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The Space Between Us
The cottage has a history of changing lives.
Laurel just never expected to become a part of its legend.
A booking error at a beachfront cottage.
A reluctant roommate situation between strangers.
A chance at something neither Laurel nor Jack was looking for.
"It’s not you, it’s geography" seemed like a reasonable excuse when opportunity called him across an ocean.
Despite her shattered heart, Laurel makes the decision to end things with cold logic.
Statistics don’t lie—even when every part of her wishes they would.
But what happens when fate—or a matchmaking aunt with an agenda—brings them back to where it all began?
Same cottage.
Same magnetic pull.
Same impossible choice.
Some mistakes deserve a second chance.
Others need to be repeated before the lesson finally sinks in.
With his flight leaving in mere hours, Laurel has precious little time to
Is the safety of silence worth the price of never knowing what could have been?
Laurel just never expected to become a part of its legend.
A booking error at a beachfront cottage.
A reluctant roommate situation between strangers.
A chance at something neither Laurel nor Jack was looking for.
"It’s not you, it’s geography" seemed like a reasonable excuse when opportunity called him across an ocean.
Despite her shattered heart, Laurel makes the decision to end things with cold logic.
Statistics don’t lie—even when every part of her wishes they would.
But what happens when fate—or a matchmaking aunt with an agenda—brings them back to where it all began?
Same cottage.
Same magnetic pull.
Same impossible choice.
Some mistakes deserve a second chance.
Others need to be repeated before the lesson finally sinks in.
With his flight leaving in mere hours, Laurel has precious little time to
Is the safety of silence worth the price of never knowing what could have been?
153 pages, Paperback
Published May 13, 2025
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May 27, 2025
Laurel is a workaholic, finally taking a much-needed week off to go relax at a beach house. I love her bestie's comical orders and the mature adult convo in the story, also the summertime vibes. The sassy, sarcastic comments, and of course, the funny humor make it a relaxing read to start the summer.
I was a little confused, but I guess it is a road trip, not a flight. Either way, I’m more excited for the destination. Pelican Bay, Florida, sounds dreamy for a restful break from city life.
Her luck isn’t great; she arrives, but a double booking puts her in a bind, and she gets offered a secluded beach cottage that the owner normally uses for her nephew. What could go wrong? Yes, this story is predictable, but I like the comforting factor of it as well; it is an easy, relaxing summer read.
The nephew isn’t as smart as the aunt thinks, and she is scatterbrained or plotting. But despite the circumstances, he is understanding of the space invasions and the forced proximity. I don’t love that we don’t have the character's name till halfway through the chapter he is speaking in. They seem to get along despite their predicament. Jack is very thoughtful, but I haven’t gotten a good read on his character yet. They are practically strangers still.
Well, they won’t be stranger for long, having to share a bathroom when they are both used to living alone. This book has some unexpected comedic situations. I love that Laurel loves books, and the quaint little bookstore sounds dreamy. I don’t know about space as the title suggests, each day that passes, these strangers grow closer and form accidental encounters to vacation memories and yummy abs for breakfast. This story is very dreamy.
Is it cliche for the storm to help erupt the steamy factor in this story, I mean, they were getting there with the forced proximity and ease of natural accompaniment, or is it the cottage at work? Whatever it is, the book gets steamy.
Their insta-love gets cut short by work intruding on their dreamy beachy cottage, but I love that real life comes into the storyline as well. This becomes more than just a summer fling. Before the trip ended, I would have loved a foray through the small town book store with description, it's kinda sad we skipped that, felt like the author really skipped something intricate there for the reader.
After the beach, back to real life, and a weekend meet up, we do get some sleepless in Seattle vibes. I don’t blame her for not loving the longer distance and being scared of the longer distance, even if it is meant to be; the relationship is so new, and the ocean apart would be a challenge for everyone. Laurel is very pragmatic. Of course, her decisions do bring the emotional wreck out in me, which I’m thankful for. I mean, for a great romance, it is nice to feel what the characters are.
This book takes us back where it began back to the Florida cottages, looking for a rest and relaxing from work for Laurel, and this time, closure from Jack. But of course, the cottage or the aunt is playing matchmaker once again, and Jack is at the cottage as well. It can’t be that easy for Laurel to run away. This book is so emotional that it has me crying while reading. I love it.
The epilogue of this book wraps up beautifully and is very mature. I love how the author keeps the story moving with the careers, travel, and romance as central themes in the story, and yes, I wish there were some random side stops, but it was a beautiful read. The story overall is very well written, a great summer read with a wonderful career-focused midlife character, mild steamy factor, and a lovely strangers-to-lovers beach contemporary romance.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I was a little confused, but I guess it is a road trip, not a flight. Either way, I’m more excited for the destination. Pelican Bay, Florida, sounds dreamy for a restful break from city life.
Her luck isn’t great; she arrives, but a double booking puts her in a bind, and she gets offered a secluded beach cottage that the owner normally uses for her nephew. What could go wrong? Yes, this story is predictable, but I like the comforting factor of it as well; it is an easy, relaxing summer read.
The nephew isn’t as smart as the aunt thinks, and she is scatterbrained or plotting. But despite the circumstances, he is understanding of the space invasions and the forced proximity. I don’t love that we don’t have the character's name till halfway through the chapter he is speaking in. They seem to get along despite their predicament. Jack is very thoughtful, but I haven’t gotten a good read on his character yet. They are practically strangers still.
Well, they won’t be stranger for long, having to share a bathroom when they are both used to living alone. This book has some unexpected comedic situations. I love that Laurel loves books, and the quaint little bookstore sounds dreamy. I don’t know about space as the title suggests, each day that passes, these strangers grow closer and form accidental encounters to vacation memories and yummy abs for breakfast. This story is very dreamy.
Is it cliche for the storm to help erupt the steamy factor in this story, I mean, they were getting there with the forced proximity and ease of natural accompaniment, or is it the cottage at work? Whatever it is, the book gets steamy.
Their insta-love gets cut short by work intruding on their dreamy beachy cottage, but I love that real life comes into the storyline as well. This becomes more than just a summer fling. Before the trip ended, I would have loved a foray through the small town book store with description, it's kinda sad we skipped that, felt like the author really skipped something intricate there for the reader.
After the beach, back to real life, and a weekend meet up, we do get some sleepless in Seattle vibes. I don’t blame her for not loving the longer distance and being scared of the longer distance, even if it is meant to be; the relationship is so new, and the ocean apart would be a challenge for everyone. Laurel is very pragmatic. Of course, her decisions do bring the emotional wreck out in me, which I’m thankful for. I mean, for a great romance, it is nice to feel what the characters are.
This book takes us back where it began back to the Florida cottages, looking for a rest and relaxing from work for Laurel, and this time, closure from Jack. But of course, the cottage or the aunt is playing matchmaker once again, and Jack is at the cottage as well. It can’t be that easy for Laurel to run away. This book is so emotional that it has me crying while reading. I love it.
The epilogue of this book wraps up beautifully and is very mature. I love how the author keeps the story moving with the careers, travel, and romance as central themes in the story, and yes, I wish there were some random side stops, but it was a beautiful read. The story overall is very well written, a great summer read with a wonderful career-focused midlife character, mild steamy factor, and a lovely strangers-to-lovers beach contemporary romance.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
May 11, 2025
This book is a fast read and very good. I enjoyed reading it and I know you will too.
What would you do if you had planned on going on vacation just to get some peace and quiet and you drove all the way from Chicago to Florida and when you get to the hotel you find there has been a booking mistake? So there is no room reserved for you--do you scream, cry or just go with the flow? Then you find out that it is spring break and all of the hotels are going to be packed. Can this get any better? And then bless her heart, Lisa the owner of this establishment thinks of the family cottage. Her nephew usually has the cottage all to himself for this week but he did not let her know he was coming this year. So Laurel has gotten very lucky and Lisa is going to let her
use the cottage for her vacation. The cottage is a great place to be on vacation, right by the ocean so you can hear and smell the sea air. Laurel later finds out that this is a special cottage with a history of changing lives for all who stay here. Another thing she learns is that Lisa's nephew Jack is her to spend his week at the cottage too. And neither one of them is prepared to leave the cottage. So I guess you get to spend you weeks vacation with a total stranger. So what will happen this week? Any surprises in store? Read the book and you will get all of the details as I at this point have been sworn to secrecy.
What would you do if you had planned on going on vacation just to get some peace and quiet and you drove all the way from Chicago to Florida and when you get to the hotel you find there has been a booking mistake? So there is no room reserved for you--do you scream, cry or just go with the flow? Then you find out that it is spring break and all of the hotels are going to be packed. Can this get any better? And then bless her heart, Lisa the owner of this establishment thinks of the family cottage. Her nephew usually has the cottage all to himself for this week but he did not let her know he was coming this year. So Laurel has gotten very lucky and Lisa is going to let her
use the cottage for her vacation. The cottage is a great place to be on vacation, right by the ocean so you can hear and smell the sea air. Laurel later finds out that this is a special cottage with a history of changing lives for all who stay here. Another thing she learns is that Lisa's nephew Jack is her to spend his week at the cottage too. And neither one of them is prepared to leave the cottage. So I guess you get to spend you weeks vacation with a total stranger. So what will happen this week? Any surprises in store? Read the book and you will get all of the details as I at this point have been sworn to secrecy.
July 7, 2025
The Space Between Us by B. K. Stubblefield, sweet closed door romance between Laurel, a woman who ends up falling for Jack after they end up in the same holiday cottage due to a double booking.
With The Space Between Us being only 156 pages it is almost impossible to call this a slow burn romance due to its length.
However the way that B.K. Stubblefield did the romance; it never felt like Jack and Laurel fell in love straight away. Yes, after the shock when they found out they are stuck together in the cottage, the two of them started to connect as they got to know each other.
This section of the novel was done almost like a report rather than shing the actual conversations. While it would have been nice to see the two of them communicating in real time.
This format allowed the author to show how the couple got to know each other without making the story longer. In addition to showing the connection between them while keeping The Space Between Us a closed door romance.
While it would have been nice to stay in the world of Jack and Laurel longer as this was a really sweet romance and there are times the novella could have been longer.
The Space Between Us by B. K. Stubblefield never felt rushed or something was missed making this a perfect romance novella.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
May 14, 2025
Laurel and Jack were thrown together by Rachel (a/k/a Fate) and their attraction was very fast. When Jack is called away early by work, Laurel’s fears, and her mentality that ‘it’s better to hurt sooner rather than take a risk on an uncertain (but possibly) wonderful future’ kicks in and she closes off. After being miserable for months, Laurel, again with Rachel’s nudge, takes the leap, reaching for a future better than she could ever have hoped for. An emotional story of love and loss and hope and fear. Do you really want to live your life always wondering “What if?” Lots of emotions, poignancy and feels.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
May 10, 2025
Thank you for gifting me the book to read. This is my first book by BK Stubblefield.
This was a beach romance novella written in 3rd person. Very little spicy more romance which is a good pallet cleanser. B.K provided amazing descriptions and that provided vivid pictures and I felt like I could see and experience everything from that.
The beach cottage and views sound and breathtaking. Rachel is the queen on match making. I loved laurel and jack. They had some funny banter and a very true story. Distance is rough in a relationship and how you choose to handle makes all the difference.
This was a beach romance novella written in 3rd person. Very little spicy more romance which is a good pallet cleanser. B.K provided amazing descriptions and that provided vivid pictures and I felt like I could see and experience everything from that.
The beach cottage and views sound and breathtaking. Rachel is the queen on match making. I loved laurel and jack. They had some funny banter and a very true story. Distance is rough in a relationship and how you choose to handle makes all the difference.
June 27, 2025
The Space Between Us is a charming tale of love found, love lost, and maybe found once again. I’m a mountain girl, but this story is so well written about a cottage on the gulf coast of Florida, it had me wanting to spend a week on the beach front porch eating muffins, sipping on coffee and watching the sun rise and the sun set while enjoying a favorite wine, all while trying to determine if my life plans should follow a certain path or get lost on a brand new journey. I think this is a summer read you don’t want to miss, or any time of year for that matter!
April 29, 2025
A perfect beach read romance
Stubblefield allows us to escape in an immersive narration that makes you long for . . . more; to take a chance, to live your life to the fullest.
I loved the witty banter and carefully crafted introspection of the novel. I would have liked to have seen more interaction with the other characters of Pelican Bay, I found them as intriguing as the main couple.
I received an advanced review copy of this book for free and am leaving this review voluntarily.
Stubblefield allows us to escape in an immersive narration that makes you long for . . . more; to take a chance, to live your life to the fullest.
I loved the witty banter and carefully crafted introspection of the novel. I would have liked to have seen more interaction with the other characters of Pelican Bay, I found them as intriguing as the main couple.
I received an advanced review copy of this book for free and am leaving this review voluntarily.
May 17, 2025
Really enjoyed this sweet love story of Jack and Laurel. These two immediately were realistic and easy to like with author’s written descriptions of beach and home I felt present and could almost feel that sweet, light breeze and sand in my toes. Story had plenty of intrigue and mystery from beginning to end. Loved Aunt Rachel’s character as well.
I received an early, free copy ARC, and am giving my honest, voluntary and free review.
I received an early, free copy ARC, and am giving my honest, voluntary and free review.
May 20, 2025
Two people, Jack and Laurel, forced proximity due to a room booking error, they have no choice but to live together. A beautiful second chance at love contemporary romance. None of them were looking for love, but they cannot deny the chemistry and connection between them.
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