{"id":66696,"date":"2022-10-11T08:00:06","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T12:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=66696"},"modified":"2024-08-07T22:43:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T02:43:07","slug":"release-arc-review-a-little-too-close-madigan-mountain-2-by-rebecca-yarros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=66696","title":{"rendered":"Release & ARC Review: A Little Too Close (Madigan Mountain, #2) by Rebecca Yarros"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Little Too Close by Rebecca Yarros is live!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A gorgeously emotional romance between a man determined not to fall in love, and the single mother who has him questioning everything. It\u2019s sweet, sexy and romantic, and I loved it!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Blurb<\/b><\/h4>\n

From\u00a0USA Today\u00a0bestselling author Rebecca Yarros comes a\u00a0small town, single parent romance.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Nine years ago, Weston Madigan saved me. I came to Colorado penniless, heartbroken, and pregnant, searching for a fresh start. Weston gave me a job at his family\u2019s resort, then left the next day and never returned, not even to visit.<\/p>\n

Then I stumble in on Weston cooking breakfast shirtless\u2014gloriously, inappropriately shirtless\u2014in the shared kitchen of my duplex in employee housing. Given the shock on both our faces, he wasn\u2019t expecting a roommate either, let alone two.<\/p>\n

The growly pilot is only home to start his family\u2019s new heli-skiing operation. I can handle being his temporary roommate, right? Chemistry and attraction aren\u2019t impossible to ignore when you agree on ground rules. Besides, even with those gorgeous, brooding brown eyes, the guy is a walking thundercloud\u2026until my daughter, Sutton, makes him laugh and he smiles at me. Then everything changes. Cue inconvenient heart flip.<\/p>\n

This is only temporary.
\nI can\u2019t fall for Weston.
\nI. Will. Not. Fall. For. Weston.
\nBut rules go out the window when you\u2019re a\u00a0little\u00a0too\u00a0close.<\/p>\n

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Review<\/b><\/h4>\n

4.5 stars!<\/b><\/p>\n

The second book in the Madigan Mountain<\/i> series, it\u2019s Rebecca Yarros\u2019 turn to take us to a small, family-run ski resort in Colorado (first book was by Sarina Bowen, third is by Devney Perry). This is a gorgeously emotional romance between a man determined not to fall in love, and the single mother who has him questioning everything. It\u2019s sweet, sexy and romantic, and I loved it!<\/p>\n

Weston is the middle of the Madigan boys who were left traumatised by the death of their mother, and their father\u2019s subsequent alcoholic neglect. They each left their dysfunctional home the minute they were able, except Weston stayed longer than he wanted to, sacrificing his dreams to care for his younger brother, and while he doesn\u2019t regret his choice, he\u2019s got a whole lot of hostility about it. But now he\u2019s answered his big brother, Reed\u2019s call for help and he\u2019s back on the mountain to set up a heli-skiing operation. But he plans to keep to himself, wanting nothing to do with Reed, or their father, and with no plans to make connections of any kind.<\/p>\n

Callie is the photographer at Madigan Mountain. She met Weston ten years earlier when she arrived pregnant and desperate, and he gave her a job. Now she\u2019s a single mom who has made a good life for her and her daughter, Sutton, though she dreams of more, and she\u2019s working hard to achieve it.<\/p>\n

When Weston arrives at the mountain, he moves back into his old duplex, which just happens to be where Callie and her daughter are living. They both get a huge shock when Weston shows up, but the two of them agree to be roommates \u2013 with strict rules in place to keep things amicable and uncomplicated. Weston is serious and growly, but he soon gets into the swing of living with the two girls, and it\u2019s a really sweet friendship that develops both with Callie and with Sutton. But there\u2019s also a simmering attraction that intensifies the more they get to know each other, and it’s so awesome to watch.<\/p>\n

The tension in the house was a live, bare wire just waiting to burn the place down.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Weston and Callie are completely up front with each other. They know what they\u2019re feeling, they know the other is feeling it too, but Weston is adamant that he doesn\u2019t want a relationship. That doesn\u2019t them from acting on all of that mad lust though.<\/p>\n

\u201cTell me we won\u2019t ignore it. Tell me I can have you \u2026 Even if it\u2019s just once.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s hot and steamy, and their connection is clear from the very first touch, and the intensity of it all surprises them both. So, it\u2019s completely unsurprising when they agree to keep going\u2026 knowing that it won\u2019t go beyond friendship and sex.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not going to be just one night.
\nHis fingers flexed on my upper thighs.
\n\u201cNo, it\u2019s not.\u201d\u2026
\n\u201cI want you \u2026 I want whatever this is between us.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When feelings develop, things are bound to get awkward, but I loved watching Weston and Callie\u2019s story unfold. They\u2019re both completely honest with each other, they know where they stand, and they don\u2019t hide anything, and Callie dives in knowing that she\u2019s probably going to end up hurt, but wanting it anyway. There are some ups and downs, and the emotion is beautifully written, and seeing them so open with each other about it all had me feeling everything.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t love me. Please, don\u2019t love me. I\u2019m nowhere near good enough.\u201d She deserved someone who could love her back just as fiercely.
\nI already hated whomever it was.
\n\u201cToo late.\u201d She shrugged. \u201cI love everything about you, Weston Madigan.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In addition to the romance, there are other things happening for the characters. Weston has some pretty significant family issues to address, and I enjoyed that part of the book. The family dynamic is a great base for the series, and I\u2019m already feeling a lot for all of the Madigans. Then, both Weston and Callie gave up their dreams for their loved ones, and though neither of them regret it, they\u2019re both searching for fulfilment in their careers, which is fun to read. And then there\u2019s little Sutton, who is an absolute delight, a wonderful character who adds a lot to the book with her own story and emotions, and her relationships with Weston and her mother.<\/p>\n

All of the different elements come together really well, and there\u2019s a wonderfully happy ending that is sweet, satisfying and swoony, topped off by an epilogue which left me smiling.<\/p>\n

I picked up her hand and put it on my chest. \u201cYou just have to know that this is yours. You don\u2019t have to want it, or need it, or accept it. It belongs to you, no matter what.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is a really sweet read. 4.5 stars.<\/p>\n

An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Madigan Mountain<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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A Little Too Late <\/strong>by Sarina Bowen
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A Little Too Close<\/strong> by Rebecca Yarros
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A Little Too Wild<\/strong> by Devney Perry
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About the Author<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"\"Rebecca Yarros is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of over fifteen novels, including Great and Precious Things and The Last Letter. \u201cA gifted storyteller\u201d (Kirkus), she is also the recipient of the Colorado Romance Writer\u2019s Award of Excellence for Eyes Turned Skyward from her Flight and Glory series.<\/p>\n

Rebecca loves military heroes and has been blissfully married to hers for almost twenty years. She\u2019s the mother of six children, ranging from kindergarten to law school, and is currently surviving the teenage years with three of her four hockey-playing sons. When she\u2019s not writing, you can find her at the hockey rink or sneaking in some guitar time while guzzling coffee. She and her family live in Colorado with their stubborn English bulldogs, two feisty chinchillas, and a Maine Coon kitten named Artemis, who rules\u00a0them all.<\/p>\n

Having fostered then adopted their youngest daughter who is nonverbal and on the autism spectrum, Rebecca is passionate about helping children in the foster system through her nonprofit, One October, which she co-founded with her husband in 2019. To learn more about their mission to better the lives of kids in foster care, visit\u00a0www.oneoctober.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To catch up on Rebecca\u2019s latest releases and upcoming novels, visit\u00a0www.RebeccaYarros.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Connect with Rebecca:<\/p>\n

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Check out our Rebecca Yarros Author Spotlight<\/a> for more amazing reads!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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