Andie Carson has to do three things to inherit her grandmother’s lottery winnings—sober up, spend a month running her grandmother’s Georgia coffee shop, and enter homemade jam in the county fair. If she can’t meet those terms, the money goes to the church, and Andie gets nothing. She figures her tasks will be easy enough, and once she completes them, Andie plans to sell the shop, take the money, … money, and run back to Boston.
After a rough breakup from his crazy ex-fiancée, Officer Gunnar Wills decides to take a hiatus from women. All he wants is to help make his small town thrive the way it did when he was a kid. But when wild and beautiful Andie shows up, Gunnar’s hesitant heart begins to flutter.
Gunnar knows that Andie plans to leave, but he’s hoping to change her mind, fearful that if her coffee shop closes, Main Street will fold to the big-box corporations and forever change the landscape of his quaint community. But convincing her to stay means getting close enough to risk his heart in the process. Even though Gunnar makes small-town life seem a little sweeter, Andie has to decide if she’s ready to turn her world upside down and give up big-city life. One thing’s for sure—it’s a very sticky situation.
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A charming southern small town romance. I enjoyed watching Andie find her true self. Loved the connection between her and Gunnar. The ending left me smiling. I voluntarily reviewed a provided copy.
I really enjoyed reading this book. I mean, any story that can bring me to tears has obviously impacted me in some way. Even if it is with sappy sweet sentimentality. However, I did have an issue with the fact that it doesn’t feel like there was proper research done about alcohol; its affects, its uses. If Andie was as reliant on the crutch it provided to the extent that’s portrayed in this story, I don’t think that even all that money would be enough to get her to go cold-turkey as easily as we’re asked to believe. And, cooking with alcohol does not work at all the way it’s shown here. It doesn’t take very much heat for the “drunk-making” components to evaporate and all you’re left with is the flavor. For what Andie’s making, the alcohol would definitely have cooked out. Overall, I really liked Andie. The uphill battle she was fighting felt like something I could relate to despite the circumstances being so different from anything I’m familiar with. Gunnar left me swinging back and forth between love and hate. He has his vulnerabilities and he’s refreshingly willing to share them with Andie. Unfortunately, they also make him act like a judge-y jerk and jump to unfounded conclusions some of the time. I enjoyed reading about the quirky cast of residents that populate the background of this story, and I hope to read stories about more of them in the future.
I really loved this romance story of two people with life blemishes having a happy ever after.
The story was truly comical with a lot of heart. Loved the supporting characters.
Great book, absolutely loved it
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book
It was somewhat predictable, the main female character wasn’t very interesting to me. Being from a small town, I could relate to the characters and their way of life.
A fun read.
Cute easy to read chicklit.
The plot seemed to be stale and written using a generic outline. I didn’t finish reading it.