The first in a new series of entertaining rom/coms. Grace Parks introduces us to THE PEPPER LANE CLUB. Six women, sisters and friends, will meet one evening a month to connect and share their lives. First we meet Willow, a young woman who makes her living by building web sites for companies, and shes very good at it. When she offers help to a restrauant owner, and is refused, she takes it as a challenge. Of course, this is where the rom/com comes in.
This was a very entertaining, quick read for me. The characters were fun, easily believable as a group of friends with enough history to joke with each others lives while still supporting them. Id like to have a group of friends just like them. Each of the five remaining friends will have their own story and Im looking forward to reading them.

So, the Pepper Lane Club is a dining club of women at a pizza café – Pepper Lane. The star of the book is a social media maven and decides she needs to help the owner of he café, and his friend Eric, to get more customers through promotion in social media. And it works. But obviously, also changes the nature of the original establishment. Possible to the good, or not, depending on how much you valued the original atmosphere.
This book will appeal to those who like a contemporary novel set in modern technology terms and how it can change lives.
I was not so keen and thought it rather shallow.

Cute story. I enjoyed this fast read. The characters were all fun and I look forward to reading more of this series!

I can not recommend this book enough! I read Willow one day. This book is one of best books of 2021.. I appreciate net gallery and selected publishers for this early copy

This is the first book in the series we meet 6 woman with very different personalities and lives. This books main character is willow. She is a social media specialist. She seems very busy but in fact is kind of bored. She calls her twin sister, a writer, and next thing you know we have the Pepper Lane Club. Fully recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Light hearted, sweet and banter filled novel -a must for any new series imo. There are some real laugh out loud moments and some great personalities between the characters. Willow and Thomas really have some great chemistry and they do say that opposites attract, first in this series, Willow's story was a light and airy read, I look forward to the other characters getting chance to tell their stories.

With thanks to Netgalley, the publishers and the author for giving me the chance to read this free ARC in return for my review. Super duper!

I received an eARC of WIllow by Grace Parks from Author Collective 20 and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!
4 stars! This sweet romance is a great start to a new series. A quick and easy read. I look forward to reading the next books.

This is a charming first book in a series involving Willow, her twin Riley, and restaurant owner Thomas. Willow adores social media and tries to encourage Thomas to "put his on the map." But he's a little "old school" and likes things the way they are. Willow fights the attraction she has to him, even as he jokes with her and woos her with his charm and wardrobe. I'll definitely be reading more of this series as it's a breath of fresh air!

3.5 Stars
Willow Lawson is a fun loving social media expert, who helps companies stand out from their competitors. Yet, despite her bubbly personality, her social life is mostly work-related, and her love life is non-existent. So along with her twin Riley they start a dinner club & the venue is the Pepper Lane Café hence The Pepper Lane Club is formed. It’s at this very first meeting that she meets Thomas Greer, who owns the café. He’s everything she’s not. He’s serious, unsociable, unfashionable, and dead set against social media. She decides to take him on as a client despite his refusals. The Pepper Lane series tells the stories of six women, who agree to meet once a month at their local café.
I found this to be a fun, light hearted start to a new series & look forward to reading the rest of the series. I liked Willow even though her time keeping needed some attention. Truman her dog simply stole the book. I liked Thomas but felt he was two dimensional & didn’t get to know him. Ideal for whiling away a few hours
My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read

I must say this was a fun book to read, like reading six books in one. It is all about 6 women, their stories and looking for love. It is about friendship, romance, family and betrayal and of course the Dinner Club.

I liked that there was some humour, it is light-hearted and entertaining without being heavy and depressing. The women are all different making it interesting and fun, their stories where all different and it was just so easy to read.

It wasn't a deep and meaningful story, it wasn't dark and depressing, it wasn't hateful but what it is is fun, feisty, sweet and a relaxing read.

Thank you.

Willow is the first book in this series. The of the book doesn’t do the book justice. Willow works for a company that promotes for more people to buy. Thomas is an owner of a cafe. Willow and her friends meet at the cafe and they call themselves The Pepper Lane Club. Thomas and Willow are very opposite of each other. Thomas decides to go with Willow’s company even though he doesn’t believe in social media but Willow proves him wrong. The women characters are people who I would want to be friends with. They also vary in ages. It is a cute rom-com book. I will be definitely reading book two about Willow’s twin sister Riley. Thank you to NetGalley, the author and publisher for the E-ARC. This is my own opinion.

Well, this story was definitely a lesson in 'not judging a book by its cover.'
I was pleasantly surprised by how light and enjoyable it was.

Willow was a fun, flawed, but likeable main character.
The relationships with, not just the male lead, but also her sister and the members of the Pepper Lane club developed nicely. And of course, the romance was swoony but with enough conflict to keep it interesting.

Overall, I would definitely pick up the next book in the series and any others by this author.

A great read for any fan of rom-coms and romance.
Plus YEY for using the New Adult genre! This is something that's desperately needed to bridge the murky grey, 18-25 age gap of YA and adult.

This is a sweet and quick romance.

Grace Parks provides a clean and funny romance as the backdrop for what I liked best: The Pepper Lane Club. Parks gives us a wide range of ladies that join together to do something for themselves. I can totally get behind that idea. Parks sprinkles crumbs throughout Willow’s story to guarantee that you will want to read more about the other ladies.

I always find it funny when a woman decides to ditch the romance she stumbles right into one. I love Thomas - just as he is. His dating plan is perfect and Parks hits all the right buttons.

At the same time Parks gives us a romcom with a message. Some changes can be a good idea and other changes can be bad. You will have to join The Pepper Lane Club to find out what I am talking about.

I received an ARC of this book and I am writing a review without prejudice and voluntarily.

What a sweet romance! This book is the first in a new series. It is a co-workers to love interest story. It follows Willow and Thomas. They get off on the wrong foot when Thomas refuses Willow's help with his restaurant and is very rude about it. Now, it is hard to avoid Thomas, when Willow's new dinner club is hosted at his café every month. We follow Willow’s perspective throughout the book. She was a bit all over the place at times, and could not make up her mind. The romance is very subtle and does not jump right into insta love, which I enjoyed. The build up and sweet moments that happened instead, were all very heartwarming and built up to a believable relationship. There is no spice in this story, just a light, fun romance, with a big emphasis on building bonds of friendship . The writing was great, a little jumpy at times, would skip a month at a time and throw me off some and take me out of the story a little. Plot wise, nothing stood out, surprise or shock me. It was ok and I liked it. I would recommend it, especially if you're looking for a story that has girls night out, awkward encounters with a tall drink of water and a good time.
Trigger warnings: excessive drinking, cheating
I received this advanced ebook, via Netgalley. This review is my own honest opinion.

I received advanced reading copy from NetGalley and Collective 20 in exchange for my honest review. Great short and sweet read. Loved the chemistry between Willow and Thomas. Also enjoyed how Willow and the locals got together each month to enjoy a dinner club together. Recommend to all romance fanatics.

Willow and Thomas two complete opposites can they find love.
Just a sweet love romance story.
Enjoyed reading.
First of series about the Pepper Lane Club and its members.
Looking forward to see what in store with the other members.
Voluntarily reviewed

I really enjoyed this story & loved the characters, looking forward to reading about the other girls

Willow is just like her name a effervescent moving dynamic swaying on the go person! She is a Social Media butterfly who thinks every business and person needs their footprint to be seen in the webworld!
She meets Thomas Greer who owns the Pepper Lane Cafe and he is content to wear loafers and ties and not have a Instagram account.
Sparks fly and the two souls will collide, but will it be in the web or in the here and now?
I loved this book and the sexy sparks that came from Willow and Thomas! This book was written very well, but I definitely would recommend the author bring out in her other writing style more sexuality tension and have the characters even spark more. I think that could have jazzed this book up just a notch. Overall, I enjoyed this book! I actually searched for the other books in the series to read!

I received a free advanced copy from NetGalley and these are my willingly given thoughts and opinions.

This was a quick paced, lighthearted novel where I often found myself laughing with the main character's quick wit and chaotic character. I enjoyed the fact that it contained little to none twists and could just happily follow the story of the main character and her relationship with her family, friends, colleagues and dog!

The book contained some grammatical errors but apart from that I would recommend this book!

I loved the cast of characters in this book and can't wait to read the next book! The restaurant/cafe settings were perfect. The relationship between Willow and Thomas was natural and kept me wanting to keep reading further! This was a great, easy read for summer and I found myself literally laughing out loud at parts. Thank you for the opportunity to read this!