Summary

I’m crushing on my boss. An older, single-dad grump who walked out on me the day we met. Still, every time he enters a room, my pulse races. How long can I pretend our relationship is strictly professional?

I’m not like most people my age. Instead of partying my weekends away or applying for the next coolest internships, I travel the world with families seeking new adventures.

After I met with a famous music manager, I agreed on joining Sam Stevens, a country music legend who has forfeited his career after his wife left him with his two young daughters without an explanation, on tour for six months.

Our first encounter is nothing like I imagined. He’s broody, rude, merciless, and seems to hate my guts. Not only does he walks out on me, but he gives me attitude I don’t deserve. Being almost ten years older than me doesn’t give him an excuse to be arrogant.

What Sam doesn’t know is that I don’t forfeit easily. And I won’t let him intimidate me because I’m not missing out on the opportunity of adding this new work experience to my resume. His daughters are adorable and have him wrapped around their fingers. When he’s with them, a softer side of him that appeals to me emerges.

Luckily for me, I’m here for the job. And the experience. Not to fall in love.

The more we learn to co-exist together, the more sides of him I see. Unguarded, more human, and less grumpy versions of him that grow on me.

Long stares, hands touching, we can’t seem to move out of each other’s energy field. I know better. The attraction searing between us is just a figment of my imagination. It’s a forbidden crush I won’t pursue.

As the kindle between us transformed into a blazing fire, can we keep our relationship professional, or should I just resign from my nanny position and leave the man who has a rock instead of a heart behind?

But a little voice in my head tells me that with me in his corner, maybe he can get back at the top where he belongs.

Emmanuelle Snow writes realistic and emotional love stories that will bring you on a roller coaster of emotions. You’ll want to be best friends with her heroines and have her heroes to rock your bed and take hostage your heart. Hello, book boyfriends!
Every one of her books will make you laugh, cry, swoon, and leave you with a book hangover by the time you reach the last page.

Review

“You are not the problem. Love is like that. It is messy. And complicated. But it is also beautiful.”

Legend and Country was an emotional rollercoaster ride!

Let’s get this right off the bat. Slowburns and I have a love/hate relationship. I have to be in the mood for them to enjoy them thoroughly. I knew Legend and Country was a slow burn going into it. Even with that in mind, there were a few moments when I felt like it was too slow for me. However, if you love slow burns, you will enjoy it.

From my own experience, Emmanuelle Snow’s books are not light reads. There are trigger warnings, so please look at them before reading.

I had to put it down a few times because it was too much for me. But, when I least expected it, I either had watery eyes or even tears beginning to fall. Luckily I was in private when this happened! I can’t imagine being in public during those moments.

I found all of these characters relatable. I connected to all of them in some way or another. Even when I was frustrated, I understood where they were coming from.

You know how you can be intuned to everyone else, but when it comes to you, you’re oblivious? Well, this was the case for Sam and Madison “Maddie.” Everyone knew they were perfect for each other before they did. This is common in many romances but also in life in general. But I think because Legend and Country is a slow burn, I felt like it took too long at times, but maybe it’s also because I wasn’t in the right mood, but that’s more personal than the actual book itself, so I can’t fault it.

I’m a sucker for the single-parent trope. The children usually make the story better for me. Because most of the time, they’re there to lighten up the story since these types of books tend to be heavier.

The books from the Carter Hills Band series can be read in any order, although there is a suggested order to read them. However, You are still able to enjoy it without doing so. I had meant to read them ‘in order,’ but I didn’t get the chance. So the only book I have read from the series was Pink and Country. And it’s not as fresh on my mind because it has been a while since I read it. But the Carter Hills Band series is something I want to finish this year. It’s one of my goals to read all the books ’in order’ because I love the world that Emmanuelle Snow created with all of these characters. And I can’t wait to get back into it, hopefully with a better frame of mind to appreciate it!

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