Romance level: Kisses Only 
Language: 2 uses of as*, 3 uses of d*mn, 2 uses of h*ll
Content Warning: loss and grief
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Lily’s verdict: It was good 

I felt like I could relate to Jo SO much and everything she was feeling There were moments when I felt like we were so similar, and her story really hit close to home for me!

And little Dutton?! Absolutely ADORABLE I loved his character so much! He was easily one of my favorite parts of the entire story.

Overall, this was such a fun, heartwarming read and a great addition to the series! I especially loved the found family elements woven throughout

Brother’s Best Friend
Forced Proximity
A Splash of Fake Dating
Age Gap
Single Father Figure
Found Family

BLURB: Forever wasn’t part of their agreement…

Josephine Michaels has a big problem.

Several problems, TBH.
1. She’s unemployed and stuck living with her parents. Again.
2. Her ex is coming to her sister’s wedding. With his new fiancée.
3. The super-hot PT she’s crushing on is not only too busy to date, he’s also friends with her protective older brother.

Noah Stadler has his own problem: His lengthy PT job description now includes being a full-time, single father-figure to a preschooler.

Enter Jo.

She agrees to be Noah’s live-in help until his sister arrives to take care of her son and make a fresh start. In the meantime, Noah pretends to be Jo’s boyfriend for the wedding.

At first, their temporary arrangement seems perfect: Co-parenting and fake dating with no strings attached and a guaranteed expiration date.

Nothing could go wrong, right?

Until both their hearts start making plans that break all the rules…

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If you’re looking for a book that feels like crisp autumn mornings, cozy sweaters, and all the swoony moments, this is one to add to your fall TBR It had me smiling from beginning to end and was such a fun, feel good read!

Celebrity MMC
Fake Dating
Fall Vibes
Forced Proximity
Yearning
Second Chance Romance

: Kisses Only, slight innuendo
: None

: death of loved ones(past tense)

BLURB: What’s a movie star to do when giving up the spotlight could hurt the ones he loves most?

My agent has this idea—an insanely bad idea—to reboot my Hollywood heartthrob status by having my long-lost love dump me … while I’m proposing to her on national TV.

The theory? Women everywhere will swoon over poor Lincoln James, scrambling to repair his vulnerable, shattered heart.

Trouble is, I don’t have any kind of love—long, lost, or otherwise.

To play my fake girlfriend, my agent enlists Hadley Morgan, my secret college crush. The one who dragged me to an audition that launched my career but left her in the dust.

Upping the ante, she offers Hadley a slot on the show she missed out on years ago. When the alternative publicity ploy is for reporters to dig up dirt on my family, I’ve got no choice but to go along with the ruse.

That’s why I’m in Harvest Hollow now—as one half of the dream couple HadLink—at least until Hadley explodes our relationship during a very public proposal.

Our breakup’s built into this deal. Too bad I’ve got real love for this woman.

But if I come clean, I risk Hadley’s big break, my family’s painful past, and my own rebooted heart …

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MY REVIEW:Not of fan of all the innuendo and “dirty” jokes. It seems like they are in every conversation. It was distasteful.
Dexter and Sayla were fun MCs. They each had difficult situations they had been through which shaped them into being islands, never letting anyone in too close or fully in. It was lovely to see them grow closer together and watch their walls crumble down as their relationship progressed. There were some moments that were so sweet I get the way Sayla is but also I kinda hated it, you both are in love with each other, it’s ok!!
I loved the side characters so much also, especially Loren and Bridge, and Hildy and Bob!
Overall this was a fun read but it felt distasteful with all the innuendo and icky jokes. It walks directly on the line between being clean and being too much and for that I don’t love it.

Enemies to Lovers
Workplace Romance
Opposites Attract
Forced Proximity
Golden Retriever MMC
Only One Cabin

: 1x h*ll,
: innuendo, steamy kisses

OVERVIEW: When the stakes are win, lose, or fall … and love is not in their lesson plan.

Sayla Kroft has only two goals this year:

1. Score the big district grant to rebuild her high school’s dilapidated theater.
2. Avoid Dexter Michaels, the flirty-flirt athletic director who wants those same funds for the gym.

Losing to her workplace enemy—again—is not on Sayla’s never-ending to-do list. Neither is being trapped with her maddening coworker at a professional retreat.

Or noticing his relentlessly crooked smile is actually kind of … hot.

But just as she’s beginning to believe Dex might not be the devil himself, the two are forced to switch job titles to prove their collaborative spirit. That’s when Sayla realizes her competition is fiercer than she imagined, which leaves her with an impossible choice:

Fall for Dex and risk losing the grant … or stop at nothing to win, and risk losing everything.

Hate You, Maybe is a closed-door romantic comedy with all the sizzling chemistry, crackling tension, and laugh-out-loud humor of an enemies-to-lovers romance, without all the spice. You may find some mild language and innuendo, but the heat stops at passionate kisses.

This standalone love story is the first in the Maybe This Time series

Have you read this one yet? I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments!

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