<b>Flint is my kind of hero.</b>

Maisey Spenser is coming to Hell’s Bells, Wyoming to inherit her uncle’s ranch. Of course, she didn’t make it to the funeral, but the town won’t hold that against her. However, Flint Jackson will. He’s been a friend to Tony, Maisey’s uncle, for the past several years since he came back to Hell’s Bells. Maisey is having a rough several years. She’s divorced her cheating husband and made out to look like the bad guy to the tv fans of their reality show. Flint knows she won’t make it through one Wyoming winter if she’s anything like the airheaded persona on her home improvement show.

The beginning of this book had me laughing out loud with the antics of Earl the bear and the mishaps with Maisey and her 16-year-old daughter Junie. As the story moved on Pippa Grant and her masterful way of enthralling the reader, wove not only humor but a heartwarming story of two people who are looking to fit in and find love and acceptance. I loved that Maisey’s focus is on her daughter, her needs, and wanting the best for her. Through this touching story, I fell in love with Flint and his journey to his HEA, Maisey, and the awakening of her strength, and Junie, and the opening of her heart. The laughs, the swoons, and the heartfelt emotions of Not My Kind of Hero is my kind of book. I received an arc of this book from Valentine PR, and this is my honest review.

LOVED this!!

After years of being in her husband's shadow, Maisey is more than ready for a fresh start and to reconnect with her daughter. Freshly divorced, she's definitely not looking for love. Flint is the definition of a loner. He loves his town and the ranch Maisey just inherited but he keeps people at arm's length.

These two were made for each other!! Somewhere between cow funerals, soccer games and playground hijinks gone awry, love finds them.

This book made me smile the entire time I was reading it. Another hit from Pippa Grant!!

Not My Kind of Hero was so flipping cute! It was fast-paced fun with likable characters that had me smiling my way through. I liked Flint and Maisey coming together even though they were fighting their feelings, the entertaining scenes that had me laughing, the camaraderie of the town, and even one very sullen teenager.

I liked Maisey and how she was moving on from a bad marriage, I liked her strength and perseverance. I loved Flint and his grumpy self and how he did so much for so many. The two of them butting heads, in the beginning, was pretty amusing. I liked learning about them, their attraction, and developing friendships. I really liked when they started to open up and become vulnerable. They had a lot of fun scenes together that I enjoyed though the back-and-forth of not wanting to be attracted to the other got a bit repetitive.

This was a fun read for sure however it was one of those books that was easy to put down and I wasn’t in a rush to pick back up. It wasn't super in-depth or deep but it moved at a good pace. Some of it was a bit crazy and predictable but it had its charm. Overall, I found it to be a light and easy read that I enjoyed, just not one that really stands out.

I was lucky enough to receive this book as an ARC.

I knew fixing up my life with a fresh start on the hobby ranch I inherited in Hell’s Bells, Wyoming, would come with challenges. Things like snow. Wildlife. Local gossip about why my daughter and I are here. But the biggest challenge? My surly new tenant. He’s like a bear. Fascinating from a distance, but don’t get too close, or he’ll bite. His personality should be a good thing. I have no need of a new man in my life. But he’s not only my tenant; he’s also my daughter’s math teacher and soccer coach. I keep running into him. He keeps thinking I need to be saved. Maybe I do, but here’s what I don’t expect: he’s a fixer-upper in need of saving too. And I might be the only woman for the job. Hell’s Bells, help me.

⭐ Small Town
⭐ Single Parent
⭐ Forbidden Romance

Pippa Grant has done it again!! I could not put this book down!!

I absolutely loved the setting of a small country town with a supportive Community. I loved Maisey and Flint’s characters in this book!! I love that Maisey wanted to put her daughter Juniper first over everything and to make sure that the move worked for her. I also love that Flint was heavily involved in the school and would do anything for the students. I really enjoyed how involved in the town both Maisey and Flint are. Maisey’s daughter Juniper in this book was an amazing additional character!! I loved how willing Flint was to wait for Juniper to leave home in a few years to wait for Maisey if needed.

I definitely recommend this book!!

Rating: 4 / 5⭐️’s

I love Maisy and Flint's story. At its core it's two people not looking for love, finding love. But it's also more than that. These two characters didn't magically fall in love. It's their journey to that love that kept me reading and entertained. I laughed and cried.

A little different than most Pippa Grant books but a great story featuring divorced mom Maisey, her teen daughter Julie and Maisey’s neighbor/ tenant Flint. Flint is also Junie’s math teacher/soccer coach making him completely off limits to Maisey.
In true Pippa form this book will have you chuckling, laughing out loud and also shedding a tear or two. Maisey’s ex husband and former partner on their home improvement show cheated on her and now has the audacity to be moving the other woman into the show. Maisey and Julie left their home in Cedar Rapids for Hells Bells Montana to live on her uncle’s hobby farm. They left due to legal problems Maisey’s mother had that were embarrassing for them.
The attraction between Flint and Maisey is real and they try to deny it as Junie believes her mom needs time alone.After some drama things work out just the way you expect in a Pippa Grant story. Thank you for letting me read this advance copy!

I was hooked and already laughing from the first chapter. Maisey is a character that you can’t help but love, she’s independent and loves her daughter with everything she has. The situations she finds herself in from getting her hair stuck in a swing chain to falling into mud I couldn’t help but find myself entertained.

With the mix of hilarious situations and supporting characters, this is a story about a single mom starting over after being in the public eye. Maisey is trying to be the best mom she can and make up for decisions she made in the past, always putting her teenage daughter and her feelings first.

Add in a close-knit small town and a grumpy hero (teacher/coach/neighbor) and there wasn’t anything I didn’t love about this one. The romance is a simmering burn with tons of chemistry and some insta-attraction. Maisey and Flint don’t give in to their feelings until about 70-75%. The build-up is full of tension and witty banter.

I loved the first-person dual POV, with tons of snarky dialogue. This standalone is fast-paced, hilarious, spicy, and emotional. It has a HEA and I was left wanting more after how fast the ending came.

4.5 stars

Not My Kind of Hero is a sweet, funny romance about newly divorced mom, Maisey Spencer, and her sixteen-year-old daughter, Juniper, moving to small town Hells Bells, Wyoming, to start over.

Things don't start out too well for Maisey and Juniper when they encounter a bear eating a dead cow on their property. Plus, they meet their grouchy tenant, Flint Jackson, at that time, too. He has some not so nice feelings regarding Maisey and her now deceased uncle, whose property she inherited.

Flint is also a teacher at the local high school and the soccer coach, so the two Spencer women will be seeing a lot of him. What starts out as bickering turns into attraction between Maisey and Flint, but Maisey has vowed to put her daughter first. No relationships.

I really enjoyed this dual point of view, small town, single parent romance. This has a realistic portrayal of a single mother trying her best with a teenager. She is trying to make the best of this situation that she has forced on Juniper. I loved all the secondary characters in the small town, too. This is such a wonderful story!

Thank you to Amazon Publishing and NetGalley for an advanced readers copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

✦ What to Expect ✦
•Single parent
•Teacher/Handyman/Rancher/Soccer Coach
•Small town vibes
•Found family
•Strong FMC
•Grumpy/Sunshine’s vibes
•HGTV

✦ Thoughts ✦
I truly couldn’t put this one down. I was here for every minute of this book, it had me cackling and swooning nonstop. I loved the dynamics between Flint, Maisey, and June. I loved the chemistry and banter between Flint & Maisey, they had been cracking up at times. I really enjoyed all the side characters in this one, including Earl lol! This was such a cute romcom that you won’t be able to put down!

Hell's Bells, Wyoming is going to be a fresh start for Maisey and her daughter, Juniper. She's done with putting her ex-hubby first, making herself a laughing stock for his benefit. She never got to say goodbye to her beloved uncle because of him and now the latest family scandal has ensured she has nowhere else to go to give her daughter some kind of semblance of peace.

Then she discovers that her live-in tenant is not the over 60's grump she thought. He's more 6ft +, grumpy math teacher cum soccer coach. One she has an inconvenient attraction to. But Flint Jackson can make or break her daughters transition to Hell's Bells so he is way, way, way out of bounds!

Juniper is that typical mash of teenage angst, naivety, and spitfire! All sighs and eyerolls! Maisey recognises her own faults and she is determined to put Juniper first this time around. Flint is also determined not to repeat history and leave himself open to scandal and whispers. But there two are just the perfect equation.

Scintillating banter, insults and some HAWT scenes in a barn! The laughs come thick and fast too - my fave scene involves Juniper, a football and the barn LOL. Hell's Bells is another great small town from the authors mind. They are always welcoming, diverse and inhabitants are willing to lend a hand.

Where did these characters come from? Pippa Grant has a huge variety of characters, original, witty and above all funny. No matter what they are going through in their life, they always manage to make me smile and remind me of the beauty of romcoms and why I love them so much
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Maisey is the star of a reality show remodeling houses with her husband, but after trying to keep up the facade for several years she decides to get the divorce and her life begins to collapse. With nowhere to go and not much family to count on, Maisey takes her teenage daughter and moves to the ranch her uncle left her.
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A ranch that needs a lot of work and is in a small close-knit town called Hell's Bell , were the people are not so happy to see them much less its tenant, Flint, the grumpy man who lives in the house at the entrance of the ranch and who believes that they are the worst thing that can happen to the town and as soon as winter arrives they are going to run away
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But when Maisey proves that they are just prejudice and that she is much more prepared than what they think, Flint begins to realize the danger he is in
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Maisey is a single mother going through a difficult situation, always with a smile full of kindness, but when she crosses paths with Flint more than once, she has no reservations about taking out her bad ass mode and showing him what she's made of. Flint is not only the town grump, he is also the school teacher dedicated to his students and when he sees how Maisey does everything possible to rebuild the relationship with her daughter, his walls begin to fall one by one.
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Pippa Grant's characters are everything, but she also create these small towns that one can't get enough of and they always brighten my day in her newsletter.
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If you love romcoms, small towns with quirky characters, bad ass heroines and grump heroes who become their best version to support them, you're going to love this book
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Thanks to Pippa Grant and Montlake for give me a copy of this book in exchange for my honest and voluntary opinion

Maisie is the former host of a reality tv home improvement show who is recently divorced and has moved herself and her daughter Junie to the hobby ranch she inherited from her Uncle Tony. Flint Jackson is the caretaker of the ranch and also a high school math teacher and soccer coach. He thinks she’s the airhead she was on the tv show with her ex. She thinks he’s an old terse man. Both are so surprised to find out they are very, very wrong. Come and visit Wit’s End in the town of Hell’s Bells, Montana. It’s worth the visit and the read.

This is another stellar Pippa Grant book, full of laughs, introspection, all of the feels, and all of the spice too. I highly recommend this book.

Not My Kind of Hero was a hilariously fun rom com that I could not put down. I absolutely loved Maisey and Flint’s romance. Maisey is starting over in Wit’s End with her sixteen year old daughter June and her late uncles ranch. Flint was her uncles best friend and really grumpy at the fact that she has come to stay at the ranch. I loved watching him realize she is not the person he thought she was and no matter how much he doesn’t want to like her he can’t help it. These two try their best not to fall in love but both fail hard. I love the way that Flint supports Maisey and June something they didn’t have in the past. I highly recommend this book and I always love the fun laugh out loud and heartwarming romances Pippa creates. I can’t help but fall in love with her quirky little small towns.

Not My Kind of Hero is a laugh out loud small town romance full of charm and fun banter that immediately hooks you in a disaster meet cute that will have you in tears. I loved Maisey's can do attitude and her determination to make a better life for herself and her teenage daughter following the end of her bad marriage. And Flint is an interesting man himself as he works through his past issues and comes to some realizations of his own after spending years alone with no close attachments save Maisey's crazy old uncle and his ranch.

This is a dual POV, fast paced rom-com that I really enjoyed reading. Special thank you to Montlake and Netgalley for the digital arc for my honest review.

Tropes: single parent, small town, forbidden romance, forced proximity

Not My Kind of Hero by Pippa Grant is about a small town and second chances. The romance was a slow, slow burn that was full of “we can’t be together” moments and it drove me crazy. I made it to 67 percent and had to put it down.
I think this author writes great stories I just didn’t love this one.
Thanks Montlake via NetGalley.
2.5⭐️

I was not expecting this book. I’m not sure what I was expecting but not this. You know what? I couldn’t get enough. This is a romcom but so much more. There’s depth and feeling, growth, laughs, many misunderstandings and so many touching moments with real life implications. There’s desire, heat, longing, intensity raw and real. Also there’s truth and honesty. There’s all
kinds of perspectives.
Flint is the grumpy savior everyone loves. He’s helpful even when he doesn’t want to be. Here’s the thing, secretly, he always wants to be.
Maisey is finally finding out who she wants to be. For so long she’s pushed aside her wants and desires. She thinks she pushed her daughter away. She has secrets and what she thinks are failures. She’s about to discover a lot about herself.
Junie, is amazing. She is wise and intuitive beyond her years. She is one of my favorite characters in a book.

The chemistry and electricity between Flint and Maisey is off the grid. Seriously it could cause a power outage! What’s more important is the growth and development of these two characters. I don’t do spoilers because it’s not fair to the author or reader. You should enjoy this for yourself.

The townsfolk are a hoot you’ll fall in love.
When you get a book that exceeds your expectations ( and your expecting a lot) that’s always a good thing.

I went into this story with no expectations. It was a new to me author, and the cover looked bright, so at least it was clear it was going to be a romcom.
What I got was so much more. Was it funny? - definitely; was it stacked with romance tropes? - sure. But most of all, it was a story where a badass and selfless heroine and her daughter get what they deserve — a real family, a partner and a father, devoted to both their happiness. A story where an abandoned kid grows up and learns to accept care and love and commitment.

Can you guess yet that I loved this book? I couldn’t put it down! Even with my crazy schedule lately, I couldn’t wait for the next few free minutes when I could read a chapter or two.

This is probably the first book in a long while where I loved the heroine even more than the hero. I have no children, but somehow I felt for Maisey so much so quickly! Her life hasn’t been easy, and her problems and motivations are entirely justified. Flint, on the other hand, I was weary about at the beginning. What kind of world do we live in that a man’s desire to spend time with and help teenagers set off alarm bells in my mind? Besides, he seemed like a judgemental a$$ in the way he treated Maisey at the start of their relationship. But this grump eventually grew on me in the same way he did on Maisey.

Rating:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (a little extra for my new favourite)
🌶️🌶️( I would have loved it even without the steam)
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️( just because I can. I don’t even know what this one means or what’s the scale for it. Sue me.)

In short, I loved everything about this book. It’s witty and funny and yet so relatable and heartwarming!
It’s out now, so please go read it! I’m definitely starting my journey of discovering Pippa Grant’s books 😍

I only have a teeny problem with the cover: the actor looks nothing like the guy described in the book. I demand to see my copper beard and bicep tattoos!😅😂

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I received an advanced copy from #netgalley. This is my honest review.

This book was so much more than I expected. It was a Rom-Com yes, but it was also an emotional, swoony read filled with loveable characters who were so relatable.
Fresh off a very public divorce, Home Improvement TV star, Maisey Spencer decides to move and start fresh with her teenage daughter at the ranch in Hell’s Bells Wyoming that she inherited from her late uncle. Her daughter Junie is not very happy about changing schools her junior year, and makes it known with her constant eye rolling and surly teenage attitude. Equally unhappy with Maisey’s decision to move to the ranch is Flint, the not old and super hot tenant who has been keeping the ranch running since Uncle Tony passed. Not to mention he's also Junie's teacher and the head coach of the soccer team.

I loved the tension between Flint and Maisey. Maisey is determined to rebuild her relationship with Junie and the last thing on her mind is finding love, but there’s no denying that she and Flint are made for eachother. Their romance is a bit of a slow burn with tons of chemistry and banter.
I loved the relationship between Maisey and Junie. Maisey does everything she can to be there for Junie and although Junie huffs and rolls her eyes, there's no denying she loves her mother and sees all that her mother has done. Their relationship was fantastic and the fact that Flint understood the importance of Maisey and Junie’s relationship made him even hotter.
Y'all, this book was fantastic. In true Pippa Grant fashion, this book had it all; a swoony romance, laugh out loud moments, small town quirky residents, and wildlife to keep everyone on their toes.

Not My Kind of Hero feels like a smile—

This romantic comedy is, as always from Pippa Grant, a breath of fresh air. I really enjoyed the uniqueness of these characters, how self aware and thoughtful they were. Maisey is unabashedly competent and talented, and I loved how awed Flint was by her. These two were a delight to read, with so much in common, and it was beautiful to read about a couple who truly understand one another. Pippa Grant has written a handful of teenage characters, and I’m here to tell you: they NEVER MISS! Junie was every inch a 16 year old, and I love how Pippa captures the nuances of adolescence. If you like found family, reluctant soccer coaches, feisty teens, neighborhood bears, cow funerals, and steamy slowburns, Not My Kind of Hero is for you!

An entertaining romance that made me smile and root for the characters
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine