Reviewed by Anabela.m
TITLE: Whiskey and Moonshine
AUTHOR: Elizabeth Noble
PUBLISHER: Self-published
LENGTH: 265 pages
RELEASE DATE: January 1, 2020
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Drunk on love.
Like a well-aged whiskey, master distiller and old-money entrepreneur Malone Kensington is elegant and refined. Unfortunately he’s also a perfectionist who is more dedicated to the success of his generations-old company than his own love life.
That company needs a public spokesman.
What Colton Hale lacks in sophistication, he more than makes up for with the charisma that’s allowed him to survive on the street from a young age and charm his way into the lucrative—if overwhelming—public position at the Kensington Distillery. When Mal takes Colt under his wing, hoping to polish off his rough edges, opposites attract and a passionate romance blossoms despite the differences in age and background. But can it survive a Kensington Board of Directors who believe Colt is nothing but a gold digger and a kidnapper determined to profit from the love of Mal’s life—dead or alive?
REVIEW:
A thought that crossed my mind more than once while reading 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 was that I could very well see this book turned into a Disney movie. Everything is described in such a vivid, colorful manner that it was easy to envision the Kensington Distillery with the breathtaking Rockies as a backdrop (I almost envied Colt and Mal for having that view in front of their eyes every day). Mainly, though, because the book has this fairytale vibe. Poor guy meets rich guy, they fall in love, to then walk hand in hand towards the magic like illuminated mountains. Swooning worthy scenario, if you ask me.
Colt and Mal couldn’t be more different, the first having lived on the streets for nine years and the latter growing up wealthy. Also, Colt is easygoing, thriving around people, whereas Mal is shy and socially awkward. When Mal hired Colt as his distillery’s public face, none of them expected to slowly develop feelings for one another. And they’re so cute, adorably stammering and not knowing how to make a move…caught more than once just staring goofily at each other(now, you see, if it were a cartoon, there would be hearts popping up around their heads, lol).
So, eventually things between them heat up, they’re blessedly surrounded by kind, generous, caring people, until… Like any respectable fairytale, there has to be a dragon to slay. Or, in this case, bad people from Colt’s past. They added some edge to the story, enough to balance the sweetness.
The way I see it, 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 should be used as a medicine, when one feels down and needs a mood lifter. The story is charming, touching and entertaining…with the added heat from a good Tennessee moonshine.
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