"My Josephine. Two words, and he made it real. He made it special. He made it so I wasn't doing this alone."
Rating: 4.25/5
- small town - cowboy romance"My Josephine. Two words, and he made it real. He made it special. He made it so I wasn't doing this alone."
Rating: 4.25/5
- small town - cowboy romance - workplace: working on his family's ranch - black cat x golden retriever - forced proximity - surprise pregnancy - he falls first - no breakup - ...more
"And it hits me. I love this woman. I don’t know when it happened. It slipped over me so softly, like the changing of seasons. The seeping scent of ba"And it hits me. I love this woman. I don’t know when it happened. It slipped over me so softly, like the changing of seasons. The seeping scent of baked bread first thing in the morning. A wistful sigh on a perfect fall day."
Rating: 4.5/5
- small town - single dad - divorced MCs - set in the 90s - black cat x golden retriever - neighbours - ...more
"You're my forever girl. My wish on a shooting star," he says, the words spoken like a prayer. "I've been waiting for you."
Rating: 4.5/5
- Small town -"You're my forever girl. My wish on a shooting star," he says, the words spoken like a prayer. "I've been waiting for you."
Rating: 4.5/5
- Small town - Black cat x golden retriever cowboy - Age gap (she's eight years older) - He falls first and HARD - They both work on the same ranch - Found family - No breakup - Dual POV
Premise: you arrive in Cherry Peak to learn more about the family you just learned existed… but find yourself falling for the golden retriever cowboy along the way.
What to expect in Chasing Home: - The sweetest, most charming golden retriever cowboy to ever exist. I literally swooned every time Johnny spoke. He cared for Rory and became her safe place as she settled into Cherry Peak. I adored his conviction, maturity, and OBSESSION when it came to her. We're talking about all the pining and sweet gestures like walking her to her car metres away, renovating her rental to spend time with her, and buying her a horse (!!). - "She deserves room to run, and as long as I can be beside her while she does, I'll leave the door wide open." STOP ...more
- small town - romantic suspense - best friend's brother - heroine in hiding - roommates - black cat x golden retriever - he falls first - no brRating: 4.5/5
- small town - romantic suspense - best friend's brother - heroine in hiding - roommates - black cat x golden retriever - he falls first - no breakup - ...more
"Grant Shepard. Grant F–king Shepard, good in a room, great in a bed, and the improbable love of my damn life."
- Enemies to secret FWB - Went to high s"Grant Shepard. Grant F–king Shepard, good in a room, great in a bed, and the improbable love of my damn life."
- Enemies to secret FWB - Went to high school together - Workplace: working on her book’s TV script - Black cat x golden retriever - He falls first - Dual POV - Narrated by Katherine Chan and Andrew Eiden
How to End a Love Story is… not what I was expecting.
Firstly, it took me a hot second to get into this book, primarily because of the writing style—the third-person POV changes mid-chapter. I think listening compared to reading helped me adapt to the different style.
But at around 20%, I got a bit more interested in Helen and Grant’s dynamic. They’re the epitome of black cat/golden retriever energy. She’s very cold towards him because of something that happened in their past that changed both of their lives forever, but he slowly makes his way through her impenetrable wall and into her heart.
They go from enemies to reluctant friends bonding over shared trauma to friends with benefits.
Which leads to another thing I didn’t anticipate – the spice. It was spicier (and hornier, tbh) than I expected. But I also felt the amount of spice didn’t fit the story, and Grant’s dirty talk didn’t fit his character. I did like the marker scene, though, not gonna lie.
Finally, this didn’t pull at my heartstrings as much as I expected, either. It definitely got angstier towards the end, and I liked the character development, seeing them forgive themselves and Helen overcome her imposter syndrome and confront her family, but there were no tears in sight.
My feelings for this book are as complicated as Helen's feelings for Grant, clearly ...more
"I’ve never had a person before. Someone who’s mine. That I get to love and take care of. And God, you’ll probably regret it because I don’t even know"I’ve never had a person before. Someone who’s mine. That I get to love and take care of. And God, you’ll probably regret it because I don’t even know if I’m good at having one, but you’re it, Cameron Wilder."
Rating: 4.5/5
- Small town - Opposites attract - Black cat x golden retriever - Broken elevator meet-cute - He calls her duchess - No breakup - Dual POV
Premise: she runs away from a dressmaker in her mother’s wedding dress after panicking about her upcoming arranged nuptials to a childhood friend, gets stuck in a hotel elevator with a hot stranger, and they kiss… only to go their separate ways until she shows up in his small hometown and hires him to renovate a family house she was gifted on her 25th birthday.
The number one reason to read this book is 100% for Ivy’s character development. It was hands down my favourite part. She’s this rich, closed-off “black cat” who’d never let anyone in until Cameron.
"Vulnerability was a curse in my upbringing. It was a flaw to be removed, something to be cut out with the neat clip of a blade."
The way that both Cameron (the epitome of a loyal, selfless golden retriever) and the Wilders didn’t relent and slowly pushed past her wall and made their way into her life and heart was incredibly heartwarming. She didn’t think she was capable of love, and he showed her how easy it was for him to love her.
"I wasn’t trying to change who she was; I just wanted her to trust me with the parts she kept hidden."
Speaking of the Wilders, I adore this family so much ...more
- Small town - Black cat x golden retriever - Tattoo artist FMC - "Business casual" fling - He takes care of her - No breakup - Dual POV - Rating: 3.75/5
- Small town - Black cat x golden retriever - Tattoo artist FMC - "Business casual" fling - He takes care of her - No breakup - Dual POV - ...more
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