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Marisa Castilla’s life is in need of a rewrite. Her ex-boyfriend/boss just fired her, the guest room she’s occupying is about to be taken over by a newborn, and she’s drowning in student loan debt. Swallowing her pride, she reaches out to her estranged father and makes the temporary move to Red Mountain, leaving behind her beloved city and corporate ambitions. Transitioning to being a lowly reporter for her father’s small town newspaper is a culture shock, and constantly bumping into Ethan Ledger, her less-than-friendly neighbor, who also happens to own the vineyard cottage she’s staying in, doesn’t make things easier. Ethan Ledger recently assumed the role of CEO of his family’s wine empire. An anxious over-thinker, he wears a grumpy facade like armor. Still adjusting to running the family business, he can’t afford any distractions, especially not the beautiful one next door. He only has two rules for his new neighbor/tenant: no visitors and no expectations of friendship. But when Marisa breaks through his tough exterior, friendship soon blooms into late-night texts and telenovela marathons. Feelings develop and lines blur, and Ethan is prepared to break every rule he’s ever had for Marisa. However, an enticing offer for her dream job back in the city clashes with Ethan’s roots in Red Mountain. Sparks fly and wine flows between the most unlikely pairing, but sometimes the rarest blends are the most satisfying.
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Rare Blend is Michelle Naomi Mosley's debut novel that follows Marisa and Ethan. Marisa is a Mexican American woman who recently finds that her boyfriend was cheating on her, she was let go of her job and has been living with her pregnant best friend. In the room thats being converted into a nursery. She is just struggling and is not sure where to go from the low she finds herself at. Her father convinces her to come out to Red Mountain to stay until she is able to get back on her feet, and she decides why not? Her life cant get any much worse than it is right? HA! Not when she meets Ethan due to a minor incident and turns her world more upside down than the underground!
Ethan is the new head of his family's winery after his father retired. He really didn't want to be the face of the winery due to his issues with anxiety, but is trying to fill the shoes he thinks he needs to fill. He has also swore off dating due to a failed relationship that completely changed his entire life. But when a beautiful woman comes crashing into his life, and god forbid ends up being his neighbor, it gets really hard to say no to love.
I loved their love story so much. The slow burn, the banter, the fall (when it finally happens) was just perfect. This reminded me of me and my husbands relationship so much in the way they interacted with each other. I also loved Marisa so much, I saw myself in her so much. The constant people pleasing and hoping you are living to others expectations. As a hispanic woman you tend to have these expectations placed on you from family and society that you feel you can never meet. I felt her emotions very deeply. Especially when her and her father finally get to talk, that made me so emotional. My soul needed that since my father isnt in the picture.
I loved that Marisa never made Ethan feel like he was other because of his anxiety. The way she always would ask him if he needed time or space to help ground him was just beautiful to see. He seemed to get "beat up" by his siblings at times due to his anxiety and at times they seemed to ignore that he needs extra care due to the anxiety that can cause panic attacks.
Overall I gave this 5 stars and I loved it just so so much. I feel like words cant express how much I loved this story and Marisa and Ethan together. It was just beautiful and tear inducing.
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