I really enjoyed getting to know the Monroe's. And Second Chance? Goodness that seems like the perfect place to live! I love the small old timey feel. So many secrets yet to uncover. I can't wait to read more! Ella and Noah, swoon worthy!

I enjoy Melinda Curtis' books. This was no exception. I liked that the story wasn't as guessable as I first thought. The town buyout/ cousin twist was a nice plot feature. A fun read.

Ella is a single mother who is co-inheriting a small down Second Chance, Idaho and is getting the scope of the town. Little did she expect to fall in love with Noah Bishop the small town doc.

This was a pretty cute and heartwarming book. Ella hasn't had the best childhood, then manages to find the love of her life and he die a month after their child is born. Her late husbands family hasn't been all that supportive either. There there was Noah who had is own sort of hang ups that lend him to be a small town doc in Second chance. I loved seeing that connection between Ella and Noah and seeing him soft towards her and her daughter as well as others was cute af. This was a sweet contemporary romance and I really enjoyed reading it.

Kissed by the Country Doc is the first in the Monroe series and is centered around a single mother named Ella and her toddler daughter. When a death in the family causes more shock and confusion for the Monroe dynasty a few siblings head out to Second Chance, Idaho to investigate the newly inherited town. Ella who married into the family is struggling with wanting to keep her Monroe family or find that second chance love that everyone wishes for. Noah Bishops the country doctor may also find that love goes far beyond just one person by learning to love yourself as well. Both of these people will find their second chance in the lest likely places.
This book was cute and enjoyable, some parts I felt where a little rushed, but overall was a cute story.

“Kissed by the Country Doc” begins The Mountain Monroes miniseries by Melinda Curtis.

When Harlan Monroe dies, the reading of the will shakes up the lives of the Monroe clan.
Ella Monroe and her daughter, along with a few family members, travel to Second Chance, Idaho to see the town Harlan left to them. Once there, they meet the locals, who are closemouthed on why Harlan bought the town.
For Ella, who married into the family and is widowed, one local stands out from the rest. Dr. Noah Bishop.
Noah is in Second Chance because his career as an orthopedic surgeon ended after an accident. Noah is tasked to keep an eye on Ella since she has a real estate degree. But then, Ella and her daughter are snowed in at Noah’s cabin and it’s there when Noah and Ella acknowledge their attraction. Except, they both need to believe in their own selves before being able to have happiness together.

With a twist on the Beauty and the Beast fairytale, Ms. Curtis pens a story that makes you believe this town and its people actually exist and that you are a part them.
I look forward to meeting more of the Mountain Monroes and visiting the town of Second Chance.

Enjoyable, An unusual story, but a little too open-ended for me. A lot of set-up for things I presume will develop in other books in the series. The resolution of this plot seemed just a little abrupt to me. Still, well-written, if simple.