Pretty good, even if not everything I wanted from the story came true.
The Sweethearts’ Knitting Club by Lori Wilde
Flynn does everything expected of her, and then some-- even if it means lying to the people she loves to keep them happy. But she can’t quite bring herself to agree to marry her long time, on-again-off-again boyfriend, Beau. And then Jesse shows up in town. It’s been ten years since he went to prison and now he’s back to get his girl and his revenge against the people who sent him away.
So, I was totally expecting a bad boy, alpha male ex-con with a huge chip on his shoulder coming into town and laying havoc to all of Flynn’s good girl-ness. And I really would have enjoyed that! The bitterness, the anger, the rage at being unjustly imprisoned for ten whole years! Imagine! Instead, Jesse is a good guy. He’s painted as the town troublemaker at a young age, and yeah, he bends the rules, but essentially he is a good dude who does the right thing. I still really liked him but a little more anger/angst would have gone a long way.
Flynn is such a people pleaser, it’s a little hard to like her. She lies and manipulates people just to keep from telling them the truth of how she really feels. Her indecision and hesitance over marrying Beau is also kind of frustrating-- how long does a person have to dither before they figure out what they really want?
Also, the big plot climax is kind of a fizzle. Spoiler alert: Beau just sort of... confesses to everything when confronted. And yeah, he gets a little crazy while doing it but then Flynn just kind of... leaves. There’s no action or suspense at all.
But the small town charm is super charming. And the slow burn to intense sexual chemistry between Flynn and Jesse is off the charts hot. 4 stars.