I really enjoyed this book and getting to know Palmer and Cole (and Ethan, of course!)
Palmer and Cole fit together so well and were able to calm and ground each other, which was awesome to see.
Watching Palmer open up to Cole and trust him was such a good time.
Cole was navigating a huge change in his life, and I loved seeing Palmer there to support him. And watching Cole feel more comfortable with the others in his life. While also finding his place in the town!
Overall and really good read and I would recommend!

Get ready to swoon over Cole Beck!! 😍

4/5 ⭐ OVERALL
1/5 🌶 STEAM

"This is better than any baseball game I’ve ever played in, better than any home run or grand slam in the biggest games of my career. This, right here, holding my girl, is it. It’s what I’ve always been looking for. It’s the sweet spot.”

If you enjoy:
- Contemporary Romance
- Small Town
- Single Mom
- Swoon Worthy Hero

I enjoyed this story immensely!! Adriana Locke knocked it out of the park. She's always been a favorite author of mine so it's no surprised that I was vastly interested, but Cole Beck's character was pure gold! Top it off with a single independent mama with the coolest son and great plot and you've got yourself a wonderful book.

Palmer is a single mom that's had it with men that give nothing but empty promises. She refuses to get in another relationship that leads nowhere. She wants a family for her and her son. That's not too much to ask for, right? When Cole waltzes in her life trying to breakdown her defenses she tries so hard to resist, she really does. But, like I said he comes with all the swoon!

This story was so beautiful. It's all about family, love, and trust. It's about laying your heavy hearts in the hands of the people you love knowing they will help take care of it. This book is heart-warming along with some sad moments. In the end, love prevails. I absolutely recommend if you're in the mood for a good love story that's light on the steam with great character chemistry!

Happy Reading! 💜

This is a feel good, small town romance that revolves around a single mom and a retired baseball player! He's in town temporarily while Palmer isn't looking for a fling. Her life revolves around her son and needs a permanent in her life not someone who will be leaving. It's just got that feel good vibe that makes you smile while reading!

I love sport romances, small town and single mom or single dad tropes, so I had high hopes when I started this one. The beginning was great, with a hot retired pro-baseball athlete and a single mom. Their first meet cute was spectacular, full of witty banter and sexy promises. Then it fell flat.

Palmer is full of conflicts. Coming from several relationships with loser boyfriends, beginning with her son’s deadbeat father, now she’s looking for a husband and family and Cole doesn’t fit the bill. So she’s flat out refusing to give him a chance.

Cole Beck is everything you want in a book boyfriend: gorgeous, respectful, considerate, and super sexy and charming. He pursued Palmer relentlessly and she kept saying no. I wanted to knock my head on the wall!

Palmer’s son Ethan is twelve years old, going on twenty. He’s super cute and smart, and sometimes he was wiser than his mom. Like her, he sings them as they are, and he frequently opened her mind and her heart to possibilities.

The story was fantastic and the characters charming. The pace of the story and the going in circles about issues is what killed it for me. The slow burn was so slow that it gave me heartburn! I got impatient and skimmed parts, then I stopped reading and went to do something else. When a book doesn’t hold my attention, I can’t give it a high rating. There were some brilliant parts and some heartwarming parts, especially the parts where Cole’s parents and Ethan were involved. But for the most part I found the story tedious and slow. Then after stringing us along for a ton of chapters, the story is fixed in one chapter and one epilogue. I felt cheated of some fun and happy times! I’m glad to have met Palmer, Ethan and Cole, but won’t be getting more books from this author.

What a sweet story! I absolutely loved Cole! He had swagger. I loved that he was not only interested in Palmer, but in forming a relationship with her son Ethan. Palmer's refusal to try anything with Cole got a little old for me, but in the end it all worked out :)

The Sweet Spot is as the title says---very sweet. Single mom Palmer thinks she has her life figured out. And then Cole wanders into town, taking time with his family as he starts retirement. The two of them together have lots of fun banter. Cole wants to get to know Palmer better but her guard in up.

The story was just very easy going. Most of the angst was in both character's heads. Actually lots of self talk in this one. I found it easy to set this one down and walk away. No burning need to finish it since I had guessed the HEA was coming all along. Overall just an ok read. Not my favorite of this author but not awful either.

3.5⭐️

I was really looking forward to this one. And it started off really well. I loved the chemistry, banter and the back and forth between Palmer and Cole. However, I don't feel the connection growing after that. The relationship growth just wasn't there, I feel. And I didn't think the time they spent together was enough to have developed romantic feelings towards each other. Idk if it's just me. But that's how I felt.

I thought this was an amazing read! The writing flowed well from start to finish, and I loved Cole and Palmer together. I thought they had great chemistry, and you could see it from their first meeting. Palmer was such a strong heroine and I loved her. She was stubborn about accepting help when she needed it, but with her past, I understood it. Cole was an awesome hero. He was sweet and kind, and I loved that his relationship with Ethan was as good as his relationship with Palmer. I knew something major was being alluded to, but I wasn't expecting what was dropped towards the end of the book. I usually hate when a decision is made for another person "because that's what's best", but for once, I would have absolutely done what a character in a book would have done. I completely understand Cole's feelings, and although it sucked, I got it. I was all too happy to see them being able to make it back to each other though, and the ending was super sweet.
I voluntarily reviewed an advanced readers copy of this book.

Adriana Locke is one of my favorite authors and she hits it out of the park with this small town romance about a single mom and retired baseball player.

Palmer and Cole had fun, flirty banter and so much chemistry from the moment they first met. They were both great characters and I especially liked Palmer. I also liked how their relationship developed and they found something special and unexpected together.

Adriana's writing is engaging and fun and the relationship development and story were well paced. This is one of my favorite books she's written.

I’m a big fan of Adriana Locke, and this book is amazing in so many ways. There are a few parts that are predictable - that’s going to be true of every romance out there - but she has thrown in multiple twists that I absolutely could not have ever seen coming, and that truly makes this such an enjoyable and fresh storyline.

Yes, the small-town single mom plot has been done before, but has she been courted by a pro MLB star new to town, visiting his parents, where it’s love at first sight on his part? No? Didn’t think so! Cole pursues Palmer from the get-go, and also falls for her pre-teen son the moment they meet as well. He gives up opportunities back home to stay in town and coach a little league team to spend more time with Palmer and Ethan (and his folks), and he can’t figure out why he can’t get them out of his mind.

While each character deals with some really huge personal issues, they have each other to lean on… until the biggest twist is thrown into the mix and everything is turned upside down, even for us as the reader.

Adriana Locke has such beautiful writing and I always love her character development, chemistry she brings in between everyone, plus the extreme chances she takes, especially with this book. I would definitely recommend this to everyone!

I received an advance copy from NetGalley and Montlake, and this is my honest feedback.

This book was fantastic. Cole is a retired baseball player who goes to visit his parents while he waits for news. He meets Palmer and is drawn to her immediately but she doesn’t accept him at face value because of her past. She is a single mom who loves with her whole heart but gets hurt time and again. Slowly, he worms his way into her life and things start looking up.

I loved how these two met and how her being a single mom didn’t stop him when it came to wanting to get to know her. Starting as friends/team mom and coach helped set a foundation for their relationship. Her son was great and I loved how mature he was for his age. I especially liked how he called both Cole and Palmer out when it was needed. The relationship he builds with both is wonderful and heartbreak times.

Just when they both are ready to admit they want more, Palmer receives two pieces of bad news and kind of flips out (causing him to rethink the important news he needs to tell her). Now, all their lives are upended and there might not be a way to fix things. I really enjoyed this book and would love to read more about them. I received an ARC and this is my honest, voluntary review.

4.5⭐️

This was a very real romance with mature characters and problems. It’s heartfelt with the most wonderful community and found family.

“The way he makes me feel like I’m both not me and completely me at the same time.”

Cole and Palmer have great chemistry but I truly love the way that Ethan fits into the story. He’s the perfect balance of innocence and protectiveness and I love the way he loves his mom and is loved in return.

Thanks to Netgalley and the author for a copy of this story in exchange for an honest review.

This was an adorable small town single Mom romance. I really love small town books. Add in a hunky baseball player and single Mom yes please. I enjoyed Palmer and Cole. I loved their stolen moments. They came quick but it can happen. I love how Cole was with Ethan. I loved Coles parents. I loved how Ethan felt with the grown up things. I loved how strong Palmer was. Although I hated that dreaded you know what’s going to happen part. But the ending of the book was perfect. Cole was so sweet and thoughtful.

Absolutely amazing! <3 <3 Wow! I love Cole and Palmer's story. It brought tears to my eyes, and I laughed and may have gotten angry at it too.

But it's so worth it, guys. It really is. <3

This was an adorable and sweet small town single mom story. The meet cute between Palmer and Cole was great but I found the story was a little slow.

I felt it was a little contradicting that Vole wanted to pursue Palmer but didn't want to commit to her. It sometimes felt like he was all in and then at other times it felt like he kept pulling back and couldn't make up his mind.

I usually devour any book Adriana Locke writes and I've been a big fan of her recent and older series but I felt like this one just didn't have me as invested.

I loved the sweet moments between Cole and Palmer, Palmer and Ethan and Cole and Ethan. Overall it was a good book and I'm happy to have read it.

Adriana Locke is one of my go to authors and she writes fun, sweet and steamy small town romances that always makes me laugh. The Sweet Spot is a sweet romance about a single mother, Palmer and a ex baseball player, Cole who are both looking for a new start in life, but for different reasons.

Their chemistry is perfect from the first time they meet and only grows throughout the story. I loved all the emotion this book has, it gave me all the feels I love in a book. I also loved the relationship Cole has with Ethan, Palmer's son, it was perfectly written!

This was a funny, steamy small town, single mom romance with all the feels.

Palmer is trying to be the best mom she can be with a deadbeat baby daddy and not much in the way of parental role models. Her bestie is Palmer’s only source of support, but life in their small town gets very interesting when newly retired baseball player Cole comes to town.

Palmer’s son Ethan might have been my favorite character with his no nonsense take on life and his ability to see the truth when the adults cannot. And I loved how Cole and Ethan bonded over baseball and Cole really showed up for him.

It was a little hard to get invested in Palmer and Cole because you definitely felt like Cole was holding something back. But just like Ethan does in his coach, we have to have faith that Locke is going to get us to our happy ending.

This was an emotional journey for sure!

Absolutely love this story. The characters are amazing. I love them all. I was intrigued and entertained the whole time. Palmer and Cole have this pull and chemistry that makes the story that much better. I hope we get more on these characters. In true Adriana fashion I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. Couldn't put it down and couldn't wait to see what would happen next.

Adriana Locke is on my automatic 1-click list. I fell in love with her writing years ago, and I’ve tried to catch every new release. Her writing resonates and clicks with me every. Single. Time. I can’t quite put my finger on the why of it, but it does. I guess it’s like any other relationship in your life. Some you're drawn to, and some you aren’t. It’s one reason I love reading new-to-me authors. It’s kind of like the speed dating of the book world. Most of the time, prospects are decent. Some are downright awful. And every once in a while, you stumble onto a big winner. I hit the jackpot with my first Adriana Locke book. Now, I can’t help but come back over and over. She writes amazingly complex but (mostly) lovable characters in amazingly emotional (in the best possible way) stories. And this one hit home in a way that had me sobbing.

Palmer was amazing. Strong, resilient, a loving and devoted mother, and my heart hurt so much for all that she’d endured in her life. But she had a town that loved her and more friends than she realized, which went a long way in making this a truly heartwarming story.

But it was Cole who had me in tears because I could 100% relate to his struggle. My dream job, my passion, was taken from me at a time when things seemed to be going so well. So his sense of loss resonated deeply with me. Not everyone will understand why he stumbled and spiraled the way he did, but man, oh man, did I get it. It was just what my fragile heart needed to see these two get their HEA despite all the struggles. And this book is one more reason I will always reach for books by this author without hesitation.

The Sweet Spot by Adriana Locke is amazing. Cole and Palmer are the best. Palmer is a single mom and does not want to get attached. Cole is a retired baseball player who also does not want to get attached and is keeping a secret from a lot of people. Will Palmer and Cole fall for each other? Make sure to one click and read this awesome story by Adriana because you will not be disappointed.