She’s excited to have a neighbor across the hall. He’s got secrets he can never tell her. Will Olympia find a way to leave her past where it belongs so she can have a future with Chet?Olympia Heartwood is running the family empire, and she works long days and lives at The Heartwood Inn, making her entire life about her job. Which is just fine with her, because the last man she was involved with … was involved with was married. When the truth came out, her heart shattered, and she’s never been the same since. And men? She can’t trust them. Doesn’t need them.
Chet Christopher took the heat for something that wasn’t his fault, lost his prestigious job at the country’s largest luxury hotel chain, and has been living in his car for a few weeks. When he shows up on the island of Carter’s Cove, looking for somewhere to stay, everything is booked. But he’s got plenty of old Southern money, so he rents the second penthouse at The Heartwood Inn—on the same floor as Olympia.
He’s instantly attracted to her—and her luxury inn, resort, and spa. But it becomes immediately apparent that he can’t tell Olympia who he is or what he used to do for a living. She’s so distrusting, and he doesn’t want to go back to sleeping in the back seat.
He can’t help but offer advice for her inn, and as they work around bumps and misunderstandings, they start to accidentally fall in love… Will Olympia open her heart to the possibility of love? Or will Chet’s secrets ruin everything?
Find out in this new enemies to lovers romance series by USA Today Bestselling author Elana Johnson!
Read all the Carter’s Cove Beach Romance novels:
1. Boyfriend By Mistake
2. Accidental Sweetheart
3. Bodyguard, Not Boyfriend
4. Not Her Real Fiancé
5. Pretend Protector
Clean Beach Club Billionaire Romance:
1. The Brainy Billionaire
2. The Brawny Billionaire
3. The Bashful Billionaire
4. The Brazen Billionaire
5. The Billionaire’s Bodyguard
6. The Billionaire’s Boyfriend
7. The Brave Billionaire
8. The Belated Billionaire
Hawthorne Harbor Second Chance Romance:
1. The Paramedic’s Second Chance
2. The Chief’s Second Chance
3. The Firefighter’s Second Chance
4. The Officer’s Second Chance
5. The Soldier’s Second Chance
6. The Captain’s Second Chance
Brides & Beaches Romance:
1. The Helicopter Pilot’s Bride
2. The Billionaire’s Bride
3. The Prince’s Bride
4. The Doctor’s Bride
5. The Rockstar’s Bride
6. The Carpenter’s Bride
Forbidden Lake Romance:
1. The Professor’s Secret Crush
2. The Lumberjack’s Secret Guest
3. The Owner’s Secret Client
4. The Billionaire’s Secret Flame
5. The Rockstar’s Secret Weakness
6. The Biker’s Secret Girlfriend
Stranded in Paradise Romance:
1. Stranded with the Hidden Billionaire
2. Stranded with the SEAL
3. Stranded with the Quarterback
4. Stranded with the Cowboy Billionaire
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I’m glad these books got rebranded away from the enemies trope because they don’t really fit. I mean, they could’ve been written that way, but they just aren’t. I’m really enjoying these beachy Carolina romances. I like the sisters and Inn connection. I really am excited to keep reading the series.
I received a complimentary copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
Accidental Sweetheart is a story of how Chet had everything taken away from him within a few days and lived the life of a bum before taking a chance at getting the penthouse at the Heartland Inn. Olympia, the eldest Heartland sister thought he was a spy from another hotel and in trying to get him to slip up and tell her she found she was falling in love with him. He also had found her special and kept telling himself he needed to tell her about his past, and his last name. But like usual somebody tells it before he does and Olympia feels betrayed. But advice for each of them from their grandma was to talk it out. And Chet decides it is time to clear the air about who he really was and see if they could make their relationship work. He had no way of knowing what lay ahead of him returning to Heartland Inn. Another great read.
I enjoyed reading this book. The charters were great. I enjoyed getting to know Olympia and Chet. What a great clean romance!
Olympia Heartwood carries a big load, running the everyday operations of the family owned inn. She is not happy to have what she considers her personal space, the penthouse floor of the inn, invaded by an unknown male. Chet Christopher is walking a fine line between truth and a lie in not telling her his actual last name and former job. Elena Johnson does an excellent job in building the tension between the two and letting them have personal time and space. Trust is hard to earn and harder to get back. I totally enjoyed this book.
I want to go to Carter’s Cove!! Chet ends up at the Heartwood Inn looking for a place to regain his perspective after a scandal left him unemployed and alone. Wanting to remain out of the public eye he register’s under a shortened name. Little did he realize that he would meet Olympia, the woman of his dreams. Who was hurt by a previous boyfriend that lied. When she finds out his true identity can they work things out and move on to a happy future? Don’t miss this clean, short-read from Elana Johnson!
A great fun well written beautiful entertaining romance story. This standalone in the Carter’s Cove series is great addition and is Olympia’s story. The oldest with the stress and responsibilities of managing the family’s Inn sometimes leaves her no time for anything else. This is just fine since she is still hurting and healing from damages of a previous betrayal and disastrous relationship that has left her skeptical of others in more than relationships. Chet with his own set of demons has come to Carter’s Cove to escape and heal. These two are perfect and well balaced for each other. Loved following the hilarious banter and encounters on their journey to love. Great cameoes from previous series characters and new ones in this wonderfully delightful voluntarily reviewed romance. I voluntarily reviewed this ARC.
Even though this duo fights like cats and dogs, Olympia and Chet are absolutely adorable together. There’s lots of angsty tension between them while Chet’s trying to figure out how to reveal to Olympia who he is and why he’s landed in Carter’s Cove. Olympia’s also trying to come to grips with a romantic betrayal in her past that’s still affecting the way she interacts with other people. This pair nicely balances each other out. Chet’s seen the stress and burnout where Olympia’s fast heading for, so he can pull her back from the edge a bit. And Olympia has the strong, loving ties in both her family and business that seem so foreign to Chet. I’m fast falling in love with the whole Heartwood clan and I can’t wait to get my hands on the next book.
I received a complimentary advanced copy of this book from the author.
The characters were well written and the story well paced. I can’t wait for the next one!