Loved itShe burst out onto the scene last year with If It Makes You Happy and an autumnal dream and I loved it.
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If It Makes You Happy (2025)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive An Instant USA Today Bestseller!One of Cosmopolitan's 58 Best Romance Novels of All Time!Grab your favorite fall candle, cuddle into a comfy blanket, and travel back in time to 1997 in this cozy, slow-burn romance set in the autumn glow of small-town Vermont.Now with exclusive bonus content!My new next-door neighbor seems to have everything figured out. Small town golden boy? Check. Single dad extraordinaire? Check. Hot baker forearms? I didn’t notice them, I swear.I, on the other hand, don’t–at all–have anything figured out. Trust me, I didn’t think taking over my mom’s dream bed and breakfast in Copper Run Vermont was going to be easy. It should be a good place to heal after my divorce. But apparently my scones belong in the garbage with my small talk skills. As pointed out by none other than Cliff.Cliff is inescapable. He knows exactly what people need–always. His charm, the way he wears flannel, and even his pastries, make not wanting to be friends with Cliff and his daughters pretty hard.Friends? I can make friends. That’s safe. Except I’m leaving in three months to pass the inn off to my little sister and get the promotion in Seattle I’ve been working towards. So ask me why I’m thinking about kissing my hot neighbor.
- ISBN:
- 9798217187072
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- 513 pages
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Loved itWe have lots of lots of fall stuff in here, like a fall festival, and it is so good. If you want that fall nostalgia, this is perfection.
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MixedDelila Green, The Soulmate, Equation, Funny Feeling, If It Makes You Happy. These were three and four stars.
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