Saturday 1 September 2018

Review: Don't Touch My Petunia (The Holloway Girls #2) by Tara Sheets


Pine Cove Island is the kind of enchanting place where anything is possible . . .
The Holloway women each have a special gift, passed down through generations, each one a little different. Juliette possesses a magical green thumb, which makes her job managing the local florist shop a dream. She may be a bit wild, but she knows what she wants: to save enough money to buy the shop from her boss. Then in marches Logan O'Connor, more annoyingly handsome than ever, turning all her plans upside down.

Logan hasn't been back on Pine Cove Island since he was eighteen and broke Juliette's teenage heart. Now it turns out he's her boss's nephew--and will be spending his days remodeling the shop and barking orders. At her.

For the sake of the business, Juliette will have to ignore their simmering attraction and work with Logan. But that doesn't mean she has to make things easy for him. Because no one knows better than she that one tiny, perfectly planted bit of garden magic could uproot Logan's own plans and keep him out of her way. And nothing would make her happier. At least that's what she thinks . . .

Paperback, 304 pages

Expected publication: September 25th 2018 by Zebra Shout

Terri's Thoughts

** I received an advanced copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you!**

I took a gamble on this story as it is the second in a series of which I had not read the first installment.  All I can say is that it made me wish I had read the first as I enjoyed this one immensely.  I will need to make a point to go back and read it!

This story was packed with every emotion imaginable in its short 304 pages.  While it was a true romance it was also full of humour and a little bit of magic.

I particularly enjoyed the whole "houseboat" crew as I found them extremely funny in how clueless they were.  I imagine a lot of us would be just a let down should we meet our favorite celebrity heartthrobs.  Although most were clueless, I was intrigued by Kat who I felt had a story of her own, and sure enough, when I got to the end of the book I found that the next story will focus on her.

I loved Logan from the beginning as well as Juliette for the most part.  Aside from her childish behavior (in my opinion) when the story reached its peak, she was a fun character.  Her quick retorts with the cast and crew of the Houseboat reminded me of myself when I am not impressed with peoples behavior or personalities.

Sheet is a new author to me but I really enjoyed her easygoing writing style.  I am adding her to my list of author to be on the lookout for when selecting future reads.  I definitely want to read Kat's story.



About the Author


Tara Sheets is an award-winning author of contemporary romance and women's fiction. Her debut novel, Don't Call Me Cupcake, is a winner of the 2016 Golden Heart® award sponsored by Romance Writers of America®. It is the first in The Holloway Girls series, available from Kensington Publishing.

Tara began her career as an author in the Pacific Northwest, inspired by the rain and the misty mountains and the rivers of Starbucks coffee. She now lives in the warm, wonderful South where she can stand outside with no coat on, and she finds that pretty inspiring too.

When not writing, Tara enjoys life with her book-loving family and a book-eating dog named Merlin. 


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