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Over & Out by Claire Wilder
4.0

Thank you to Greys Promotions and Claire Wilder for the e-ARC in exchange for my honest review. Another heartwarming small town romance with so many of my favourite tropes.

Three months after an accident left her unable to ride, Chris is trying to get back into the swing of things at her serving job when an a-hole of a customer causes her to get a little (a lot) sassy. There’s nothing she hates more than entitled people who think they are owed everything.
Then the a-hole takes off his bedazzled hat and sunglasses and Chris realizes she’s face to face with Hopper, aka the famous actor who plays her movie and book crush, Duke.
Thats when his assistant offers Chris an offer she can’t afford to lose; take over as his assistant while she has her baby and some well deserved time off. She’ll be compensated extremely well and essentially just has to keep him in line. But this forced proximity creates some palpable tension and soon things that have been hidden will come to light, forcing these two to learn not only how to trust each other, but also themselves.

I devoured this book in a single setting and honestly loved every moment of it. As soon as I read the dedication, I knew this was going to be a good one. Add in all my favourite tropes: enemies to lovers, forced proximity, 30+ year old characters, NO miscommunication (just a little secret keeping), he falls first; and boom, I’m in love.
I adored both our main characters. Chris was such a fun girl with her sass and drive. But also her selflessness was so inspiring.
Hopper was truly her perfect match. The banter combined with all the sweet little things he remembers about her (mandarins and shades of pink), had me swooning. The way these two could just pick up on the subtle things the other did was so sweet.
Overall, I really enjoyed this story and will definitely be checking out the rest of the series to hear more about the other couples.