REVIEW: My Kind of You by Tracy Brogan

My Kind of You by Tracy Brogan finds Emily Callaghan returning home to Wenniway Island, broke, with her twelve year old daughter, Chloe, in tow. Estranged from her father, not close to her oldest sister, she’s unsure of what her welcome will be other than from her grandmother Gigi, who offers her a job renovating her rental property.

Ryan Taggert never expected to be on Wenniway Island, but when his father suddenly starts talking about retirement and dating a woman, he and his brothers are afraid he’s dating a gold digger. He goes to the island determined to stop his father from making a mistake.

When Emily and Ryan join forces to break up his father and his girlfriend, the sparks fly. Neither of them planned on staying on the island, but will they change their minds?

I liked Chloe. She was entertaining. I also loved her interactions with Ryan. She instantly took to him, and did everything in her power to get him and her mother together.

Ryan and Emily together were great. When they realize they have a mutual interest in breaking up his father and his much younger girlfriend, they do everything in their power to accomplish their goal, including sabotaging a horseback riding double date, which backfires on them in an entertaining fashion.

There’s plenty of humor in this book, which I enjoyed.

Your….your bat cave?” Emily responded.
“Yes, I’m quite proud of it. I put those visiting Boy Scouts to good use building bat houses, and now I’ve got dozens of them lining the walls of my tool shed.” She ran a hand down her long, witchy hair. “Bat houses, I mean. Not Boy Scouts. I don’t have any Boy Scouts in my shed.” She looked around, and Ryan couldn’t help but wonder if anyone might indeed be missing a Boy Scout.

My Kind of You is very much a story about family. It’s about forgiving and reconciling with family, as well as accepting their choices and giving them second chances by providing a helping hand. If you enjoy family-centered stories filled with love and humor, you should definitely give this one a chance.

Book Info:

Publication: April 18, 2017 | Montlake Romance | Trillium Bay #1

Emily Callaghan never expected to spend another summer on Wenniway Island. Yet here she is, back in her quaint northern Michigan hometown of Trillium Bay, divorced, flat broke, and dragging along her precocious twelve-year-old. It’s a simple arrangement: Emily, a house flipper, will renovate one of her grandmother’s rental properties in exchange for a much-needed loan. Once a wild child, the reformed Emily also hopes to remodel her reputation and show her family she’s all grown up.

But coming home is never simple. Emily’s dad is more distant than ever. Her younger sister is dating a much older man, and Emily’s worried it’s a mistake. The cottage remodel grows increasingly daunting. And then there’s handsome out-of-towner Ryan Taggert…

Ryan has his own family drama. A smart, ambitious land developer, he’s come to Wenniway to rescue his father from the grips of a new girlfriend and protect their family business. But he’s quickly distracted by gorgeous, witty Emily Callaghan.

There’s no denying the attraction between Emily and Ryan. But will their conflicting interests destroy any chance at love? Or will Emily finally get the chance to rebuild her life—and repair her heart?