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Rose

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Having not realised this was the 3rd in a series, (my fault) It took me a while to work out the characters, bit of a slow burner for my liking, but, overall well written and a nice story

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It was an interesting premise however I was not able to get engaged in the story so I ended up zipping through the chapters.

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This is the third in Casey’s series about three young women brought up by three former groupies on their hippy-like farm in rural Maine. In earlier books, we learned that the three girls are the daughters of a classical rock group that their mothers were groupies following, but left when they all got pregnant. And no mother knows which group member is the father of her daughter. Ugh. The band has finally found out about their daughters and wanted to give each of them $10 million. In this story, Rose, has decided to refuse the money because she is angry that the members of the band never searched for the women who suddenly left them. She has a habitat for animals that she cares for. However, she’s facing threats to her shelter as members of the city council are trying to shut it down and someone is tormenting her by trashing her shelter.

The one consolation is the growing affection between Rose and the band’s lawyer Greg Lister. It is very sweet how they start to fall for each other through their conversations while cleaning out the kennels in her shelter.

I am not a big fan of the whole former groupies’ love affair with band members who never forgot them. And Rose’s attitude to all the stuff in her life is to play like an ostrich. She has a lawyer who keeps offering to help her with the city council’s lawsuit. But she’s such a stubborn ostrich that she keeps turning him down. When he eventually does convince her to let him help her, that whole plot basically disappears. Later on when there is a terrible complication thrown into the plot that would make a relationship between Greg and Rose, that is also brushed away and wrapped up in just a sentence or two.

If you enjoyed the first two books, you’ll like this one. There were parts I enjoyed and other parts that got on my nerves. I guess I just found it hard to relate to the women of this series.

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book that I received from Netgalley; however, the opinions are my own and I did not receive any compensation for my review.

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Reading Rose, I remembered right away the rather peculiar background of these three young women. I mean, not everyone is raised by three mothers with a very liberal idea of relationships, fathers and love. Okay, and sex. Obviously. Sert against this really interesting background is the story of Rose, the third of the three sisters. Unlike her sisters, Rose spends all her time in her sanctuary, the animal clinic, caring for a couple (or more) stray animals and taking care of them when they are ill. She doesn't need the big city and, well, usually she doesn't mind being alone. When her fathers' lawyer Greg turns up and somehow never really leaves, things start to change. It's Greg who has her back when her clinic is in danger of being shut down and it is Greg who proves to her that no matter what it looks like now, he is also an animal lover and, well, he might not exactly be the city guy that he seems to be at first glance. When things fall apart and her clinic is in danger of being shut down, those two will have to decide whose side they are on and what they feel for each other.

I really enjoy the books by Elle Casey and Rose wasn't an exception of this rule. Rose is the third book in the Red Hot series about the three daughters of the band Red Hot and I loved every one of these books. Amber, Emerald and Rose are really amazing and I loved to read about them and the men they love.

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This one might have been better to read after reading the first two in the series. It felt like the story was continuing from the previous. It didn't take long to figure out the base of the story but I think I would have known more where Rose's head was at if I had started with book one.

Overall, this is a cute story. It's a very slow burn. Very slow. Rose and Greg spent most of the story tiptoeing around their attraction to each other. We see more of Rose and the trouble she is dealing with from the town council who wants to put her rescue out of business as well as her bitterness towards her fathers sudden appearance in her life.

Rose grew up in a hippie family where she has two sisters and three mothers. These three mothers were groupies to a band that left thinking the band members didn't want them around anymore since all three women were pregnant. 25 years later and the band members reconnect with them. I'm not exactly sure how since I think that was described in book 1.

While I enjoyed the story, I did leave off feeling like I didn't know enough about the family and the town council harassment never really got resolved either. It was good but I do need a bit more from my books. I'll have to go back and read books 1 and 2 to see if this book makes more sense to me.

ARC provided by NetGalley.

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The third in a trilogy, you really cannot read this without reading her sisters' stories first... there is stacks of back story that you kind of need to know before you begin!

When we first met Greg he was pretty much a stuffed shirt and you had to wonder how he was going to end up with one of the girls raised on a hippie-ish commune... and you knew he would because why else would the band have a young hot attorney?

Rose is the quietest of the sisters, caring more for the animals at her clinic than, you know, people! Luckily Rose finds herself in a bit of a legal pickle (not her own fault of course) and who else can she turn to but Greg

This is a fitting end to a light entertaining tail of three sisters and the men in their lives

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I. Liked this book because it was more than a romantic story. I liked the fact that it kept me guessing what the the ending would be.

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Elle Casey has never been better Rose is a wonderful book!! I was so happy with how this book turned out perfection coming from Elle Casey!

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"Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the advance copy of this book, in exchange for an honest review."

Loved this book very much. It had just enough sweet romance and the storyline was great! I highly recommend!

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Sadly, I was unable to connect with this book and stopped reading after a few chapters.
This is my first book by this author and is the third book in this series.

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Greg is just one of those overly polite people, "he reaches over and holds my fingers. “You’re going to think I’m rude if I say what’s in my head right now.” Greg sometimes has to put his responsibilities before his woman, "I slap him playfully on the butt. He leans down and kisses my neck. “I had some things I had to take care of, and I didn’t trust myself to get it all done in time. Talking to you would have tempted me to come sooner.” I liked this book, and I liked Greg once he got his head removed from his butt.

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I enjoyed this book and sad to see this series end, this is the third book in this series and you really need or (highly recommend) should read the previous book. Rose is running an animal clinic on her farm and she needs money and help and does not want to take the money from her father's, yup you need to read previous to know what we are talking about, anyway back to this Greg the bands lawyer starts spending more and more time there and the sparks are flying. But along with those sparks we have drama and vandalism and etc etc..So while I can give you more info I wont so that you grab a copy and read..Enjoy!

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Book 3 in Elle Casey’s Red Hot Love series follows Rose, animal lover and wannabe veterinarian who runs a non profit shelter for sick, abandoned and wild animals. Rose is too stubborn to accept any money from her ‘fathers’ band, even though she desperately needs it and could put it to good use, and even though her sisters are contemplating accepting their share. Things in her life start getting even more complicated when the band’s sexy lawyer, Greg Lister starts spending more and more time with Rose. At the same time the clinic is targeted by vandals and Rose is struggling to prevent her mothers and sisters from finding out about everything that’s happening. Lots of drama in this final book that ends this series perfectly. I was provided with an advanced copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. This is my honest review.

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A good easy afternoon read overall. The author has a nice flowing writing style which ensures a easy read, whilst I didn't find myself entranced by the story or characters it was a good easy afternoon read.

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This is Rose and Greg’s story which is the finale of the three book series. I don’t feel like this book really stands alone, as there is too much back story from the previous two books that is needed for it to make sense. Rose and Greg seem like opposites, but they have their priorities in common. The three sisters finally come to accept the three fathers, even though they agree that they will never use DNA tests to see who is actually who’s father. The premise behind the series is definitely unusual, but this book brings the series to a satisfactory conclusion.

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Just a treat to read this story. I really liked all about. It gave me the feels and a must read for this author

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I hadn't read any other books in this series, but I don't think it mattered.

This is the story of Rose, bought up by her hippy mothers, along with her 2 sisters, on a farm in Maine. Lawyer Greg keeps showing up, but is it just to see her?

Makes me want to go and read the rest of the series now!

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I knew that Greg was keeping a secret from Rose. I never thought it would be that though. I have to admit This is the first book that I've read in this series. Maybe I would have had a clue if I had read the first two. This is the only thing that I felt left out on, So I guess it is okay to say that, Rose, can be read as a stand alone.

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Elle Casey’s Rose is a perfect addition to the Red Hot Love series and finally getting to see Rose’s story unfold was so sweet.

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I have never read any books by Elle Casey, but I will read the rest of the books in this series. I loved Rose. She is sweet and kind. The sister dynamic was wonderful. Despite the first look, Greg was perfect for her. The ending of the book was absolutely perfect. Now I have to go buy the others. I received this book from Net Galley for an honest review with no other compensation.

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