Goodbye Girl by Scarlett Metal

Goodbye Girl

by Scarlett Metal

Rachel met Clint in a diner one night while she was on the road trying to escape her past. From the moment they lay their eyes on each other, sparks fly. He offers her a job on his ranch and even though she's a city girl, she accepts.

It's not long before they give into their attraction and settle into life together on the ranch. They find happiness in each other's arms and Clint quickly wonders if Rachel is the girl that can give him his happily ever after.

Rachel's past eventually comes back to haunt her, and threatens her happiness with Clint. Can they work through their demons of the past and find their happily ever after? Or will Rachel leave Clint just like she fled her life before?

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Review- 3.5 stars

Ok, first let me just say there are some things I liked about this book and then some things I didn’t.  But it was mostly wonderful!  Who doesn’t love a cowboy in some Wranglers *raises hand and jumps up and down*.  I know I sure do!  A man who is built just right and you know he didn’t get that way from working out in a gym.  He’s a man’s man who knows how to work the land and work it right!  The cowboy hats and boots don’t hurt either ;)

So enough about the cowboys... for now. Our two main characters in this book are Clint, the hot cowboy, and Rachel, the city girl who finds herself smack dab in the middle of nowhere.  Rachel is running from her past and meets Clint in a diner one night.  So, here is one part that I had a few issues with, not major, it just kinda bothered me a little.  In the synopsis of the book, it says-

“From the moment they lay their eyes on each other, sparks fly.... It's not long before they give into their attraction and settle into life together on the ranch. They find happiness in each other's arms and Clint quickly wonders if Rachel is the girl that can give him his happily ever after.”

Ok... I know attractions happen fast, and especially in books, but this one was literally as it says “It’s not long before they give into their attraction...”. The not long in this case was 1 night.  I would have liked to have seen them resist each other a little more, build up a little more sexual tension, or have their relationship build up a little more before they gave into their attraction.  Don’t get me wrong, it was still VERY HOT when they did J

Once they give into their attraction of each other they slowly settle into day to day life together on the ranch, falling more and more for each other as the days go by.  But Rachel still can’t shake the feeling that she needs to look over her shoulder and that her past is going to come back for her.  Her past does come back for her and she and Clint have to decide can they overcome it together or will she run from this just like she has everything else.

Now, my next issue with the story is hard to put into words without giving away the story and spoiling it.  But I’ll just put it this way, I feel like a big chunk of the story was missing in one place.  I wished I could have been able to read the character’s reactions instead of jumping ahead 2 or 3 days later and being hit with the news and all the characters are suddenly fine with it.  Just felt like something was missing for me.

As for everything else, I liked it.  I loved all the other supporting characters and can’t wait for their stories.  Especially Wyatt!  Woohoo!  That is one hot cowboy!  If you’re looking for a fun, quick, fast paced read, then this is the book for you.  Go jump into the world of hot cowboys and enjoy J ~Lauren 

About the Author-

Scarlett lives in the Midwest with her sexy husband, two girls, and three furbabies. She dabbled in writing right after college but it wasn't until she took up blogging about eight years ago that she started writing seriously. After writing a few boring service pieces for some online publications, she went back to her true passion, fiction. When she's not busy writing steamy stories, she can be found with her nose in a book, camping, or geocaching with her family. She loves Diet Coke, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, and 80's hair bands.

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