By: Tarah Dewitt
Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC of this book!
Another great small town romance! Sage Byrd lives in the small town of Spunes, Oregon. She’s lived there all her life. She loves her life – taking care of animals, having her brothers around. But her ex, who she was with for five years, is not engaged to a friend and she feels like her way to get a win is to win the town festival. But she needs a partner. Fisher Lange is a Michelin star chef from New York, in town to help open a new restaurant. Though, he lost a star, and his job. And the townspeople already don’t like him. He and Sage strike a deal – she will help his image to get the restaurant done, and he will be her partner in the competition. With his leaving at the end of the summer, these two get hot and heavy for the summer.
It started a little slow for me, but there is a scene in the library that made my heart fall in love with Fisher. Fake relationships, grumpy to sunshine, and a dual POV make this book what it is. I especially loved getting Fisher’s point of view, as a female I can relate to that point of view so easily, but I especially love getting into a male character’s thoughts.
This small town was great – everyone knew everyone and people helped each other. Sage had a slew of animals that she took care of – and they were such characters in the book! I loved reading about them, and how fantastic she took care of them.
Sage and Fisher’s romance didn’t seem to feel rushed. It felt like it happened slowly, which I appreciate because I cannot stand insta-love. I want to fall with the character, and in this book, I did. There is some spice in this book, but it’s not over the top and it is done pretty tastefully.
Overall, I enjoyed the book.
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