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Love Checks In
She has everything she wants… until he shows up and threatens to take it all away.
Penny Pickle is in a pickle (pun intended). She’s finally achieved her dream of owning Big Bear Village vacation rentals in the small resort town of Keller Hollow. When a development company shows up with the promise of saving the struggling town, it sounds amazing. It’s not. They need her property to build their luxury resort and spa.
Maverick Rutledge is a man on a mission. He’ll do whatever it takes to turn Keller Hollow into the premier vacation destination of the Rocky Mountains. He has staked his career on it and isn’t backing down, no matter how beautiful, spunky, and tenacious the obstacle.
With the attraction between them growing and the long-term survival of the town depending on the outcome, they both have a lot to lose. Neither of them will bend… until they throw in a little luck.
Love Checks In is a small town sweet romance with a satisfying happily-ever-after.
Penny Pickle is in a pickle (pun intended). She’s finally achieved her dream of owning Big Bear Village vacation rentals in the small resort town of Keller Hollow. When a development company shows up with the promise of saving the struggling town, it sounds amazing. It’s not. They need her property to build their luxury resort and spa.
Maverick Rutledge is a man on a mission. He’ll do whatever it takes to turn Keller Hollow into the premier vacation destination of the Rocky Mountains. He has staked his career on it and isn’t backing down, no matter how beautiful, spunky, and tenacious the obstacle.
With the attraction between them growing and the long-term survival of the town depending on the outcome, they both have a lot to lose. Neither of them will bend… until they throw in a little luck.
Love Checks In is a small town sweet romance with a satisfying happily-ever-after.
180 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 23, 2023
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Grace J. Croy
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She is the author of both historical and contemporary romance that is clean and uplifting.
Grace loves reading, writing, her cats, travel, and delicious potatoes. She lives in Utah in a little house at the bottom of a little mountain, where the snow piles high in the winter.
She graduated with a BA in English from Utah State University, and then went on to study Library and Information Science from Emporia State University. When she's not writing, she works as a librarian. It’s the second-best job in the world—she gets paid to buy books, plan awesome community events, and advise readers on what books to try next. Creating stories is, of course, the best job in the world.
Her favorite places to travel include New Zealand, California, and Paris. No matter how long she's away, she always loves to come home.
She is the author of both historical and contemporary romance that is clean and uplifting.
Grace loves reading, writing, her cats, travel, and delicious potatoes. She lives in Utah in a little house at the bottom of a little mountain, where the snow piles high in the winter.
She graduated with a BA in English from Utah State University, and then went on to study Library and Information Science from Emporia State University. When she's not writing, she works as a librarian. It’s the second-best job in the world—she gets paid to buy books, plan awesome community events, and advise readers on what books to try next. Creating stories is, of course, the best job in the world.
Her favorite places to travel include New Zealand, California, and Paris. No matter how long she's away, she always loves to come home.
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September 5, 2023
2.75. Some typographical errors in the Kindle version. Sweet story.
July 11, 2023
it’s like a Hallmark movie
July 5, 2023
4.5 ⭐️
Just the cutest little rom com so far this year!
Just the cutest little rom com so far this year!
January 20, 2024
Bonito, lindo y cortito. Una novela romántica para pasar el rato. Nada especial pero te deja esa sensación de sentirse bien.
January 13, 2025
I thought this book was super cute. I liked the characters and the setting. It wasn’t a mystery but it did keep me guessing how it would resolve itself. Very clean as well.
October 21, 2024
I did want this book to blow me away because the premise just sounded so appealing to me. Plus it was a short book which I saw as a massive bonus. However, I didn't enjoy this one very much.
While the book being shorter than average seemed like a positive before I started, the book just felt like it was lacking. It seemed as if the characters went from just being on opposite ends of a situation to then being completely in love with each other and I just don't feel like there was enough build up for that. They had known each other for about a week and then suddenly he'd completely changed his mind about everything that he had been working towards for years. It just seemed like there was nothing that actually happened in the story. The descriptions and some of the communications between the main characters were beautiful to read, especially when they were talking about their dreams for the land that they were fighting over, but I just think the book in its entirety lacked substance.
I really wished I could have liked this book more because the idea and plot for this book sounded amazing. Unfortunately I just couldn't. I kept reading, hoping that there would be more or a twist that showed their feelings for each other more but it just never happened. It seemed there were some chances for drama but then it just never went anywhere.
While the book being shorter than average seemed like a positive before I started, the book just felt like it was lacking. It seemed as if the characters went from just being on opposite ends of a situation to then being completely in love with each other and I just don't feel like there was enough build up for that. They had known each other for about a week and then suddenly he'd completely changed his mind about everything that he had been working towards for years. It just seemed like there was nothing that actually happened in the story. The descriptions and some of the communications between the main characters were beautiful to read, especially when they were talking about their dreams for the land that they were fighting over, but I just think the book in its entirety lacked substance.
I really wished I could have liked this book more because the idea and plot for this book sounded amazing. Unfortunately I just couldn't. I kept reading, hoping that there would be more or a twist that showed their feelings for each other more but it just never happened. It seemed there were some chances for drama but then it just never went anywhere.
July 28, 2023
Absolutely adorable !! I read it in one sitting and actually liked every character , it was not very intricate and there was no plot twist but sometimes that's exactly what you need . A "makes you feel happy" book , really cute !
February 9, 2025
A sweet, fun, and quick read this one was!
The split POV meant that we got to know the characters more, which I really enjoyed and I loved Penny and Mav. I do wish we got more interaction with some of the other characters, but knowing the book was shorter I suppose it's a trade off.
The plot itself was much in the same as every other romance book you can pick up off the shelf, but the authors witting made this one fun!
It was really well written and felt so easy to read and get drawn into.
Plus the cover was adorable (I'm a sucker for those pastel-y covers😍)
A good book that was the perfect tonic after reading a few heavy stories beforehand.
The split POV meant that we got to know the characters more, which I really enjoyed and I loved Penny and Mav. I do wish we got more interaction with some of the other characters, but knowing the book was shorter I suppose it's a trade off.
The plot itself was much in the same as every other romance book you can pick up off the shelf, but the authors witting made this one fun!
It was really well written and felt so easy to read and get drawn into.
Plus the cover was adorable (I'm a sucker for those pastel-y covers😍)
A good book that was the perfect tonic after reading a few heavy stories beforehand.
May 26, 2024
This was a perfect stand alone read.
It was cute and funny.
I loved it when she hides from her ex boyfriends 😂 that really cracked me up like a lot.
I loved the fact she was hell bent on wanting to keep the place that she was her home.
I honestly thought it was going to end with him betraying her trust and going behind her back and buying her homestead. But he didn’t.
Stars: 4.5/5
Smut: 1.5/5
It was cute and funny.
I loved it when she hides from her ex boyfriends 😂 that really cracked me up like a lot.
I loved the fact she was hell bent on wanting to keep the place that she was her home.
I honestly thought it was going to end with him betraying her trust and going behind her back and buying her homestead. But he didn’t.
Stars: 4.5/5
Smut: 1.5/5
July 18, 2023
I absolutely adored this short little rom com. It should be an abc family short film or like previous reviews say, a hallmark movie! Enemies to Lovers tropes are one of my faves! The storyline, plot, characters… everything… wasThe author did a remarkable job with this and I look forward to reading more books from them!
March 12, 2025
Oooh boy, the main couple hit it off right away, but they are on opposite sides of the resort development plan. They cannot fall for each other.
Yeah, that's not how these stories work.
The fun part of the story is seeing how they work things out. It was unpredictable and perfectly sweet.
Yeah, that's not how these stories work.
The fun part of the story is seeing how they work things out. It was unpredictable and perfectly sweet.
June 29, 2023
This was a really simple yet enjoyable read
July 3, 2023
A great little read
This was a lovely feel good quick read. An adorable story and it kept me smiling for most of it.
This was a lovely feel good quick read. An adorable story and it kept me smiling for most of it.
July 6, 2023
This could’ve maybe been a 3 star but the insta love and it only being 180 pages kept it in the 2 star range
July 8, 2023
This was a cute and quick read! I enjoyed their story and small town romance feels
July 9, 2023
Cutesy, quick romance read. Small town girl, corporate male. Cute.
July 10, 2023
Cute little romance book, light and fluffy and just what I needed! Finished in 2 hours 🥰
July 16, 2023
This was absolutely adorable
July 16, 2023
It was a cute short read, I enjoyed it.
July 25, 2023
It’s a cute, quick read! Very much like a Hallmark movie, but who doesn’t love a good love story. I was just hoping for a little MORE.
dnf-2023
August 1, 2023DNF
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August 4, 2023Quick read, feel good, instalove, clean romance
August 5, 2023
Easy read. Feel good story.
August 26, 2023
good but not good
Very dragging and i found myself struggling to finish. I gave the story a chance, and i pull it thru but it didn’t surprised me all at.
Very dragging and i found myself struggling to finish. I gave the story a chance, and i pull it thru but it didn’t surprised me all at.
September 2, 2023
Un bon petit livre pour me sortir de mon book slump du moment !
September 27, 2023
DNF. I got 15% into this book and it was the cringiest thing I have ever read. It was your very basic beginning of a rom com but cringier. Only 180 pages and I could not make it further than 15%.
November 4, 2023
Reminds me of Hallmark Christmas movies! ❤️
November 6, 2023
Lo inicié, pero tuve que pararlo. Peor cuando lo retome lo leí de un tirón y amé cada segundo. Es rapidísimo de leer, y es como un safe place, me encantaron los protagonistas ❤️❤️
December 14, 2023
This book was fine. It was a Hallmark movie in book form. It was sweet but too short to really develop the characters or the story.
December 31, 2023
corny but short for my reading goal
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