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So much fun and super spicy; if you want a charming sunshinexgrump romcom with lots of on page sex scenes this one could be for you.

I wasn't sure if I'd like Piper but I really did. She was naïve but well meaning and sweet.
Brandan is gruff and guarded captain of a crab fishing vessel.
Their very different worlds collide when Piper is 'exiled' to the little fishing town for some perspective.

I thoroughly enjoyed this one. I loved the recharging station. Piper's development is wonderful.

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emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Spice: 🌶️🌶️

Tropes: Grumpy x Sunshine, small town romance, guy falls first, enemies-friends-lovers.

POV: Third person

We follow Piper - the “It Girl.’ Known for throwing the most outrageous parties and being a bit of a good time in Los Angeles. She was raised by her Mum and Step-Dad in Bel-Air with more money than sense.

After throwing an impromptu party that ended in her being arrested her Step-Father cuts her off, sending her off to Westport for three months to live in her late Father’s pub and see what life is like for the majority of people. Cue my sexy bearded fisherman.

Sea-Captain and king crab fisherman Brendan is a widowed fisherman who was born and raised in Westport. It’s all he’s ever known and that’s just how he likes it. He is a man who lives a strictly scheduled and routine life - after all strong routine is what keeps his crew and him safe on the water. He is content eating his fish and chips on a Monday night and spending is life out at see. That is until he meets Piper. She is from a different world and completely out of his league. So why is he so damned drawn to her?

I have read a few Tessa Bailey books and I thought she might just not have been for me as an author. Then I read It Happened One Summer and fell in love with this quaint little fishing town.

I didn’t know if I was going to get on with this book because I did take a few chapters to warm to Piper. But after she stripped off the fake exterior she was just a sweet girl who wanted to feel seen.

I can be in a room full of people that I know and still not feel like I belong.

Brendan on the other hand. I absolutely adored Brendan from the get go❤️. Rough round the edges, a real man’s man but a big teddy bear inside. What more could you want?

I fell in love with the characters, the town and all the townies! It was just so wholesome.

But I really want to pick up Hook, Line, and Sinker - RIGHT NOW!! I need Fox and Hannah’s story. Hannah was a sweetheart and I love me a bit of a player being tamed.

⚠️ Content Warnings: Death of parent, death of spouse, death of a child (adult child), drowning.

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I LOVE BRENDAN

that’s all thank you <3

SPOILERS AHEAD

Okay but now actually I would definitely NOT consider this grumpy + sunshine he was “grumpy” when she first came into town and felt really bad about it almost immediately and then fell in love with her in like a month. So like barely any grumpy. Really his grumpy was like “what are you doing here you don’t fit in” and then immediate regret.

Piper walking into Desiree’s memorial with shots made me cringe in so many uncomfortable ways I can’t even BEGIN to explain.

I think Daniel is a asshole like what the hell dude why are you being a dick for no reason. I understand that she needed it but have some decency and kindness somewhere in those old man folds. Like you could of been nicer about telling Piper her whole life has been a waste and she is a terrible person.

Hannah took the opportunity to get out of L.A. to a small fisherman town (my dream I love my self a small coastal fisherman town they are adorable) and ran with it but only for a little. She will obviously be back there is a whole second book about her and Fox.

On the cover Pipers hair color is misleading I thought she would be a ginger or like at least a strawberry blonde but no I guess not.

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