Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez

 ⭐⭐⭐⭐✫ 4/5
                                                                     389 Pages

From Goodreads: 

After a wild bet, gourmet grilled-cheese sandwich, and cuddle with a baby goat, Alexis Montgomery has had her world turned upside down. The cause: Daniel Grant, a ridiculously hot carpenter who’s ten years younger than her and as casual as they come—the complete opposite of sophisticated city-girl Alexis. And yet their chemistry is undeniable.

While her ultra-wealthy parents want her to carry on the family legacy of world-renowned surgeons, Alexis doesn’t need glory or fame. She’s fine with being a “mere” ER doctor. And every minute she spends with Daniel and the tight-knit town where he lives, she’s discovering just what’s really important. Yet letting their relationship become anything more than a short-term fling would mean turning her back on her family and giving up the opportunity to help thousands of people.

Bringing Daniel into her world is impossible, and yet she can’t just give up the joy she’s found with him either. With so many differences between them, how can Alexis possibly choose between her world and his?
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Aurel's Take: 

Oopsie, this is book #1 in a series and I accidentally read #3 first. 
That didn't detract from the content or enjoyment of this book though. 
I sang Abby's praises in my last review and most, if not all, of the praises still ring true:

• We have realistic adults in realistic adult situations with realistic problems that are tricky to solve.
• Mature main characters who communicate feelings, thoughts, issues, etc.
• Fun banter, loveable friends, not so loveable antagonists, but all still believable and not just a bestie giving us a bunch of exposition or reiterating everything we just learned in the last chapter, or an evil half-sister who decided to marry our ex husband.

A classic country boy vs city girl plot; and as a girl who grew up in the sticks, I loved how well written the small town was. I have been to those bars and diners, and met those townsfolk, and I appreciated the authenticity of how believable this fictitious place was. I can't speak of the believability of the dichotomous city lifestyle involving fancy galas and fundraisers, but it felt like the author gave us enough background and context to understand the settings and really understand how each character felt in the different "worlds."

Another lovely read, I think I only docked one star, possibly because I had just read book #3 and I loved it so much it was hard to measure up. That, and I am possibly less enchanted with certain aspects of small towns having grown up in one. 
I do LOVE how this plot wraps up though, and find myself wishing my own small hometown could have a similar fate somehow.