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Another unconventional HFN that is tailor-made for these characters! I need more romances where moving in together/getting married is not the end all be all.

That being said, I would have liked a bit more of them trying to catch each other in between busy-ness, or a bit more of them after they figured themselves out. But I really liked their epiphanies, and it was refreshing to see business owners who actually have to do a lot of work and you aren't left squinting at your Kindle, wondering how they have all this free time for dates and activities.

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emotional lighthearted 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

4.0

I received an ARC from the author and am voluntarily posting a review. All opinions are my own.

Reuben’s Hot and Cold is M. Arbon’s second contribution to the Clover Hill Romance world, and the ninth book overall. As before, it works as a standalone, although I have enjoyed each book in the series thus far. And this book is the perfect late-spring/heading-into-summer read. The prominence of the coffee/ice cream shop as a setting makes for a nice touch.

Reuben and Van are super-sweet together, and I liked how they played off one another. I love how both of them run very creative businesses (Van runs a pub/supernatural museum), and they are as different as their businesses (at least on the surface), with Van being sweet, if a bit chaotic, and Reuben being more straitlaced. They complement each other well, and their relationship evolves believably from a temporary fling to something deeper.

This is another fun installment in this wonderfully cozy series, and I’d recommend it to anyone looking for small-town queer romance.

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