Reading his future in a glass of sweet tea.The youngest son of one of America’s richest families, Remy Merced is so busy trying to save his family company from collapse, he’s never taken time to figure out if he’s gay, much less if he’s happy. Then his meddling mama hires him an assistant who’s everything Remy thinks he doesn’t want. Cute Harper Treadwell, from rural Arkansas, is a brilliant … brilliant business prodigy… and openly gay. His wit and charm could confirm Remy’s suspicions about his own sexuality almost instantly—if they weren’t both already partnered.
When Remy’s girlfriend and Harper’s boyfriend get a little too friendly, Remy finds that the path to happiness requires a long drive in an old Prius, a growing appreciation for small towns, and a whole lot of sweet tea. But before they can forge a future—they have to let go of the past.
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Ah, as an Arkansas girl, I have a soft spot in my heart for this story! It’s impossible not to root for Harper and his desire to help the folks he grew up with. And Remy is the kind of billionaire you hope is actually out there, working hard and trying to do some good. They’re adorable together and definitely worth a read!
Don’t you just love it when a plan comes together? How to live in the modern world, the 21st century seems to be a dilemma. So much has changed and some people don’t keep up, didn’t keep up, resist keeping up. Thank goodness for Moms and their unconditional support! Harper and Remy, have similar goals, they just got a bit sidetracked. There are several roadblocks, detours and bridges that are suspect. Can Remy and Harper find their way to a solution? Do they communicate? Will betrayals stop them? Will Remy get what he wants? Great story. Remy and Harper fit like puzzle pieces, but the journey is not smooth. Well done! I received an ARC and am voluntarily leaving a review. Nice cover art!
I think the name of the book is a great explanation of the book and how I feel about it. It was sweet and a great story!
Usually when I read a book I never made any comment on covers because I usually don’t care if the characters on it are or not similar to the ones in my head when I read a book neither I take them into account when decided to read or not a book. However, for this book I am mentioned it because the new cover in the book you can get in Amazon is perfect and eerily close to how I pictured Remy in my head and I simply loved it so much.
Regarding the story, Remy and Harper have a lot of amazing chemistry together and it was a delight witnessing how they found a way to be together. Their story is easy to read with low angst and many wonderful heartwarming moments as the other books in the series. Another sweet plot created by Ms Lain. So wonderful!
Harper is hired as Remy’s assistant. They get along great and it’s not long till Remy realises how smart and helpful Harper is .
I enjoyed watching their relationship grow as they worked. As a personal online shopper, I found I had a connection to one of the overall subjects in the book that gave me an added level of happy whilst reading.
This book is a easy read with good flow. It’s a happy, joyful story that I really enjoyed and would happily recommend
I could wrap myself in this book over and over.
Remy and Harper
Harper worked at the community center. The center looks for jobs and helps people network as well as socialize. Somehow he has to leave and blinded by his boyfriend he travels with him to California.
Remy, CEO of the family company, works hard to prevent the company from collapsing. Getting a PA isn’t what he wants but they get along very well and Harper is a very intelligent and attractive young man.
With a girlfriend, it’s not fair to think about Harper.
Harper is a big addition to the company, Harper develops feelings for Remy, and Remy can’t get enough of watching Harper.
It seems Harper’s boyfriend is a big mistake and can’t handle the fact that Harper breaks up with him. He is getting nasty.
What a wonderfully warm story, with honest feelings, no second agendas and straight to the point attitudes.
Remy and Harper together was a delight for the eye. Both with kind personalities. The ex-boyfriend and the girlfriend both had a significant place in this story but it was mostly about Harper and Remy, how they try to save the company and growing to each other. It was altogether a kind of a fairytale about the extremely rich businessman and the sweet poor nerd.
A smoothly written story, with a comfortable pace, enough attention to the most important parts. I loved the community, I loved what the company established and I loved mama Anastasia. There is a lot of delicious coffee, but in the end, they all preferred some sweet tea.
Love You So Sweetly is a quick read, and it definitely is very sweet! Remy and Harper were both awesome, and I loved that they had such supportive families!
Lain always manages to have characters that touch my heart, and that was also the case with this story.
I enjoyed how the story unfolded, and especially how Remy came to terms with so many things in his life.
Harper was very smart, and also adorable, so there was nothing not to love about him.
This is a very cute romance. Remy is wealthy, brilliant, and loves his mama, though he basically shuns the southern lifestyle she embraces. When he meets Harper, workaholic Remy is dazzled and is finally distracted from his job. Too bad he would never be able to come out, even if Harper wasn’t already in a relationship. Of course, what the heart wants can’t always be denied, and Remy and Harper can’t stop thinking about each other. Add in a couple of scheming lovers and a strong woman who knows her son better than he knows himself, and things are bound to get interesting.
I love Harper and Remy. They are adorable together and deserve so much happiness. I also think their mothers are both terrific. I enjoyed this story and know that I will be reading it again. I don’t like sweet tea, but I would happily share some with these characters. Very nice!
Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team
Ruthie –
This is the fourth in a series, although I have to admit it is my first, and I certainly enjoyed it as a standalone – but will be going back and reading the earlier books.
I really enjoyed the setting of this book, because it was entirely relatable, and yet fitted at the highest level of industry too – the world of retail, trying to set up online grocery deliveries. There is also an element of ethics and discretion when an investment banker wants the limelight. It was cleverly discussed and fitted really well into the romance that ensued. Add in the Southern element, with sweet tea, debutante ball etiquette, suitable behaviour for a gentleman et al, and this is a delicious read.
Remy has been so busy making his mark in the family business that he really hasn’t thought about his sexuality at all – and as he unfreezes his emotions, and recognises some of the things clearly in front of his face, he can only act and aim to live a brighter future. I loved that his family, especially his indomitable mother, are both supportive and unsurprised at his revelations. Harper is also a lovely character, although he has made a very dubious decision at the beginning, but it sets up the story beautifully.
Such a sweet, engaging, and happy story. It was perfect bedtime reading… right till I realised I had got to the last page and it was long after midnight!
Sarah –
3.5 stars
This story is sweet, angsty, and full of Southern Charm. It’s the story of a wealthy tech CEO and the assistant he doesn’t quite mean to fall in love with. Remy Merced’s family is powerful, and his meddling mother is a formidable force. But her meddling does bring Harper into Remy’s life and soon Remy can’t be sure whether Harper is better for Remy’s business or his heart.
Harper is a small town Southern boy who quickly learns that Southern California is a whole new world. By the time he realises he may have made a mistake when he moved West on a whim, he has grown attached to his job at Merced – and to Remy himself. I really love Harper’s brains, his drive, and his complete naivety. Remy is only a couple of years older than Harper, but running his own business has given him experience and made him more than a little bit jaded. I love how the combination of Harper’s ideas and Remy’s experience are the key to business success.
While I did really enjoy the slow burn romance between Harper and Remy, I have to say that the plot to this story is unnecessarily sprawling and messy. For a romance, there are times there is far too much focus on Remy’s internal family politics. At other times, there is far too much focus on Remy’s business. Themes and observations about small town economies and the barriers to internet expansion make things even more complicated. Add in the partners that both Remy and Harper start the book with and there is just way too much going on in a single book.
So, the strength of this story lies in the romance and the characters. The weaknesses are in the burgeoning, messy plots that weave around the central romance. I think British readers will laugh as I did when I compared my regular online Tesco shops to the experience Harper and Remy give their customers. I can’t help thinking that maybe we need a little bit of Southern charm with our grocery deliveries over here too!
Reviewers received a free copy of this book to read and review for Wicked Reads.
There’s nothing better than spending the afternoon with wonderful characters created by Tara Lain. I am always confident that I am in for a good read when I pick up one of her books.
Love You So Sweetly was the perfect morsel of opposites attract, what is this I’m feeling story!
This is a sweet, sexy romance filled with humor, sass and so much more that will just make your day.
Love Remy and Harper!
This is such a fun, sweet series with so much feels. I love how Tara Lain works the title into the story and being from the south near Arkansas I really related to Harper and I loved Remy and his family, especially his mother as well.
If you like sweet contemporary romance, southern roots, southern hospitality, billionaires, office romance and sweet tea you will love this story… and no you don’t have to read this series in order at all each stand-alone but the others are so good I suggest you read them too!
Love You So Sweetly is (dare I say it) sweeter than Georgia ice tea. This adorable tale tells the story of the city boy and the country mouse. Remy is smart, driven, confused about his sexuality and perhaps because of his momma’s Arkansas roots he is pretty down to earth for a rich California boy. Harper is smart, driven, openly gay and comes from Arkansas. When these two meet you are instantly charmed and want them to find a way to be together. I’m still smiling.
Just purrrrrrr. I enjoyed as this story unfolded and the characters made changes in their own world > to be ready for love. Hugs, Z.
This was such a sweet read. Both Remy and Harper are smart and somewhat naïve. Luckily there enough mama’s around to help them out. And plenty of sweet tea. It was nice to read people talking like I do as well. I am so glad I got an arc to read. I don’t think I could have handled being patient enough to wait lol. But then it’s a Tara Lain book so there’s never enough patience. I’m sure I’m not the only fan who chomps at the bit for the next one. I highly recommend this sweet read with its many great characters and hope we see more of Windy Pines or at least some little tidbits to tide us over.
Inspiring story of hope, self awareness and sweetness can all co-exist. I enjoyed both of these MC’s and it was wonderful to see both of them grow into more self-awareness and realize their dreams. Sometimes the missing ingredient is hard to find, but so worth it when you discover it.
Remy and Harper are delightful together and their connection and energy will resonate with you. The writing is always wonderful with this author as she creates a wonderful picture of her characters on our hearts.
This is the forth book of the Love You So Stories and it can be read as a stand-alone.
I was gifted this book from the author and i freely give my honest opinion and review.
Love You So Sweetly by Tara Lain was provided to me in exchange for an honest review. Remy Merced a true workaholic was forced to get an assistant by his Mama to help him work less and find happiness. Enter Harper Treadwell business genius, who endeared himself to everyone and hoped to prove his worth to his boss by starting with the perfect cup of coffee. The story was as wonderful as southern sweet tea and hospitality throughout. Throw in some corporate espionage, self contemplation, sweet tea and Mama’s and you have a great story.
Remy Merced is rich, handsome, smart and straight. At least, he lets everyone believe he’s straight. His mother hires an assistant for Remy because she thinks he needs someone to help him organize and maybe get some personal time. She didn’t count on Harper Treadwell changing Remy’s entire life! Remy fights the attraction. Harper is confused by the attraction. The men eventually figure out they belong together!! It’s a fast but cute love story.
There is a bad guy but he’s so obvious as to be silly at times. And his motivation wasn’t clear to me but maybe I’m dense. I sort of craved a total explanation since he was so darn determined to mess with the Merced family.
Remy’s family is introduced very effectively. I liked his whole family and their backstories. Harper’s family and hometown were really sweet. I understood why these men would be attracted to each other.
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He extended an arm to ward off the intrusive ministrations and came face-to-face with — who? He’d never seen the guy before. Young, with straight dark hair that was just that bit too long, kind of like his own, a slim face with high cheekbones and huge, doe-lie eyes of the clearest blue behind dark-rimmed glasses. page 15