Can love overcome fear?It’s been two years since Sophie was dumped at the altar, and she’s scarred, but wiser. She has a career she loves, good friends, and a caring family. It should be more than enough, and she wants to vanquish the part of her that still craves something more.This year, unable to bear one more “festive” get together where everyone gives her sad eyes and asks how she’s doing, … sad eyes and asks how she’s doing, she heads to River’s Sigh B & B, a picturesque spot she discovered online. It will be a New Year’s celebration for one, a place to unwind and kick off her new resolution: to embrace single life as a permanent choice.
Jesse Ales has found the perfect way to avoid the world this holiday season. He’ll be the caretaker at River’s Sigh B & B and enjoy a break from well-meaning friends who think he should be over his ex-wife. The whole place will be deserted, except for some eccentric old woman holidaying alone in the wilderness. Even after making her breakfast every day, he’ll have plenty of time to plan his new life: committed bachelorhood.
When chance throws Sophie and Jesse together in a pub, a night of alcohol, food, and laughter-infused lunacy almost leads to a one-night stand. They’re both shaken, but doubly resolved to remain single.
And then they meet again at River’s Sigh and realize they’re about to spend a week alone together—twenty miles from their nearest neighbor. They’ll each have to face their worst fears: their own unacknowledged yearnings for a love that lasts.
Can love tempt them to commitment a second time around? Maybe. If they’re brave enough . .
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Made me laugh, brought a few tears – a great read.
Sophie has always felt like she’s the odd girl out. Her tastes can be a bit quirky and she loves food and cooking. She’s healthy and fit so she doesn’t mind being a bit curvy.
Jesse is still recovering from his divorce and he’s surprised to figure out that he actually had a good time with his family on Christmas day. He still has no interest in a long term relationship but when he sees Sophie across the room at the pub he frequents he is drawn to her.
This story captivated me from the very beginning and I didn’t want to put it down. Ev Bishop writes characters that are interesting believable. Sophie and Jesse have to get through a bunch of misunderstandings, and a meddler that caught me by surprise, before they get to their HEA but reading this story was pure enjoyment.
I wish I could be better at writing reviews of books I really like; for some reason books I love are much harder to review than ones I don’t enjoy. I never feel like my reviews do the book justice and this book is one I really enjoyed. Ev Bishop writes fantastic stories and I can’t wait for the next one!
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I have read – and loved – all the stories in the River’s Sigh B&B series. This is another wonderful romance. Ev Bishop makes her characters so alive you feel like you want to meet them. Sophie and Jessie have both been hurt. Even though they are okay alone, would they be better together? You will have to read this book to find out! I did not want to put it down.
4 stars
I received a free copy of New Year’s Resolution :One To Keep: River’s Sigh B & B : Book 7 by Ev Bishop and this review was given freely.
Jesse and Sophie’s story is both sweet and steamy with a little irony, jealousy,and a couple healing hearts thrown in. One To Keep is a nice holiday romance loosely connecting us to the original characters in the River Sigh saga featuring Callum’s brother Brian’s sister in law kindergarten teacher Sophie and Greenridge resident Jesse. Focused mainly on Sophie and Jesse alone at River Sigh the novel reminded me that playing in the snow can be fun at any age and that beautiful things can happen when you open yourself up to the unexpected.
The “New Year’s Resolution: One To Keep” is the perfect Holidays themed read! Funny, quirky with a lot of humor and drama. Can love heal old burns? Definitely, even if you don’t believe in second chance.
Loved both outstanding main Characters Sophie and Jesse and everything they went through towards their second chance HEA. Just fantastic story!
New Year’s Resolution: One To Keep by Ev Bishop is a fantastic contemporary romance with a holiday theme. This is a fairly quick read, perfect for those with limited reading time. Ms. Bishop has provided readers with a well-written book furnished with outstanding characters. Sophie is a little quirky, but in a fun way. She meets Jesse, un-suave but lovable. Sophie and Jesse’s story is packed with drama, humor, spice and more humor. I enjoyed this book from cover to cover. New Year’s Resolution: One To Keep is part of the River’s Sigh B&B Series but can be read as a standalone. This is a complete story, not a cliff-hanger.