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Pumpkin Patch
Pia has a special place in her heart for October and Halloween. Her family owns and operates a pumpkin patch every year where she works during the season. It's there that she finds herself running into Lila, who she finds extremely attractive and considers hitting on until she realizes Lila has a child with her. Pia doesn't want kids, as much as she values her family and this almost makes her write Lila off.
Which would have been a grave mistake because not only is Lila perfect for her, but it's not even her child that she has with her. Lila also adores Halloween and runs her own costume shop which is very busy during October, of course. But she's had to take a break from work to take care of her brother's son, Jake, after her brother got into a horrible car accident. And for that reason, she's also not interested in dating right now. Taking care of her family is her priority. But how could she let a woman like Pia slip through her fingers?
In this sweet, Halloween-themed novel, Edie Bryant brings love to life between Pia and Lila.
Which would have been a grave mistake because not only is Lila perfect for her, but it's not even her child that she has with her. Lila also adores Halloween and runs her own costume shop which is very busy during October, of course. But she's had to take a break from work to take care of her brother's son, Jake, after her brother got into a horrible car accident. And for that reason, she's also not interested in dating right now. Taking care of her family is her priority. But how could she let a woman like Pia slip through her fingers?
In this sweet, Halloween-themed novel, Edie Bryant brings love to life between Pia and Lila.
180 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 29, 2017
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Edie Bryant
19 books10 followersEdie also writes under the pseudonyms
Hayden Hunt
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November 3, 2017
Longish short story of reimagined m/m turned into f/f romance.
The story, such as it is, revolves around Lila and Pia. Pia, and her adoptive family, run a pumpkin patch. There are all the seasonal trappings of pumpkins to pick, hay rides, corn maze and petting zoo. Halloween family fun draws Lila and her nephew Jake. Jake is struggling because his dad is in a coma. His aunt Lila has taken over all of the parenting duties. Her brother Sam and his son are her only living family. When they arrive at Pia's pumpkin patch, Lila wants Jake to enjoy being a six year old. He can't stop thinking about his dad. Pia notices them and mistakes Lila for Jake's mother. Pia is attracted to Lila, but kids are a no go for her. Lila has to return to the pumpkin patch when Jake left behind a favourite toy. Pia takes a chance and asks her out on a date. Lila, though hesitant, accepts.
Love during the best of times is complicated. Relationships don't often weather hard times. Pia and Lila have so many hurdles to jump. Disaster warnings blare out around them. In short order, and in an epilogue, HEA surfaces. All this longish short story needs is a fairy godmother and evil villain. I love happy endings. I accept romantic drama and believe that love should save the day. Pumpkin Patch lacks any imagination, even if it is just reimagination. It smacks of literary paint by numbers. I read it knowing how Edie Bryant writes. Eyes wide open doesn't mean brain shut off.
The story, such as it is, revolves around Lila and Pia. Pia, and her adoptive family, run a pumpkin patch. There are all the seasonal trappings of pumpkins to pick, hay rides, corn maze and petting zoo. Halloween family fun draws Lila and her nephew Jake. Jake is struggling because his dad is in a coma. His aunt Lila has taken over all of the parenting duties. Her brother Sam and his son are her only living family. When they arrive at Pia's pumpkin patch, Lila wants Jake to enjoy being a six year old. He can't stop thinking about his dad. Pia notices them and mistakes Lila for Jake's mother. Pia is attracted to Lila, but kids are a no go for her. Lila has to return to the pumpkin patch when Jake left behind a favourite toy. Pia takes a chance and asks her out on a date. Lila, though hesitant, accepts.
Love during the best of times is complicated. Relationships don't often weather hard times. Pia and Lila have so many hurdles to jump. Disaster warnings blare out around them. In short order, and in an epilogue, HEA surfaces. All this longish short story needs is a fairy godmother and evil villain. I love happy endings. I accept romantic drama and believe that love should save the day. Pumpkin Patch lacks any imagination, even if it is just reimagination. It smacks of literary paint by numbers. I read it knowing how Edie Bryant writes. Eyes wide open doesn't mean brain shut off.
November 1, 2017
This doesn't really seem to be a complete story. Very limited scope.
December 18, 2017
Cute, quick read! The writing was fairly uninspired, and in fact made me cringe at some points, but overall it wasn't terrible. There were definitely some cute moments, but I think the characterization was lacking and the personalities weren't fleshed out much, and I was really disappointed that
Not a bad book, and it served its purpose of giving me something quick and fluffy to read, but overall it was unimpressive.
Not a bad book, and it served its purpose of giving me something quick and fluffy to read, but overall it was unimpressive.
November 26, 2017
Wow, was this bad! The characters are one dimensional with ZERO chemistry (how does that happen in a book???), the dialogue is painfully repetitive and bad, and the one sex scene was terrible. The author should learn to write description (like...ANY descriptions of ANYTHING). I should just stop with the free e-books. I suffer every single time I get one.
February 23, 2019
This one almost went in the dnf file. Poor editing, typos galore, and if I had to take a shot for each exclamation point, I’d be a fall down drunk by the end of the first chapter. Just not impressed at all. I’d hard pass if I were you.
July 23, 2019
Pumpkin Patch — Edie Bryant (30 chapters) July 22, 2019
Note: There is one chapter in the middle of this book that contains a scene involving two consenting female adults.
I keep trying with this author. I really like the plot for every one of the books I’ve read (mind you, that’s only been two before this one,) but none of them have done a lot for me. Will this be the book that does it?
Pia works on her family’s farm, and in the fall she works at the pumpkin patch. Lila comes with her nephew to try and distract him from his father’s issue (the reader doesn’t learn about the issue until later in the book, nor the father’s name.) Pia is younger than Lila, who owns her own business. There isn’t much discussion about that business, as the story takes place mainly at the patch and at Pia and Lila’s homes respectfully. The story centers around this relationship, and the complication of Jake in it.
This story is marginly better than the last two, but it spends too much time repeating statements and meanders along, plodding, as it were through the plot.
Some of the dialog was brilliant, and some sections I got really absorbed in, but, sadly, most of it was draggy. This story was very much about a lesbian romance and not much else. Readers of that genre will like this book, especially older YA.
Also, there needs to be another editing sweep of this book. In the very first chapters there was confusing about time of day events. There was also a confusing about gender near the beginning too.
Two stars.
Note: There is one chapter in the middle of this book that contains a scene involving two consenting female adults.
I keep trying with this author. I really like the plot for every one of the books I’ve read (mind you, that’s only been two before this one,) but none of them have done a lot for me. Will this be the book that does it?
Pia works on her family’s farm, and in the fall she works at the pumpkin patch. Lila comes with her nephew to try and distract him from his father’s issue (the reader doesn’t learn about the issue until later in the book, nor the father’s name.) Pia is younger than Lila, who owns her own business. There isn’t much discussion about that business, as the story takes place mainly at the patch and at Pia and Lila’s homes respectfully. The story centers around this relationship, and the complication of Jake in it.
This story is marginly better than the last two, but it spends too much time repeating statements and meanders along, plodding, as it were through the plot.
Some of the dialog was brilliant, and some sections I got really absorbed in, but, sadly, most of it was draggy. This story was very much about a lesbian romance and not much else. Readers of that genre will like this book, especially older YA.
Also, there needs to be another editing sweep of this book. In the very first chapters there was confusing about time of day events. There was also a confusing about gender near the beginning too.
Two stars.
October 7, 2021
(3.5)
I just wanted a cheesy autumn romance and this fit but it was extremely instant love and the sex scene was disappointing. My only real issue was in the beginning when Pia assumed Lila couldn’t be gay because the kid mentioned a dad, as if other sexualities don’t exist.
I just wanted a cheesy autumn romance and this fit but it was extremely instant love and the sex scene was disappointing. My only real issue was in the beginning when Pia assumed Lila couldn’t be gay because the kid mentioned a dad, as if other sexualities don’t exist.
October 12, 2017
Cute
This is the first book I have read by this author. I was looking for a short, cute read and this fit the bill. I enjoyed the developing relationship between the main characters. It felt like there could have been more explored in the story before jumping ahead in time at the ending. There were a few typos and even inaccurate pronouns, so I'm glad I read it for free through Kindle Unlimited. The elapsed time in the story was a little funny too; the story starts on October first and too many weeks go by and it's still not Halloween yet. All in all, it was cute but under-developed.
This is the first book I have read by this author. I was looking for a short, cute read and this fit the bill. I enjoyed the developing relationship between the main characters. It felt like there could have been more explored in the story before jumping ahead in time at the ending. There were a few typos and even inaccurate pronouns, so I'm glad I read it for free through Kindle Unlimited. The elapsed time in the story was a little funny too; the story starts on October first and too many weeks go by and it's still not Halloween yet. All in all, it was cute but under-developed.
November 13, 2017
Good book
This was a cute story about finding your Mrs right even when life seems to be going wrong. I enjoyed reading it.
This was a cute story about finding your Mrs right even when life seems to be going wrong. I enjoyed reading it.
December 2, 2017
Not bad
Good book, but it was too rushed. I felt like it wasn’t realistic. I like it when they take their time and all. That’s what ruined the book for me.
Good book, but it was too rushed. I felt like it wasn’t realistic. I like it when they take their time and all. That’s what ruined the book for me.
January 27, 2018
A fun fall read. Great story with interesting characters and great family dynamics. Along with some interesting family interactions and then some getting to know you vibes.
March 15, 2018
Sweet
A charming romance with enough Halloween themed fun to fill a pumpkin patch. The story is a bit predictable, but the characters are so well written it doesn't really matter.
A charming romance with enough Halloween themed fun to fill a pumpkin patch. The story is a bit predictable, but the characters are so well written it doesn't really matter.
May 28, 2018
WORTH THE READ.😱
DelightFul! Comforting! HEA!!!!!.😍🛁🔥
DelightFul! Comforting! HEA!!!!!.😍🛁🔥
April 27, 2019
Enjoyable reading!
A pumpkin patch and the drama and love that go with it when two people decide to test out their feelings toward each other. Enjoy!
A pumpkin patch and the drama and love that go with it when two people decide to test out their feelings toward each other. Enjoy!
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