April D. Berry

I absolutely adored this sweet second chance romance where Kate, a nearly 30 widow who works in a small town in Georgia at her mom’s flower shop, has a second chance at love when major movie star Boyd Love, who she was friends with in high school, returns to town to care for his mother. There were so many things I loved about this novel. The southern setting was really cozy and sweet, from sweet tea to barbecue parties at the pool with ribs, cole slaw and baked macaroni. Kate lost her husband just over a year before the novel starts and one thing I loved and found really touching was the gentle way that Boyd let her set the pace as they flirted over texts and friendship turned into something more. There were tears at times, and it made everything feel so real. All the characters were really great. I liked Mason and Charlie (I am a sucker for great dogs!), and the scenes cooking with Boyd’s sister Rachel were fun, too. I also liked the movie star aspects of the novel and seeing how Boyd and Rachel deal with the pressures of his job and fame. Recommended for readers who love a fun, steamy contemporary romance read!… (more)