Worth the Wait: A Sexy Summer Read (The Guthrie Brothers Book 2)

What a fun read! It was hard to put the book down and, you know, eat or go to work. This is book 2 in the Guthrie Brothers series. The story stands alone; they are linked because the first book centered on Jason Guthrie and this one on his brother Hogan. We return to small town life and a pair of HEAs, as in the first Guthrie Brothers book. Hogan Guthrie and diner owner Violet Shaw are one couple, and sheriff Nathan Hawley and new resident Brooklin Sweet are the other. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. We see our “old friends” from Don’t Tempt Me, and get to become better acquainted with others. I checked out Ms. Foster’s web site. I do not think she is planning a book about Colt (and at 17, almost 18 he may be too young) but Hogan’s son is such a wonderful young man! His character is very well developed but I would love to get to know him better. And I do feel that I know the characters in Worth the Wait. I would love to meet Violet for coffee to talk BBQ with Hogan. The love story is hot, but the character development is superb! I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader copy of this book.

So I went back and reread Worth the Wait again before posting this review. Below is my original review posted on Goodreads and some other locations but I feel like I needed to edit the review. I enjoyed the book both times I read it but I still feel like it was lacking something. I have no idea what it just left me feeling like I needed something else before the end. I wanted to get to know more personal stuff about Hogan and Violet, I feel like I know more about Colt than those 2 (who I hope gets his own book hint hint). It is a good read, make sure you order your copy quickly!! On to the original review. Worth the wait is a follow up book to Don’t Tempt Me, which was first released in July 2016. I happened upon Don’t Tempt Me after completing a book by another author. I loved it and was hungry for a continuation of the Guthrie Brothers story. After waiting for months and months its finally available to read to be transported to Clearbrook once again. Lori Foster, honestly, is one of my favorite authors. She has the ability to put you right in the middle of each and every book she writes. You feel the emotions each character feels, you can hear the sounds, almost smell the smells, and picture each character by her incredible descriptions of people and their surroundings. Worth the Wait is about main characters Hogan Guthrie and Violet Shaw. We met both characters in Don’t Tempt Me and got a muted sense of their attraction to one another. While I loved the characters of Hogan and Colt in Don’t Tempt Me, I don’t know if that transferred over to Worth the Wait where Hogan is concerned. Colt is a dream kid, funny, helpful, loves his family. But I found myself wishing I knew more about Hogan, overall his back-story seemed rushed along. As with most Lori Foster novels we find ourselves getting involved in secondary characters and stories both separate from or including main characters. Some we hope to see get a book of their own (Barber, Colt) and some well maybe we don’t. Worth the Wait has a possible don’t with a secondary romance between Nathan Hawley and Brooklin Sweet. I enjoyed Nathan’s brief introduction in Don’t Tempt Me but I felt like his story was just randomly inserted in the book as a way to fill the pages. After finishing the book I feel like I know a little more about Nathan but mostly that his story was just a way to fill the pages between Hogan and Violet’s dance around each other. I know Nathan wasn’t a main character for this book and I know he was a friend of Hogan and Jason. I also know his story with Brooklin ties in to the story of Hogan and Violet, I just don’t feel like his time was in this book. Seemingly I felt like the story between Hogan and Violet dragged on a little long with some interactions taking a long time on mundane things and speeding through things that may have set up a bigger connection between them. I think more time could have been spent on Violet’s family life, her connection with her uncle etc and grow that a little more for her back-story. Both main characters fell a little flat with detail on the who/what/why of their pasts. Don’t get me wrong, they definitely felt right for each other, I just didn’t get swept away by their romance as I normally do with a Lori Foster novel. Overall I enjoyed Worth the Wait, even the parts that bug me like being able to see someone roll their eyes behind big ridiculous sunglasses, but it probably won’t be one book I go back to read and read over again (i.e. Rowdy, Trace, Zane to name a few). Sadly this book just didn’t grab my uninterrupted full interest, this time. But I know Lori Foster will grab my attention over and over again with each new book she publishes. I received Worth the Wait as an ARC in exchange for an honest review (watch out because blunt is my middle name). Hope this review helps now hurry and buy your own copy of Worth the Wait to prove me wrong, everyone loves to be right!!

Definitely worth the wait!!!! I love the double story line and getting to see two couples find their HEA, I don't think I've seen that before reading this series. Hogan has a lot of trust issues revolving around women after his now deceased wife betrayed him. He tried burying his anger and grief with meaningless flings and has finally realized that those flings were not only hurting him but also his 17 year old son Colt. Hogan works for Violet Shaw, a red headed temptress and diner owner, as her new barbecue master grilling his awesome ribs with his secret sauce. The chemistry between them is off the charts but Hogan doesn't think he can give Violet anything but a temporary relationship. Violet wants and respects Hogan but is married to her diner and isn't used to depending on anyone but herself. She knows loving him would be a mistake because he won't let himself love again. With the diner's business booming more then ever thanks to Hogan, their relationship also starts blooming as they decide to give in to their chemistry and see where it takes them. Hogan is a wonderful character, he lost everything when his wife betrayed him but he picked himself and his son up and moved on. Violet is awesome, a red headed firecracker with a temper to match. She is independent and in charge, she speaks her mind and truly cares about the people around her. I think Colt is my favorite character, he is everything I think a person should be, courteous, respectful, fun, brave and caring, he definitely deserves his own story. The second storyline was about Nathan, who is the sheriff, lead singer of the Drunken Monkeys and friend to Hogan, Jason and Sullivan. A new neighbor moves in next door to Nathan and he is attracted to her from the first time he sees her. She is very private and avoids him the best she can but Nathan is persistent and finally learns that her name is Brooklyn and she creates jewelry. Nathan continues to pursue Brooklyn and she finally lets him in enough to start a tentative relationship. When she become friends with Violet and together the pair is almost ran down by a van, Brooklyn will have to entrust Nathan with her secrets so they can find who wants to hurt Brooklyn and now Violet by association. The second storyline isn't as detailed since its in the background to the main storyline but still fun to read, it isn't a distraction as it is seamlessly interwoven with the main storyline. Nathan is a protector through and through and Brooklyn definitely need a protector. It was awesome to learn some of Nathan's history to give him more depth as a character, Brooklyn was a perfect match for him. *I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader copy of this book.*

Awesome summer read! Happy, light-hearted, just what we need at this time in our lives! A little happiness in a world gone crazy! Thank you Lori Foster!

If you loved Jason and Honor you will love Worth the Wait. It's great seeing Hogan get his well deserved HEA

Die Geschichte von Hogan Guthrie und der Restaurantbesitzerin Violet Shaw ist super die beiden sind wie Hund und Katze! Was die ganzen Geschichte so toll macht, man fiebert mit beiden mit und es ist fast so als wäre man dabei. Auch Sheriff Nathan Hawley lernt eine tolle Frau kennen! Ich kann das Buch nur empfehlen es ist interesant, spannend, leidenschaftlich und super zum lesen.

I absolutely loved this book

It is a very good book to read