I have been excited for this book from the second I heard about it. I may or may not have set an alarm on my phone so that I knew when it was being released. I did receive an eARC of this book from NetGalley and Bold Strokes Books in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Archie is a Townie who commutes to work for the Rosebrook Village Trust. She is disillusioned about the idea of true love (or any sort of it really) and she never wants to return to living in a small-town. Ashling has lived in a sheltered life in Rosebrook and started coming out of her shelf more when she began working for the Trust. Ashling and Archie got off on the wrong foot, but now they have to work together while their bosses are out. Things get complicated when Archie realizes that she might have feelings for Ash and she has to decide whether she plans to pursue a relationship.

This book left me feeling giddy and happy. I spent the last few chapters grinning like a fool. I love this book and these characters so much. I even like it better than its predecessor. There is initial conflict between the two characters, but around the halfway point (even a bit earlier) things start changing and it leaves me feeling gushy and glowy and happy.

Archie is not a romantic. She had a toxic childhood that left her disillusioned about the idea of love. She hasn’t had a relationship that lasted longer than three months. Ashling hasn’t had much experience in long-term dating either. She’s been very isolated and sheltered in the town of Rosebrook, but she dreams of having a love like her parents did. She’s an absolute romantic and she loves romance books because they show her that sort of love. I love both these characters so much. I love grumpy Archie slowly allowing her shell to break. I love Ash believing the best about love and wanting it so truly. It’s amazing.

I will freely admit that I am a sucker for the idea of a love-averse character having to learn how to “woo” a hopeless romantic. It was great watching Archie figure out what she wanted to do, even seeking help from some other people. My only issue with this book is that I wish that that part had been dragged out a bit longer. I would have loved to see Archie learn more and it would have led to even better relationship development. The relationship in this book does take a bit to get started and, when it does, it hits the ground running. That might be off-putting to some people, but I don’t mind it.

I thought that this book was excellent, one of my favorites by Jenny Frame. I won’t say that this book is for everyone but give it a chance. It left me feeling so happy after that I wanted to read it again almost immediately after finishing it.

I received an ARC copy of this book from the Publisher via Netgalley and voluntarily leaving my review.


Ash and Archie are different where as Ash like living in the country in a small village Archie does not she did that and doesn’t want to do it again.

Ash and Archie have to work together they immediately clash but as they start to get to know each other they start seeing each other in a new light. I like that this read was low on drama the main characters have great chemistry and more importantly it’s about being your true self.

Cute story. The romance between Archie and Ashling was very sweet and spicy. I liked that this was a story about finding your true self, and not letting anything or anyone stand in the way. This was a low drama love story that was more about family and friends and helping your fellow man and woman find a place that's safe, and tolerant to all. I would definitely recommend this book to my friends and family, and I'm looking forward to seeing what this author writes next.

I enjoy reading Jenny Frame and I liked this book. The lead character Archie starts off as a bit of a dick. The other lead character, Ash calls her grumpy. Grumpy is putting it kindly, but there is a change in Archie. She becomes like the fictional romantic lead in the romance books Ash loves.
The book has a small age gap and butch theme going on. It's a light hearted story with a good ending

This is a very wonderful novel. I loved the tension between Ashling and Archie. They went from being enemies to lovers over the course of their working relationship, though we are lead to believe there was an underlying sexual tension there all along. It is sweet and romantic in the best way. This is the second book featuring a couple from the Rosebrook village and I am hoping Miss Frame will feature a third couple in another book; preferably Griffin! I definitely see a story there!

I love this authors Butch/Femme tropes and it will never get old. All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and looking forward to the next.

I received this ARC from the author via NetGalley for an honest review.

Ash and Archer are working for Evan Fox, CEO of Fox toys who are working to make Rosebrook Village an environmental friendly place to live.
As Evan Fox and her new wife head off for their honeymoon Ash and Archer are left in charge while they're gone. They each are left they a list of things to do during that time. Little do they know their lists are the same forcing them to work together.
Ash is a romantic dreamer and driven while Acher is a player and more carefree. Them working together will cause even more of a rift as they have different working styles and think they can each do a better job.
Along the way things will change and Ash and Archer begin to see the other differently.
This is a fun and lively read as the story unfolds and their attraction grows.