Stats
for my copy:
.pdf review copy
Publication
date: Kindle
edition, 7/31/20
How
acquired: Received for review from BookSirens
First
line:
If romance had a color, glitter would be it.
(For
the Goodreads synopsis, scroll to the bottom of this post.)
My
thoughts: I
requested this book from BookSirens because, like the last book I
reviewed for BookSirens, it sounded like a light, fun, romantic
comedy, and like that last book, it delivered. From that first
glitter filled meet cute to the happy ending. I love small town
stories, and the small town in this book was on an island, which was
a bonus.
Tessa
and her son live with her mother and help run her bed and breakfast.
It wasn't Tessa's dream, but she had promised her father that she
would take care of her mother after he passed away. She dreams of
buying a dilapidated house that she fell in love with, and having her
own art studio. But the bed and breakfast is barely breaking even,
and she can't abandon her mother.
Parker
is a busy doctor with a soaring career at a big city hospital. He
rarely comes back to Winslow Island, but his mother is planning a
party for his father's birthday. Which just happens to fall during
the island's annual Matchmaking Festival.
From
their first meeting, Tessa and Parker are at odds with each other.
Parker ticks many boxes for me – he's gruff, direct, rude,
arrogant. All of which annoys Tessa, almost as much as her attraction
to him does. But of course that's just the exterior, hiding the real
Parker underneath. His heart was broken in the past, and now it's
locked up tight. Neither he or Tessa are looking for a relationship,
and Parker has no intention of sticking around anyway.
I
really enjoyed this book. Full of amusing supporting characters, and
lots of fun banter between Parker and Tessa, as well as between Tessa
and her sister, Gabby, and Parker and his brothers. The Matchmaking
Festival was an interesting setting, and Tessa roping Parker into
participating in a speed dating event was one of the highlights of
the book.
Breezy
writing, fun dialogue, the story is sweet and heartwarming. The
romance is clean, albeit with some steamy kisses. I'm looking forward
to the next book in the series.
Goodreads
synopsis: Join
the residents of Winslow Island for a fun-filled, opposites-attract,
sweet romance - full of piggyback rides and scrumptious baked
goods.
It might be Winslow Island's annual Matchmaking Festival, but Tessa has more important things to worry about, like how to keep her mother's bed and breakfast in business.
Parker's life is as precise and planned as the surgeries he performs. He's on track for a career-making promotion - if he can improve his bedside manner.
When his mother plans a family celebration for the same weekend as the Matchmaking Festival, Parker suspects he's in for a series of sneaky setups. But with his promotion fast approaching, he has no time for distractions - until Tessa crashes into him in a shower of glitter, wreaking havoc with his plans and his heart.
With a temper as fiery as her red hair, she's a distraction too tempting to ignore.
Tessa is determined to resist Parker's charms - even if his smile makes her toes curl. He's only on the island for five days, and she won't risk a broken heart. But with the festival in full swing, resisting Parker is proving harder than she expected, especially when he becomes the key to saving her mother's business.
Can Parker convince Tessa that he's worth taking a chance on, or will his career-focused heart drive them further apart?
Whether you are fans of the Gilmore Girls or the Golden Girls, you'll fall in love with Winslow Island.
It might be Winslow Island's annual Matchmaking Festival, but Tessa has more important things to worry about, like how to keep her mother's bed and breakfast in business.
Parker's life is as precise and planned as the surgeries he performs. He's on track for a career-making promotion - if he can improve his bedside manner.
When his mother plans a family celebration for the same weekend as the Matchmaking Festival, Parker suspects he's in for a series of sneaky setups. But with his promotion fast approaching, he has no time for distractions - until Tessa crashes into him in a shower of glitter, wreaking havoc with his plans and his heart.
With a temper as fiery as her red hair, she's a distraction too tempting to ignore.
Tessa is determined to resist Parker's charms - even if his smile makes her toes curl. He's only on the island for five days, and she won't risk a broken heart. But with the festival in full swing, resisting Parker is proving harder than she expected, especially when he becomes the key to saving her mother's business.
Can Parker convince Tessa that he's worth taking a chance on, or will his career-focused heart drive them further apart?
Whether you are fans of the Gilmore Girls or the Golden Girls, you'll fall in love with Winslow Island.
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