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| Callie McCallahan had once lived in Hoker with her parents, but they moved away for financial reasons. Callie has been left her late uncle’s cabin and property outside Hoker, and she arrives with her cousin Glory to move in. Alas, it’s not very habitable and the next-door neighbor is kind of scary. She went to school with Tanner Patrick but barely remembers him. He is big and utterly handsome, so she can’t help but notice him now. Tanner lives with the woman who took him in, Addie, and Kam, someone he considers like a brother. The threesome is friendly and helpful to Callie as they let her, and Glory, stay with them while helping them get the cabin presentable enough so that she can live in it. Callie can’t help being attracted to Tanner. When she ends up having issues, from snakes to scary men to her ex-fiancé being a pain in the rear, Tanner turns out to be a plus. Will their friendship lead to romance? After finding her fiancé having sex with another woman, Callie dumped him and moved away because her parents were pressuring her to forgive him. She may have been raised to expect the good things in life, but she isn’t afraid to work hard. The cabin is disgustingly dirty and rundown. At first, Callie is not sure about Tanner, though she isn’t afraid of him like Glory is. She doesn’t want to impose on Tanner, Addie, and Kam but they insist. It beats sleeping in her car, and she appreciates their help. They are out in the middle of nowhere with only one other neighbor—a couple of brothers that Tanner warns Callie to stay away from. She soon can live in the cabin and buy some chickens and goats. Then her adventure really begins. Meanwhile, Callie’s ex and her parents show up at the cabin trying to pressure her to forgive her ex and return to the city where they all live. She refuses. She loves it here and she feels empowered by her newfound independence. But will they exert even more pressure to get her to change her mind? Tanner hangs around, but more as support to Callie. How do her parents feel about Tanner? Tanner was raised by a terrible father who was finally murdered by someone while he was a teen. Addie took him in and raised him to be the fine upstanding man he is. Like Tanner, Kam was raised by Addie, and they are all hardworking men. Tanner had a crush on Callie when they were in high school, though she never looked his way. But now he’s spending time with her and the two are clicking in big ways. He won’t push her but if the signals are right…then he can’t say no. Tanner rescues Callie several times, but she is as stubborn as ever when she tries to assert her independence. LET ME BE THE ONE is an enjoyable tale right from the start. Readers will root for Callie to succeed, and for Tanner to get together with her. They are stellar people in everything they do and are willing to take the shirt off their backs. Even as her ex and her family continue to pressure her to leave Hoker, she digs her heels in. Readers will be cheering for Callie and Tanner as they fight for the right to be together. A fun and entertaining romance, be sure not to miss LET ME BE THE ONE. Patti Fischer |
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LET ME BE THE ONE – Lori Foster