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Three Reasons You Should Read This Sweet Small Town Romance:
- Poppy’s Path to Love by Elsie Davis is a really cute romance about finding family and belonging where you least expec it.
- Poppy is a very fun character – her joyous outlook and bubbly personality is engaging and loads of fun.
- Jordan is a rancher with a bit of an attitude and an adorable little girl that likes to steal the show.
About Poppy’s Path to Love by Elsie Davis
Title: Poppy’s Path to Love
Author: Elsie Davis
Series: The Great Smoky Mountain Getaways #2
Genre: Sweet, Small Town Romance
Escape to the Great Smoky Mountains…
When a job for a full-time nanny/housekeeper is posted in Langdon, NC, Poppy Delacorte is
quick to apply. Jumping at the opportunity to move after a public shaming by her deceitful ex-
boyfriend, she accepts the offer. When she arrives at her destination, Poppy learns there’s been
some kind of mix-up at the agency and her new employer refuses to hire her because she’s not a
gray-haired older woman. Something about younger women working for him and vying for the
next Mrs. Jordan Perry position.
But before she can even make arrangements to figure out what to do or where to go next, Jordan
seeks her out and offers her a temporary arrangement since he has no one to watch Katrina.
Poppy is secretly relieved with the reprieve, vowing to be the perfect nanny/housekeeper so that
it becomes a permanent arrangement.
Jordan leaves on business—which in turn, leaves Poppy and Katrina trying to muddle through
their new relationship and life. Except she doesn’t always get it right, discovering that teaching
and nannying are two very different jobs.
Will Poppy need to move on and keeping searching for the place where she belongs and God’s
plan for her life, or could this be where she finally puts down roots?
My review of Poppy’s Path to Love:
You will not like Jordan at the beginning of the book – he is an opinionated and rather biased man that thinks only an old lady should be a nanny to his daughter. He comes off as a little full of himself, convinced that every young marriageable woman is out to rope in for themselves.
I loved when Poppy called him on his crap! She has a spine and I think more romance heroines need to stand up for themselves without being snarky or mean. When she finally arrives at Jordan’s ranch, her love for children is quite clear, and Katrina and her bond very quickly. For much of the story, their relationship overshadowed the potential relationship between Poppy and Jordan. But as Jordan’s daughter, I think it was just as important for Katrina to fall in love with Poppy.
I feel like I never really got to know Jordan very well. He obviously loves his daughter more than anything, and he really wants what’s best for her. But that’s really got from him for most of the story. I really wanted to see more beneath the surface and in his heart.
This is book two of The Great Smoky Mountain Getaways series, but can definitely be read as a stand-alone book.
**I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book**
