This is the start of anew series about the Bishop siblings. Ethan returns to his family farm after being injured in the Special Forces. He is grumpy and prickly and not much for company but he is giving it a try. Trying hard to find himself again.

Mia is pushed on her client's daughter for the summer as a guardian. Trying to help him win an election by keeping his daughter out of trouble. They both end up at the bed and breakfast/horse farm that Ethan's family owns. Mia spends a great deal of the first part of the story begrudging how awful her life is that she has ended up here.

The story unfolds fairly typically. Enemies to maybe friends to lovers. No great shake ups and predictable tensions as country and city and hearts collide. I really liked Ethan and he perhaps saved this 4 star rating. His grumpy turned out to be a cover of protection for a great man hidden away inside. Mia was just not likable. Even when she melted that frozen exterior a bit, she just didn't seem like a fit for Ethan. I mean, Ethan kind a liked her that way, but she just wasn't for me.

Loved Ethan;s family and the whole small town quirkiness, the B&B and the horses. Looking forward to his sister's stories.

A beautiful enemies to lovers romance following uptight city girl Mia Thrush as she copes with life on the farm with a teenage girl who doesn’t want anything to do with her, a chicken that’s obsessed with her, and a hot ‘horse man’ who thinks he’s got her pegged as a ‘Princess’. Lovely writing, a wonderful, if not predictable story, fantastic characters, both lead and supporting, along with adorable farm animals with awesome names. The chemistry between Mia and Ethan is off the charts. I loved this story, it was a complete feel good read and I can’t wait for more in this series. I received an advanced copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. This is my honest review.

Wow! What a great start to a new series by Jennifer Probst. I love her writing and I'm a big fan. The Start of Something Good introduces us to new characters and first up is Ethan and Mia. Both have wounded past and they start off not liking each other two much but by the end we get our HEA. Not a lot of thrown in drama for effect or cheating or exes making it hard on our h/h which I love. This is just a great story that flows easy and I read it in one sitting. I could not put it down.
What a great story and i looking forward to Ophelia's story next ( the epilogue sets her up next). Highly recommended.

Mia owns a public relations company and her big client is a politician running for mayor. His daughter gets into some trouble and the judge makes her do community service at a horse rescue farm. Mia is tasked to go with her and keep her out of trouble. Ethan is former Special Forces, a bodyguard to Hollywood’s famous, and after getting injured on a mission comes back home to his family’s B & B and horse farm. He and Mia do not hit it off in the beginning. She is used to living in the city and not used to the country. She’s there all summer and she realizes having the most clients and the best firm, will not make you happy.
Excellent story. Funny. Sexy. Wonderful characters. A crazy chicken. Great start to a new series. Can’t wait for the next one.

* Voluntarily read and reviewed this for Netgalley *

Opposite characters and worlds collide in this romantic comedy with a reclusive, tortured hero (Ethan) and a feisty, bossy heroine (Mia) working in the public relations field.
I wasn’t expecting to enjoy this story so much, I found it really fun. The initial antagonism between the main characters was wonderfully written, their crashing personalities always tempered with a dash of attraction. Ethan is the opposite of the polite, civilized men Mia was used to and their encounters are “a strange blend of hostility, humor and attraction”.
Mia’s grit, honesty and generosity are slowly unraveled as both she and Ethan change and try to acclimate to their different life styles and conflicting careers.
The scene with the senior citizens had the right amount of silliness to make me smile.
I liked how the characters expressed their affection and love and how they were honest with each other.
While some things were a bit over the top, all in all this was a fun read with great secondary characters – Ethan’s sisters, Jonathan, Chloe. I guess we’ll have Ophelia and Kyle’s story next, but I hope Jonathan and his daughter, Chloe, will also feature in future books.

What do you get when you mix a crazy chicken, some wild elderly people, a PR woman, and a horse man? The start of something good. And the start of a great new series.

The B and B, along with the horse farm, is the setting for most of the story. Ethan and Mia butt heads right away. He doesn't think he will end up feeling at home there, she is a city girl and prefers the finer things, but deprives herself of good food and doesn't have much in the way of close friends. I really like how this place breathes new lives into the animals and people, kind of giving them a second chance.

As much as I enjoyed Ethan and Mia, with their passion and banter and sweetness, I enjoyed the other characters too. Like Chloe and Ethan's sisters, and the guests at the B and B. Oh not to mention the crazy animals and the residents of the small town that I may have fallen in love with. I look forward to book 2!

This was my first book from this author, and I must say I really enjoyed it. I loved Mia and Ethan as characters and loved Ethan's sisters and the sense of peace, home and family on the farm. I enjoyed the overall love story found in The Start of Something Good, but also enjoyed Chloe's story within the larger story.

This is a beautiful story of finding yourself and figuring out what is really important, second chances and ultimately coming home. I thought this story was well written, thoughtful and engaging. I read this story in one sitting as I did not want to put it down. I also really enjoyed the scenes with the animals, including Hei Hei and Phoenix. Overall a very enjoyable read and I would highly recommend it!!!

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Finally a good enemies to lovers romance after such a long time! The typical clash of total opposite personalities & backgrounds... Mia & Ethan take you on a roller coaster ride of witty banter, hilarious moments with well
planted angst. It is amazing how Jennifer delivers all these elements in a single book. The supporting characters add a good amount of colour to the book which makes you feel more immersed in the story in true Jennifer Probst style.

This book is a perfect light summer read & the epilogue sets the story for the next book so keep a lookout for more in this series!

The Start of Something Good is the first book in a new series by Jennifer Probst called Stay. The story focuses on a family of three siblings in the New York’s Hudson Valley. They run an inn and a rescue farm for horses.

The Start of Something Good focuses on Ethan Bishop. He left when he was 18 wanting to save the world. He was a paratrooper going on dangerous missions to save people. He also was a bodyguard for some of Hollywood’s elite. All was lost when a secret mission went badly, the person of importance was killed and he was badly injured. Suddenly with surgeries, physical therapy and the symptoms of PTSD, he heads home to hide and heal.

Mia is finally almost where she wants to be. She is leading her own PR firm, living in Manhattan, living and working her life to help good people succeed. Mia loves the beats, noise and constant movement of the city. The great clothes do not hurt either. Then she was on a horse farm ‘babysitting’ a client’s college aged daughter and suddenly her life spins out of control. There is a chicken who hates her and chases her. There are people on vacation who want to talk to her, a teenage with attitude and to top it all off - the most infuriating man known who is constantly seems to find fault with her.

Mia and Ethan seem to clash and spark off each other! They are a wonderful characters who are so much fun to read about. The other distractions with rehab, abused animals, families and small towns just make the story full and interesting. I really enjoyed The Start of Something Good by Jennifer Probst! It was a great read.

You know that old tale about the city mouse and the country mouse Well, in Jennifer Probst’s new book THE START OF SOMETHING GOOD, that old tale of opposites attracting and combusting is proven true.

Mia Thrush is driven, dedicated and focused on her high power PR job. When she’s entailed with the college-aged daughter of her current client for the summer, a client who happens to be running for the mayor of new york, Mia is torpedoed out of her comfort zone of Starbucks and Le Circe, and lands on a horse farm, complete with a crazy chicken and guy suffering from PSTD that just may be the best thing she’s ever seen. Bar none.

Ethan Bishop is hot. He’s also spiritually tortured and in pain from a Special Forces mission that went south. The physical pain he can deal with, but the trauma he’s been facing goes so deep emotionally he worries if he’ll ever heal from it. In an attempt to try and get his life together he comes to back to his child hood home, a family run B&B complete with a horse farm.

From the moment these two meet the sparks and insults fly. Each has preconceived notions about that other that only time and patience will disprove. Both of the time – a complete summer in fact, but neither think they have the patience.

Can this city girl and this country boy find a common ground?

I will admit that for the first few chapters I really didn’t like Mia. She was a little too career driven, a little to city-girl for me, scared of anything bigger than a house cat in the animal department and so disdainful of the farm life she was going to have to endure for the summer. But she started to grow on at about the same time I realized why she was the way she was. As for Ethan, well, can I just say…swoon.
This was a really indepth story of loss, past trauma, family values, the power of healing, and ultimately of what people sacrifice for love. Bravo to Jennifer Probst for writing such an emotionally insightful story.

I was given an arc of this book by Netgalley and Montlake publishing for an honest opinion of the work and I have to tell you, it was a really good read.

What is supposed to be a welcoming homecoming for Ethan, after recovering from a horrific botched rescue, turns into anything but when he is placed in charge of the mayoral candidate's daughter who is ordered to do community service at his families Band B. When the owner of the PR firm for the candidacy is sent to chaperone Ethan and Mia clash on site and the name calling and attitude only escalates. But where there is anger there is also passion and the two become lovers. But can Mia give up her high powered NYC job and stay on at the B and B? Or is the relationship doomed to be more flash than substance? With beautiful characters and an emotional storyline this book was amazing. I cannot wait for more in this series.

The Start of Something Good by Jennifer Probst

Ethan Bishop has demons and they plague his dreams making them into nightmares but the thing that saves him is not just Mia Thrush but also the reality that life is what you make of it. I fell in love with Ethan long before I got drawn into Mia’s personality. He’s bruised inside but he can heal only if he lets himself. The way he gets a ‘broken’ horse to finally see his own potential mirrors his own journey. It was one of the best symmetry symbolism that I’ve read in a story. I was so hooked on this book, although it did take me a bit of time to get to that point.

Mia, I couldn’t quite work her out at first, her personality felt prickly but as the story progresses and her connection with Chloe and her father Jonathan Lake, I got to see more of her. She’s not the person she portrays, there is definitely more to her and I was rooting for her to connect properly with Ethan. I did roll my eyes when they said ‘it’s just sex’ and only ‘till you go home’, because I knew they were falling for each other. Can I just say it broke me, when Ethan let her go to pursue the dream she wants. He let her go and I never thought that he would. I did love the ending though and the mention of Ophelia and Kyle. That sets up an interesting read in the next book, that’s for sure!

Completely recommend!

4 stars!

This is a story about Ethan, who was injured on the job in some kind of military incident where his friend ended up dead. He has a lot of pain both physically and emotionally and he is home at his families ranch/horse rescue business to recover.

Enter Mia, a high powered PR exec from NYC, she is in town for the summer while her client's daughter works with Ethan for a college cheating scandal that a judge sentenced her to. This is a fun enemy to lover story. Mia and Ethan have hate at first sight even as they fight their attraction.

It was a well written story with some things that I could not wait to find out like, was it just cheating? how was Ethan hurt? I really enjoyed Ethan's sisters and hope to read their stories as well.

This is a great opposites attract/enemy to lovers romance. Ethan is ex special forces who is coming home to work and recover on his family’s bed and breakfast and farm in upstate New York. Mia runs a PR firm in Manhattan. Mia has a client Jonathan Lake who is running for Mayor of New York. He is a unicorn of a politician, one who really cares about the people and doesn’t lie (I have heard of these mythical politicians, but have yet to see one in real life). Jonathan’s 19 year old daughter is in trouble at school and must serve her community service at the farm. Jonathan insists that Mia stays with his daughter while she is at the farm. Of course Mia and Ethan initially clash, but eventually give into their attraction. This is a great read. All of the characters are well developed, the relationship takes time to progress, and all of the secondary characters are interesting. This is my first book by this author and I cannot wait for Ethan’s sisters’ stories. I was given an ARC of this book for my honest review.

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. I'm a fan of this author and this story did not disappoint.

Ethan moves back home after an injury from his Special Forces mission. He has physical and psychological injuries and believes the solitude of his childhood home can provide the escape that he needs. His two sisters run an Inn where his home is and they are supportive but urge and need him to try to heal. He agrees to help with their horse farm which houses horses that are rescues. The irony is not lost on Ethan that the horses are suffering like he is and he will try to help.

Mia runs a PR business in Manhattan and she is on the fast track to success. She managed to represent a top political client who is set to win a major election and this exposure can make her career. Her ckient, Jonathan, needs a huge favor from her. His daughter has been sentenced to community service due to a vandalism charge and he needs her to be with her until she completes it. She agrees because she can still run her business remotely. The service is located in a small town where, Chloe, will help with rescue horses and whatever help the farm needs.

Mia feels out of her element and she meets Ethan on her first day and the meeting did not go well. The feeling is mutual, and the two decide that distance from each other is the best solution.

This is short-lived as the Inn has some new guests who are on an adventure and they see the tension emanating from the two and decide to include them with their fun. It works and the two find that they can't be apart from each other which evolves to deeper feelings where they want more.

But.......Their relationship becomes tested because Mia is called back to the city to work with her important clients and the Ethan and Mia are starting to wonder if their feelings are are in enough for the distance and ti!e apart. Can they make it work?

If you are a fan of this author, then you will enjoy the story, the and the flow of how the story evolves. The sun characters added a nice layer that complimented the overall tone that was intended. I'm guessing that based on the epilogue, that there will be more to come. YES!!!

I received this ARC for an honest review. I am a big fan of Jennifer Prost. I just love her writing. This story is about Mia and Ethan. Mia gets suckered into watching a teenage daughter (Chloe) of the mayoral hopeful of New York. Mia owns a PR firm and the daughter gets in trouble and has to do community service for the summer at Ethan's horse farm. Mia is a fiesty city lover and experience a culture shock at the farm. She stays at his family's B&B on the farm. I just love how they interact with each other. I am not going to give examples because YOU NEED TO READ THIS BOOK! I love how Chloe grows as a person. You are pulled into the story and you don't want to leave!

I loved this book so much! The characters, the story, the side characters, the B&B, the chicken/rooster, and Ethan. So much Ethan!

Dear Jennifer, I loved your book and cannot wait for the rest of the series!

At first I wasn’t sure that I was going to enjoy this book. The heroine, Mia Thrush, is a total city girl who is constantly dieting and glorying in her work in the PR agency she founded. Then, in a totally unbelievable plotline, her chief client, a candidate for New York City mayor, asks her to spend the summer in an upstate small town to accompany his daughter who has been assigned community work on a horse farm. Yeah, sure, that’s what a candidate would ask of his PR chief. But roll with it.

In the beginning, she hates everything about the fresh air, friendly atmosphere at the Bread and Breakfast/horse farm where she’s staying, especially the derision in the eyes of Ethan Bishop, a former Special Forces paratrooper who has come home to recover from the injury that ended his career and the PTSD he’s suffering. He has no interest in a feisty princess who has no idea how to dress or act on a horse farm.

But of course, opposites attract and they start falling for each other. Once Mia got over her cartoonish antipathy to living in the countryside, and she and Ethan act on their mutual attraction, the book became much better. She became a much more likable character and the candidate’s daughter also became more likable. I started to care about these characters and was cheering them on to find a way to make a match between a guy who gets debilitating flashbacks when he’s in the city and a woman who’s been working her whole life to achieve success in her chosen field.

I was given a free ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I love it when Jennifer starts a new series. It's like a whole new world for me to fall in love with. I love the way she tells a story and has us falling in love right along with the characters.

"I caught the way you looked at her. It was cute."

"I refuse to discuss this further. I once parachuted into enemy territory, broke my arm landing wrong in a tree, ran eight miles, and still managed to extract the target to safety. I'm not cute."

This was one of the funniest enemies to lovers book I've read in a while. It was light on the angst I usually enjoy with those types of stories though. They were complete opposites but throughout the story you get to watch them evolve and want to change for the other and open up to have them in their life. There might have been a few cliché lines but if I'm going to read a book with them then I'm going to read it from Jennifer because she always delivers on the swoon and the flutters.

"Mia?"
"Yeah?"
"You're enough. Never doubt you're more than enough for a man. Because if you belonged to me, I'd get on my knees in gratitude every damn night and make sure you never doubted it."

I don't read a lot of the "cookie cutter" or the "classic" or the "inside the box" romances. I love to live outside of that and read romances that are not mainstream or typical. When I do go for them I like to stick to the ones that I know can deliver a good story with all the emotions that romance books should have. Jennifer Probst nails those for me every time and she has never let me down.