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I love this authors writing its beautiful. The author always keeps you intrigued and hooked through out. I have loved them all in the series and I love how they always are themed for the seasons

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"Business Casual" is the fourth installment in the Lovelight series and follows the romantic story of Nova, who is Beckett's sister, and Charlie, Stella's brother. Nova is a free-spirited tattoo artist, while Charlie is a kind-hearted investment banker.

B.K. Borison excels at developing soulful and relatable characters - I thoroughly enjoyed the previous books in the series. Unlike the earlier installments, particularly "In the Weeds," which featured a messy or rushed third-act breakup, this book concludes in a mature and heartfelt way.

It truly embodies small-town romance perfection!

Thank you B.K. Borison and Pan Macmillan for providing me with the opportunity to read this ARC through @netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

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This was a truly perfect ending to the series. I love the Inglewild series, and the small town vibe is incredibly strong in this book. The Thursday night Harvest Festival meetings felt particularly small town, in the vein of Stars Hollow. The cast of supporting characters in this series always make for enjoyable reading for me, and that was definitely continued here.

There are some really great family dynamics in this book. Nova's need for approval from Beckett was so relatable, and Charlie's fractured relationship with his Dad was really well written. I love family dynamics in books, particularly between siblings.

There is also quite a lot of fantastic representation of chronic illness in this book. Charlie's ADHD was well portrayed, and Nova's migraines were also well written. Migraines are not something I often see portrayed in books, so I really appreciated the depiction here.

Best of all, there was no third act break up. The conflict here came from external factors, and it was refreshing to finally see a book with no third act conflict between the couples.

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Was beautifully written as was all the series this has become one of my favrioute series of the year. The character growth was done brilliantly. And the story just flowed so well once I got to about 20% of the book I couldn't put it down.

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I can’t believe it’s to time say goodbye to this town. If you’re looking for a cute lighthearted, romcom series, this is the one for you. I loved all the characters and every romance we got to see.

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3.5 stars

Casual Business is a cute story about two friends falling in love. It's part of the Lovelight series but can be read as a standalone which I did. Maybe I would've liked it more if I read the whole series in order. I enjoyed reading this book and I liked it but something was missing for me. For me it was a little bit too much spice and not enough interesting plot.

Thanks to NetGalley for sending me a ARC in exchange for an honest review!

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God how I love this series!
Love the writing style, the setting, the characters, everything.
Nova and Charlie were such a good couple!
I am a bit sad the series ended now but am looking forward for the new ones!

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Business Casual follows Charlie and Nova’s relationship (along with mentions of past book characters, we love an update 🥰) and let me tell you, Charlie is my dream boy! I am in love with him, his quintessential golden retriever personality, the flirty quips, a big softie who is willing to do anything for you - BK truly wrote this MMC for the girlies! Absolutely loved Nova too, she has my dream job & we also share the “sarcasm is my love language” trait, so…make of that what you will I guess!

Their journey together was perfect, the situation they found themselves in (let’s hook up to get it out of our system is always a great plan) was a situation I’m sure everyone has accidentally ended up in before without being over the top. I love how they negotiated around it & NO THIRD ACT BREAK UP 🙌

I am so so sad this series is over! I have absolutely loved reading this series and think it will become an annual thing where I read one per season, BK’s writing is just so lovely, it’s like reading a cosy favourite film!

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Nothing special really. this is much like the others in the series. Personally this was my least favourite and i dont remember much. As a cute easy romance id deffo recommend it though

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Going back to Inglewild for the last time had been a bittersweet experience. But I couldn't have asked for a better ending for this series. B.K. Borison writes some of the best town romances out there, and this was not an exception. Loved it. <3

Thank you so much Pan Macmillan | Pan for the eARC!

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Sometimes, you just need to fall in love with a seasonal romance series and be depressed when it’s over. Welcome back, sad girl autumn. But more seriously, I adored Nova and Charlie–these two are the characters I related to the most in this series. I simply adored them and their relationship!

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B.K Borrison once again hooks you in with her characters!
This book had me so much more emotional than I'd anticipated, and knowing this is the last we'll see of Inglewild (for now, if not forever) was just so bittersweet,
Borrison has solidified her place as an auto-buy author for me.
I can't wait to explore what she's going to do in the future, and what landscapes she will create for us to explore!

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B.K. Borison has truly made my year with this book. It’s the perfect ending to an incredible series, and I can’t believe it’s over. The romance was beautifully written, and the character development—both individually and as a couple—was spot-on. Nova and Charlie have quickly become one of my favorite romance pairs. Their story was so heartwarming and fun that I know I’ll be revisiting it soon.

I highly recommend this book to anyone, and I can’t wait to see what Borison releases next!

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This is perhaps my favorite of this series.

Amazing build up, the ball was in her court.

Nova is the grump and Charlie the sunshine (love that the roles are reversed).

Nova owns a tattoo shop, while Charlie works at an investment firm far away.
They have amazing chemistry that just makes you not able to put the book down.

Small town, opposites attract, friends to lovers.

Lots of flirting.

Ofcourse the Inglewild Phone tree in action.

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This series will always and forever be in my top favourite series. It deserves all the stars and then some. Anything that BK Borison touches (and writes) turns to gold, and I will always be here for. it. all!

Charlie and Nova are 🩷🩷🩷 they have my heart! 😭
I thought nothing could've beaten Luka and Stella for me. BK proved me I thought wrong. Because Charlie and Nova? They're my new favourite Lovelight couple. 🥹

Every time Charlie said "Nova girl" I melted and turned into the biggest puddle. I love them, I love them so, so much!! 😭😭

The connection and chemistry between the main characters is off the charts! Their banter? Oh, my heart!
Everything about them is perfect! Charlie came and stole my heart, and I will always trust him to keep it safe.

This book was emotional and I won't lie, reading some things definitely broke me. But truthfully, this story is perfect from start to finish, and I couldn't get enough of these characters. And the cameos? GAHH! I loved every single minute of it.

BK Borison wrote a book that will warm our hearts, and she created this special and magical world that feels like home. Inglewild definitely feels like home, and all the characters feel like the closest family we have. This series will always and forever be my comfort read. I cannot recommend it enough!!

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Business Casual by B K Borison

This was my first book by B K Borison and I will not be my last. I found it hard to put it down. I instinctively loved the two main characters, Charlie and Nova (especially Charlie!) wow I thought he was perfectly written and the chemistry between them was perfect. I really need to go back and catch up on the other books in the series now ( I believe this is the fourth!? I'm really late to the party) I really liked the setting of Inglewild and look forward to popping back again soon. Many thanks for this e-arc in return for my honest thoughts and opinions.

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I had heard a lot about B.K Borison's novels before I got this one from Netgalley so it's fair to say that I was very curious to finally read something by this author. I really enjoyed Borison's writing style and it was easy getting into the story even though it is not the first in this romance series. It is a cute romance and I enjoyed watching the two main characters grow and will now read the other books in the series.

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I absolutely LOVE B K Borison's writing and returning to her beautiful narratives is such a comfort for me. I think it is best going into her books with very little knowledge of the context, so I will keep this review short and sweet. but it melted my heart, ripped it out and stitched it back together again.

Borison is an absolute killer writer, and her characterisation is so personable, honest and multi-dimensional. Every single time I walk into her world, I feel such a sense of belonging and I feel like I know the characters on such a personal level. This book, I really connected with Charlie and felt such a strong bond towards him (and also fancied him quite a bit).

Nova was such an honest character and I really enjoyed the way in which she was so playful, but also serious. It felt so refreshing to watch a female protagonist in a romance novel have some oomph and it was a total dream.

As always, a mesmerising novel from the queen of romance.

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First of all thank you for approving my request!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! The authors writing style had me hooked throughout this book.

I didn't want it to end, a book I really couldn't put down.

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Rating : 4,5 stars (rounded up to 5 stars here)

This book truly felt like the perfect conclusion for this series.

1) I loved following Nova and Charlie along for their wild ride! They were the cutest and seeing them grow up, be confident and get together was amazing. Honestly, all the little things, the tiny details in their relationship were just perfect and made them out to be the cutest couple ever. Charlie's just a green forest at this point, and I just want to hug Nova and spend the afternoon chatting up nonsense with her at her studio.

2) In all the other books, we got sneak peeks into the other couples' lives, but this one really felt like we got so much of the side characters and it was amazing. We really got to explore how the other 3 pairs were doing, how they were making their relationships work. Special mention for Beckett here, who was just his amazing self and demonstrated such maturity, it was gold.

Thank you NetGalley, Pan MacMillan and the author for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

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