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• Friends to Lovers to Enemies to Lovers
  - Dual Timelines
  - Second Chances
  - Musicians / Actors
  - Celebrity Romance
  - Going to Broadway
  - “Fish” the cat

• Baker x Hockey Player
  - Baking Show
  - Brother's Best Friend
  - Childhood Crush
  - Divorced (MMC)
  - Fake Dating
  - LOL Brother Jack!
  - Friends to Lovers
  - Found Family
  - No 3rd Act Breakup

Wow, just wow! Amazing storytelling. If you want another shock value like what ‘Perfect Strangers' gave you, this is the one. Dont spoil yourself, go in blind.
Another great one for JT.

- Duet Audio
- Dark Suspenseful Romance
- Erotic Thriller
- Death of Husband
- State Penitentiary
- Mental illness
- Domestic Violence
- Great Sexual Chemistry
- Plot Twist

4.5 stars

- Sports
- College
- One Night Stand
- Friends with Benefits
- Banging in Secret
- Steamy
- Swoony and Emotional

• Taylor x Travis inspired
  - Musician x Football player
  - Grumpy MMC
  - Adorable little dog
  - Plus size heroine
  - Slow Burn
  - Dual POV
  - Cabin Getaway
  - Only One Bed
  - He Falls First

• Cinnamon roll hero
  - He Falls First
  - Pregnancy Trope
  - Funny Banter
  - Steamy

• Childhood friends to lovers
  - Single Mom
  - Forced Proximity
  - Roommates
  - Slow Burn
  - SmallTown
  - Cinnamon Roll Hero
  - Large Family Dynamic
  

• Good Girl / Bad Boy
  - College setting
  - Hockey
  - Virgin FMC
  - Second Chances
  - Groveling
  - Steamy

• College setting
  - Sports
  - Hockey Player
  - Fake Dating
  - Friends to Lovers
  - Steamy
  - He Falls First
  - Witty Banter
  - Sexual Assault (past)
  - Abusive Parent

• Smalltown
  - Dual POV
  - Friends to Lovers
  - Opposites Attract
  - Tattoo Shop Owner x Business man
  - Forced Proximity
  - A lot of Flirting
  - Friends with Benefits
  - No 3rd Act Breakup
  - All the cameos ❤️
  - Stella & Luka's Wedding
  - the Phone Tree

• Dual POV
  - Workplace Romance
  - Forced Proximity
  - STEM
  - Scientist x Finance Guy
  - Enemies to Lovers
  - Get it out of their systems
  - Forbidden
  - No Strings Attached
  - Heavy Intimate Conversations

Received an ARC of this book by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

The premise of this story had me very intrigued. It's a story about a woman named April, 35, recently divorced and in the outskirts of life. She's torn on where to go and what to do next, so she invest her life savings on a rundown chalet/lodge, which in turn means more to her than people think. With this new venture of bringing this chalet park back to life, she discovers new friendships, old love stories, and perhaps a second chance at love herself.

I truly enjoyed this read from start to finish. I'd say this is like an adorable hallmark movie.

3.75 stars

- Holiday Romance
- Hot Cowboy Dad
- Single Mom
- Rope Play
- Reverse Grumpy x Sunshine
- Dual POVs
- Warm, Cozy, and Spicy
- He Falls First
- Age Gap (7yrs)
- No 3rd Act Breakup

• Inherit Beach House
  - Smalltown Romance
  - Neighbors
  - Forced Proximity
  - Family Ties
  - Friendships
  - Adorable Dog
  - Slow Burn
  - Jewish rep
  - Grief (death of wife, past)
  - Self Discovery
  - Second Chance on Love

• Cowboy Romance
  - Mental Health Rep
  - Best friend's little sister
  - SmallTown
  - Bar Owner
  - Town Sweetheat x Reformed Bad boy
  - He falls first
  - Pinning/Yearning
  - Backward Baseball Cap
  - Dirty Talker
  - No 3rd Act Breakup
  - Dual POV

• Workplace Romance
  - Grumpy x Sunshine
  - Screenwriters
  - Rewriting a rom-com screenplay
  - Forced proximity
  - Swoony & Emotional
  - Set in Los Angeles
  - Witty Banter
  - Slow Burn
  - Single POV
  

Ohh my heart...thank you for this Rina. Absolutely loved every minute of this book!!

- M/M romance
- Gay Awakening
- Secret Romance
- Age Gap (23 Bran / 19 Nico)
- Kolya Jr. (lol)
- Conversations with his dick
- Golden Preppy Boy
- Lotus Flower
- Dirty Talker
- Obsession/Stalker
- Opposites Attract
- ‘Babe' / ‘Baby'
- Mental Health
- Suicide Attempt
- Sexual Assault
- Violent Rage
- Hot AF!

I absolutely adored this story from beginning to end! My favorite Carley Fortune by far.

- Dual Timeline
- Best Friend's Brother
- Right Person / Wrong Time
- Forbidden Romance
- Forced Proximity
- Friends to Lovers
- Summer Flings
- Prince Edward Island
- Oysters
- Friendships

Honestly the cover was the one that drew me into wanting to read this book without reading the synopsis. (Doesn't he give you a Henry Cavil vibe?) Anywho, I've had my share of hit or misses with Penelope Ward but I will say that this was an enjoyable read. At the beginning it did take me a bit to get into it but as I kept reading that story got more interesting.

- Enemies to Lovers
- Angsty
- Dead Fiancé's Best Friend
- Forbidden
- Forced Proximity
- Autism Representation
- Smalltown
- New Hampshire Setting

• Paranormal Romance
  - Werewolf x Vampire
  - Returning Characters
  - Sweater Vest
  - Knitting
  - Ebay bid online
  - Star Trek references
  - Slow Burn
  - Sexual Tension

• Teacher x Business Man
  - Dislike to love
  - Slow Burn
  - Awkward Meet Cute/First Date
  - Father's New Boss
  - Forbidden Love
  - Forced Proximity
  - Witty Banter
  - Lots of Tension
  - Family Drama
  - Miscommunication
  

• Enemies to Lovers
  - Brother's Best Friend
  - Fake Dating
  - Tropical Resort
  - Vacation Fling
  - Wedding Shenanigans
  - Forced Proximity
  - Witty Banter
  - Henry Cavil lookalike
  - Cinnamon Roll Hero
  - Only One Bed
  - Duet Audio
  - Laugh Out Loud

• Marriage of Convenience
  - Opposites Attract
  - Enemies to Lovers
  - Reverse Grumpy x Sunshine
  - SmallTown
  - Slow Burn
  - One Bed
  - Burlesque Club!

• Brad the dog
  - Good luck charm
  - Toxic parent (hers)
  - Online Meet Cute
  - Found Family
  - Summer Romance
  - Dating Pact
  - Mental Health/ Past Trauma
  - Minnesota
  - Traveling Nurse
  - Baby Raccoons

• Roommates
  - Forced Proximity
  - Fake Dating
  - Both Exes left for each other
  - Librarian FMC
  - Opposites Attract
  - Found family
  - Book references
  - Swoony romance
  - Slow Burn
  - Friends to Lovers