Summer People

5 ⭐️ all the way Spice rating 🌶️🌶️ Tropes: 💫 found family 💫 grumpy x sunshine 💫 small town romance 💫 single parent I truly loved this book and while this is an ARC review, I’ll definitively be buying a copy to add to my shelves as I already know this’ll be one of the books that I’ll happily reread. Can a Hollywood sweetheart and a withdrawn network hacker/tiny town sheriff really find a way to come together? I love a grumpy, growly MMC who melts for those closest to him…after they’re willing to put the work in to get close. And Libby, the FMC, really does just evoke sunshine vibes with her personality. There are also a bunch of fun side characters and a quirky little off-the-beaten-path town (which encompasses an entire small island). I laughed a lot reading this one, but there’s also an air of mystery and a lot of sexual tension, which all just works so damn well together to make this such a fun read. I didn’t want to put it down and read it in just a few hours. For those hours, I was transported to Monhegan and lived alongside these characters. That is a sign of great writing and a near seamless plot development, when I forget that I’m sitting in my living room. My thanks to The SmutHood, and the authors, Brittanee Nicole and Jenni Bara for the honor of getting to read this one early.