Not generally a reader of romances but being a CO girl myself, I always like books that are set in my home state. Not much to say "this is Colorado" but I really did enjoy the story. Libby, NYC model, who was raised by her Uncle Marty after her parents died is used to the rich life. When Uncle Marty dies he inexplicitly requires that she can only get her inheritance only after she spends one month working on his friends dude ranch. She is not at all happy about doing this but her only other option is to forego her portion of his vast wealth. She takes a private jet and 5 suitcases to get this silly requirement over with. Enter Sam Bridger, the owner of the ranch she's to work. Initially he is as unimpressed with her entitlement as she is with this cowboy.

I'm sure from there you can guess where this goes. But it is not without a good chunk of action (more my style). This novella had it all. I'm actually going to have to check out next two in the series.

Thank you to #NetGalley and Kensington-Zebra for this copy of #OneLastKiss in exchange for an honest review. ( )

One Last Kiss by Kat Martin
Blood Ties #0.5

Novella length story that sees Libby Hale required to spend time working on a ranch for a month to inherit from her uncle. Having settled into a life of shopping, modeling makeup and living in the city this is not her first choice of fun things to do but it will be worth it in the end…she hopes. Sam Bridger is the owner of the ranch she will work on and chemistry sparks between them immediately. Though predictable this is a delightful, fun, easy read with just enough romance, a taste of suspense, and characters that introduced that very easily could have stories of their own in this series.

What I liked:
* Libby: more than the poor little rich girl without focus that she appears at first to be
* Sam: rancher, hard worker, thoughtful, capable and caring – perfect for Libby
* Aunt Clara, Big John and a few others that work on the ranch
* Kade: a neighbor that my show up in the next book
* The capabilities that some of the men have due to what they did before ranching
* That the bad guys were dealt with
* The HEA for Libby and Sam – even though we didn’t see it in final form

What I didn’t like:
* The bad guys…scum of the earth

Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I read more in this series? Yes

Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington-Zebra for the ARC – This is my honest review.

4-5 Stars ( )