Loved the story. Great read and it took me back to those days of high school insecurities and crazy ideas. Sometimes old attractions never die. But who we were in school is not all of who we become. The fun here is seeing how these two main characters come to terms with yesterday as well as today. Good supporting characters as well. I’ll follow!

A great enemies-to-lovers tale which will keep you warm at night. The characters were well-rounded and Reggie made me laugh. This book is another winner from one of my favorite romance authors, June Faver. Get yourself a copy. You won't regret it!

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Sweet read! She is a new to me author. And I'm so happy I picked this up. I read this in a day, so good.

Rambling is an accurate description of the characterizations in this novel. The main characters, Reggie and Frank, went to high school together and were nemesis from Frank's first day there. She made fun of him. He gave her a humiliating nickname. Now over a dozen years have passed since they've seen each other.

For some reason, Frank's first inclination - as at least a 30 year old man - is to call Reggie by that hated nickname. She reacts badly, as would be expected, and the battle is on. I understand that in a romance novel there must be some conflict for our lovers to overcome to be together. I find Frank's instinct to call her names juvenile at best (closer to ridiculous). Since high school, he has traveled the world and become very sophisticated for a small town Texas boy.

Reggie only remembers him as the boy that made her high school days miserable. She wants nothing to do with him even though she finds him attractive. And somehow she goes from hating him to thinking of him as a worldly man who can have any woman and would find her boring.

What?

As a small town Texas girl, I find the idea that a woman like Reggie, who is supposed to be highly intelligent, would suddenly decide she is unworthy of this guy she grew up with ludicrous.

Other than bad characterizations and some clunky dialogue, the story itself isn't bad. But there isn't anything new here either. Small town boy comes home after years away making his fortune and finds he is still in love with the girl from high school who wouldn't give him the time of day. Since this is the beginning of a series, there are several other characters that are introduced - the best friend, the right hand helper - that we'll see again in future stories. However, with such inconsistencies in the characterizations, I doubt I'll be reading them.

Reggie Lee lives in a small town in Texas, with her dad and daughter. When her high school nemesis, Frank shows up, life is thrown for a loop. Lots of time to make up for, and misunderstandings abound. Really liked this one, and had a hard time to put it down. I like the side story of Gayle and her history teacher too. Wish more would have been with the daughter and Frank's relationship, as it is implied but not overly shown. Would recommend this book and author. Good summer read.

Welcome Back to Rambling, Texas is a pleasant, small-town romance with an enemies-to-lovers theme. A light and easy book with a nice, but somewhat predictable storyline.

Reggie Stafford, a single mom to a young daughter, works at the local newspaper as a journalist. She lives with her dad and is working to make a better life for her and her daughter after her ex-husband left them several years ago. Her life is turned upside down when her high school nemesis, Frank Bell, walks into her life as the new owner of the newspaper she works at. During high school, Frank was the bane of her existence, and now he’s back to torture her, except it’s a different kind of torture now.

This is a fast easy read, with a nice, but predictable story, set in an idyllic town in Texas. Reggie is a spunky, hard-working small-town woman who is trying to get a better life for her daughter. I liked Reggie and thought she was spunky and has a good sense of herself. Frank is your typical small-town boy, who returns as a rich investment mogul after making his fortune abroad. I’m not usually a fan of the rich man vs poor women set up, but Frank has enough insecurities to at least make him seem realistic and vulnerable.

I recommend this book to anyone looking for a pleasant quick romance.

About the Author: June Faver loves Texas, from the Gulf coast to the panhandle, from the Mexican border to the Piney Woods. Her novels embrace the heart and soul of the state and the larger-than-life Texans who romp across her pages. A former teacher and healthcare professional, she lives and writes in the Texas Hill Country.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

June Faver’s Welcome Back to Rambling, Texas is a book about second chances and starting over. Reggie Lee Stafford and Frank Bell knew each other in high school. Years later they are reacquainted. This book makes you believe in the power of taking a chance and that first impressions are not always right.

First of all I have to thank NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS Casablanca for the e-copy.

The Pros :
- The Cover is exquisite and I just needed to read this book, because of this cover..

The Cons:
I have never read any June Faver books before and I probably will never read her again here's why, I hate reading about Texas and I hate these sorta books, when the women are so judgmental and catty. And it makes it that much worse when the author is a woman... I looked all the other authors books covers and all her other covers are shirtless cowboys, Yea.. Not for me..
I made it through 20 or so pages, and I had to stop reading..