It Takes Two By Christina Butrum

It Takes Two by Christina Butrum
Series: A Maple Glen Romance Series Book #1
on March 9, 2019
Genres: Fiction / Women
Pages: 236
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When Clayton is offered his family business, his initial excitement is weighed down by overwhelming worry. Keeping it in the family has always been his top priority.The only problem? He's a butcher, not a bookkeeper. Numbers were never his thing, but he's determined to make it work.That only leaves him with one choice: he'll have to learn the books or give up what he's always wanted. And there's no way he'll let that happen.Unless Emmalee can find a job, she will have to forfeit her lifelong dream of living successfully in a quiet, friendly small town.The only problem? There's only one job available and it's not even remotely close to business management.But being a dog walker has its perks - like meeting a handsome butcher at the meat locker, for instance.What happens when two ideas for one business threaten to take away what matters the most?

It Takes Two is book one in the Maple Glen Romance series by Christina Butrum. On the whole, this is a fairly good romance. I read about four books a week, and one of the first things I look for when I am reading a book is a physical description of the main characters. I like to picture the people in my head as I read. Unfortunately for
“It Takes Two” I could never find a physical description of the hero in the story – Clayton Mitchell. He is a butcher. He is said to be cute, but beyond that I don’t even know the color of his hair or his eye color. The heroine is a little better – Emmalee Harris has curly hair and brown eyes and she is petite – but that was the extent of the description for her. The story really didn’t have much of a hook either. The pace at times was too slow. 

I did like Clayton’s relationship with his family. The town seems to be largely populated by the Mitchell clan. I liked the Mitchell parents and their kindness to Emmalee. I thought the relationship between Clayton and Emmalee moved way too quickly and was a bit unrealistic. However, I did like Emmalee’s character and her willingness to work hard and stick to her dream.