Single Southern Flirt by Cary Hart - Perfect start to the Magnolia Grove series!!

Title: Single Southern Flirt

Series: Magnolia Grove

Author: Cary Hart

Release Date: February 18, 2024

Tropes: Brother's Best Friend, Forced Proximity, Summer Fling

Cover Design: Sarah Paige

Falling for my brother’s best friend is the last thing I expect to do when I return home to Magnolia Grove, heartbroken and ringless.

But catching my fiancée banging his Harvard grad intern made me rethink my life choices, like ditching my education to play house.

No more pretending, and no strings. All I need now is some careless fun while I rebuild my life, one odd job at a time.

Single, southern flirt, Matty Lincoln is the perfect distraction. The former professional football player had big dreams, and no back up plan.

After a career ending injury lands him back in our hometown, I find myself falling fast and hard for my old crush.

Now he’s simultaneously fixing up my house, and my heart, making me feel things I wish I didn’t.

And our little rendezvous? Yeah, it’s about to make big waves in our small town.

*MY REVIEW 5 STARS*

Emmalee and Mattie are the perfect couple! Mattie is the best friend of Emmalee's brother, so in bro code, she is off limits. When Emmalee and Mattie both return home after major life changes, their chemistry is off the charts. The characters you meet throughout the book are very well written and the author makes you feel as if you know them. The small town definitely enhances the story. It is a brother's best friend, second chance, small town, football hero rom-com! It has something for everyone!

Cary Hart hails from the Midwest. A sassy, coffee drinking, sometimes sailor swearing, Spotify addict, lover of all things books!

When not pushing women down the stairs in the fictional world, Cary has her hands full. Soccer mom in all sense of the word to two wild and crazy, spoiled kiddos, and wife to the most supportive husband. In addition to writing full time, she enjoys binge watching Netflix, laying around in her hammock and baking up cookies for her family and friends.

Cary writes real, raw romance! In her stories the characters deal with life's everyday struggles and unwanted drama, they talk about the ugly and they become the broken. Everyone deserves a happy ending, but sometimes before you can appreciate the light, there has to be darkness.

As a child, if someone would have told her she would become a writer, she wouldn't have believed them. It wasn't until she got her hands on her first romance novel, that the passion grew. Now she couldn't imagine her life any other way - she's living her dream.

In the heart of Alabama, lies a charming little town on the river, where everyone knows your name… and your business.

Follow the intertwined lives of its beloved residents as they navigate first love, second chances, and all the unexpected surprises that their small-town holds.

Welcome to Magnolia Grove, where every neighbor has a story worth unraveling, the roots run deep, and love blossoms around every corner.

Join the Magnolia Grove Reader Group to find out more!

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Sweet Southern Memories by C.A. Harms A definite 5 star read!!!

Title: Sweet Southern Memories

Series: Magnolia Grove

Author: C.A. Harms

Release Date: February 8, 2024

Tropes: Second Chance, Small Town Romance, Single Mom, Hot Doctor, Friends to Lovers, Angst

Cover Design: Sarah Paige

Zoey

Life doesn’t always go according to plan, a lesson I learned the hard way during my divorce. My first love returns home just in time to watch me pick up the pieces, and the moment I lay eyes on him every memory rushes back.

Jayson Lincoln, the man who still makes my heart beat fast, after all these years. But he's Doctor Lincoln now and I'm a far cry from the carefree girl he left behind.

I’m learning to navigate life as a single mother of twin girls and he’s reluctantly home to take over the family practice. We may be back in the same small town, but we’re still worlds apart.

Jayson

It’s always been her. No one could ever measure up to Zoey Harding.

And I’ll always regret walking away from her and our hometown, for the big city to chase my dreams.

The longer I’m back, the more the echoes of our past whisper what could have been. But it’s not just about us, and her daughters steal my heart and mend what’s been broken for far too long.

Zoey’s afraid to trust me, but I’m determined to heal the fractures of her heart and prove that this time I’m not going anywhere.

MY REVIEW:

I love everything I have ever read by C.A. Harms and this one doesn't disappoint!  This story features Jayson and Zoey, high school sweethearts who broke up when distance interfered.  We learn how life has treated each of them during their time apart and what sad event brings them face to face again.  The characters in this second chance story are well written and I found myself smiling at parts and became totally invested in the story.  Jayson was definitely a "real prince" and worked hard to prove he wasn't just visiting.  It is so refreshing to read about Zoey's friends and how supportive women can be without any competition or hidden agendas.  The story is definitely a sweet one with just the right amount of heat.  

In the heart of Alabama, lies a charming little town on the river, where everyone knows your name… and your business.

Follow the intertwined lives of its beloved residents as they navigate first love, second chances, and all the unexpected surprises that their small-town holds.

Welcome to Magnolia Grove, where every neighbor has a story worth unraveling, the roots run deep, and love blossoms around every corner.

Join the Magnolia Grove Reader Group to find out more!

C.A. Harms is an avid romance and mystery reader. She's always had a love for books, getting lost in writing and storytelling even as a young girl. She enjoys happy endings and HEA love stories.

She lives in Illinois and enjoys spending time with her husband and two children. She holds an addiction for Starbucks White Chocolate Mocha’s and KitKat when she should really be focusing on water and maybe a fruit or two to make herself feel less guilty, but that feeling quickly passes...thankfully.

She is easy going, fun, and although she may seem like one of the quiet ones at first, you just wait until she gets to know you better...that quietness changes, fast.

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