Wanting You (Sweetbriar Ridge: The Donovans 3) by Samantha Chase-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 21, 2024

She’s the quiet, small town girl who gets along with everyone. Except him.

He’s the new guy in town who’s determined to turn her world upside down.

All Chloe Donovan ever wanted was to teach kindergarten and live a simple life in Sweetbriar Ridge. Until she decides she wants more in her life. Like maybe a good man to share her quiet life. But when she meets Tanner Westyn, Sweetbriar Ridge’s biggest ego-maniac and newest kindergarten teacher, she can’t help but feel unsettled with all the new changes happening around her town. Especially the unexpected feelings Tanner sparks in her.

A former champion Alpine skier, Tanner loves competing in all aspects of his life. But with his skiing career behind him, he’s ready to tackle the next phase of his life—teaching. When he lands in Sweetbriar Ridge, a town with a brand-new ski resort, he looks forward to quiet days on the slopes. The one thing he didn’t anticipate is how much his competitive nature would rub his new neighbors and colleagues—especially Chloe—the wrong way. What started as a schoolroom challenge with Chloe quickly snowballed into something else outside the school walls.

Everything about Tanner annoyed, frustrated, and intrigued Chloe. But when their heated banter evolves into looks of longing and a connection that can’t be denied, she starts to question if they could even have a future together. But if Tanner doesn’t want to lose Chloe, he will have to accept that coming in second place means more when the person you love takes the win.

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REVIEW:WANTING YOU is the third instalment in Samantha Chase’s contemporary, adult THE DONOVANS: SWEETBRIAR RIDGE romance series-a spin off from the author’s THE DONOVANS series. This is former professional skier Tanner Westyn turned teacher, and teacher Chloe Donovan’s story line. WANTING YOU can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual omniscient third person perspectives (Tanner and Chloe) WANTING YOU follows the building romance and relationship between our story line couple. Tanner Westyn is embarking on a new career, a primary school teacher, but never expected to find himself teaching kindergarten in Sweetbriar Ridge. Meeting fellow kindergarten teacher Chloe Donovan doesn’t start well, in fact, Chloe is put off from the very start. Chloe Donovan has been teacher of the year twice, and Chloe sees Tanner as her only competition, so much so, that her attitude towards our hero is questionable at best. Having already established herself at the school, Chloe offered Tanner some help but Tanner was willing to go it alone. Completing out of his element, Tanner struggles in the beginning but quickly discovers he is just as able as our story line heroine. What ensues is the building but sometimes acrimonious relationship between Tanner and Chloe, and the potential fall-out as Chloe struggles with Tanner’s ongoing fame and his growing popularity amongst the teachers and students, and his ability to easily fit in everywhere.

The relationship between Chloe and Tanner begins acrimoniously. From the outset, Chloe’s most is out of joint, and Tanner’s former lifestyle will become a bone of contention. Tanner Westyn is only trying to do the best for his students but Chloe’s need to outshine Tanner is threatening their growing relationship. Both are competitive but Chloe continues to struggle with jealousy and her lack of maturity is not a good look. There are no $ex scenes-everything is implied or fades to black.

Once again, there is a large ensemble cast of colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters, most of whom are Chloe’s large extended family. We are re-introduced to Chloe’s embattled parents.

WANTING YOU is a story of family and struggling relationship, acceptance and love. The premise is endearing and sweet; the romance is subtle; the characters are dynamic but liking the heroine may take some time.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Loving You
Teasing You

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

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Samantha Chase is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller of contemporary romance that’s hotter than sweet, sweeter than hot. She released her debut novel in 2011 and currently has more than seventy titles under her belt – including THE CHRISTMAS COTTAGE which was a Hallmark Christmas movie in 2017! She’s a Disney enthusiast who still happily listens to 80’s rock. When she’s not working on a new story, she spends her time reading romances, playing way too many games of Solitaire on Facebook, wearing a tiara while playing with her sassy pug Maylene…oh, and spending time with her husband of 30 years and their two sons in Wake Forest, North Carolina.