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Taking Charge (Meet the McIntyres Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Rebecca Barber (Author), Kathryn Dee (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
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What’s a girl to do when an insanely hot guy wants more than a one night stand?

Surviving a shattered heart and determined to put her ex behind her, Payton packs up her life and heads for a small town to open her own bakery. Her plan is to focus on getting her new business up and running the last thing on her mind is opening herself up to another relationship.

Beau McIntyre was having the time of his life – living in the city, partying with friends and taking advantage of being single. One desperate phone call from his brothers changes everything and has him returning to the family farm to step up as the eldest sibling.

Desperate to blow off some steam, Beau heads to the local bar for a night out only for the curvy baker to catch his attention.

Beau doesn’t expect to fall.

Payton doesn’t want to be chased.

Can they put their pasts behind them and allow the fireworks between them a chance to ignite?


TAKING CHARGE is a full-length contemporary romance novel from Australian author Rebecca Barber complete with a sassy heroine and determined hero who refused to take no for an answer.

It's the first book in the MEET THE MCINTYRES series. This was my first book from this author and I absolutely loved it. Payton was amazing, Beau was sexy and I really felt part of the family! Cannot wait for the next one in the series <3 - Emma ...Payton is remarkable, funny, and refreshing... – R Yatsko Family and dreams don’t always mesh…“Now I knew I definitely wasn’t ready, but they needed me.” - Nerdy, Dirty and Flirty A sweet read about heart break but most importantly, healing. The special people who pick you up and put the pieces back together. – Katy As individuals they are very entertaining, but together they're funny and HOT! The big, bad and scary man is conquered by the sassy baker and she winds him round her little finger so easily... – Sandra Loves Reading
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    Meet the McIntyres
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    8 October 2017
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B074ZRWW58
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1568 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 266 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 152208360X
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Carmen Costa
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved
Reviewed in Australia on 16 January 2024
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Aww wow love a strong woman one that's been hurt but gets her groove a mojo back and a great romance hot hot brothers
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cayla
5.0 out of 5 stars Aussie cowboy wonderfulness!
Reviewed in Australia on 29 May 2021
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I was so excited to start this series, being Australian. I’ve not come across many Aussie authors in this genre. The Aussie bloke slang was on point a few words were exaggerating the Aussie bogan thing. I love that the drought was a theme because the poor farmers here are still suffering! Beau is the sexy farm boy and Payton is the sweet soul. They both have their issues. Who doesn’t love an angry country boy. Beau is all sexiness! This book was amazing and sweetness and I loved it!
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Vanessa
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book and couldn't put it down
Reviewed in Australia on 9 May 2018
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I loved this book and couldn't put it down.

Them chemistry between Beau and Payton was electric and the supporting characters had their own importance.

I will definitely read again 💖
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Kathryn @CLiK Books
5.0 out of 5 stars A stunning start to a wonderful new Family Series by Rebecca Barber.
Reviewed in Australia on 8 October 2017
Taking Charge - Meet the McIntyres Book #1 by Rebecca Barber

I was given this book for an honest and unbiased review.

Another fabulous ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️read from Rebecca Barber who has introduced us to a whole new collection of her wonderful characters in this new series - Meet the McIntyres.

This first in series, centres on Beau McIntyre, the eldest sibling in the McIntyre family. Beau has reluctantly returned to his family home, a farm in the country, unsure of why he really needs to come back, other than his younger brother calling him to return. He's lived his life in the city, partying, playing and working far from his country roots and barely giving any thought to where he came from.

Payton is the town baker, owning and operating Sweet Indulgence. She's a bit of a loner but her two best friends, Mia & Josie keep her from slipping into a chocolate coma or a dark depression. You might remember Mia and Josue from Rebecca's previous series Finding Your Place, which crosses over with this one.
You see, Payton has run from a life that was not her own and is determined to be in control of her own destiny. But in a small country town, there's not much time for romance and barely enough time to socialise but after having her heart ripped out by her ex-fiancé, she's not prepared to gamble with her emotions any more.

These two characters have an immediate and striking attraction on their first meeting and the heat only increases between them with every following chapter. The family connections and the secrets that they share all add up to a wonderful story, one that will please any reader who enjoys a good family drama but with the added heat of a delicious relationship driven story.

With more fabulous stories to come from the other McIntyre siblings, Connor, Gage, Ryan and Holly, Rebecca Barber has set this new series on the right path for success and a wonderfully heartfelt and passionate series of stories.
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Penny Ellen (book.nerd.magic)
2.0 out of 5 stars Just Ok
Reviewed in Australia on 7 January 2019
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I took me quite a while before I got into this book, and I think it was around 85% when I started enjoying it more.
I did enjoy the overall storyline, I loved the instant connection and chemistry the main characters had, I loved the Beau was a little j/p. I loved that Payton owned/ran her own bakery.
What I struggled with was that the main characters Beau and Payton seemed to always be complaining. Payton was always calling herslf fat and constantly putting herself down and not thinking she was good enough for anyone (I know that a lot of women are like this but I felt this overtook the story too much) and she was always bitching about her friends and complaining about them, I felt like she didn’t really like them. I also found that the was the whole story up until around the 95% mark when she started becoming for fun.
Beau seemed to always upset that he had to be home to help his brother/s run their farm when he would rather be having one night stands and doing anything else but in saying that I did think that as the story progressed he was more ok with the situation and we got to see more of who he is and not just the complaining, I think this stated to occur around the 60% mark.
I think I found this book just ok was that I struggled to connect with the characters and felt they didn’t have much personal growth.
It was an overall ok read, I am interested in seeing how the character develop in the next book and how the series continues.
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Marns
5.0 out of 5 stars What’s a girl to do when an insanely hot guy wants more than a one night stand??
Reviewed in the United States on 8 October 2017
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Beau McIntyre has been summoned home by his younger brother Connor. He’s been away too long, he knows it, but he couldn’t summon the energy to go back. So when he finally does, it settles heavily on his shoulders to see that his childhood home has fallen apart in his absence. Connor has been doing his best to hold it together by himself, until he just couldn’t keep doing it anymore.

Connor is a large part of the story, and I really liked him. I found Beau, as the hero, hard to like at first. He’s been doing his level best to enjoy life by his own rules without thought to his family, and has essentially lost touch with them. I just found him to be selfish.

Payton, in turn is a young woman who fled across country to settle in a small town, buying the local bakery and making it her own. She’s made two best friends in the heroines from Rebecca Barber’s awesome Finding Your Place series, Mia and Josie, and I have to say it was a bonus to see how things were going for them and their guys.

As I read through the book, Beau really began to appeal as a character. He acknowledged his shortcomings, and the effort that Connor had put into the family farm. And, he was totally into Payton, working so hard to get past the insecurities that she had built up like an impenetrable fortress around her heart.

Every emotion is felt from snorting laughter, tears, heartbreak, and frustratingly wanting answers, as the story unfolds. The tension rises and then is broken by laughter the next second. The writing is clever, and the one-liners are littered throughout. And then there’s the beautiful dress scene at the end, that showed the friendship and support that Payton has around her – it certainly made me cry!!!!

Taking Charge is a stand-a-lone series starter that brings in our familiar characters from The coming Home series, introduces the rest of the McIntyre family, along with a best friend from Payton’s past. There is also a fantastic hook that ensures that like me, you are going to be mega stalking Rebecca Barber for the next book in her series! 5 Stars.
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Sandra Loves Reading
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 June 2018
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I loved this book!
Our main characters, Payton, a sassy and voluptuous lady, settles in a small town after heartbreak, and opens her own bakery, and Beau, who is called back to help with the chaos at home, are fabulous characters.
As individuals they are very entertaining, but together they're funny and HOT!
The big, bad and scary man is conquered by the sassy baker and she winds him round her little finger so easily... and they make a really great couple.
I look forward to reading more about them in the following books.
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Rosemary Schmidt
4.0 out of 5 stars Once you get into it. , this story is very good
Reviewed in Canada on 3 October 2020
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It was at first a bit hard to get into but once hooked, I enjoyed it ... Now I gotta get the sequel ..
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3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 January 2024
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Didn't get going till I was 49% into the book..absolutely no decent ending to the story and all of a sudden you are on a chapter of the next book about gage and Katie.. which I won't be reading..sorry
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Kathryn @CLiK Books
5.0 out of 5 stars Another fabulous ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️read from Rebecca Barber. Fabulous Family Story.
Reviewed in the United States on 10 October 2017
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Taking Charge - Meet the McIntyres Book #1 by Rebecca Barber

I was given this book for an honest and unbiased review.

Another fabulous ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️read from Rebecca Barber who has introduced us to a whole new collection of her wonderful characters in this new series - Meet the McIntyres.

This first in series, centres on Beau McIntyre, the eldest sibling in the McIntyre family. Beau has reluctantly returned to his family home, a farm in the country, unsure of why he really needs to come back, other than his younger brother calling him to return. He's lived his life in the city, partying, playing and working far from his country roots and barely giving any thought to where he came from.

Payton is the town baker, owning and operating Sweet Indulgence. She's a bit of a loner but her two best friends, Mia & Josie keep her from slipping into a chocolate coma or a dark depression. You might remember Mia and Josue from Rebecca's previous series Finding Your Place, which crosses over with this one.
You see, Payton has run from a life that was not her own and is determined to be in control of her own destiny. But in a small country town, there's not much time for romance and barely enough time to socialise but after having her heart ripped out by her ex-fiancé, she's not prepared to gamble with her emotions any more.

These two characters have an immediate and striking attraction on their first meeting and the heat only increases between them with every following chapter. The family connections and the secrets that they share all add up to a wonderful story, one that will please any reader who enjoys a good family drama but with the added heat of a delicious relationship driven story.

With more fabulous stories to come from the other McIntyre siblings, Connor, Gage, Ryan and Holly, Rebecca Barber has set this new series on the right path for success and a wonderfully heartfelt and passionate series of stories.
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