Good Ones Book Review

I went through the library new release shelves and found this book.  The Good Ones (Happily Ever After) by Jenn McKinlay was on the display.  I wasn't sure where it was in the series but I decided to check it out anyway.  The amazing thing is that it is the first book in the series and the second book isn't released yet.  I guess I am ready to start my Christmas book reading since the weather is getting a little cold outside. 

A romance bookstore owner finds her own happily ever after with a single dad in a new romance series from the New York Times bestselling author of Every Dog Has His Day.

Ryder Copeland is an accomplished architect and one heck of a father...not to mention tall and sexy. He's everything a hero should be, and Lord knows, Maisy Kelly has read enough of her great-aunt Eloise's romance novels to recognize one when she sees one. But like all fairy tales, Maisy can't help but wonder if this Prince Charming is too good to be true...

Ryder is drawn to the shy, curly haired professor who hires him to convert the Victorian house she's inherited from her aunt into a romance bookstore. Attracted to a woman for the first time since his divorce, Ryder finds himself wishing for a future with Maisy that he knows is impossible. Ryder has never wavered from his plan to leave the small town of Fairdale, North Carolina, so he can give his daughter the life she deserves. But suddenly he's not so sure. And the closer he gets to Maisy, the harder it's going to be to walk away...

Ryder is living as a single father and trying to make the best life for his daughter.  He is working his last job as an architect in the small town before getting another job to pay his daughters way through private school.  Maisy is an college professor who left after a failed relationship with another professor who turned out to be married.  Maisy was living in her aunt's house and deciding to renovate and turn it into a romance bookstore.  She hires Ryder to do the job and build her a turret that was in the original plan of the house.  There is an immediate pull between the two and they are quickly in a relationship.  It is fun to watch the house get renovated and the relationship change at the same time.  Maisy is looking for a long term relationship but Ryder can't provide that because he is leaving.  There are some interesting twists and turns but you have to pick up the book and find out for yourself.  I am going to have to look for more from this author.  It was super entertaining and a quick read and I can't wait for the next book in the series!!