He was supposed to be one kiss…not the neighbor across the street.
As the children’s librarian in Autumn Ridge, Emma spends her days surrounded by happy endings. But between restoring her old farmhouse, keeping her family together, and searching for a decent man in a very small town, her own romance feels permanently shelved.
Then one impulsive night at a bar, she kisses Carson Price—the popular guy she crushed on in high school.
For Emma, it’s a reckless little dream come true.
For Carson, it’s a fun night with a beautiful woman he never expects to see again.
Until the next morning… when he moves in across the street.
Newly divorced, cynical, and focused on raising his daughter while rebuilding the dental practice he just bought, Carson has no interest in love. Marriage? Never again. Romance? Absolutely not.
Friendship with his warm, bookish, unexpectedly tempting neighbor? That might be safe enough.
Except Emma has never been good at doing anything halfway. And the more he lets her into his life, the harder it is for either of them to pretend friendship is all this is.
She’s ready to fall. He’s determined not to. But in a small town, staying just friends might be the hardest thing of all.
My Review:
Hello! Glasses wearing librarian heroine looking for love in a picture perfect small town where Cupid seems to be working overtime this autumn?! Yes please! Bonus points because Emma is a children’s librarian and there were some fun bookish references throughout the story.
Honest truth: was not over the moon about a dentist hero…I just can’t, major dentist phobia here…mind you if Carson was my dentist I’d probably feel differently. Like sugar binging to ‘grow’ cavities so I could see him more than a couple of times a year. Bwahahaha!
And what follows is a thoughtful, sweet and swoony (cue a few toe-curling kisses!) romance. There’s a wee bit of a kinda/sorta love triangle, but not really (doesn’t that make sense?) which scared me a bit but, phew, really nothing to fret over at all! Handled beautifully by the author, I’m relieved to say.
I enjoyed being back in Autumn Ridge and getting to visit with some familiar faces – this is my third ‘Falling for Autumn’ book. It’s a multi-authored continuity series set in the same small town and during the same timeline, but each book reads well as a standalone too.
I listened to the audible edition and enjoyed the dual narration by Stephanie Rose and Logan Anare. Always fun when we get two performers for a rom/com. I thought both actors matched well with Kasey Stockton’s storytelling style and characters.
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