Stay A Little Longer: A Small Town Family Romance: A Return to Hometown Wedding Fling Reunion Small Town Romance

Kait Nolan

Jan 2019 · The Misfit Inn Book 3 · Take The Leap Publishing

About this ebook

STAY A LITTLE LONGER is southern small-town romance at its best. Athena’s journey is one that will stick with you long after the last page is turned. Don’t miss your chance to fall in love with the colorful cast of characters of the Misfit Inn in Eden’s Ridge, Tennessee. ~USA Today Best-Selling Author Erin Wright 

Athena Reynolds is a goddess in the kitchen, and she’s got a Michelin star to back it up. Darling of the Chicago restaurant scene, she’s flying high—until a betrayal leads to her sudden fall from grace. Furious and reeling, she escapes home to small-town Tennessee to hide from the scandal and nurse her wounds among family.

Logan Maxwell's life is a world away from the Windy City. His hands are full keeping his organic farm thriving and in the black, but that hasn't stopped him from reliving last summer's passionate wedding fling with the notoriously prickly, award-winning chef. But it's the glimpse of her vulnerability when she returns that has him craving more.

Small towns are like small kitchens, everyone's constantly bumping into each other and sooner or later something's bound to boil over. Maybe that's why Logan finds it so hard to resist Athena. Well, that and the fact that he's never been able to walk away from a woman in distress. An unexpected confidant, Logan reminds Athena of her roots, and in turn, she begins to question everything she’s worked for. But can love win out over the temptation of redemption, when her old life comes calling?

Ratings and reviews

This book could be read stand-alone, but I would highly recommend reading this as part of the Misfit Inn series, as you will get so much more from the characters, relationships and backstory. It was great to get to know Athena so well, after meeting her in previous book as the highly strung and slightly emotionally distant sister in previous books. Understanding her past, her experiences and challenges, you can then understand her reactions and her guarded heart. When Athena returns to Tennessee and the Misfit Inn, she also returns to Logan her wedding fling from a year ago, and as well as being a fabulously deep and well rounded character, he is also an ideal man (one I daydream of often!). I really appreciate the well crafted storylines, no insta-love unbelievable connections, but true depth, real life interactions and building a relationship on a strong foundation - one that will therefore weather whatever life throws at them. This was an incredibly well written book and the depth of characters, as well as the joyful storytelling, is what brings me back to this series and Kait Nolan’s other series time and time again. I voluntarily reviewed an advanced copy of this book, and am proud and honoured to be part of Kait Nolan’s ‘Squee Squad’ and to feel even tangentially involved in the creation of her beautiful little slices of Southern life, family and community.

I love Athena, shes hard and tough on the outside but only a rare few get to see the real Athena, soft on the inside. Athena and Logan just click, from a one night stand a year ago neither lost those feelings for the other. When back in the same town once again things heated up a bit more. Top Michelin Star Chef moves back home and needs a new career focus so who better to team up with than Logan the farm to plate farmer. These two make a great couple at work and at home.

It feels a little like forever since we last visited the Misfit Inn, and I am so glad to come back. This pair was crazy-making to me. Logan and Athena have been dancing around their feelings for each other for as long as I can remember knowing them. I found myself yo-yoing back and forth between clapping my hands with glee that they were finally working it out and wanting to smack their heads together to knock some sense into them. I love how a Kait Nolan title always gives me what I want most from a book: a powerful emotional connection (including some heat and spice), a story that’s about more than just getting our lead couple together, and lots of moments that make me laugh (and do it with as much enthusiasm as I cry during the deeply emotional scenes). I’ve only just barely closed the book and already I can’t wait until we get to visit the Misfit Inn again. I received a complimentary advanced copy of this book through Booksprout.

About the author

This Mississippi native is a RITA® Award Winner, who often swears like a sailor, calls everyone sugar, honey, or darlin', and can wield a bless your heart like a saber or a Snuggie, depending on requirements.