Review: King of Country by C.W. Farnsworth

About the Book

Kyle Spencer is the king of country music.

She’s the city girl, sent to talk him into returning to the stage…

Piper Egan landed her dream job straight out of college—working at Empire Records. But instead of discovering new talent and changing lives, like she’d hoped, her time is spent taking meeting notes and catering to spoiled celebrities. When the chance to change that finally appears, she should be thrilled.

Unfortunately, Piper’s promotion involves the charming cowboy she’s spent years attempting to avoid. And flying to middle of nowhere, Texas, in a desperate attempt to talk the king of country music into returning to the stage.

It’s a work trip with no boundaries. Piper is determined to head back to New York with a signed contract in hand, no matter what it takes. But that plan becomes complicated when she’s greeted by a scowl instead of Kyle’s trademark grin. Becomes challenging when she glimpses the genuine guy beneath the superstar. Becomes impossible when she learns the reason he walked away from the spotlight.

When she realizes…her only plan should have been to protect her heart.

Review

C.W. Farnsworth earned her spot as an author who had potential to be an automatic buy with me. Fake Empire felt like it was written with me in mind, and I absolutely adored that book. Serve took longer to grow on me, and with confidence I can say that I ended up enjoying that book more than I had originally thought. It snuck up on me. I read a few other books by Farnsworth, and unfortunately, they have all tended to be fine, and felt like a big junk had been cut from them. I felt like I was missing something. I wasn’t feeling the connection with the stories or the characters, and it felt rushed. I say all this because I was hesitant to read King of Country. However, I was craving a sweet cowboy romance and gave it a go.

I’m so happy I gave it a go. Finally! Farnsworth has hit jackpot with me again. I couldn’t put this book down. I have few complaints, if any. I felt this to be well paced, and the romance is just great. I loved every second with this one. Kyle and Piper were so perfectly matched.

Piper was sent to Texas to convince Kyle to sign a new deal with the record label that she works at. If she is able to complete the task, she will be given a promotion once she returns to New York. Kyle is determined to quit music forever and live a quiet life back in his hometown, after having a successful career.

There was so much to love about them. It’s not love at first sight with them. They have a natural attraction progression, and as they grow more comfortable with each they share more about their past. I found it really beautiful that Piper was able to see both sides of him, and that Kyle supported Piper and accepted her dreams. I adored them. And I was so satisfied with their conclusion.

Final Analysis

King of Country just felt cozy and sweet. Both MCs are great, and I loved their character arc. I thought the ending suited them both very well. This book restored my faith in Farnsworth, and I’m excited for future releases again.

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