Can't Buy Me Love (Butler, Vermont Series, Book 2)

Any story that takes me back to Butler, Vermont is a great book! And this one is extra special! I absolutely love Mary and Patrick together. Their chemistry was explosive and their romance was oh so sweet! And it’s not complete unless there’s page time with the large and loud Abbott family. It’s always fun to catch up with this crazy bunch. There’s also a bonus epilogue with some hints about the next book! I’m really looking forward to it! CAN’T BUY ME LOVE is a lovely read that will have your heart full to busting with all the good feels! I highly recommend this or any book in the Butler, VT or Green Mountain series! ***I voluntarily read a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and feelings are my own***

Mary Larkin has made a happy, if not very exciting, life for herself in Butler. Surrounded by the people that she loves, in a place that she loves and feels an integral part of, she's satisfied with the life that she has. Until. Until Patrick Murphy, jet-setting, billionaire, handsome as sin Patrick Murphy shows up in Butler for the wedding of his daughter to hometown boy Will Abbott. Patrick Murphy has been in love only once in his life, but tragedy took his young wife, leaving him to raise his daughter alone. Afraid to take a chance with his heart again, Patrick has spent his life building his business, but knows from the moment he meets her that Mary is something different. As a longtime fan of author Marie Force, a reader in love with Butler, VT, and it's citizens, and a woman of a certain age, you might imagine that I was veeerrry happy to get my hands on CAN'T BUY ME LOVE. I mean, a place and characters that are some of my favorites, plus a bit of a Cinderella story involving a more mature couple? Yes, please. CAN'T BUY ME LOVE is the second book in the Butler, VT, series by Marie, which is an offshoot of her Green Mountain series. This small town in Vermont, with its colorful inhabitants (shout out to Fred the Moose!), has won my heart since the very first book. I love seeing the relationship between Mary and Patrick evolving, and that Marie has given us more mature characters with this read. There is no shortage of romance, passion, and wooing, and I really enjoy that Marie has written Mary as strong and self-sufficient, holding her own against Patrick's strong and persuasive personality. And seeing Patrick open his heart the possibility of more with Mary made the hopeless romantic in me swoon. CAN'T BUY ME love is, at the heart of things a feel-good read, and, as a fan of the HEA, I happily give it 4.5 second-chance stars. If you haven't had a chance to get to know the good folks of Butler, do so, because they are a truly wonderful bunch. NOTE: You can read all about Mary's and Patrick's first meeting in YOU'LL BE MINE, a Green Mountain novella.

I have been waiting not so patiently for  Mary Larkin and Patrick Murphy's story and all I can say is it was so worth the wait. Mary and Patrick met when he visited town for his daughter Cameron's wedding.Mary, the office manager at the Abbott's Green Mountain Country Store is intrigued by the obscenely rich, suave and debonair Patrick; whilst he is just as interested. Patrick despite being warned off by Cameron, engages in a mild flirtation with Mary, which quickly escalates. Will Cameron approve of their fledgling relationship? Their worlds are poles apart, not to mention they live 6 hours apart. Mary loves her life in Butler, whilst Patrick spends his time jetting around the world or in high powered business meetings. Can their relationship survive the distance or the differences? I read this book in one sitting, I was so entranced and riveted to the story. Marie Force. I love that the Abbotts pop in throughout the book and as always it was great to catch up with them. To be perfectly honest, I would love to be adopted by this family. It is an extremely well written sweet, sexy and romantic book and I have to say a refreshing change to read about a couple who are older. Marie Force's characters are often slightly flawed, yet so realistic and relatable that you cannot help but be drawn in. Can't Buy Me Love shows us that you are never to old to find love. This is one of my most favourite series and one I highly recommend. I cannot wait for more....