Authors: Bobby Collins & Jimmy Star
Pub Date: 5-Jan-2017
Rating: 3.5 Stars
The Beaumonts: The Kentucky Bourbon Series is the story of two rival Bourbon distilling families, the Beaumonts and the Taylors. The families just became linked when Rickey Beaumont marries Donna Taylor. No one in either family even knew they were dating. Therefore, when Rickey and Donna arrive at the Beaumont estate it is quite a surprise. Despite the shock, the Beaumont family welcomes Donna with open arms, the only exception being Cliff, Rickey’s older brother.
Rickey is not so fortune when the time comes to meet Donna’s father, Joe Taylor. Joe is livid and very vocal in expressing his displeasure over the marriage. He views it as the ultimate betrayal by Donna. He sees the Beaumonts as his enemy and declares that as long as Donna is married to one he will have nothing to do with her.
Disowning Donna is not enough to sooth Joe Taylor’s injured pride. He decides to strike back at the grand opening of the Beaumont’s new distillery. Little does he know that he has started a war that he cannot win.
The plot is really good. Regrettably, I cannot say the same for other aspects of the novella. The biggest problem for me is the lack of descriptive prose. I missed not being able to become more vested with the characters. I want to laugh and cry with them. I want the author to make me love to hate the bad characters like Cliff. For this reason, I cannot rate this book higher than 3.5.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy in exchange for my honest review.