When I first started reading COUNTRY HEAVEN by Ava Mikes I was sure it
was going to be another "bad boy country heart throb" meets "shy quiet
country girl" and breaks her heart. I was pleasantly surprised that I was so
wrong. Rye Crenshaw is a country music bad boy but it's not always his
fault! Shy country girl, Tory Simmons, is really a Ph.D student in cultural
anthropology, who loves to cook, and is trying to work off a looming
bankruptcy by working in a small diner called Country Heaven in Lawrence,
Kansas. Their accidental meeting is hilarious.
Rye is looking for an out of the way spot to grab some food, and not be
recognized. Arriving at the diner he has a confrontation with an angry
skunk. The diner is ten minutes to closing, empty, but not very friendly with
their nasty smelling customer. Until the waitress recognizes Rye, and
convinces the cook to feed him. Sprayed with a bottle of Febreeze he
takes on the reluctant cook, and agrees to pay one thousand dollars for his
dinner. He enjoys every bite, including dessert.
He offers this "cranky down on her luck cook" a chance to put a huge dent
in her debt by offering Tory a job as his personal chef. She'll be living and
preparing meals on his tour bus. He has only one rule, no sleeping with
anyone from the band. Since she's not impressed with cowboys, especially
arrogant ones with a bad reputation, it doesn't take long for her to agree to
the job, and the rule. You have heard before, A way to a man,s heart is
through his stomach. What Rye needs is a swift kick in the butt and some
real honest to goodness truth laid out. Tory gives him just that. With a no
nonsense attitude and a real down home love of food.
COUNTRY HEAVEN has wonderful recipes that Tory got from her late
grandmother. And her food helps Rye become calm enough to deal with
problems of his hectic life. We also get to read lyrics of country songs which
have made Rye the superstar that he has become. COUNTRY HEAVEN
made me laugh and cry...Tory's cooking made me hungry. I could not stop
flipping the pages and read it in one day. I can't wait to read the next book
in this series.
COUNTRY HEAVEN is the first book I've read by Ava Miles and I
will definitely find her other books. I love the depth that Miles gave the
characters and their verbal sparring is hysterical! The story of Tory and
Rye is great and the romance is there along with a bit of mystery. Ms
Miles is a talented writer and she made me feel as if I have known all the
characters for a very long time. The secondary characters add layers to
the story and they help move events along and give the reader an
understanding of the action moving forward.
USA Today Bestselling Author Ava Miles of the #1 National
Bestseller NORA ROBERTS LAND presents a new series set in
the South amidst the backdrop of country music, foodie
splendor, family, and sweet forgiveness.
When famous—and infamous—country singer Rye Crenshaw
saunters into the diner where she cooks, Tory Simmons is
certain she’s got him pegged. He’s a bad boy who indulges
himself in all things, women included. But while she
couldn’t care less about country music or arrogant men, Rye
makes her an offer she can’t refuse when he asks her to be
his private chef on his multi-city concert tour. The job is
the answer to all her prayers: it will clear out her debt
and finance the fresh start she desperately needs.
Rye is certain his sassy new cook is the last woman who’d
ever tempt him, but spending time with the wholesome girl
next door will do wonders for his damaged public image,
whether she likes being forced into the spotlight or not.
Her food also happens to be the best he’s ever eaten, both
comforting and seductive. But spending time with Tory on the
road shows him a new side to her—one that’s as impossible to
resist as her food. And when an emergency in his family
whisks him home, he does the one thing he’s never risked: he
lets a woman into his heart…
Soon the emotions Rye faked for the tabloids become all too
real, but will the country heaven he’s found in Tory’s arms
survive in the real world?
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