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This one took a while for me to get into, as I was not the biggest fan of Nick. His inner dialog makes him come across as a jerk, and the things he thinks about Marabelle, and the things he thinks she has done, make him seem like someone who is not really a hero of a romance novel.

Marabelle and Nick were interesting together, and I mostly believed their relationship and their attraction. Although, a lot of this was from the idea that the things Nick said to her and the things he was thinking are very different.

Once I got past this, I was mostly able to enjoy the story. The writing was strong overall and the characters, after about the 25% mark were relateable and likeable.

I do recommend this title, with the caveat that it is a book that improves as you get farther into the story. By the end, I did like Nick, even though I was not 100% sold on him, I do believe he honestly loves her, and that is really what matters.

Michele Summer’s Sweet Southern Trouble is an entertaining book with a heartfelt love story punctuated with lots of laughs and sizzling chemistry. Kindergarten teacher Marabelle Fairchild is being strong armed into heading up her school’s fundraiser, and she needs NFL coach Nick Frasier’s help. From the moment they meet in her classroom, sparks fly.

Nick doesn't want to help Marabelle, but she is hard to deny. She is utterly unique - unlike any woman he has ever met. He finds himself agreeing, and he discovers he wants to get to know this quirky woman. They end up agreeing to pretend to be engaged and madness ensues.

Marabelle is such an endearing character; she is funny and adorably awkward. She baffles Nick, and I loved their dynamic. Neither was looking for a relationship, but neither can deny that there is something special between them. Nick is such a hunk and a sweetheart. I really enjoyed this sweet and sexy read.

This is the first novel I have read by Michele Summers, and I must say I was pleasantly surprised. When I received an invitation from the publisher via Net-Galley to read and review, I hesitated, because I was not sure I would like the heroine. I’m so glad the sexy hero enticed me to accept.

Marabelle Fairchild wants to be accepted by her peers and agrees to manage the upcoming fundraiser for her school. She knows she can gain their approval because she gets things done. What she does not expect is a startling attraction the coach of the NFL football team.

Nick Frasier needs to clean up his playboy image quickly. When he meets the pint-sized Marabelle, she is the perfect answer to his dilemma. Who better than a kindergarten teacher to have as a pretend fiancée?

Can he convince her to go along with his plan to redeem his reputation, and while they are playacting, will she heat up the sheets with him as well?

I thoroughly enjoyed Sweet Southern Trouble from the first page to the last. All the characters are great from the hero and heroine to the teammates on Nick’s team, even the villain of the story adds a lot of humor to this entertaining read.

Much to my surprise, I fell in love with Marabelle immediately. She’s just so darn cute! Her insecurities due to her narcissistic mother called to me in a big way. No wonder she has issues with a mother like that. It did not help that her father goes along with whatever his ex-wife wants!

Nick is a great hero. He’s a fun-loving character who truly wants to change his image, and not just so he keeps his job. He really cares for his team, and he cannot resist his little dynamo. The banter between him and the other characters had me laughing out loud on more than one occasion.

If you are looking for a light-hearted romance with surprising depth of character, then you will enjoy Sweet Southern Trouble as much as I did. While this is the first book I have read by this author, it will not be the last. Happy reading!

' Sweet Southern Trouble" by Michele Summers is the story of Nick and Marabelle. This is my first book by Ms. Summers and I hope to read more of her stories! This was a fun, hot hard and hard to put down story!
Nick is a former NFL star and now coaches a a school team. Nick is used to women throwing themselves at him and people being taken with him. Nick was a hot male character that I so enjoyed his interactions with Marabelle. So Marabelle is somewhat a surprise to him. Marabelle is a Kindergartner assist teacher. A few school mishaps that have happen to her have put her on the not so popular list at school with the other teachers. But they have lined her up to talk Nick into helping them with their fundraiser and bachelor auction. If Marabelle can get Nick to help out this can possible set her up with a more permanent job there at the school.
Completely enjoyed this book!
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I am a huge fan of the fake relationship premise and love anything set in the south, so I was all over this book {even though I really don't like the cover.} Sadly, I was pretty disappointed.

I liked Marabelle for the most part. She's feisty and speaks her mind and can hold her own. The situation with her family is a little weird, but I could overlook that. Nick...well, I wanted to like him. His inner monologue is kinda horrible. In the beginning he belittles Marabelle's profession, asks if she's gay because she says he's not her type, and only calls her Tinker Bell within minutes of meeting her.

I would love to say that things evened out, but they didn't. There were some good scenes and some good banter, but it was sort of a car crash I couldn't look away from. There was a lot of push and pull, a lot of drama, and a lot of crying. At times it felt like there were extra plot lines thrown in for fun. Not to mention all of the extra {and random} POVs.

Overall, there was something that kept me reading, but I'm not sure what it was. By the reviews already up, I'm in the minority, so it's pretty clear this just wasn't for me. I won't be continuing the series.

**Huge thanks to Sourcebooks and NetGalley for providing the arc free of charge**

Nick and Marabelle are magically delicious. She's the sugar, he's the spice. Put them together and they make for the hottest of vices. Sweet Southern Trouble is an organic blend of humor, heart and smart writing. Ms. Summers has a lock on temperature rising, incredibly entertaining down home southern charm. When it comes to romance author, characters and story delivers a one, two punch to the heart.

An ambitious Southern belle
Marabelle Fairchild knows she's a gal who can get things done. Feeling unappreciated at the exclusive private school where she's a kindergarten aide and varsity tennis coach, Marabelle determines to score with the next big fundraiser. What she doesn't expect? A smokin' hot football coach to throw her off her game...

A reclusive NFL bachelor...
NFL coach Nick Frasier is Raleigh's most eligible bachelor, but he wants to focus on his career...not his playboy status. He doesn't need a smart-mouthed, pint-sized kindergarten teacher pestering him. So he cuts Marabelle a deal—in exchange for Nick sponsoring a bachelor auction starring him and his gorgeous celebrity pals, Marabelle will pose as his fiancée to ward off unwanted advances.

What could possibly go wrong?

What I loved about this book was just about everything. Marabelle was about the quirkiest little character I've ever read in a really long time. It was a refreshing change from other books. I loved "Q" or Beau and I really hope he gets his own book because in my mind I just could eat him up. Yummy. Nick was a little curmudgeon and it took a while to warm up to him but once I did, I thought he was the bee's knees. Seriously, if I was around all these guys - I would probably need a bib for my drool. NO LIE!!! I hated Nick's ex-girlfriend. Can we go here for a minute? Haven't we all met the mean girl? The one that we secretly want to run down with our car but don't because that would be illegal!! Just shake your head (It's for your own good.) Or the one's who give the backhanded insults or compliments that make you want to give them an Ex-Lax brownie...I might have done that - Don't judge...you want to. So, anyway back to the book....Marabelle is a force to be reckoned with because she doesn't take any crap and by that I mean, she literally will fight for her "fake" man who is turning out to not be so fake. I have to say by the last 10 percent - I almost wanted to douse Nick in some ether and set him on fire....FIIIRE!!! But, he redeemed himself and the giant misunderstanding was fixed because it would be a total suck if it wasn't.

My only complaint was the formatting on this book which wasn't so much a distraction that I wouldn't read it. I'm kind of hoping that someone takes a look at it before it goes to ebook because I think it might be a turnoff for some. I think it's formatted for paperback.

Otherwise, I think it's an awesome romance with some funny, oftentimes hilarious moments and Michele did a great job of capturing the woes of being a short girl to a T. Pick this up for a weekend of beach, sun and reading!!!

I was given a copy of this ARC from the publisher on NetGalley for an honest review. All of the above comments are my express opinions and no one else's.

This is the first book I've read by Ms. Summers, and I've got to say I've been missing out on some fantastic reading, if all this author's other books are like this one. In the way, it encompasses such riveting main and secondary characters that will leave a reader wanting more of them; well-written dialogue which is the perfect balance of amusing and intense; and a fast-paced plot that will hook you from the beginning and have you so wrapped up in what the hero and heroine are going through that you'll be at the end of the book before you know it. The way this story started had me feeling sorry for the heroine and her having to deal with the women on the committee that are asking her to do -- what seems -- the impossible. Will she be able to secure Nick's co-operation?

The dialogue was intense due to the main characters back stories, especially that of the heroine. Her mother is a tad over-the-top and a touch snobbish the way she expects Marabelle to do what she wants at the drop of a hat. Why is Marabelle so afraid to show her mother the woman she shows to everyone else? Why does she give in so easily to what her mother wants her to do and wear? She can't possibly be that scared of her mother's reactions, could she? However, in saying that, I liked how the hero helped her deal with her mother by showing the heroine that she's perfect in every way. Really, Nick is the Triple 'D' threat - delicious, delightful and downright dangerous to a woman's heart because of all that he does for the heroine's self-esteem. The way he boosts her up, so she doesn't take whatever her mother says too much to heart.

All the characters within this book were very entertaining. There were those that I loved and those that I loved to hate, especially the woman that Marabelle is trying to do her best to keep from getting her hooks into Nick. Can she get a clue that Nick isn't interested? Then there's the guys that Nick coaches with the way they treat Marabelle like their own personal chef and like she's one of their own. I liked how they're not afraid to offer her advice when they feel she's about to make the wrong choices and that they're willing to risk her wrath. What are friends for, if not to make sure you're happy forever instead of just a moment in time?

As for Marabelle, she's one of the best heroines I've read lately. She's strong, brave, independent, and I liked that she wasn't afraid to speak her mind. Certainly, Nick needed to be challenged by her smart mouth, her ability to keep him on her toes and have his life shaken up a bit. Moreover, I could understand why she was so adamant about keeping her and Nick's relationship casual, because she doesn't want any relationship she has to turn out like the one her parents have. Yet, it was palpable that she and Nick were different than her parents. Can she realize that before it's too late?

Overall, Ms. Summers has penned an enthralling read with a hot romance that illustrates how this couple bring out the best in each other and that they shouldn't let anything keep them apart. The way this story ended was perfect, because Marabelle is very possessive of Nick and isn't about to let anything or anyone come between them. However, it was the epilogue that wrapped this story up nicely, because of their talk about their favorite things. Who knew Marabelle could find more ways to annoy her mother? I would highly recommend Sweet Southern Trouble by Michele Summers, especially if you enjoy the fake relationship trope or books by authors Lori Wilde or Jill Shalvis.

This book was fantastic, I beyond loved it. It is very well written, has a fantastic plot and the 2 main characters have huge chemistry together. The dialogue and characters really sizzle and I really loved most of the book.

I fell hard for the heroine Marabella. Think mousy librarian who inside is a tigress. The problem is she meets for the hottest guy on the planet and she never even sees Nick coming. When she finally notices, she gives him a real run for his money.

This book had lots of good friends, hot football players and a fake engagement and a bachelor auction. It had some great humor and fun characters and I truly loved it. The only real issue I had with it was the bitter ex girlfriend. She gets up to some mischief, and without her this would have been a much better book. What I hated was when she manages to get Nick and Mirabelle to break up, Nick turns to her. He even realizes what a horrible thing he does to Mirabelle, the woman he says he loves and yet he keeps on doing it. Now he never has sex with her but he kinda throws her into Mirabelles face and it kinda turned me against Nick at the end. He was this really great character, but in doing that he pretty much proved Mirabella right in her thoughts and feelings.

Nick did some things I did not understand and it caused me to not love him like I did Mirabelle. One was he bids on dancing with Mirabelle's mother at her charity event and I truly did not understand why he bids on her and not his fiancee. Everyone tries to say oh he did that for you to impress her mother but it just made zero sense. Then as I mentioned what Nick does when he breaks up with MIrabelle. I would have had no problem him bringing any other female but to specifically bring the slutty ex and throwing it in Mirabelle's face well I just never forgave Nick for that.

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A truly enjoyably heartwarming romance in which hilarity abounds. There is a depth and dynamic to Nick and Marabelle's relationship that I have seldom seen from other authors. Sure their banter was witty, the dialog fast paced and sharp, but there was an under layer to the draw these two had for each other that was breathtaking; Ms Summers has created two very memorable characters in Nick and Marabell. The secondary characters played an important role in the story's success as well, quirky though a few may have been, the football players, Beau in particular added many more elements of the interactions that created the difference in this author's writing.

Part of the appeal between Nick and Marabell was the ease and hilarity of their banter. The quips they fired at each other were rapidly delivered and laid a great foundation for the playfulness of their relationship. Their nicknames for each other were unique and bled personality into each of the characters:

Nick: Tinkerbell, Tink, Thumbelina, and Fairy-girl...each when used underscored his deep affection for her and his awareness of her fierce and fiery nature. Is there anything sexier than a southern drawl saying darlin' or baby girl?!

Marabell: Coach Crackpot, Hottie, Glorious, Crazy, Charming, Neanderthal, to name a few...but said in their context brought so much more snarky depth and proof of the sharp mind she had.

The sexual tension between Nick and Marabell ebbed and flowed, with so many near misses, that you could feel both their frustrations each time before they finally came together. When he whispered to her, “Open for me, honey,”...all I thought was FINALLY!! This author definitely knows how to get her readers emotionally invested in the characters.

Finally, there are not many books I can say this about, but I could and would enjoy read this story over and over again to relish the smart, wry dialog and banter...and best of all, because the chemistry between Nick and Marabell was off the charts hot and sexy!

This book was provided by the Publisher and Netgalley, I am voluntarily providing my honest review.