Release Day Review: Grit (A Love Story on 7th and Main, #3) by Elizabeth Hunter

GRIT, an all-new standalone, friends-to-lovers romance in the
7th and Main series
by Elizabeth Hunter is NOW LIVE!

He’s been patient; she’s been busy.

Patience is running out.

Melissa Oxford is a widow with a ranch, an orange grove, a goat-obsessed ten-year-old, and not enough time. She doesn’t have time to make friends. She doesn’t have time to stop and chat, and she definitely does not have time for a boyfriend.

Which is fine, because Cary Nakamura is far from being a boy. Cary’s the man who helped Melissa plant her trees. The friend who keeps offering advice, even when she’s is too stubborn to take it.

He’s also the man who kissed Melissa in broad daylight on a sidewalk in Metlin, California, smack in the face of God and everyone.

But while Melissa may spend a little too long dreaming about Cary from a distance, she knows the kind of passion he promises is more than she can handle.

She just doesn’t have the time.

But sometimes, no matter how busy you are, life makes you stop. It pulls you up short and makes you see things a little more clearly. Things like…

The people you can count on.

The dreams you keep pushing away.

And the passion that can’t be denied.

GRIT is a stand-alone, friends-to-lovers romance in the Love Stories on 7th and Main series by Elizabeth Hunter, author of INK.

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What I thought about Grit 

After the loss of her husband, Melissa is focused on two things -- their young daughter Abby and their ranch.  When she wants to expand by adding citrus farming, she turns to Cary Nakamura, her neighbor, her husband's friend, and even though they butt heads, Cary is someone she trusts.  

Cary has a citrus farming operation next door to Melissa, and they've known each other for years.  After Calvin's death, he starts to have romantic feelings for Melissa, but she's so focused on her daughter and the ranch operations she doesn't really have time for him.  So he sets a course to woo her.  This is the best part of the book -- the slow convincing that they could be good together.

There's some conflict with Melissa's in-laws as she struggles to keep them in Abby's life while they try to manipulate Melissa and Abby to move to their ranch.  Melissa is having none of it, but she still has to be nice because of Abby.  But when a new land developer tries to change the entire image of their little town, Melissa senses her in-laws's hand in the operation.  The conflicts in Grit are of the low stakes variety in that they are resolved without much trouble as everyone comes to their senses.

Grit is a sweet contemporary romance.  There isn't a huge amount of conflict and perhaps the best part is Cary's undying and unwavering love for Melissa and their journey toward happiness.  It's a quick read and the happily-ever-after left me feeling good.

An ARC was provided for review. 

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About Elizabeth Hunter

ELIZABETH HUNTER is a USA Today bestselling contemporary fantasy, romance, and paranormal mystery author. She is a graduate of the University of Houston Honors College and a former English teacher. She once substitute taught a kindergarten class, but decided that middle school was far less frightening. She’s the author of the Elemental Mysteries, the Irin Chronicles, and the Cambio Springs Mysteries.

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