call...

Porter, the youngest Armstrong, is all for importing women. Still, he's so blown away by the sheer numbers, he falls off the water tower. Luckily there's a doctor among the newcomers—sweet and sexy Dr. Nikki Salinger.

And Porter has every intention of checking out her bedside manner...

The Armstrong brothers are trying to rebuild their childhood hometown of Sweetness, GA. In an effort to speed things along, they have place an ad in the newspaper to recruit single women to the town with the promise of a fresh start.

Among these women is Dr. Nikki Salinger, who is what some may call a plain Jane. Nikki is trying to heal from a broken heart and is not at all interested in getting involved.

I enjoyed the storyline and the witty dialogue. The town of Sweetness seemed like a place one truly would want to be involved in the rebuilding of.

Nikki was a bit reserved but truly a good person who had taken a few bumps in life for not being the most beautiful. Where it was the total opposite for Porter. At times I didn't like him because of his comments and behavior toward Nikki. Every strike she had against her with him, involved her appearance. Because she wasn't among the most beautiful of the women that moved into town, Porter seemed to dismiss her.

The whole town of Sweetness and the additional Armstrong brothers great entertainment. I truly am invested in seeing how the town of Sweetness progresses.

Review: Baby, I'm Yours by Stephanie Bond

Baby, I'm Yours
Stephanie Bond
Series: Southern Roads #0.5
Publisher: Mira
Publication Date: May 1, 2011
Kindle
Genre: Contemporary
Characters: Shelby Moon, Emory Maxwell
Challenge: 100+, 50 States {Georgia}

Emory Maxwell has come home to the small town of Sweetness, Georgia, with one goal in mind—to get his childhood sweetheart Shelby Moon to marry him. They've been in love with the second grade, but Shelby's father is determined to keep his daughter in Sweetness, not moving around the country as a soldier's wife. No matter what she chooses, Shelby knows she'll hurt one of the men she loves.

But when a tornado rips through town, will she and Emory lose their chance to be together forever?

This was a nice little opener to the Southern Roads series.

Emory is trying to propose to his long time girlfriend Shelby while he’s on leave from the Army. That’s when the small town of Sweetness is hit by a devastating tornado.

The novella only allowed for surface connections with the characters due to the length, but that didn’t stop me from becoming invested in the outcome of the town and its citizens.

This is a series I look forward to reading more of.