Lynsey Carne likes structure and control, something she has turned into her profession as a personal organiser and declutterer based in Cornwall in the United Kingdom.

Her mother begs Lynsey to travel to Paradise Valley, Tennessee (in the US) to help her sister Becca with her new baby whilst her music star husband is going on tour. Reluctantly Lynsey agrees to go, at least for a few weeks.

She's met at the airport by Becca's neighbour Griffin and to Lynsey's confusion there is immediate attraction despite their very different personalities and lifestyles.

Becca is reluctant to accept any help but Lynsey slowly chips away at her facade whilst trying to stay away from Griffin.

This is a sweet and endearing story about sisters finding themselves, each other and allowing love into life again.

Wicked good premise, loved the characters and their personal stories, and loved the dual setting. The dialogue wasn’t natural though - and sometimes a line didn’t fit with the scene around it, making me think that maybe the scene was edited but the dialogue was left, or vice versa. Unfortunately, that pesky dialogue problem kept me from really getting into the story. Also needed a review by someone familiar with American English. The written-out drawls weren’t necessary, and there were a lot of uses of British vocabulary by the Nashville natives.

Unfortunately I found this entirely lacking in substance and depth, and abandoned it halfway through. DNF

“Summer in Paradise Valley” is a romance book by Angela Britnell. This was a quick and fun read. This book deals with family, siblings, and neighbors. At times some of the information was repeated, but that was minor in the whole storyline. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4.

Sweet story about relationships… romantic relationships, sure. But also siblings and parents and kids and friends and neighbors.

Lynsey travels to Tennessee to help her sister, who recently had a baby and whose husband is leaving for a couple months to go on tour. While there, she meets Griff. They realize they have chemistry and decide to explore it… even though Lynsey lives an ocean away.

Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review. Watch for Summer in Paradise Valley to come out August 22, 2023.

A fun romance about siblings, family, friends, neighbors and community. Great characters and storylines. I enjoyed this quick and lovely novel.