Quick Takes: Oakland Hills Stories Boxed Set

Oakland Hills #2.5, 3.5, 3.75 & 4.5

by Gretchen Galway

The QUICK TAKES collection follows the lives of three friends in California who find love when they least expect it. It also includes a bonus story in which the matchmaker in all the Oakland Hills books finally gets what she deserves—a happy ending of her own.

This boxset contains the first four short stories in the bestselling, contemporary romance Oakland Hills series. The total collection is approximately 176 pages long.

Can’t Stop Wanting You (love/hate romance)
Jody Lapinski is a plus-sized chemist with a problem. The despicable Simon Brogan has moved into the upstairs unit of her house. In high school, Simon was an arrogant, heartless jerk. She's not going to forgive him now just because he's gorgeous and successful. Not after what he did. (Contains the wedding of Liam and Bev from Love Handles (Oakland Hills Book 1.))

Just Can’t Forget You (second chance romance)
They first met as troubled teens, and now their paths have crossed again. Melissa has shrugged off her past to begin a fulfilling career, but Eduardo is definitely trouble. All grown up, he’s more dangerous than ever.


Can You Love Me Now? (friends-to-lovers romance)
Sasha Selkirk has been in love with her best friend’s brother, Jake Lapinksi, since she was thirteen. Now twenty-eight, she knows if he was ever going to return her feelings, he certainly would’ve done it by now. So when he shows up at the snowbound mountain cabin where she’s staying—alone, trying again to forget him—she pushes him away, never expecting him to kiss her. Or make any of her other dreams come true…

BONUS STORY!
Trixie Does Vegas
The secret story of how Trixie and Hugo get together. A companion story to This Changes Everything, Oakland Hills Book 4.

Genres: Chick Lit, Romance

206 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 20, 2016

About the author

GRETCHEN GALWAY is a USA Today bestselling author who writes mystery, fantasy, and romance. She lives in Sonoma County, California.

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Reviews

[Susan · Rating 2 out of 5]

I decided to try a book of short stories. I chose "Quick Takes" because it is set in California. There were a total of four short stories. Each chapter included how two people (quickly) became a couple. There are a couple of things I liked about it. It was a fast read, perfect for the summer. I liked how most of the characters in each story were mentioned in each of the four stories.

I didn't like how the author used the same formula in each story. For example,in every story, each couple knew each other for years before realizing they were "perfect" for each other. Also, every couple was so quick to move in with each other or get married (one couple married the very next day after their first hookup!). This was a series of very unrealistic relationships where men told their women "I love you" immediately following their first kiss.

I just like stories with more depth.

[Baca Buku · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had just finished book #4, so it was good to know what Trixie and Hugo (who appeared in that book) had gotten up to in Vegas when they disappeared.

[D.R.Slater · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quick

Oakland Hills stories are worth the pick up and read, they have romance and Trixie. Trixie the matchmaker makes for a good storyline and the fact she finally took her own advice and falls in love with the community veterinary. Gretchen Galway has a creative way of bring her storytelling to life thru her novels. Worthy read and filled with warming loving sex backing it with romantic outcome.