This is a good book. The two main characters is both stories are best friends. They have known each other all their lives. Until something changes everything. They both have feelings for each other and don’t know if they want their relationship to change. But both couples go all in and fall in love.

Another solid addition to the series. I read this during a dark time and it kept my attention and distracted me. I look forward to the next one.

THE TROUBLEMAKER – Maisey Yates
Four Corners Ranch, Book 6
Canary Street Press
ISBN: 978-1-335-60080-6
November 2023
Contemporary Romance

Four Corners Ranch, Oregon – Present Day

Charity Wyatt and Lachlan McCloud have been best friends since they were teenagers. She followed her late father into becoming a veterinarian and she treats Lachlan’s family’s animals on their ranch, which means they often come into contact. Lachlan is grateful to Charity for their friendship as she helped him survive his traumatic childhood. She is also in a long-distance engagement with another veterinarian in Virginia, but the couple haven’t had sex. Lachlan is notorious for his one-night stands. But one day, he comes to her and asks for her advice on how to find a wife. His four brothers have found their wives, and he thinks it would help him settle down if he married too. Charity agrees to help but is wondering why she is suddenly jealous of the future Mrs. Lachlan McCloud.

Their friendship goes through a test in THE TROUBLEMAKER, the sixth tale in the Four Corners Ranch series. Everyone around them knows that Charity and Lachlan are best friends and are always there for each other, but neither wants to jeopardize their friendship by getting sexually involved. Not that Charity knows how to have sex because she hasn’t even done the deed with her devout fiancé. Meanwhile, Lachlan starts his search for a wife and finds a potential candidate. She seems good, but there is one problem with her: she isn’t Charity. The more they talk about who is good for them as a spouse, the greater the attraction between them grows. How soon will Charity and Lachlan realize that maybe it’s time to take a chance on each other?

Charity and Lachlan can argue with each other, but they continue to be supportive in THE TROUBLEMAKER. If you like friends-to-lovers romances, then this one is for you. Lachlan was raised by an abusive father, and it has left its mark on him. Charity was raised by her father and doesn’t even know who her mother is because she was dropped off by her mother who then left. Even though she is a capable veterinarian, she still gets flak from some of the older ranchers who see her as a little girl. With Lachlan’s support, Charity overcomes her problems. What he doesn’t seem to realize is that she will always be there for him, too.

Things start off in THE TROUBLEMAKER with them bickering about marriage to other people, but Charity and Lachlan soon shift to feeling the sizzling sexual chemistry between them. She becomes all too aware of him and suddenly feels jealous of his potential wife. He challenges her about her relationship with her fiancé. It all comes to a head—and a realization that they can’t ignore their attraction. Will they find their way to each other for a future together? Find out the answer by grabbing a copy of THE TROUBLEMAKER.

Patti Fischer
Romance Reviews Today

This Maisey Yates book brings us Charity and Lachlan. We follow them on their journey of friendship, to a favor, to maybe more. It's a sweet story of taking chances and overcoming hardships. One that is definitely worth reading.

Maisey Yates brings us the story of Charity and Lachlan. They both have something in common: They have felt loss. Ever since she found Lachlan, they have been best friends ever since. They are the best thing in each other's lives. When Lachlan asks Charity for a favor, sparks start to fly between them. Will they give in after all these years, or will they want to keep their friendship intact and ignore those feelings? And if they do, will it lead to happiness or devastation? Charity and Lachlan must maneuver around all the feelings around them and figure out what to do about them.

Maisey Yates brings us the story of friendship and the love between two people as a result of it. When passion comes into the equation, they must figure out if it is worth the gamble, or if fear will get in their way. I enjoyed seeing how these two would react to each other and how they try to figure out life when things change.

There was also a short novella about Jude and Penny. Jude and Penny were childhood best friends who had to watch out for each other because of what life had thrown at them. They were each other's first love and first kiss. They were everything to each other until they weren't. Years later, they run in to each other and they take a chance. Will this chance lead them to happiness, or will the hurt from the past be too much to get over?

I read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I would like to thank NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing, Canary Street Press for this privilege.