Release Blitz + Review: "Bet the Farm" by Staci Hart

Next up we have today's release blitz for "Bet the Farm" by Staci Hart, an absolutely delightful opposites attract, enemies-to-lovers, small town romantic comedy. I've enjoyed nearly everything Hart has written, but I truly believe this book is one of her best. 

 

I wasn't expecting this story to hit me in the feels as much as it did, but I was surprisingly emotional as reluctant partners Olivia Brent and Jake Milovic worked through the fallout from Olivia’s grandfather's death and tried to figure out how to save his beloved dairy farm. Sunshine Olivia advocated modernizing the farm's operations and using social media to their advantage, while grumpy Jake fought to keep things the same and run the farm just as Olivia's grandfather had in tribute to his memory. I loved Jake and Olivia's fiery chemistry and flirty, teasing banter. They made a great team once they got past their differences and stopped bickering long enough to work together.

 

The book's secondary characters were also a ton of fun. I particularly enjoyed Kit, the farm's cook who acted as a sort of mother figure to Olivia and Jake, and Olivia's friend Presley with her adorable 3-year-old daughter, Priscilla. I had to laugh every time Priscilla demanded "monies" because one of the adults said a bad word! I don't remember if it was ever explicitly stated, but I got the impression that Presley was a single mom; if so, I'd love to read a sequel in which she gets a HEA of her own!

Overall, I adored "Bet the Farm" and highly recommend it for all fans of contemporary romance and romantic comedy. For the second time in less than a week, I'm adding a book to my "favorites of 2021" list, and it's only February! I can't wait to see what Staci Hart writes next.

*Review copy provided by the author. All opinions expressed are my own. 

 

 

About "Bet the Farm"

Olivia Brent has one summer to save the dairy farm she just inherited.

But there’s one problem, and it’s not her lactose intolerance.

Jake Milovic.

The brooding farmhand has inherited exactly fifty percent of Brent Farm, and he’s so convinced the city girl can’t work the land, he bets she can’t save it in a summer.

Determined to prove him wrong, Olivia accepts what might be the dumbest wager of her life.

His strategy to win seems simple: follow her around, shirtlessly distracting her between bouts of relentless taunting. And it’s effective—if his dark eyes and rare smiles aren’t enough to sidetrack her, the sweaty, rolling topography of the manbeast’s body would do the trick.

What they don’t know: they’ll have to weather more than each other.

Mysterious circumstances throw the farm into disarray, and with the dairy farm in danger, Olivia and Jake have to work together. But when they do, there’s more to fear than either of them imagined.

Because now their hearts are on the line, and the farm won’t be the only casualty if they fail.