Something About You by Bridget Anderson

 

Welcome Back Booklovers! I've been in need of a Black romance to destress and give me all the feels. And Something About You was just that book I needed. 

This book is set in small town Kentucky on an organic farm that also runs a bed-and-breakfast. So it was already giving me those Up Tv/Hallmark movie vibes. And it opens talking about strawberry picking on the farm. We used to go strawberry picking every year and last year was actually the last time I went so it brought back great memories of picky juicy berries straight off the vine.

Kyla is working on her PhD and has a passion for organic farming. She teaches workshops at the farm in addition to helping run healthy eating workshops at a local school and assisting with their lunch program. While speaking at the University of Kentucky's World Hunger Day conference she meets former baseball player Miles Parker. Since retiring he has gotten involved in the agriculture industry. The chemistry is instantly there as he and Kyla are both passionate about ending hunger though with different methods in mind.

Miles decides to take Kyla up on her offer of spending a week at the farm learning about organic farming. Though Mile's company specializes on genetically modified food he's up for getting his hands dirty in the fields for a week if it means getting to know Kyla better.

Though Miles is a former baseball player and a subject of tabloid fodder I liked that he really didn't have that cocky athlete persona I often read in romance. He admits he was that man in the spotlight with the supermodels at one point but you can clearly see he has changed for the better. 

I liked Kyla because she was just a country girl passionate about her job. She didn't have any trauma she was recovering from and she didn't have to change herself for her love interest.

Keep in mind this is a Kimani Romance which is a backlist line from Harlequin. So if you're looking for a copy of this book you'll be either buying it used or buying the ebook. But if you're looking for a light read with Black people in love in a setting you don't always see I would check this one out.