Romance Review: As Good as the First Time

* First Book in the Sugar Lake series * 

When Olivia gets the wind knocked out of her after she loses both her job and her boyfriend in the same day, she's more than happy to help out her aunt. She and her sister travel back to the place that once upon the time stole her heart. 

She grew up in Sugar Lake with her extended family, the bakery, and the boy next door. She discovers upon her return that not much has changed. The small town has changed but the bakery is still the same. Drea (Olivia's sister) has plans for improvement. Together both sisters help their aunt while gaining insight into their troubled relationship. Olivia works on figuring out her future while making peace with her past. Could her past be the key to her future?

My Thoughts: I really enjoyed this book. My mouth watered almost the entire time I was reading and I had a desperate urge to bake something. I enjoyed the second chance love story. I loved how Olivia had to go home and face her past in order to move forward with her future. I love how the sisters ended up, but it was hard reading them fight with each other in the beginning. I'm so looking forward to reading more about this small town and this family.

Cover Thoughts: Charming
Source: My Library
Library Recommendation: A mouth-watering read that's perfect for your romance collection

Holiday Book Review: Season of Wonder

* Book 9 in the Haven Point series *

Dani and her two daughters moved to Haven Point to start over. Dani has a job in the local veterinary clinic and an opportunity of a lifetime. But because of her past, she's closed herself off from friendships and most importantly love.

When her daughter commits an act of vandalism, everything changes. The deputy sheriff helps her older daughter  make things right. The more time he spends with the family, the more everyone warms up to him.

Could he be the key to her heart?

My Thoughts: I really enjoyed this book, I adore this series. I love the small town charm and seeing old favorite characters.  I loved Silver and Mia. I felt badly for Silver and her friendship troubles. I admired her strength.  I loved Dani and how she held everything together for her girls. I loved her determination and her strength too. Ruben was sweet. And his family was so welcoming. I loved the shared Christmas moments. Another great addition to the series.

Cover  Thoughts: Amazing, I'd love to live there
Source: My Library
Library Recommendation: Grab this series for your library if you don't have it already.

Top Ten Tuesday: Series Books

This week's topic is all about series books. I read a lot of series books; I always have. There's something comforting about seeing favorite characters again. Mostly when the topic of series books comes up, I talk about YA series. But this time around, I'm going to talk about romance series. Here are some that I'm interested in starting - some old and some new.

- meme from That Artsy Reader Girl

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