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In the picturesque town of Pine Crest, Vermont, a sunshine-stress baker moves to care for her ailing Grandmother. Little does she know, her new life is about to get a whole lot more complicated. Enter Garrett, the hunky yet perpetually grumpy lumberjack residing next door.
In this spicy romantic comedy filled with laugh-out-loud moments, Olivia and Garrett must confront their past, deal with the judgmental townsfolk, and navigate the complexities of a second chance at love. Will they succumb to the sizzling chemistry between them, or will the age gap and small-town scandal tear them apart? Get ready for a rollercoaster of emotions, because in Pine Crest, love is never simple, and sometimes it's the most unexpected connections that lead to happily ever.
Caution: This romantic tale may cause spontaneous laughter, lack of sleep, and a sudden appreciation for flannel shirts. It does contain strong language, explicit sexual content, and death. Reader discretion is advised.
In this spicy romantic comedy filled with laugh-out-loud moments, Olivia and Garrett must confront their past, deal with the judgmental townsfolk, and navigate the complexities of a second chance at love. Will they succumb to the sizzling chemistry between them, or will the age gap and small-town scandal tear them apart? Get ready for a rollercoaster of emotions, because in Pine Crest, love is never simple, and sometimes it's the most unexpected connections that lead to happily ever.
Caution: This romantic tale may cause spontaneous laughter, lack of sleep, and a sudden appreciation for flannel shirts. It does contain strong language, explicit sexual content, and death. Reader discretion is advised.
296 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 11, 2024
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March 3, 2024
So cute!!!
This was super cute. I read it in one sitting! The characters have great chemistry and their banter is so fun! Definitely worth the read!
This was super cute. I read it in one sitting! The characters have great chemistry and their banter is so fun! Definitely worth the read!
March 3, 2024
Took a chance
This is a new to me author in a genre I find hit or miss but I’m really glad I took a chance on this one. The book is well written, the storyline is believable. All around good book and I recommend you give it a read.
This is a new to me author in a genre I find hit or miss but I’m really glad I took a chance on this one. The book is well written, the storyline is believable. All around good book and I recommend you give it a read.
March 4, 2024
Sweet and Spicy
Loved this book! It's the perfect mix of sweet and spicy for me! Characters are written well, and there is a bit of suspense thrown in. All around, a wonderful book!
Loved this book! It's the perfect mix of sweet and spicy for me! Characters are written well, and there is a bit of suspense thrown in. All around, a wonderful book!
March 11, 2024
This was cute, I enjoyed it!
Age gap (46H/33h)
Friend's Dad
Small Town
Single Mom/ Single Dad
Neighbors
Moves home to take care of her sick elderly grandmother who has cancer. Her friend from high school, that she still talks to, dad lives next door. Insta attraction and cute story.
Be warned there is about a 2 year gap where they are apart, if that isn't your thing. 😊
Overall, I will definitely read other books by this author in the future. 🤓
*There were some errors I found that needed to be corrected, but they didn't take away from the story. (Ashleigh- send me a message if you want the list to correct. 🙂)
Age gap (46H/33h)
Friend's Dad
Small Town
Single Mom/ Single Dad
Neighbors
Moves home to take care of her sick elderly grandmother who has cancer. Her friend from high school, that she still talks to, dad lives next door. Insta attraction and cute story.
Be warned there is about a 2 year gap where they are apart, if that isn't your thing. 😊
Overall, I will definitely read other books by this author in the future. 🤓
*There were some errors I found that needed to be corrected, but they didn't take away from the story. (Ashleigh- send me a message if you want the list to correct. 🙂)
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March 5, 2024Olivia and her teenage son move to a small town in Vermont to take care of her 92 year old grandma. Her new neighbor, Garrett, is her childhood friend’s dad. He’s a grumpy, scowling lumberjack and she’s a happy half-hispanic girl. Woman. She’s 33 when the book starts.
It’s written in first person POV from Olivia and Garrett’s POVs. A few spicy bits.
The characters bugged me. Garrett is nice to Olivia when he helps her get her car unstuck, but then he turns into a jerk when he finds out who she is. Why? Because he’s attracted to her and he shouldn’t be? Because he’s sooooo much older than her? Only 13 years, so it’s not like he’s old enough to be her dad.
And Olivia made choices I didn’t understand. A lot of time was wasted because of her. Also, where was her son throughout the book? He was in maybe two scenes total where he had dialogue, but other than that, he’s just referred to.
Like her son, some scenes were brushed over, which made it so I wasn’t fully immersed in the story. The grammar errors helped pull me out, too, though.
I shouldn’t have picked this book up in the first place. The tags said “age gap” and I’ve never liked those, so I had a feeling I wouldn’t like this book either. It was my fault for reading it anyway, and because of that, maybe I shouldn’t rate it.
I did read this book in one sitting, so it held my interest, at least.
It’s written in first person POV from Olivia and Garrett’s POVs. A few spicy bits.
The characters bugged me. Garrett is nice to Olivia when he helps her get her car unstuck, but then he turns into a jerk when he finds out who she is. Why? Because he’s attracted to her and he shouldn’t be? Because he’s sooooo much older than her? Only 13 years, so it’s not like he’s old enough to be her dad.
And Olivia made choices I didn’t understand. A lot of time was wasted because of her. Also, where was her son throughout the book? He was in maybe two scenes total where he had dialogue, but other than that, he’s just referred to.
Like her son, some scenes were brushed over, which made it so I wasn’t fully immersed in the story. The grammar errors helped pull me out, too, though.
I shouldn’t have picked this book up in the first place. The tags said “age gap” and I’ve never liked those, so I had a feeling I wouldn’t like this book either. It was my fault for reading it anyway, and because of that, maybe I shouldn’t rate it.
I did read this book in one sitting, so it held my interest, at least.
March 9, 2024
I enjoyed the characters and felt like there was good chemistry between them, however the flow and speed of the book was the biggest issue for me. I felt that some aspects/thoughts etc were overly descriptive while some parts lacked any description at all - all of a sudden 8 months have passed?
The jumps in time aren’t noted in the book well and is to be discerned by the reader, and the MC who barely speaks to FMC suddenly has a dirty mouth worthy of adult movies - it lacked cohesiveness, more like the author struggled to write dialogue that didn’t include a bedroom.
I will also note that the book actually changed tenses early on which is a huge issue for me when reading, so the flow was lacking again.
I rarely write reviews but this book outside of a couple of cute scenes left me annoyed at the skill level with the writing. The character development was there, sure, and I understand us learning about background as characters do, but the lack of flow or throwing in a comment in one of the last chapters to tie up a plot hole that hasn’t been discussed since early on but was a major issue for FMC at the time just reads as bad writing to me.
The jumps in time aren’t noted in the book well and is to be discerned by the reader, and the MC who barely speaks to FMC suddenly has a dirty mouth worthy of adult movies - it lacked cohesiveness, more like the author struggled to write dialogue that didn’t include a bedroom.
I will also note that the book actually changed tenses early on which is a huge issue for me when reading, so the flow was lacking again.
I rarely write reviews but this book outside of a couple of cute scenes left me annoyed at the skill level with the writing. The character development was there, sure, and I understand us learning about background as characters do, but the lack of flow or throwing in a comment in one of the last chapters to tie up a plot hole that hasn’t been discussed since early on but was a major issue for FMC at the time just reads as bad writing to me.
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March 29, 2024
Cute, but needs work
First of all, the updated cover art is adorable, and I love it. The book was a good blend of sweet and spicy. The story concept was really cute and I enjoyed the characters. There are a few things, however, that could use some work. The pacing didn't flow smoothly. It felt like when you're driving along at a good clip, hit an unexpected speed bump, and go flying forward a bit. When you land, you have to look back and reassess what happened. The math didn't seem to add up for the ages and timeline of a couple of the characters. Also - Grammar/punctuation/sentence structures need editing. So many run on sentences being held together with commas. It kept pulling me out of the story; and several times I had to reread passages to be sure of what was happening.
Overall, this story was really cute. I hope the author keeps writing and improving.
First of all, the updated cover art is adorable, and I love it. The book was a good blend of sweet and spicy. The story concept was really cute and I enjoyed the characters. There are a few things, however, that could use some work. The pacing didn't flow smoothly. It felt like when you're driving along at a good clip, hit an unexpected speed bump, and go flying forward a bit. When you land, you have to look back and reassess what happened. The math didn't seem to add up for the ages and timeline of a couple of the characters. Also - Grammar/punctuation/sentence structures need editing. So many run on sentences being held together with commas. It kept pulling me out of the story; and several times I had to reread passages to be sure of what was happening.
Overall, this story was really cute. I hope the author keeps writing and improving.
March 10, 2024
Olivia is a single mom to a teenage boy. She is returning to her small hometown in Vermont to care for her ailing grandmother, who took care of Olivia after her parents died. She is facing some personal and social kickback as a single Latina mom. But she finds a friend in the hot neighbor who chops wood every morning. Too bad he’s the dad of one of Olivia’s friends. Will she be able to resist temptation in a small town where everyone talks?
This book was too cute! I love the dynamic between Olivia and Garrett, and the back and forth made their pseudo relationship very relatable. Great characters, good balance of romance and tension, and believable conflict.
Tropes: small town, age gap (33 and 45), single parent, family drama, grumpy lumberjack, past trauma.
This book was too cute! I love the dynamic between Olivia and Garrett, and the back and forth made their pseudo relationship very relatable. Great characters, good balance of romance and tension, and believable conflict.
Tropes: small town, age gap (33 and 45), single parent, family drama, grumpy lumberjack, past trauma.
March 4, 2024
This was a really fun quick read! I really enjoyed the plot. I felt like the characters had really great chemistry. For a relatively new author I felt like this book killed it! I couldn’t put it down.
I will note in terms of writing, I felt like every detail in the book had a paragraph or two of description behind it, I found myself skipping multiple paragraphs because I wanted more interaction and background of the characters rather than knowing what every building intricately looked like etc.. I also noticed a lot of repetitive sentences and action or feeling descriptors were used multiple times.
I will note in terms of writing, I felt like every detail in the book had a paragraph or two of description behind it, I found myself skipping multiple paragraphs because I wanted more interaction and background of the characters rather than knowing what every building intricately looked like etc.. I also noticed a lot of repetitive sentences and action or feeling descriptors were used multiple times.
March 3, 2024
Ok, I genuinely liked this book. Once you get past the few editing and grammatical errors, the story itself was truly endearing. The beginning was a bit tough to get through, as the writing felt a bit juvenile but it got soooo good once she arrived in Pine Crest. As a young Hispanic woman who has dealt with bigotry and racism in my 24 years, I really resonated with Olivia. And Garrett? Hands down, so yummy and his dirty talk was top notch. As a second novel by this author, I was impressed. If you’re someone who can look past the few grammatical errors, I definitely recommend this!
March 15, 2024
Whatta lumberjack!
Overall, not typically my genre (more of a mystery/thriller kind of gal) but the story line was cute, and I loved the theme of overcoming racism and a female lead learning and knowing her worth 💕 It was a slow start to get into for me to adjust to the writing style, but once I got about half way through it was pretty quick. I wish there was a little more character development as the timeline jumps a bit, but overall definitely worth the read! A little spice and a lot of love!
Overall, not typically my genre (more of a mystery/thriller kind of gal) but the story line was cute, and I loved the theme of overcoming racism and a female lead learning and knowing her worth 💕 It was a slow start to get into for me to adjust to the writing style, but once I got about half way through it was pretty quick. I wish there was a little more character development as the timeline jumps a bit, but overall definitely worth the read! A little spice and a lot of love!
February 21, 2024
Quick Read
Such a good read. Not too much spice through out the book itself, but when the spice is there…IT IS THERE. The praise….them getting their second chance. Ugh…what he did for her with the house!!
I’d love to read more stories around the characters and others mentioned!
I did notice a few editing errors. Mostly just Olivia’s name being misspelled a few times as Oliva.
Other than that I really enjoyed the book.
Such a good read. Not too much spice through out the book itself, but when the spice is there…IT IS THERE. The praise….them getting their second chance. Ugh…what he did for her with the house!!
I’d love to read more stories around the characters and others mentioned!
I did notice a few editing errors. Mostly just Olivia’s name being misspelled a few times as Oliva.
Other than that I really enjoyed the book.
March 10, 2024
Grumpy/Sunshine Spice and everything nice!!
This was an amazing story of love, triumph over adversity, spicy age gap fun and a small town overcoming its past discrimination. I loved the story of Olivia and Garrett! It had the perfect amount of well-rounded plot and spice! I loved it all! I will definitely be reading more of Wrights’ books! I am so glad I saw her in an online book group and gave the book a chance, because I have found a new favorite author to add to my list.
This was an amazing story of love, triumph over adversity, spicy age gap fun and a small town overcoming its past discrimination. I loved the story of Olivia and Garrett! It had the perfect amount of well-rounded plot and spice! I loved it all! I will definitely be reading more of Wrights’ books! I am so glad I saw her in an online book group and gave the book a chance, because I have found a new favorite author to add to my list.
February 22, 2024
Such a great book and great descriptive characters, plot storyline, and world building!! I got this as a Beta read and very happy I was able to read as soon as I did because this is already one of my favorite reads of the year!! The spice when it was there really packed a punch and it is definitely a must read!! 4/5 stars :)
March 3, 2024
3.5⭐️
Super cute quick read with a deep rooted education in prejudice and conclusion-jumping twats. Man, I just respect Olivia for all that she has overcome and I’m so happy with the ending we got.
Spicy ✅
Angsty ✅
Grumpy vs sunshine ✅
Garrett is the grumpy golden retriever energy I didn’t know I needed.
I’m glad I spent my Sunday afternoon in Vermont with this story.
Super cute quick read with a deep rooted education in prejudice and conclusion-jumping twats. Man, I just respect Olivia for all that she has overcome and I’m so happy with the ending we got.
Spicy ✅
Angsty ✅
Grumpy vs sunshine ✅
Garrett is the grumpy golden retriever energy I didn’t know I needed.
I’m glad I spent my Sunday afternoon in Vermont with this story.
March 4, 2024
Light hearted and full of laughter and love
I love this book. I relate to Olivia so much as myself have been through so much racism and hate just because of what I look like and where my parents come from. Garret is really the sweetest. I hope everyone can find their own version of him. ❤️
I love this book. I relate to Olivia so much as myself have been through so much racism and hate just because of what I look like and where my parents come from. Garret is really the sweetest. I hope everyone can find their own version of him. ❤️
March 6, 2024
Cute Story
This was a very nice story. At times it was difficult to stay emerged in what was happening due to the writing style, but I wanted to continue to see how everything ended. I feel like there was too little that happened and too big of time jumps for realistic character development. However the story itself was still very pleasing.
This was a very nice story. At times it was difficult to stay emerged in what was happening due to the writing style, but I wanted to continue to see how everything ended. I feel like there was too little that happened and too big of time jumps for realistic character development. However the story itself was still very pleasing.
March 6, 2024
loved it
Came to my kindle after seeing a post on Facebook , I wouldn’t have normally read based on cover doesn’t personally appeal to me (more of a dark romance girly don’t normally go for the cute covers ) but the book was fantastic , well written and just such an easy read , congrats
Came to my kindle after seeing a post on Facebook , I wouldn’t have normally read based on cover doesn’t personally appeal to me (more of a dark romance girly don’t normally go for the cute covers ) but the book was fantastic , well written and just such an easy read , congrats
March 18, 2024
sweet and desirable!
This was what I’d consider a light story. There was some spice but not heavily focused on it. I enjoyed the age gap and the grumpy lumberjack. I really loved the baking and leaving notes. Really cute light book but also touched on important issues. Would and did recommend to friends :)
This was what I’d consider a light story. There was some spice but not heavily focused on it. I enjoyed the age gap and the grumpy lumberjack. I really loved the baking and leaving notes. Really cute light book but also touched on important issues. Would and did recommend to friends :)
March 7, 2024
Personally feeling attacked
By the writer for the names of the main characters, even though she didn't know. Once I was able to get past those, this was a very fast read and the male main character is everything.
By the writer for the names of the main characters, even though she didn't know. Once I was able to get past those, this was a very fast read and the male main character is everything.
March 7, 2024
Heartwarming and entertaining
This was a cute story that really endears you to the main characters. His grumpy to her sunshine, but with a healthy mix of complex emotions thrown in as well. I enjoyed her sass and his grump!
This was a cute story that really endears you to the main characters. His grumpy to her sunshine, but with a healthy mix of complex emotions thrown in as well. I enjoyed her sass and his grump!
March 8, 2024
The books is amazing, the world building and the differnt characters and how they interact is wonderful. I laughed crier and giggled at this book. Love the little twists and turns. Definitely a good read.
March 5, 2024
Cute little Rom Com. Not my usual genre but I enjoyed it.
March 6, 2024
I loved Olivia and Garretts story! It was really sweet and I loved both their personalities!
This is written in first person and dual POV which is my favourite!
This is written in first person and dual POV which is my favourite!
March 7, 2024
Super cute novel. Really easy read. I loved the characters. Age gaps usually aren’t my thing but this one was written really well! Also the spice was written soooooo well!
March 8, 2024
While the characters and story were cute, the sheer amount of discription with everything was overwhelming. It felt at times like I was reading a high fantasy.
March 9, 2024
Cute book
A very cute romcom. Easy to read with fun characters. I enjoyed reading the book. Would recommend to readers who want to support a new author!
A very cute romcom. Easy to read with fun characters. I enjoyed reading the book. Would recommend to readers who want to support a new author!
March 10, 2024
Ahhhh
I love a good romance, especially with lumberjacks👀🥵
10/10 would recommend
A solid 🌶️🌶️ book (idk everyone has a different scale lol)
well written, absolutely love
I love a good romance, especially with lumberjacks👀🥵
10/10 would recommend
A solid 🌶️🌶️ book (idk everyone has a different scale lol)
well written, absolutely love
March 17, 2024
A great little read, I laughed until I cried and the story was brilliant!!! Definite feel good read for a rainy Sunday afternoon after a busy week, Highly recommend!
March 24, 2024
Such a cute story!! I have been on more of a dark romance kick lately and this was a great break from those! Definitely would recommend you read it!
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