Foster McKenna is the tight end for the Branston Bandits. He doesn’t do relationships & he’s avoided putting down roots for the entirety of his career. But there’s just something about this small town that his teammates, Riggs & Miles, have settled down in that draws him in.
Hadley is the owner of a local bed & breakfast, a house she inherited from her grandmother nearly a decade ago. A business that she started on a dream, and while she’s done well, it gets hard sometimes. So when local a football star & friend of her best friend’s fiancé needs a place to stay while his house is being built, she finds herself with a long term resident.
Being a business owner for the better part of her adult life has not afforded Hadley to be well versed in the dating scene. And while she finds herself possessing quite a crush on her current resident, she keeps her awkward desires to herself. At least, until one night of extra tequila shots & a drunken confession. One she hopes he forgets.
As their relationship progresses, I loved watching Foster’s patience and care for Hadley. She wanted to jump in head first to a physical relationship with no regard to future outcomes. But Foster is convinced that he can’t be the man she needs long-term. But when the right person comes along, we find that our reservations about relationships seem to go out the door. And this is exactly what happened with Foster. He finds that his hesitance to fall into a relationship just simply doesn’t apply to Hadley. He wants desperately to give her everything she’s ever wished for. With his skills both as a handyman & a chef, he finds himself becoming an asset not only to Hadley, but to her bed & breakfast as a whole.
But what happens when his house is finished being built? What happens if he gets traded to a different team? Hadley has a life, a home, and a business that she loves dearly…he could never take her away from that.
Audiobook Review:
Cecily Foster & James Amherst’s narration was executed perfectly. Foster & Hadley’s patient & caring relationship came through in the voices of these two. They completely personified these characters bringing them to life.