Accidentally Yours

A Match Made in Honeybrook #1

by Allison Gatta

Cassidy Bloom is in deep. Literally. After getting roped into yet another of her sister's hair-brained schemes, she finds herself trapped in the blizzard of the century. But when a sexy stranger saves her from near-certain death and she's forced to stay the week in his home until the storm passes, she finds that her so-called accident may just be the hand of fate...

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance

79 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 12, 2015

About the author

Allison Gatta is an avid writer of steamy contemporary romance, an obsessive viewer of bad television, and an occasional player of overly-complex board games. In her free time, she thinks up fun, new characters and argues with her family over sci-fi trivia. She is a firm believer that Voldemort would vanquish Darth Vader in a duel.

Allison lives in the bustling city of New Haven, CT with her husband and their scrappy pup, Sophie. She is fueled by coffee and feedback, so feel free to get to know Allison though twitter (@Allison_Gatta), Facebook (Allison Gatta), or her website www.AllisonGatta.com.

Reviews

[Dianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Let’s give it up for an author who knows how to write short, sweet and utterly adorable characters! Allison Gatta’s Accidentally Yours is pure romantic chocolate for the senses. Settle back for a quick read that will leave you smiling, relaxed and happy!

Cassidy Bloom proves that no good deed goes unpunished when she does her sister a favor during the worst snowstorm of the season. She gets in a rollover accident on a secluded road and is trapped under mounds of snow in a van with hundreds of flowers she was supposed to deliver. Along comes Goliath and his owner, Declan, her saviors, but the snow is not about to let up and the days these two spend together are equally, cute, sweet, humorous and just a little bit H-O-T. When the roads are open, will their winter wonderland of love become a sodden mess of dripping slush or will cupid step in and re-kindle the flame?

Completely entertaining and light! Remember those days when a snowball fight was fun? The moments when humor and laughter could be found in the little things? When flirting came naturally? Allison Gatta brings it all back and will leave you smiling with her lovable characters, simple plot and a little help from a meddling sister.

I received this copy from Allison Gatta by signing up for her newsletter!

Publisher: The Write Conclusion (January 12, 2015)
Publication Date: January 12, 2015
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Print Length: 78 pages
Available from: Amazon
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[Lora · Rating 4 out of 5]

I got this book as a gift from the author. I wasn’t completely sold at first when I started to read. But once it got going I really started to get into it. It is a light fluffy insta-lust to love story that was a delight. Cass and Declan are adorable. I liked how playful Cass was and the scenes in the snow were just way too cute for words. The only things that were a draw back for me were…I do think Declan’s character over reacted and kind of blew his shit without even talking to her and Cass was a little too easy and eager to forgive. I would have made him work for it a tiny bit….but if those things weren’t there, then the book would have had no conflict soooooo, I guess it was needed.

[Janis · Rating 5 out of 5]

thought this was a good read. can't wait to read more. highly recommended.

[Lynn Lim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Meddling sisters with their favors, be damned! First Tony can't make the delivery so here I am delivering flowers. Stupid freaking winter it's cold out here, and to top it off it's now snowing! The next thing she knows, the van is on its side covered in snow. Just great!!!
Missy May will not be happy. He is going to be late again, thanks to Goliath and his determination to chase that rabbit. Just then the leash pulls out of his hand and Goliath takes off with him chasing behind. However, it is not a rabbit that Goliath finds, it is a snow covered van on its side with a half frozen woman inside. Meddling sisters be damned! Well, maybe not, read how well this one turns out.
And so begins the story of Declan and Cassidy!
This story was a total delight to read. First I want to say thank you to Reading Deals for giving me the opportunity to become acquainted with the author and her wonderful writing.
I was given the opportunity from Reading Deals to read an ARC of “A Match Made in Honeybrook” for an honest review. “Accidentally Yours” is the first story in this book, and I cannot wait to read “Accidentally on Purpose”, and “Accidentally in Love”, the other two books in this trilogy!
Kudos Ms. Gatta, and outstanding beginning story to this book.!
Thank you for reading my review. Reviews on “Accidentally on Purpose”, and “Accidentally in Love” to follow soon.

[Speed · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute story about one match making sister going out of her way to make sure every one in her family finds their HEA. In this story Becky aka the matchmaker asks one of her sisters, Cassidy or for shor, Cass to make a flower delivery to Mr. James Witner, in the hopes of setting the two of them up. Things do not go as planned, Cass gets in an accident and meets Declan who saves her from the wreck. Add in a beautiful log cabin in the middle of nowhere and a snowed in blizzard and you have the making of a love story. Declan and Cass find their HEA. 3.5 stars

[Nadine Bookaholic]

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[Linda Rea]

Very short but cute story!

[Jordan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received this book for free from the author for signing up for the author's newsletter and in exchange for my honest review.

Too cute! I'll admit, I was a little skeptical at first, but the book only got better and better as it went on. The beginning didn't draw me in as much as some of the other books had, which could, in part, be due to the fact that I find Becky incredibly irritating (but in a loveable way). While she frustrates the crud out of me (and her Gran and sisters), she has good intentions and loves her family. But this story isn't about Becky; it's about Cass and Declan. As I mentioned before, the story only got better once I got past Becky's initial "hair-brained scheme" to get Cass together with not Declan, but James (who we don't meet in this book but just might meet in the next book along with Becky and Cass' sister Hailee, if the Epilogue is any indication). Obviously there is a reason they call Becky's meddling in their love lives "hair-brained": Cass almost dies (which Becky doesn't seem remotely put off by since she ended up with Declan because of it). A good portion of the book is centered around the many days they are snowed into Declan's cabin in CT by a monstrosity of a blizzard. We also get to meet Declan's elderly neighbors, who are a hoot. One thing I really enjoyed about his book was the ease I could feel between Cass and Declan (after the initial awkwardness, of course; I mean, come on, Cass is trapped in a stranger's house). I enjoyed the way they were able to tease each other. While Cass and Declan obviously form a much deeper connection, they are still able to be light and playful with each other. I really appreciate that type of familiarity and ease in a relationship. On the whole, great book! It's an absolutely adorable story of which "Accidentally" is a very apt descriptor. Aside from one tasteful sex scene, the book is a clean one for those who don't like lots of wild sex and/or swearing. It is light-hearted with a HEA ending. I wouldn't necessarily say the book ends in a cliffhanger. Cass and Declan's story is completely wrapped up within the confines of this one novel. If you read the Epilogue, however, you will definitely want to know what Becky plans to do next in Accidentally on Purpose: Match Made in Honeybrook, Novella Two (I know I sure do!). I'd recommend this book to any romance lover.

[N B · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was such a sweet, hot, funny little story.
The Bloom family owns the local flower shop. It's run by granddaughter, Becky. With a lot of help from Grandma. Becky has an older sister, Cass, and a younger sister, Hailee, and Becky likes to try to play matchmaker for all the women in her life (including grandmother.) There's a wealthy gentleman in town, James, and Becky is sure he must be terribly lonely, and she is determined to find a match for him. That is the set up the the “Accidentally” series.
In this, the first book of the series, Becky has decided to match her older sister Cass up with James. James orders flowers from the shop fairly regularly, and one time in early February, Becky asks Cass to do the delivery. (The regular delivery driver is out for the day.) Of course, Beckie is hoping Cass and James will hit it off. But it turns into a blizzard while Cass is out for the delivery. The roads are horrid and the delivery van and a tree decide to collide with each other. The van is knocked to its side, and Cass is stuck in the van, unable to get it open, as it gets buried by the rapidly falling snow.
Fortunately, a local man, who is a bit of a loner, is out taking his dog for a walk. The dog runs off and finds this huge snow drift where there wasn't one before. The man, Declan, checks it out and discovers there's a van under all that snow, with a woman who is turning white inside. He breaks the window and pulls her out, then takes her back to his cabin to warm up by the fire.
What makes this novella so enjoyable is that both Cass and Declan are so down to earth, and not afraid to have fun and just be themselves. In a short book like this, there's not a lot of room for character development, yet the author does a fine job of creating interesting, funny, and believable people in a very short time.
This is a standalone HEA story, and one well worth the short time it took to read it. If there was a negative, I would tell you what it is but I can't think of any.

[Debi · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Accidentally Yours" is well written and has a nice flow. The plot is a little on the thin side. But all in all a very sweet book.
Becky Bloom is a matchmaker. Her sisters and Gran are tired of the disasters. While Becky and Gran are getting a large order to go out. Becky gets the bright idea to ask her sister, Cass, to deliver the flowers, as their delivery guy is sick.
Cass knows she is being set up but can't turn her sister down. When Cass shows up to take the truck Becky tells her she is delivering to James Witner a millionaire. Cass only shakes her head at Becky and takes off to make the delivery. As Cass was getting into the woods the snow was coming down heavy and the road was getting thinner.
Cass hit some ice but was able to steer out of it. Not too long later a shadow ran right out in front of her and the delivery truck swerved and banged off a tree and slide in a circle and slammed into a copes of trees and flipped on it sides with the door crunched in. Cass was unable to open the door and she was getting extremely cold. She was unable to reach her cell phone. The Snow was getting heavier and Cass was terrified.
Pick up a copy to see what happens,
I was given a copy for an honest review.

[Amanda · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a cute enough little story that I enjoyed just enough. But there were quite a few problems, mostly relating to the writing/grammatical errors. The only real criticism that I have for the storyline is that it seemed a bit immature and unbelievable. Otherwise, the story was cute, happy, and funny at times. As far as the writing errors go, my biggest thing was that there were a lot of time lapse problems. In one sentence, the characters would be doing some kind of activity and then in the next sentence they'd be doing something totally different in a different place. It just leaves you with a little bit of whiplash as you wonder where you missed something that big. The grammatical error that bothered me the most was the weird cut-up of the sentences into like these mini-paragraphs that left me very confused. I do have to say that it might be the fault of the editor that caused this confusing cut up rather than the author. Another infuriating writing error was that for the most part I couldn't tell who was talking because there wasn't any kind of differenciation between speaking sentences. Overall, this author does need some writing help or to change editors, but could be okay otherwise.

[Mollien Fote Osterman · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a cute surprise that showed up in my email. It is a fun story with lots of humor and some good old heat during a blizzard. I am not familiar with this author, but she has a pleasant writing style. The plot has Cassidy Bloom stranded in the blizzard of the century. Taking shelter in the secluded home of a stranger that found her may be just what she needs. After being dumped by her boyfriend, causing her to get kicked off the cooking show that they did together, she is back home where her meddling sister and grandmother are trying to fix her up with local bachelors. There is wonder chemistry between Cassidy and Declan. The pacing is fast and comical, but a misunderstanding almost ends everything. Fun ending. Even though this was a short story there was good character development. Over All I give this book a strong 4 stars.
Review Copy of Accidentally Yours provided by the Author for an honest Review. Reviewed by Mollien from Alpha Book Club

[Cheri · Rating 4 out of 5]

When is a matching making family a good thing? When they don't succeed—at least not like they planned. Cassie agrees to do her sister a favor. On the way she figures out it is another matchmaking attempt. Oh joy! However the weather has other plans.

Now the weather just may be in the matchmaking business. A snowstorm strands her in an outlying area and a runaway dog finds her. Luckily the dog's owner is sexy enough to melt snow and strong enough to rescue her. Now what do you do when you are snowbound for a week with a hunky guy?

You will fall for Declan too, but of course nothing is that easy. Reality intrudes along with the snow plows.

They fall into their relationship easily and the conflict is believable. This is a fun read with likable characters you care about.

I was provided an ARC for an honest review.

[Lin ( Nerdy Bookworm) · Rating 4 out of 5]

          *** Received a copy from the author in exchange for an honest review ***
This is the first time reading a novel by this author but not the last and I'm looking to read more from her. This was a short simple, sweet love story and the author did an exceptional job with this novelette. I connected very easily with the main character Cass  as well as DeClan. The story built really nicely and had a great flow. I really liked how DeClan and Cass met then progress slowly even though there was instant attraction it wasn't instant love. The reader gets to witness a sweet and budding relationship executed for another but fate took a huge stand and the plan changed no matter what Sister Becky was attempting to do. The characters are well developed and engaging. I love beautiful people. 

[Gwendolyn Thaggard · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review. Cass gets roped into delivery an arrangement of flowers to a client, when a deer jumps out in front of the van and Cass ends up covered in snow-only to be rescued by a handsome stranger and his dog, Goliath. Declan helps get Cass out of the van and back to his home to warm up. Unfortunately, a storm rolls in and forces Cass to remain in his home for a few days. Cass short for Cassidy is nursing wounds from a recent break-up with her business partner Rick. The two even had a television show together, of which Declan is a fan. Things get heated during her stay, but thaw quickly when Rick tries to get Cass to return to his side and to the show. This was a bit fast paced, but not in a bad way, I enjoyed it.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cassidy Bloom is doing a favor for her sister, when the van she is driving crashes and she is rescued by Declan and his dog. Cassidy is starting over after her ex ruined everything. Snowed in Declan and Cassidy find an easy rhythm and a attraction neither can deny. Can a misunderstand tear everything they are building apart or make them stronger.

Very fun short story. Meddler alert, I thought Cassidy and Declan were an adorable couple. There is always something fun to a story when you have a meddler who causes more trouble than intended. This looks to be a very fun series, can't wait for more.

[Kat]

Enjoyable enough. I like how this first novella links and flows onto the second.
A couple of things to say about this though. I liked the different POVs. Especially as a novella, this needed to flesh out all of the people as much as it could. One of the characters is called Becky Bloom - which sounds a lot like the Shopaholic series' protagonist, Becky Bloomwood. I think that was too similar and I haven't even read the latter series. Also, there were some formatting issues with the digital copy I had. Dialogue from two different characters would end up on the same line, making me confused at times as to who was saying what. That needs to be fixed.

[Janice Bold · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received this book as an ARC in exchange for a review.

It was a well written novella. I enjoyed the 2 main characters Cass and Declan. Becky, Cass's sister is a meddling well-meaning person but she put Cass in the situation that enabled her to meet Declan. Declan looks like some mountain man living in a cabin, out in the middle of no-where, almost serial killer like.

They get to know each other while stuck together for 5 days. The chemistry is good as well between them.

I will definitely look for more by this author.

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book 1 in Match Made in Honeybrook series.The bloom family own the local flower shop Becky and her Grandmother run it. Becky tries to be a matchmaker for her family with some results you can not believe. James Witner is new in town and becomes Becky’s friend Becky decides older sister Cassidy Bloom would make a good match for him. Becky asks Cassidy to deliver some flowers to him, but there is a snow storm and Cass hits a tree with the van she is driving. What happens? Who is Declan? I was gifted a copy for an honest review barwatts@telus.net

[Patricia Kieffer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Accidentally Yours by Allison Gatta
A super sweet novella. Bloom sister Becky runs a flower shop and likes to be a match maker. She sends her sister Cassidy out to deliver flowers when a blizzard starts. The flower truck slide off the road on it side. Declan was walking his dog Goliath, who keep pulling on the leash till he got loose. Declan ran after him and Goliath stopped in front of a huge snow pile. Declan cleared off some snow and a face was staring up at him from the window of the truck. This is a fast read and a wonderful love story. I would recommend this book as a great read.

[Shanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beware of matchmaking sisters!!!

Cass is on her way to deliver flowers to a regular customer of her sister's flower shop, whom her sister is trying to match her up with, when she wrecks the van in the snow. She is found by Declan and his dog and the sparks fly. I have to say that the antics of the characters were fun and it was a great story to curl up with. Looking forward to reading about all three sisters and their matches.

[Erin Cristofoli · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought the storyline was decent - I liked how they met- and while realizing that this is a novella, I just felt that things moved way too fast, and not much actually happened. In addition, I read this on my kindle and the formatting was off. I had a hard time with who was speaking on occasion - two characters speaking on the same line.

[Helen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I fell in love with all the Bloom family. This is a well written quick story.The story is about Cassie and a lumberjack. Becky is the middle sister and is always playing matchmaker for her siblings and even their grandmother. It seems that something always goes awry with her meddling. Hip hip hooray I received this book free in exchange for an honest review.

[Socially Book Nerd · Rating 5 out of 5]

i was given a copy for a honest review, oh so cute, quick fun a flirty read. If you like to meddle in your families business, then you will love this book. Matchmakers are hard at work, between grandma and older sister becky......

[Mayra · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a short and funny read. It reminded me of a little sister, kind of annoying but you can't help but love her. The story line is a bit predictable, but the characters make up for it. I enjoyed the writing style and flow of Allison Gatta.

[Melissa Basnight · Rating 4 out of 5]

Becky loves playing matchmaker for her family. She sent her sister, Cassidy, on a flower delivery so she could meet Declan. Cassidy gets caught in a snowstorm with the sexy Declan and it is a match made in heaven. Cute, light, sexy story. Can't wait to read more from Allison Gatta.

[Thinxsphinx · Rating 4 out of 5]

Accidentally Yours is a cute, love at first sight hea story.

[Paula Genereau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cassidy is trapped in a snow storm and a sexy stranger saves her. She has to spend the week with him. Can she resist his sexiness

Great book

[Lorena Tucholke · Rating 3 out of 5]

Una historia de citas arregladas que se van salen un poco de control y terminan con un resultado que no es el esperado pero a la vez con alguien feliz.

[Mandy Sawyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great quick easy read. Found this one easy to escape life into. Not a hard story to get, flowed well and a nice HEA.