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Sweet romance between a dance instructor and the dad of one of the children in the dance class. The couple has an obvious attraction from the start, but their goals are mutually exclusive--or so it would appear. As they get to know each other, they discover they want more of the same things than they first thought and as hard as they try, they can't seem to quite forget the other. It's a slow build with some realistic obstacles to overcome. There are nice Latin American details woven throughout, as all the major characters share this heritage.

carla_is_reading's review

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4.0

Hallmark,
THIS is the book you need to make into a movie. Set in the holiday's we get all the oey goey goodness that is super heart warming and joy bringing.
So I am so down to start a petition for Hallmark to pick this up and make a diverse feel good holiday romance movie ASAP!!!!

yalomi's review against another edition

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1.0

Had to DNF at 54%. The plot didn't make sense to me. Like, how do you go from being the dance teacher to being a full-on nanny? One time, I get it, to help, but it doesn't make sense to rearrange your life around a kid that is not your responsibility, to volunteer yourself like that for a man that is rude, has been keeping you at arms length and that has money and can get a nanny for that. Also, why fall in love with him? He has openly expressed that he will only involve himself with a woman that can be a mother for his kid, like take care of her, and he doesn't have to like her, like, he doesn't want to have feelings towards her, and that's when I knew I had to tap out cause I'm not about the 'I'm gonna prove I can change his mind' trope. And then the whole set up for the dad, nope, not for me.

marisolreadsbooks's review

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emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

tine9625's review

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challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

whatselizabethreading's review

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4.0

3.5 stars!

A little slow at times and the side plot was a major bummer, but I love a single dad hero and Yazmine, Rosa, and Lilí had fun sister energy.

anabelsbrother's review against another edition

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4.0

3.75 stars

For a debut novel, this is pretty much A+. I love Yazmine and her family; I love her relationship with her father and two sisters, I love how tight they are with each other. It took a while for me to warm up to Tomas, but his kid Maria is so adorable I want to adopt her.

The pacing of the novel is slow but I didn't mind it much because we get to see more buildup in the relationships between Tomas and Yazmine's family, and Yazmine and Maria, and Tomas and Yazmine themselves. I love that the story is rich in culture; I 89% understood the Spanish in the dialogues without having to look them up, which I'm very proud of myself.

The romance? SLOW BURN. I love seeing Tomas and Yazmine's relationship progressed from professional (Yaz is Maria's dance teacher) to friends to hey, I think I might love you. The only complaint from me about the romance is there is no sex???? I've been expecting it because their kisses are hot??? WHY DID YOU DEPRIVE ME OF THE SEX, MS. OLIVERAS???

Overall, it's a great read. I couldn't put it down! Super excited for Rosa and Jeremy's book next!

E-ARC is received thanks to the publisher via Netgalley.

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