A sweet cowboy romance. I loved it, it has family drama, it is funny, characters that are great and lovable and the story is full of hotness and twist. Great read.
I volunteered to review an ARC of this book for Netgelly

Flint & Maisey are absolutely perfect for each other

New world for Pippa, but another great addition to her whitty, sweet, goofy, & a bit swoony list of amazing works of art.

Maisey Spencer is on a mission to start a new life for her & her teenage daughter, Juniper/Junie/June. After a very public divorce & a family scandal to boot, these two ladies just needed to start fresh. Enter the quaint small town of Hell’s Bells, Wyoming & Wit’s End, a ranch that was willed to her by her late Uncle Tony.

Flint Jackson is the small town hero who is always there for fellow townsfolk for whatever they need help with. He’s the high school math teacher who has a passion for the angry & wayward teenagers. He lives in the gatehouse of Wit’s End & was very close to Maisey’s Uncle Tony.

With a rather disastrous meet-cute, these two started out with some major misconceptions. When it starts with being chased by a bear, a basically domesticated cow, & a funeral for an animal you don’t know…the potential is endless in where this love story can go. Needless to say, I found myself chucking…and often.

Even though Maisey & Flint start out as quasi-enemies, they find that they have much more in common. They slowly start to confide in each other & that they are each other’s best ally. Flint shows that he truly cares for Junie, and that goes a long way in the heart of a single mother. I loved watching the relationships nurture & blossom. I loved how Maisey seemed to be the one that Flint had been waiting on & I loved how he turned into a complete marshmallow for her.

I loved everything about this standalone novel, & I think it’s a great dive into the writing of Pippa Grant to catapult any new readers into a whole new world.

I loved this sweet, swoony and sizzling romcom about Maisey trying to navigate life as a single mum with a grumpy teenager in a new town with way too much wildlife. It was funny and engaging, Maisey was a great heroine, flawed and determined, and I loved her daughter Junie, too. I’m a huge fan of a gruff hero and Flint was great, though I felt like I wanted a bit more of his backstory, that the plot could have gone a bit deeper there because I wanted to know him more. But overall it was a heartwarming, uplifting and joyous romcom with some deliciously sizzling scenes.,

Maisey Spencer is the newest owner of Wits End Ranch in the lovely, and tiny, town of Hells Bells, WY. And while relocating her teenage daughter to the middle of nowhere seemed like a good idea at the time, Maisey just hopes someday she will finally forgive her...

Flint Jackson has some preconceived notions about Maisey before she arrives, but when she effortlessly proves every one of them wrong, he may just be in danger of falling for her... no matter how unavailable she may be...

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Not My Kind of Hero was an entertaining, single parent, small town romance read! Maisey and Flint try their hardest to dislike each other, but when proximity and passion coincide, neither one has a chance of denying their burgeoning feelings. But when real life intrudes, their mutual desire just might not be enough to see them through...

I really liked Maisey! She was a strong, independent woman and vastly interesting character. And while she used to being underestimated, she refused to be anything less than constantly there for her daughter. I also loved how she reinvented herself after breaking away from her toxic ex-husband.

Flint is a Hells Bells staple who spends his free time doing everything for everyone. A high school teacher, soccer coach, the town handy man, for someone who is anti-commitment, he happens to commit himself to everything but a relationship...

I really enjoyed the plot of this book and the characters were engaging and fun. There were a few places where the story dragged, but all in all it kept me reading and laughing along. I really liked not only Maisey and Flint's relationship, but the tribulations involving Maisey's recently uprooted teenager...

I received a complimentary copy of this book for my honest and unbiased review.

One of my favorite tropes is grumpy/sunshine and this book had it in spades. It was chock full of the best banter that we have learned to expect from Pippa. Flint and Maisey, and especially Juniper, are well developed characters with a ton of depth. I loved the small town vibe, the silly antics, and the push/pull from the H & h. This was a great summertime read!

This book is next level Pippa Grant writing! I loved it! From the blurb, I went into my reading with one idea of what the story would be, but it was so much more. Time and again, I found myself mentally cheering Maisey as she took as stand for herself. She said the things (and meant them) that all women should say.

Maisey’s regrets are real. I dare say any woman of a certain age must have parts of life she would do differently if she could see life as clearly as hindsight shows. Maisey is determined to do better, to be better.

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Hell’s Bell’s sounds like an awesome place. Junie, Maisey’s teenaged daughter, is endearing. And Flint…Flint became a better person, too. He found home.

The only thing my little vengeful heart would have loved was for Maisey’s ex to get his comeuppance. I’m just built that way.

*Received a copy for review.*.

A town called Hell Bells. A ranch called Wits End. Who would not want to go there immediately.
I love Pippa’s books. They are funny and silly and often so unexpectedly heartfelt. Not many authors can do humor and emotion in the same book and make it work.
However, Pippa has turned a corner with this book. It started with The one who loves you. It took just a bit different direction than most of the books in her catalog. Rich in your love moved the needle a little more. This book completes that change.
Typically, Her books are hysterical. The characters are OTT, the situations, outlandish and you know you’re in for a good time. They all get to the heart but the fun is front and center.
This book has a lot of fun but there’s a lot of emotion from the moment the book opens. I love a book where people’s scars are there but they are learning to thrive anyway. When one person recognizes the hurt places in someone else.
Flint is so swoony and irritating and relatable. Maisey is determined to start over and give her daughter the best she can. She is used to being capable and reliable. If she dies things for people, they’ll like her.
I loved the slow burn and the realities of being a green ass person who sometimes has to put someone else first.
It’s just a fantastic book and I hope there are more books in this town.

Thanks to NetGalley and Montlake for the ARC. I voluntarily read and reviewed this book.
A cute, quick read. Mostly off-page romance. Too repetitive which slowed it down. The ending where the MCs get together felt rushed - I would have liked to see more of how their relationship grew. And Junie, the daughter, was so against them getting together - would have been nice to see how her relationship with Flint grew and changed. Lots of funny moments, though, especially with Earl the bear, and the small town quirkiness was fun.

what a precious and fun read!! i am always so thankful to netgalley for giving me access to books before they come out. this was such an enjoying read! you should definitely check it out when it comes out!!!

A divorced woman escaping her past on her uncle's inherited ranch and a man who turns out to be younger and different than expected.
And a daughter who should always come first when it comes to her mother.

Beautiful story with many facets and the two main protagonists coming to terms with the past. Rounded off by a small town where everyone helps everyone without anything in return.

A really nice story for summer days, even if the story is autumn or winter.

Have fun reading!

I have read a few Pippa Grant books so I was happy when I was able to read her newest one. I loved the tension between the two main characters. They had amazing chemistry from the start and their banter was great. It was a nice slow burn read. Pick this one up if you are in need of a heartwarming story with plenty of humor and some delectable steam. I will definitely be recommending this book



Thank you NetGalley and Montlake for allowing me to read this ARC in advance for my honest opinion.

Not My Kind of Hero is a contemporary romance by Pippa Grant. It features single mother, Maisey, and high school teacher, Flint. Maisey wants nothing more than to reconnect with her 16 year old daughter, Junie, after her divorce. She and Junie have moved to town to take over the hobby farm her uncle left her when he passed away. Flint is a high school teacher, but has also been taking care of and living as a tenant on the hobby farm for years. Flint and Maisey fight their attraction, especially since Maisey's priority is her daughter and herself, but the attraction wins out. Can Maisey and Flint trust each other to make a go of it?

I thought the interactions between Maisey and Flint were perfect. They truly had a relationship from hate, to love that went through all the paces. The author did a good job of writing the angst of teenage Junie, and really showed a parent who wanted to do better in Maisey. I loved the humour that Pippa Grant offered and found myself laughing out loud many times.

The one thing I thought was missing was the "after". The developing the relationship and getting to a place where they become a family. In single parent novels, I like that new love interest to "win over" the child and Junie was not having that. I would have liked to see the development of routine and life. I felt like the ending and happily ever after was a bit rushed.

The town of Hell's Bells is full of small town characters that were all enjoyable to read. Though this was clearly a romance novel, I really liked the exploration of Maisey and Junie's relationship. The interactions between the two was a perfect addition to the novel.

Thank you to NetGalley and Montlake for a copy of this book. All opinions are 100% mine.

Pippa Grant gave another fabulous story with this one! The humor had people giving me weird looks as I read and laughed to myself. The storyline sucked you in and kept you reading to the very last page. The characters were lovable and had you rooting for them... it was just a great book all around. Totally would read again!

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Thank you to Montlake and NetGalley for the eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!
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Not My Kind of Hero introduces us to Maisey Spencer, a recent divorcee who uprooted her and her teenager’s lives to move to a small town in Wyoming where her crazy uncle left her a ranch when he passed away. Fleeing from Cedar Rapids and a life the two could no longer life, they’re hoping to find a home here in Hell’s Bells but aren’t necessary prepared for anything that comes their way - from the one wild bear named Earl to the attractive, grumpy, emotionally unavailable man who rents one of the homes on the property. Hell’s Bells is a small town, so a lot of people play many different roles. Flint, the grumpy tenant, is also the soccer coach and a math teacher at the local high school where Maisey’s daughter, Junie, will be attending. Maisey is just trying to find her footing and be a better mom to Junie, but Flint may show her that she doesn’t have to find herself alone.
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I thought this book was really cute. Some parts had me ACTUALLY laughing out loud - especially Flint and Maisey’s dialogue - but I thought that it was really repetitive and that we didn’t really see any actual character growth or development. Flint is a commitmentphobe and kind of a butthead and that doesn’t exactly change. He’s so focused on wanting Maisey physically that we don’t see them get to know each other otherwise. Maisey is great but almost too perfect. It just didn’t feel any sort of believable to me! All in all, it was cute, but not a favorite.

Not My Kind of Hero is laugh out loud and chock full of great banter. There isn’t any over the top drama or angst, and it’s overall a really sweet romance. My only real complaint is the romance is a bit faster paced than I would have preferred, but still good!

Maisey is a single mom making it work while still trying to be more for her daughter. Flint is one of those teachers you wish you had growing up. They have a budding relationship and while I feel like the ending was slightly rushed it was still a sweet read! It's low on the drama and angst and is a great book to curl up with.

Pippa Grant is a queen of romantic comedy. ‘Not My Kind of Hero,’ is Grant’s newest romcom featuring Maisey, a single mom trying to rebuild her relationship with her teenage daughter as the two make a fresh start on a Wyoming ranch. Staring opposite Maisey is Flint, her daughter’s math teacher and soccer coach - the man Maisey absolutely cannot and will not fall for.

This book has a lot of Grant’s trademark humor and heart, along with a dose of the angst that I imagine comes naturally when raising a teenage daughter. The heat level is a bit milder than some of Grant’s earlier work, but her trademark banter and chemistry are endlessly enjoyable.

“You’re nothing that I expected you’d be and everything I’ve ever wanted but never thought I’d find.”

Not My Kind Of Hero was an absolute delight. Maisey, Flint and Junie are adorable and I loved their interactions. This story kept me entertained from the first page to the last.

“I need to find where I fit in my own life. My own purpose.”

When Maisey moves with her daughter, Junie, to the hobby horse ranch that she inherited from her uncle, she’s looking for an escape from her old life and a place to start over for her and Junie. She doesn’t expect her renter, Flint, to be an extremely attractive teacher who makes her feelings spark back to life. These two clash from their first interaction but find that they have more in common than they’d like to admit.

“Sometimes figuring out who you are and who you want to be involves figuring out who to trust to go on the journey with you.”

Maisey justs wants to be better for her daughter and improve their relationship. I loved her strength and independence and determination to be more present for Junie. Her spirit and fire was so much fun and I could see a lot of her in Junie.

“She gets me, and with her, I don’t feel quite so alone. Or so broken.”

Flint was the town fixer and he was a caring teacher who lived to make his students’ lives better. Him and Maisey were a lot alike and both struggled with feelings of acceptance and belonging.

“She makes my life better. She makes me want to be happy. She makes me want to be better for her.”

The banter and chemistry between Maisey and Flint and Junie and anybody was so much fun. I liked how the characters showed a lot of growth and insight throughout the story and found their true place to belong.

“I wanted to find me, and I think I did. In you.”

Not My Kind Of Hero was a small-town romance with charming characters and a sense of found family. It’s full of so many laughs, a bit of heat, a lot of longing and so much heart. I absolutely loved Maisey and Flint and this zany small town.

This is a cute read - I just wish there was a little more character building! The story is very sweet and I loved all of the characters - which is a rarity!

A pleasant, organic-feeling surprise that this tale didn't do tropes.

I've not read this author before and suspected that I'd probably be reading a tale of a damsel in distress whose hunky neighbour comes to her rescue.

Instead, I got a damsel who wasn't scared to get her hands dirty, who had to make time for her teenage daughter whose life she'd just disrupted to move her to the middle of nowhere, and who had regrets that she'd not taken the time and trouble to come back and see the special man who left her his home, allowing her to start her life again post her divorce. She owned all those things, and she turned out to be a decent person who'd just fallen in line with her ambitious ex and their (his) TV show, who now had different priorities.

The hunky neighbour turned out to be a teacher, which was refreshing, and no, despite the female lead's daughter transferring to his school and possibly being his could-be star sportswoman, he didn't let her be nepo baby, just because he had the hots for her mum and was forming a relationship with them both.

This tale had realism, had some sexy times, some serious-and-slightly-sad times, and a mother and daughter who had a strong enough relationship that it got through the resentment of the move into the middle of nowhere. She was also a good enough mother to send her daughter to her father at both's request, and then when things went wrong, she did everything she needed to to make sure her child was safe. They started to respect each other again and have actual fun together, without it seeming twee and faux.

I liked that the romacne wasn't the be-all and end-all of the tale. The importance of doing the right thing, even when we don't want to and could possibly get away with bending rules, is a lesson learned, but not done didactically. I think the female lead's daughter grew as a person, as she started out angry with her mum for missing signing on for the sport she wanted to play, but then she dug in and participated in all ways that she could, from the very mundane and boring/sideline stuff, without complaint and without resentment and without expectations. I found that refreshing, as it strengthened her relationship with the coach - the male lead and her eventual stepdad - and her mother. Sadly, the absent father turned out to be even more selfish than I thought, and it was his loss in the end.

The tale had some hot times between the leads, but not at the expense of the tale or the mother-daughter relationship. I liked that we got to see them interacting with some locals, too, and with them becoming countrified.

ARC courtesy of Montlake Romance and NetGalley, for my reading pleasure.