Thank you to netgallery and Lauren Kiser for the opportunity to read this ARC
pre thoughts
- small town romance

post thoughts
- I loved this book.
- The building of the characters was impeccable and i was invested from the very beginning of reading.
- It has the absolute best small town vibes.
- I will be reading the first book in the series ASAP.
- Elli9ot and Tessa are a great representation of enemies to lovers.
- The pacing was great and it is very well written.

Tropes
- enemies to lovers
- marriage of convenience
- only one bed
- found family

4.5/5 stars
3.5/5 spice

Elliot y Tessa han sido rivales toda la vida, pero lo que realmente oculta esa competencia es una tensión innegable entre ellos, una atracción que ambos se han negado a aceptar. Elliot, luchando por salvar el huerto familiar y con el tiempo en contra, ve en Tessa una solución inesperada cuando su padre amenaza con destruir sus sueños. La propuesta de matrimonio, inicialmente vista como una simple estrategia de negocios, se convierte en un campo de batalla emocional, ya que Tessa se ve obligada a unirse a él para preservar su futuro.

Tessa, por su parte, pensaba que invertir en el huerto Ever Eden le daría la independencia que tanto deseaba, pero se enfrenta a la presión de su familia y a un matrimonio forzado con Elliot. Lo que parecía ser un acuerdo puramente profesional pronto empieza a mostrar una faceta más profunda, en la que surgen sentimientos que ninguno de los dos esperaba.





Tiene buenos elementos, pero se centra en lo sexual y la relación no tiene un verdadero desarrollo.


Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Such a sweet enemies to lovers!! The rivalry has been going on for years between their families! Until Tessa decides she wants to invest in a local business which happens to be the local orchard which is starting a cidery.

The romance is a whirl wind but you can feel the chemistry between the two. The mmc Elliot isn’t sure if he hates or loves her but he definitely lusts after her, his attraction towards Tessa has been there for years.

I really enjoyed this romance! Such a quick, simple book to read. Would be a good palette cleanser. Would definitely recommend!

I was lucky enough to receive an ARC of Cherished Land, thank you Lauren Kiser & NetGalley.

Elliot is focused, organised and has a life plan. With business dwindling, he must look for an investor to salvage the long term family run Ever Eden Orchard.

Tessa has had enough of being seen as Daddy’s Princess, she is craving her independence and looking to put her trust fund to good use by investing in a local business with her bold and brilliant ideas.

When that business belongs to her lifelong family rivals, The Everton’s, sparks are sure to fly.

It’s giving:
🍎 enemies to lovers
🍎 small town romance
🍎 marriage of convenience
🍎 found family
🍎 only one bed

✨My Thoughts✨-
I loved the banter between Elliot and Tessa. It is evidently clear from early on that they are both perfect for one another.

Tessa is sassy and not afraid to speak her mind and Elliot, as much as he protests is in awe of her. The spice is SO hot, literally from the opening line we are treated with the perfect amount.

It’s giving found family which Tessa ABSOLUTELY deserves! I laughed SO hard during the proposal scene, it had me in fits of giggles.

The setting is also stunning, I love a small town romance and the attention to detail of the picture building of the town of Sable Point and its community is just lovely!

It is an easy 4 ⭐ read in my opinion, I’m looking forward to future books within the series!

If you’re just now getting into smalltown romance, or you want to. This is the perfect start. I am rating this a 3.5 because it was kinda hard for me to get into at the beginning but the second half really caught my attention.


Tropes:

🤠 Small town
🐮 Enemies to lovers
🤠Marriage of convenience
🐮 Secret pining
🤠 found family

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️/5 spice

With this book, I felt like it was nicely written. I would have loved a little bit more of the enemies to lovers. The main guy character kind of redeemed himself at the end. I love the MMC and everything she goes through in this book. I could connect you.

3/5!

A solid first impression of Lauren’s work with the second book of The Sable Point series. Cherished Lands is a rivals to lovers, marriage of convenience romance which I found to be fast paced, quick and easy read. I haven’t read the first book in the series ( I will be going back to read) and didn’t feel like I was missing any valuable information; so they could be read as inter-connected stand alones.

Sadly, didn’t love the book as much as I hoped, I found that the smut out weighed the actual romance aspect and the main plot seemed like an after thought until the last 50 pages.

Additional reviews posted on Goodreads and StoryGraph

Thank you NetGalley and Lauren Kiser for the Arc!

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I was so excited to get an arc for this - I read Reclaimed Roots and just loved the Overtons family and the small town feel.

I love Elliot and Tessa. I am a total sucker for an enemies to lovers book and when I tell you they were on FIRE, the banter, the angst. I was hooked from page one (if you know you know🤣) Their families were rivals long before they were ever born but her father made sure to keep that rivalry in tact. Elliot and Tessa pined after each other for years. When they both wanted to save their families legacies, they had no choice but to use each other to do so. Elliot was strong willed and focused. He had his life planned out from the second he could make decisions. Tessa wanted more out of her life and was destined for greater things outside of being a rich man's daughter. I loved her wit and strength. The tension was HIGH and the spice was spicing.

This book was captivating and heartwarming. Lauren wrote this book with authenticity and such care. It was perfect parts spicy, swoony and emotional. I hope Chase is getting a book - I cannot wait to hopefully see his growth.

🍎 enemies to lovers
🤍 marriage of convenience
🍷 secret pining
🤍 long family feud

Thank you @netgalley and @laurenkiser for the opportunity to read Cherished Lands 🫶🏼

This was such a sweet wine country romance! Tessa & Elliot were such great characters and had amazing chemistry. I loved the whole “fake marriage” to real love genre but this one was done really well and believably so! I highly enjoyed it as well as the beautiful descriptions of the scenery!

Woooooow! This book had me hooked from the very first sentence—I had to do a double take to make sure I read that line right! And let me tell you, the energy from that opening did not let up.

I love a good marriage of convenience, especially when the couple pretends to hate each other but secretly cannot resist one another. The tension, the angst, the back-and-forth—it’s everything I want in a romance!

Elliott and Tessa are both fighting to save their families’ legacies, but while Elliott has his family’s support and just needs financial backing, Tessa is dealing with a father who refuses to take her ideas seriously. When they join forces to make their dreams a reality, Tessa’s father throws down an ultimatum: abandon the venture, or face a lawsuit. The only way forward? Marry Elliott.

The forced proximity, the longing, the undeniable chemistry—it’s all here, and it delivers. And let’s talk about the spice—oh, it’s there, and it’s good, but it never overshadows the heart of the story. The plot has plenty of depth, making this book more than just a steamy romance.

If you love marriage-of-convenience with high stakes, sizzling tension, and characters who push and challenge each other in all the best ways, Cherished Lands is a must-read!

Thank you to NetGalley and Lauren Kiser for the opportunity to read and review this book!

Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC!
This is my first Lauren Kiser book and let me tell you, I am HOOKED. I love how short and sweet these are. While they are predicatble, I sorta love that; you know exactly what you are getting into.

Tessa and Elliot are like fireworks, and when they finally ignite, its magic. I cannot wait for more from Lauren!