King's Country
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Publisher Description
Our families have feuded for years, but when I get myself hurt during a winter storm, Dawson King rides in like a cowboy Prince Charming and tucks me into his bed until I get better. It’s suddenly hard to remember why I don’t like him.
From Marie Johnston comes an enemies to lovers, small town romance.
Dawson King’s mom died because of my dad’s poor decisions, and ever since, I’ve been at the bottom of the King Ranch manure pile. Years later, our circumstances couldn’t be more different. I’m left running my decrepit ranch, and he’s right next door, in his big house, with his fat and happy cattle, and he sneaks treats to my horse. Everyone in town loves him while hating me is their favorite game.
Yet when I get hurt in the middle of a snow storm, he’s the only one there to help me.
When I’m recovering at his place, he takes care of me, and I start to forget the resentment between us and remember the friendship we had as kids. He treats me like he sees beyond my caustic personality and the high emotional barriers I’ve erected thanks to my rough upbringing.
What I don’t know is that he’s hiding a secret that gives him millions of reasons behind his motivation to get close to me. The clock is ticking for Dawson and his generous trust fund, and if I don’t succumb to his intoxicating charm, I’ll end up back in the hovel I came from with a broken heart. But if I fall hard, I’m not sure if he’ll have a reason to be there to catch me.
King's Country is a standalone novel in the King's Creek series (formerly published as the Oil Kings series).
Customer Reviews
Complex Story that I didn’t want to pause
Book 4 in series and you can tell there are more stories but you don't need to have read any of them to enjoy this one. It will make you want to go back and explore all the other stories in the family... but you can start here and get addicted just fine.
Bristol and Dawson own neighboring ranches. They've lived next door to each other all their lives. There is family drama and complexities that go way way back and neither of them have the full story.
Bristol is all prickles. She's never been given a chance or a break at anything in life thanks to her father's way of living, but now that he's gone and she has to run her ranch solo, it's even harder to be looked down on by everyone in town. She won't take crap from anyone and she won't take charity or pity either.
Dawson wants to help Bristol. He remembers his childhood friend, before the armor got so hard and thick that no one could get through. A broken leg is hard enough in the best of circumstances, but when it's winter and you need to work a ranch, it's so much worse. He offers to help, letting her stay at his home, have him and his guys help with her ranch, just until she can get back on her feet. But as they spend time together and her truths come to light, he realizes there is so much more to her life than he ever knew, saw or could possibly understand.
They really are complete opposites in a lot of ways, Golden Boy vs. Town Outcast, rich and wanting for nothing vs. dirt poor and struggling to survive... but they also have so much in common and spending so much time together while she recovers shows how in sync they really are.
The Audio for this one was performed by Tyler Darby and Chloe Ryan. They both were fantastic to listen to. The depth they brought to these characters was gripping. I didn't want to stop listening and would heave an aggravated sigh anytime I had to pause and deal with life. Every time a new element was exposed, every time an emotional breakthrough or lightbulb moment happened, I just had to stop my multitasking and just listen. It was a great story and more than a few tears were shed towards the end. I will definitely relisten to this one.
I requested and was generously provided with a copy of the audiobook. These are my honest thoughts.