I’m starting to think maybe I just don’t click with Popovich’s writing style. This is the third book I have read by her and all of them have been only okay. None of her books are bad; they just don’t do anything for me. I feel this disconnect with all of her main characters and it prevents me from really getting into the stories.

After inheriting cabins on a lake in Michigan, Josie has been working hard to turn them into a lesbian retreat. Her first group of renters brings with them a nurse named Kelly. Josie can’t help but find Kelly attractive, but Josie is not looking for a relationship. The more time they spend together, the more feelings get involved. Is there a chance at happiness for them or will it be too late?

As I said above, I really struggled with the characters. I felt like I was just watching them from a distance. I didn’t feel like I knew them or felt what they were going through. Everything was too much on the surface for my reading preferences. I did like the grandmother character quite a bit, but she really was the only one.

The romance was a little rough for me. Josie didn’t want a relationship for a reason that didn’t really make much sense. I mean I understood it, but I didn’t think it was enough to never want to be in love. It just felt like it was a lame excuse to me. This romance was a whole lot of push- pull, push-pull. And a lot of the same thoughts were repeated over and over so I just got sick of it.

There is a small storyline that has a little excitement/danger factor. Normally I love when romances have these little storylines in them, but this one didn’t work for me. I thought it made the police seem like idiots. Certain precautions, that were so obvious, were never taken and I found myself wanting to yell at the book. I’m going to be vague here not to spoil anything. But after something big happened, the characters decided to have sex. It seemed so weird to me. If that had happened to me, I would be doing other things besides sex, that’s for sure. It almost made the sex scenes uncomfortable to read about.

This is a book that I can’t recommend, but I won’t say stay away. It didn’t work for me personally, but others might enjoy it more. I think I just don’t seem to click with Popovich’s writing. To be fair to both of us, this might be the last I read of hers for a while.

My main problem with this book was that I could not connect with the characters. They had no connection and their decision seemed strange. Like Josie was in love but didn’t want to commit and Kelly was just annoying throughout the book.

more than 2 less than 3 stars rounded up
A quite boring read. Very stretched out plot with a not enough interesting leads. The most interesting character was the grandmother which is terrible for a romance novel. This story was fine only for a couple of hours of unexciting reading.

All the ingredients of a good book, with a will they won’t they romance, suspense and drama, but, sadly, I just couldn’t get into it. The story drags along and I just didn’t care about any of the characters. Instead of being engrossed in the story I found myself getting hung up on details like - how many times would you think it’s probably a deer when you know there is a weird man hanging around the place? Would you really cry out, moan, plea when your grandmother is sleeping in the next room!? Surely you’d make use of one of the empty cabins?

I did not feel a connection with any of these characters apart from the old woman I did like her but Not enough to make me like this book, I found Kelly to be a pining idiot and Josie was a stupid cliche character, this book was mostly about Kelly wanting a long term meaningful relationship and Josie not wanting to commit because of being scared (eye roll) If I had a quid for every time I read this kind of storyline then I’d be bloody richer than I am now 😏.
I want to say although I didn’t care for this book the authors writing can’t be faulted, this story just grated on my nerves and I’m just a bit sick of the same thing.

Question...would you relocate for love? You probably know people that have. Some have worked out and others did not. Being a romantic, I was pulling for a love connection. What really caught my attention with this read was Josie and her grandmother Ruth. What a beautiful and strong character. Ruth was fighting for her independence but what she really wanted and needed was friendship, love, and to see her granddaughter happy. It was hard not to like all three women and their friends. Some may see Kelly Newton as pushy and whiny, what I see is a women that knows what she wants. When you read Joslyn Harlow you want hug her and say snap out of it, you can move on from this. Although I enjoy a good romance, this read just did not pull me in. Too much back and forth...will she or will she not.