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Baby Stetson (Love and Music in Texas Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Nikki Lynn Barrett (Author), Robert Barrett (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 1,371 ratings
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In small Texas towns, strangers come and go... Left in a Stetson hat on the steps of the local bed and breakfast, Avery Callimer came into the world on a wing and a prayer. Raised by loving adoptive parents, she's never lacked for love ... only the knowledge of her past. By day she works at the inn, but by night ... Avery comes alive as the lead singer in a band. Life was good ... stable, until new guests blew into town. Some strangers come with secrets and lies. Lucas Bennett is one such stranger. Drifting from one mess to another has left him jaded. Doesn't matter the dramas are never his doing. Giving it one last shot to make a fresh start lands him Harmony's Echo, Texas and smack dab in front of the tantalizing Avery. Every time they're near each other, things heat up like a brushfire on a dry Texas prairie. He's intent to keep his distance, but finds it difficult to ignore the burn Avery's ignited within. Secrets have followed him. Secrets he doesn't want Avery to know. Maybe, after the dust settles and the smoke clears, love can bloom with a fresh start.
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  • Nikki reminds me of some of my favorite authors that I couldn't wait to get my hands on the print books. -Kristy's Reviews & Random Thoughts
  • What a fun and beautiful read! Just what I expect from Nikki! -Romance Bookworms Reviews
  • This was a very well written book with great characters and a great story. It had a very good balance of romance, suspense and action. It is a page turner, with a good plot that keeps you guessing about all the characters true stories and their motives. -The TBR Pile
  • I started this book with the intent to just read a few chapters before I went to sleep. That didn't happen. I stayed up till I finished the whole thing. I loved all the characters and the plot of the story. -Racing To Read

From the Author

Books in the Love & Music in Texas series:
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Baby Stetson
The Melody In My Head
The Key To My Heart
Fallen Idol
Offbeat
Skyrocket
Extraordinary Dreams
In Perfect Rhythm
Coming 2022
Pulling Strings
Footsteps of a Star
Coming 2023
Greatest Hits
Country Roots

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00BWIE1GI
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Nikki Lynn Barrett; 2nd edition (March 17, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 17, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1965 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 409 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 1,371 ratings

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No matter where she goes, USA Today Bestselling author Nikki Lynn Barrett hears voices in her head. Instead of calling her crazy and locking her up, her family realizes it's just a product of being an author and allows her to write the stories so that the voices shut up.

But they don't. And probably never will. There's no need to lock her up, Nikki knows she'll never escape the voices, not until each and every last story is written. And for every story she writes, about ten or more ideas pop up.

When she isn't slaving away at her computer writing books that will probably make you cry and keep you in suspense, Nikki plots to take over the world one book at a time. What? It's a sickness. One she can't escape!

Books aren't her only addiction, though. Nikki can be found making up parodies to drive her son crazy, and bantering back and forth with her husband, who somehow manages to steal her away from the fictional world she lives in all the time.

Nikki lives in Arizona with her husband and son, where she can be found using every creativity outlet she can find through music, photography, handcrafted things, and random interests that she may pick up from time to time.

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I started reading this book and had a hard time putting it down. This book talks about adoption, trust, faith and love. I truly felt for Avery, her adopted parents and her biological mother. When Lucas told Avery some of the truth I was ticked off at him and didn't trust him until he did what he did so Avery could meet her biological mother. The guy who said he was Avery's biological father got what he deserved when he died in the tornado. I was very happy that things ended the way they did. Want to know how things ended?? Well then you really need to read this book. I truly loved this book.
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BlueBelleLB
5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely story
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2013
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Okay - first off the cover pulled me in, because of the uniqueness about it. The cover is bright and cute!

Now the story.

The story is about Avery who was abandoned as a baby and the mystery about her birth parents. At night she sings and is known as Baby Stetson. It's after a night of singing that she first meets Lucas!

She helps run the Inn which belongs to her adoptive parents which is where she keeps running in to Lucas (yes please!!) who is a guest at the Inn. He makes her blush and tingle in all the right places!

Someone else arrives at the Inn, who causes turmoil in Avery's life and it's not long before things start getting a bit worrisome.

Lucas takes Avery away for a few days to California, but something there sends her heading back home, heartbroken. But Lucas isn't too far behind her. It's when she arrives back home that things don't really go as planned.

This is a lovely, refreshing read. The author has a way with words and towards the end has even written a song in there - very cool!

This book, although part of a series has a Happily Ever After, but does make you wanting to read the next book in the series to find out what happens to the next person and who he ends up with!

I would recommend this book to friends and family. There is a romantic relationship in the book and some together scenes, but they aren't erotic which I thought I should mention because I know a lot of people don't like books that are too explicit. This is a lovely read and a lovely gentle relationship develops between the two main characters. I have to also say that although not explicit the scene in the kitchen had me hot and bothered!! wow.

Well done Nikki Lynn Barratt on another excellent book!
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Lisha
4.0 out of 5 stars First book for me
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2022
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I enjoyed this book and storyline, my first and hopefully not my last of Nikki Lynn Barrett. Believable characters, interesting and intense chapters, can almost hear the music in the background.
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Kathy
5.0 out of 5 stars Romance, music and mystery!
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2019
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This book will grab you from the beginning and keep you turning pages to figure out the mystery surrounding the birth of Avery, a baby who was left at the door of an inn in a Stetson cowboy hat. Thirty years later, she works in the inn by day and sings in a country band by night known as "Baby Stetson" with her best friend, Jameson. One night she meets Lucas, who unknown to her, has been sent by her birth mother to keep an eye on her and the mystery begins. But the blossoming relationship between Avery and Lucas will have you cheering for them all the way. Their road to happiness is not without many bumps, twists and turns along the way. It's a book full of betrayals, lies, mystery, music, great friendship, love, forgiveness and redemption.

Country music is a big part of this author's life so she even included a song she wrote. It comes from a very surprising source. Nikki Lynn Barrett always writes emotional characters straight from her heart. They are sympathetic and likable with realistic dialogue between them. I'm happy to know there are more books to come in this very enjoyable series and find out what's in store for the other members of "Baby Stetson!"
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AmberJohnson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Story
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2020
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Avery was left on the doorsteps of an Inn when she was a baby. The couple running the Inn adopted her and raised her as their own. She always wondered about her birth parents though. She works the Inn during the day and is in a band singing in the evenings. After singing one night she meets Lucas and they hit it off. However Lucas has a secret that he is keeping from her. Her birth mother sent him to check up on her. What will Avery say when she learns Lucas's secret? Will they stay together? Will she want to meet her birth mother?

This is a great story that will draw you in from the first chapter. The chemistry between them is blazing hot. This is a well written and very entertaining story. I would recommend this book to any book lover.

I voluntarily read and reviewed this book.
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grannychuck305
3.0 out of 5 stars Slow Read.
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2015
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I started reading this book, and 10% through I was ready to stop. I was talking to my daughter and asked her at what point she gives up on a book. she told me she has never given up on any book regardless. so I kept reading. I am not a prude but the wording in this book is very crude. (The wording actually felt like a teenaged boy was writing this) It has a lot of senseless details and when I finally was interested in the plot (at least a third of the way through) it skipped over the actual action of the plot and was just page after page of one sided conversations and thoughts. The "birth mother" phrase was over used, the secretive phone calls were figured out long before the author let the readers "know" who was on the line... all in all, the story line could have been a lot more interesting with more action and dialog. The plot was a good one, but it lacked substance and was very slow. Usually I get pulled into a book and can't put it down,into the wee hours and this one was a bedtime story for me taking a week to 10 days of reading till I got sleepy.... the slowness helping to rid me of insomnia. I give it a 3 star because I did not hate the book and like I said it did have a good plot... eventually, it just took a long time to get there and never was a "can't put it down" book. I would try another book from this author just to see if the work progresses. This feels like a first book.
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Mary Aquino
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2022
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There was a LOT going on in this story. I like how Avery and Lucas came together and how the happily ever after evolved but wow there were lots of twists, turns, curve balls, cliffhangers etc. Hang on for a wild ride.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Novel
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2024
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Nikki Lynn Barrett is a gifted author who creates characters which surround your heart with love, mystery and adventures of their lives.
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LakeLady
5.0 out of 5 stars Recommend
Reviewed in Canada on November 28, 2021
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This story captured my interest from the beginning and held it all the way to the end. It’s more than just a love story.
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Lindarhc
5.0 out of 5 stars Baby Stetson
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 15, 2015
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What a great book it tells the story of a baby who was left in a Stetson Hat at an inn. The owner and his wife adopted her and she grew up to love them. She helped out at the inn and sang in a band called Baby Stetson. Avery had everything going for her then out of the blue Lucas turns up and she receives a letter from her father. It then gets complicated and she feels she is been followed. Then she goes to meet her real Mother with Lucas and that doesn't happen so she leaves. I'm not going to spoil this story telling you more, you have to read this great book for yourself. I am off to get book 2
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Rebecca A
4.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction to this new series!
Reviewed in Canada on April 11, 2017
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Avery "Baby Stetson" Callimer was left on the steps of a B&B when she was a newborn baby. Grwing up she was so loved by her adoptive parents but always wondered about the parents that left her there and why. As Avery begins her dream as a country music singer in her hometown of Harmony's Echo things take a twist in her life in regards to her past.

Lucas Bennett is a guest at Avery's parents B&B and it looks like his timing is perfect. Avery is newly single and Lucas is definitely attracted to her although he is there for a job which is somehow linked to Avery. It's also clear that someone is not to keen on Lucas spending time with Avery and is willing to what it takes to get him out of the way.

Will Lucas be able to keep his perspective when it comes to his job and his developing feelings for Avery? When Avery's past comes back will she be able to figure everything out in time and get to the bottom of everyone's own agendas and discover where she really belongs?

I really enjoyed this book and the introduction into the band Baby Stetson!

I liked the story behind Avery and why they referred to her as Baby Stetson. I completely understood why she wanted to know more about her parents and I was definitely thrown for a loop with all the mystery behind everything with Rodney.

I wasn't surprised at all with the link that Lucas had to Avery's past. I was glad when everything finally came out in the open so that everyone was able to move on with things.

I really liked Lucas and Avery together but I can understand where there were problems considering the relationship began with some deception. I felt pretty bad for Lucas in that it was obvious how much he cared about Avery but was in a very difficult position.

I am really looking forward to the rest of this series!
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Danielle-Claude (amazon Canada)
4.0 out of 5 stars Love and Music in Texas meets Coulda Woulda Shoulda Songs...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 26, 2013
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I stumbled upon Nikki Lynn Barrett quite by accident a couple of weeks ago because the title of the second book of the Love and Music in Texas, The Melody In My Head. After chatting with her, we realized that our books had a lot in common. It's about music, dreams of success, love, family, secrets... and much much more. Intrigued, I bought the book.

Once again, I skipped the blurb. It's disease, I know, I'll read the one for the next review.

Baby Stetson or Avery is a 32 year old singer with quite the baggage. I just loved the fact that she was my age. So refreshing... She meets Lucas Bennett on her birthday because that's where it's at and he makes her baggage looks like a clutch. But women, we love our broken men, we want to nurse them back to life, we want to heal them...we want to make them feel again. We want to be their savior!

I really like Avery and Lucas together but I wonder if Avery bit more than she could chew with broken Lucas. That's a lot of fixing girl!

I'm looking forward to hear what they have been up to in the second book and meet a Grant boy I didn't create :)

Now why is this not a five Mega Star***** review? Well Nikki, you go Nashville on me in the next books and I'll even steal a few Country Grammys for you!
I recommend, I recommend, I recommend...
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J. W.
5.0 out of 5 stars Baby Stetson
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 15, 2022
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Thoroughly enjoyed this book, couldn't wait to read the end.
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