This series is part of the Smartypants romance series which is based in Green Valley of the Winston brothers series by Penny Reid.

This set of books has one of the couple suffering from the Buchanan curse, where the member of the family recognises his or her future true love though the man or woman doesn't.
This starts with the Hero and heroine meeting and the heroine taking an instant dislike to him.
The dislike turns to insta love, due to the curse in an instant and there is no rhyme or reason for this, although the curse is a good idea, I would have liked it to be backed up by some actions from the Hero to have some logic to it.

We also learn by the end of chapter 2 that the Hero at the time of meeting the heroine has a girlfriend.
He breaks up with her by 40%, things weren't right between them but after he meets the heroine he realises his girlfriend isn't for him.
Nothing develops between the Hero and heroine until after the breakup though they do feel attraction.
But he breaks up with her one day and straight away, the next evening, shares some intimacy with the heroine.
This just feels in bad taste. And they both feel some guilt.

There are no intimate scenes other than the Hero and heroine but the Hero does talk or think about his relationship with his girlfriend at times, they have been together since high school so there are references to loosing their virginity together etc.

His having a girlfriend did leave a bad taste in my mouth though it gives the impression he's not physical with her after meeting the heroine, there is a conversation about him not staying over etc.
But he was in a serious long term relationship with her, so to have it end suddenly and him pick up with the heroine seemed out of character.

There are some mentions of other previous couples and characters that could go on to have their own stories.

HEA. ( )

Grace Buchanan is moving back to Green Valley for a fresh start. She ignores the 'family curse' that says she'll fall in love at first sight and never change, except since she's a woman, she'll hate at first sight, then fall in love and never change (it's complicated). So, when she meets Tucker Haywood and irrationally hates him, it's a cause for worry, especially as he has a long-term steady girlfriend.
I really liked the first Buchanan curse story, but I'm ambivalent about this one. Both Grace and Tucker are likable characters, but this one breaks down plot-wise for me in a number of ways. The whole hate, then love thing seemed off - too much of a see-saw in too short a time. I think the story might have worked better with the same curse as the Buchanan men as there was already a conflict set up with Tucker's girlfriend Magnolia and his parents' insistence on him working at the law firm. The lack of communication between the two while having wild monkey sex also seemed off; that's lust, not necessarily love. It's a good enough story, but not my favorite Green Valley book. ( )