REVIEW starring... The Sweetheart Fix by Miranda Liasson

Tis the season to read...whatever captures our heart, and though today's TLC Book Tours guest may have a decidedly Autumn themed cover, the story is perfect for any season!  Like small town romance?  Think characters with room to grow should grow together?  Can you manage small missteps and almost kisses like nobody's business?  Then this might just be the book for you...

The Sweetheart Fix

by

Miranda Liasson

Entangled AMARA

About the book...

Juliet Montgomery absolutely loves her small town of Blossom Glen, Indiana, and everyone loves her. Except for the fact that she’s a couples counselor who suffered a very public breakup that no one can forget. And now her boss asks her to take a step back…which is exactly when the town’s good-lookin’ and unusually gruff mayor offers her an unexpected job.

Jack Monroe absolutely loves being the mayor of his small town. Except when he actually has to talk to people. Can’t he just fix the community problems in peace? Like right now, he’s mediating the silliest dispute two neighbors could possibly have. When the town sweetheart steps up and solves everyone’s problems in five minutes flat, Jack realizes what this town really needs…is a therapist.

Juliet is able to soothe anyone–other than the surly mayor, it seems. But there’s a reason they say opposites attract, because all of their verbal sparring leads to some serious attraction. Only, just like with fireworks, the view might appear beautiful–but she’s already had one public explosion that’s nearly ruined everything…how can she risk her heart again?

Each book in the Blossom Glen series is STANDALONE:

* The Sweetheart Deal

* The Sweetheart Fix

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Oh my goodness.  I seriously loved this one.  Juliet has a world of history that all boils down to a lack of luck in love, but it doesn't mean she's unlovable, too picky, or playing hard to get.  It simply means she hasn't found the right one...yet.  Sucks that her dream was to come back to her hometown to start practicing her people skills (therapy wise) because small towns have long memories, and some things you'd rather live down, live on and on and on and on.  Jack has a backstory that is kept under wraps, but it's not truly something scandalous, just something that makes him more open, more vulnerable, more human.  He likes to take care of people, but he lacks the words to share those thoughts and feelings without awkwardness.  He's a "man of action" which definitely gets a raised eyebrow in the scene it's uttered...yes, he actually SAYS this to another person.  He means well, but he's got a lot on his plate, and issues from his past holding him hostage from his future.  Two people with issues that can either grow from them, or crumple from the pressure of them.  Then again, a problem shared is suppose to be a lot easier to handle....

Watching these two battle their own demons and their growing feelings was smile worthy, both from the pride in their accomplishments, and the romance magic that seemed to be working its way through their defenses.  The meet cutes and almost moments tally up until...well, until something happens, and while that's magical and important, it's equally important that the life and times of Blossom Glen are viable, living, breathing, tangible things that keep you turning pages.  Yes, you want to get to the HEA, but you also want to make sure the townsfolk are okay.  I guess a little bit of the longhorn mayor rubs off on you eventually...

A great read for Contemporary Romance fans that love small towns with big hearts.

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About the author...

Miranda Liasson is a RWA Golden Heart winner and an Amazon bestselling author whose heartwarming and humorous small-town romances have won accolades such as the National Readers’ Choice Award and the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence and have been Harlequin Junkie and Night Owl Reviews Top Picks. She lives in the Midwest with her husband and three kids in a charming old neighborhood which is the inspiration for many of the homes in her books. mirandaliasson.com

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Special thanks to Lisa at TLC Book Tours and the Entangled Publishing team for the copy for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, the publisher, this tour, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now via Entangled Amara, so click on over to your favorite online retailer to snag your copy today! Be sure to CHECK OUT THE REST OF THE TOUR making its way through the blogosphere for more bookish fun!

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RRR presents... CHRISTMAS AT THE BORROW A BOOKSHOP by Kiley Dunbar - REVIEW!

Hi there!

Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.

Today, we're back with Rachel's Random Resources with a stop along their current festive tour set to get you in the mood for a little Christmas...or perhaps it's better said, Jolabokaflod!  In the normal sense of the word (meaning BOOK FLOOD), it'd be most welcome, but the way it comes about here is anything but...and yet, the outcome is still one filled with love, joy, and, perhaps most importantly, HOPE.  Ready or not, fair readers, prepare for your own bookshop holiday between the pages of today's ebook of choice...

Christmas at the Borrow a Bookshop

by

Kiley Dunbar

Hera Books

About the book...

'Tis the season for finding love… and the perfect book

With just two weeks until Christmas, everything in Clove Lore should be perfect. But the latest holidaymaker to the Borrow a Bookshop is feeling far from festive…

Icelandic ex-bookseller Magnús Sturluson might be surrounded by love stories in the Bookshop, but he’s nursing a sadness that not even fiction can fix.

When Alexandra Robinson finds herself stranded in Clove Lore, she finds a safe place to hide from heartbreak. After all, all that’s waiting for her at home is a cheater boyfriend and the memories of her parents. As Alex finds herself embraced by the quirky village community, she finds her tough exterior thawing – and as she grows closer to Magnús, she finds an equally soft heart under his gruff shell.

It seems that Clove Lore is working its magic once again – until a great flood on Christmas Eve brings devastation in its wake. It’s up to Magnús and Alex to batten down the hatches and help bring the village back together again, while also introducing the locals to the Icelandic tradition of the jólabókaflóð – Yule book flood – where families and friends gather on Christmas Eve to exchange books and read together.

But can Magnús and Alex truly rescue the ruins of the village, and salvage their Christmas spirit? Or is there another complication lurking even closer than they thought?

 

AMAZON  |  KOBO  |  APPLE  |  HIVE

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Magnus is running away...

...from a business disaster, a love that didn't last, and well-meaning but interfering friends and family. He's stuck on holiday in a place that should have been a dream, but now only reminds him of all he lost.  How could this Christmas possibly get any worse?

Alex is running away...

...from the loss of her dad, the breakup of her long-term relationship, her ex-best friend, and all the nosey bodies that would mean well with their questions, but inadvertently keep driving the final nail in the proverbial you-know-what.  She's quite literally run away in her father's old boat, and through her first of several dramatic landings, ends up being rescued from an almost certain demise.  How could this Christmas possibly get any worse?

The answer to both of their questions is simple...it can't.  Even when all looks lost, even when secrets are revealed, even when the whole of Clove Lore is washing itself away into the river leaving behind wreckage not unlike that of a hurricane, even when the only way forward is boxing up the past and making ones way through the sludge of uncertainty...it simply can't get any worse.  You know why?  Because these two have found something...and that something begins with Clove Lore and ends with themselves.  They may have both been damaged, but people heal.  They may have had no interest in starting a new ANYTHING, and yet new beginnings happen all the time.  They may have felt rudderless in the heavy seas that were their lives, but they've found their anchors in new dreams, new friendships, and new relationships.  All it took were a few VERY close calls, almost losing everything once again, and making the most of a holiday they weren't likely to forget any time soon...but hey, sometimes that wakeup call can be brutal!

I loved the idea behind the Borrow a Bookshop.  I enjoyed getting to know the ENTIRE cast of characters and watching their stories unfold right alongside that of Magnus and Alex.  I was aghast at the challenges some of them faced, and shared in their heartbreak when the town was torn asunder, but equally felt rebuilt after the time, energy, and love they spent on recovery and repair in all its forms.  It truly is a place filled with its own magic...and I can't wait to see what happens for the next holiday guest come 2023.

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About the author...

Kiley Dunbar writes heart-warming, escapist, romantic fiction set in beautiful places, with One Winter's Night being shortlisted for the RNA Romantic Comedy Novel Award 2021.

Kiley's five novels include: The Borrow a Bookshop Holiday (May 2021), One Winter's Night (September 2020), Summer at the Highland Coral Beach (2020), Christmas at Frozen Falls (2019) and One Summer's Night (2019). 

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website and newsletter: http://www.kileydunbar.co.uk/ 

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Special thanks to Rachel at Rachel's Random Resources for the chance to bring this tour to you. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, this promotion, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now, so click on over to your favorite online retailer to snag your copy today and be sure to check out the rest of the tour for more bookish fun!

Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!