OMG!! If I could just live in thus authors head for a day I would be on cloud nine! Kaci is a smart, kick-ass heroine with down home qualities. She had me cracking up!! Lance is a cocky, flyboy and is looking for a distraction since he's been dumped by his fiance'. These two together are combustible!! This story had me laughing like crazy but also touched my heart!

Her Rebel Heart is a funny, lighthearted book. Kaci has so many one liners that makes her come off as a feather brain. Anyone willing to get to know her is in for quite the surprise. Lance almost lost that chance several of times. Maybe he's not as bright as we first thought.
If you're into comical romances then this book is perfect for you.

I absolutely loved Kaci and Lance. Kaci with her sassy southern charm and Lance with his patience and near understanding make them an almost perfect couple. So many snort inducing moments along with the heartaches. The perfectly blended story!
Kaci has sworn of men. And military men to be exact. Then a chance meeting and one of the hottest kisses shes ever had happens and nothing is the same.
Lance lives flying. And he loves his military career. He knows that flying is going to let him see the world. And when his fiancee leaves him almost at the altar everything changes. Then Kaci happens. Her upbeat out there personality is more than he's ever seen before. And he can't get eniugh of her. But he knows it can't last. She's a college professor and he's deploying in a few weeks.
Tey weren't looking for anything lasting but neither expected what happened. Can they overcome heartache and distance to be together? Will Kaci throw it all away because of his military background or will she listen to her rebel heart and take a chance on love?

Kaci, a Physicist and an ex-officer's wife, is one redneck who is smart and sassy with a mouth on her that will have you snort laughing throughout the book. With her Southern twang, Kaci's idioms were full of: "Sweet baby Jesus", “Sweet baby Jeremiah the bullfrog.", "Sweet baby (replace with any absolutely hilarious noun).", "Bless your heart", "Don't make me bless your heart twice." "Hush on up now."...and many more phrases that were pitch perfect in fitting her Southern personality...but not cheesy, or over the top. Lance, a Captain Flyboy, is her counter balance, a man who believes in her and accepts her in all her shining brilliance. He was the patience and understanding that had been evading Kaci since her father died.

I've read all the books in Ms Farrell's Misfit Brides series...enjoying each story, but Her Rebel Heart surpasses that series with its banter full of sharp wit, dialog that's smart, whipping you back and forth in how quickly it moves and changes. And not to forget the story itself, it is fresh and tantalizing, capturing your emotions early on...the pumpkin catapulting into the cornfield incident was part of the zany goodness that transpired throughout...or course, the potato gun shooting for closure is nearly a tie for the hilarity factor.

This is the second book I've read with the topic of discrimination of women in the field of academia and tenure track, in certain male dominated fields, as part of the story. Ms Farrell handles the subject matter with compassion and forthrightness...surely a topic that needs further exposure.

Now that I've been introduced to the ex-officer's wives club, I'm looking forward to reading more, I'm sure the next stories will leave an impact as this first book has done.

This book was provided by the Publisher and Netgalley, I am voluntarily providing my honest review.

Laugh out loud funny. Sassy physics professor who is afraid to fly meets sexy military pilot and the sparks fly.

This book made me chuckle out loud. Not just once, but multiple times. That is something that I love and a huge testament to this author's writing skills. Kaci's many and varied “sweet baby ____” comments never failed to induce a laugh.

Kaci was a little difficult to like at times, taking her histrionics a bit far for my personal preference, but for the most part she was okay. Thankfully, she found an extremely tolerant man in Lance. Since he was the kind of man who didn't mind never – ever - being right, giving up the career he loves for a woman, and being pushed away every time he might possibly be able to help her, he was the perfect match for her. He really was a great book Hero, and the kind of man that any girl would be lucky to have in her life.

*SPOILER IN THIS PARAGRAPH* One thing I absolutely loved about this book was that Kaci went to Stuttgart on her own. I liked that she figured out that she could do it on her own, even though having Lance surprise her by showing up on the plane to fly with her would have been the normal romance novel ending, Ms. Farrell didn't go the cliché route, and I LOVED that.

This was my first book by Jamie Farrell and I loved the story line, the humor, and the sass. I will definitely be looking into reading more books by this author.


I requested and was granted an ARC of this book via NetGalley. I was under no obligation to write this review, I wrote it because I enjoyed the story.

Funny, sassy, sweet, strong characters, enjoyable, escapist read. Wanted more of Kaci and Lance's story.

LOVED this book! Fun twist on a contemporary military romance. I just adored Kaci - a physicist and ultimate Bama girl - complete with punkin chucker, potato gun, and all the "bless your hearts" a southern girl can spare. Lance is the sexy flyboy that is hotter than sin and who Kaci kisses one night without even knowing his name.

Kaci and Lance continue to encounter each other in circumstances so funny, I laughed out loud. Kaci has sworn off military men and pilots in particular, but they keep seeing each other. Their chemistry was palpable and the southernisms delightful.

This book kept me smiling and totally engaging. While I knew it had to end, I was sorry when it was over and am already looking forward to the next book in the series. Fans of the genre will love this book. I've added the author to my must read authors' list.

Ms. Farrell's humorous delivery is enough to have readers in stitches. A tomboy physics professor with a no nonsense attitude and a care free playboy trying to mend his battered ego are a combo worth sinking your teeth into. When the brain and the brawn collide, it's enough to set off a fireworks show. Yet when hearts enter the equation, can they survive the repercussions? Her Rebel Heart gave me just what I wanted. A heroine as smart as she is tough. A hero who was not afraid to man up, when the going got rough and a cast of players that make irresistible into a fine work of art.

I would love to spend one day, one hour, hell, one minute in the head of Jamie Farrell. Her brilliance with writing is incredible, as is her new book Her Rebel Heart. I loved Kaci's story, and Lance, be still my heart, he is one hot pilot! Loved the scenes with the catapult and potato gun, hysterical, the plane scene, even funnier, and the Boar, OMG! Miss Higgs left you definitely needing a Kleenex to get through that, those of us with pets will definitely relate to that part of the book. Juice Box and Pony were great additions to the story as Tara was. This book made you want to turn page after page so you could see what was going to happen in Kaci's crazy life. Just magical! I think Kaci is my new Jamie Farrell character, and that's saying a lot! Amazing book!

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