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Set an a small town called Mistletoe in Maine. Falling in love on Sweetwater Lane is a what is quintessential romantic book for a nice relaxing summer read.
The book follows Harlow Jones, a veterinarian from Seattle, whose past is tarnished by her experience, growing up in a small town, where she meets a ruggedly handsome, completely down to earth and wholesome single father in a tense unexpected rescue her first day in town. Harlow is closed off romantically, but she can’t seem to help herself being pulled in by nicks charm and his ease. The same can be sad for Nick, who is immediately drawn to Harlow‘s beauty and her charming personality.
Well, Nick has come to terms with the loss of his first love and wife and mother of his son. He is open to the idea of being romantically involved with Harlow, and taking the next step with her without any hesitation or questions.
As the two slowly begin to get to know each other, and Harlow is adjusting to the small town of mistletoe against her better judgment readers get to see an authentic relationship and bond form between these two lovable characters. This is my first book by Belle Calhoun, and although this is a standalone in a series, I’m really eager to see the romantic stories and beginnings of the other couple pairings of Nick’s brother and his best friend. As I was reading, falling in love on Sweetwater Lane, I could picture the story unfolding in a movie, setting kind of like a Hallmark movie very clearly.
And let my bias show that as a fur-baby mom, I really was invested in Harlow‘s character and in her life as a veterinarian. I loved the elements of the dogs mentioned in the book and Harlow‘s work as a veterinarian in this story. It was clear mistletoe really needed her input and her guidance, when it came to the animal community in the town and I loved how everyone was immediately welcoming of her. And as a distinguished black, female veterinarian??! Chef-kiss.
It made me as the reader feel invited, and it allowed me to fall in love with this quaint, close knit town just like she was as the story progressed. I found that Harlow‘s character went through a sort of mort metamorphosis when she moved to the town as she grappled with her past and trauma with old towns when it came to her family and how she tried to navigate this new life she was building for herself this new love interest, as well as the issues with her mother (spoiler free here).
An element of the book that I really liked which might be related to the author on a personal level was the nods to movie classics and black and white films. Does that count as another bias? I’m not sure 🤔. But I thoroughly enjoyed reading Falling in Love on Sweetwater Lane.
If cozy romances in small towns with dogs is your kind of story, you will really like this book too 😊.
The book follows Harlow Jones, a veterinarian from Seattle, whose past is tarnished by her experience, growing up in a small town, where she meets a ruggedly handsome, completely down to earth and wholesome single father in a tense unexpected rescue her first day in town. Harlow is closed off romantically, but she can’t seem to help herself being pulled in by nicks charm and his ease. The same can be sad for Nick, who is immediately drawn to Harlow‘s beauty and her charming personality.
Well, Nick has come to terms with the loss of his first love and wife and mother of his son. He is open to the idea of being romantically involved with Harlow, and taking the next step with her without any hesitation or questions.
As the two slowly begin to get to know each other, and Harlow is adjusting to the small town of mistletoe against her better judgment readers get to see an authentic relationship and bond form between these two lovable characters. This is my first book by Belle Calhoun, and although this is a standalone in a series, I’m really eager to see the romantic stories and beginnings of the other couple pairings of Nick’s brother and his best friend. As I was reading, falling in love on Sweetwater Lane, I could picture the story unfolding in a movie, setting kind of like a Hallmark movie very clearly.
And let my bias show that as a fur-baby mom, I really was invested in Harlow‘s character and in her life as a veterinarian. I loved the elements of the dogs mentioned in the book and Harlow‘s work as a veterinarian in this story. It was clear mistletoe really needed her input and her guidance, when it came to the animal community in the town and I loved how everyone was immediately welcoming of her. And as a distinguished black, female veterinarian??! Chef-kiss.
It made me as the reader feel invited, and it allowed me to fall in love with this quaint, close knit town just like she was as the story progressed. I found that Harlow‘s character went through a sort of mort metamorphosis when she moved to the town as she grappled with her past and trauma with old towns when it came to her family and how she tried to navigate this new life she was building for herself this new love interest, as well as the issues with her mother (spoiler free here).
An element of the book that I really liked which might be related to the author on a personal level was the nods to movie classics and black and white films. Does that count as another bias? I’m not sure 🤔. But I thoroughly enjoyed reading Falling in Love on Sweetwater Lane.
If cozy romances in small towns with dogs is your kind of story, you will really like this book too 😊.
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