Boy was I sooooooo ready for a new book from Amy Daws and she did NOT disappoint! I’d definitely been intrigued by the mountain men uncles to little Everly that we met in her last book, and when I heard her next book/series would be about them I was psyched! We started with Wyatt. A true grumpy mountain man. Known for only his grunts and the fact that he wants to be a father. While we don’t get the reasons why he doesn’t just want to get married and have kids at the beginning, throughout the story it is filled in quite a bit, and it totally makes sense. And then there is Trista, the woman who wants to be a surrogate, but doesn’t want to be a mom, based on her own family life, which we learn about very quickly and even more details throughout the story as well.

The story starts off with a chapter from Everly, Wyatt’s niece, as well as finishing up with a chapter by her as well. So we get to see her matchmaking machinations as she starts with trying to find the perfect surrogate for her uncle, one she thinks that he might actually fall in love with because the two just seem so perfect for each other, at least to Everly. Wyatt, along with his brothers Calder and Luke can’t ever seem to say no to their niece, and so he gives his 13th interview for a surrogate to this woman Everly met outside the clinic that told him they couldn’t find anyone for him. In a way, the meet-cute in this story was between Everly and Trista, lol.

Each chapter begins with a little checklist of how many animals are on the mountain, as well as how close they are to the pregnancy, or after she is pregnant, how many weeks it has been. Now Wyatt is not really a fan of animals, and doesn’t want any on his land, even though he has a barn that is perfect for it. He does have a goat named Millie, that Everly had convinced him to get. And Trista brings her pot-bellied pig, and soon other animals from the rescue where she works begin making their way up as well.

As usual the author keeps you laughing and adoring all the characters, both the main couple as well as all their friends and family. She gives you some emotional times, as well as the steamy times, both in the bedroom and many times outside the bedroom. I feel like even though Trista kept pushing back, the way that Wyatt finally figured out what he wanted and how to try to get Trista to see what she really wanted as well was perfect and real. They talked when they needed to, even if sometimes it took a little stubborn refusal from one, but in my opinion, nothing unrealistic or just for drama.

I’m left so excited for the next brother to get his HEA, I won’t say which one, although the author has said who in the epilogue/end of the book section. Although, knowing the author, we might be waiting another year! Boo hoo! For now I’ll just wait for Passionflix to get her next book finished being turned into a movie, One Moment Please, even if they did skip my favorite in the series, Next in Line.