One of the EASIEST 5 stars ever given!! The author saved the best for last!!

4th and final book in the lovelight series but can be read as a standalone should you wish, I personally think reading books 1 to 3 (I haven't read 3 yet lol) Just "paints" a fuller story of the little town of Ingewild and its precious community.

Nova is Beckett Porter's youngest (and favorite) sister. Nova is a tattoo artist with plans to open her own tattoo studio in Ingewild where she grew up - there is just SO MUCH to do, she is running on empty, exhausted and needs to chill.

Charlie is Stella's half brother, he surprise's her and Luka with an amazing opportunity (vague for spoilers LOL) and arranges to step in for a month and help run the farm with Beckett and Layla, whilst also working remotely doing his fancy shmancy investors job.

If Charlie is good at anything, it's making people love him and flirting with women - one particular woman has always given as good as she takes - Nova Porter. At an event one night Charlie asks Nova to dance and the chemistry between the two is electric - Charlie's rep as a lady's man is no secret to Nova and she starts to think maybe they can be what the other needs - So Nova asks Charlie if he wants to come home with her.

Charlie tries to escape to Ingewild as often as he can from New York on weekends. Stella is there, and the town and her friends have become his friends and his people. He yearns to have what they have, a place where he belongs and people who care. He will be here for a month - so with no expectations him and Nova strike a deal, aptly named "Business Casual".

This was ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE - Charlie is an absolute blast of a character, he is incredibly hilarious and lovable. Nova is a fire cracker, confidence and independence radiating from her. The banter between the two will have you in stitches - and when the sh*t starts to get real you will be smiling like an idiot and swinging your feet. Serious "found family" vibes. I love when books are light and fluffy but deal with some important, deeper issues xx ADHD and mental health rep in this case.

I appreciate the fact that there was no 3rd act break up and no miscommunication lol - second book in a few weeks I have read with no 3rd act break up scene and I - am - here - for - it!!!

Please read this

I'm so sad this is the last book in the Lovelight series :-(

But, what a way to finish! Bec's book just get better and better.

So, this is Charlie's (Stella's brother) and Nova's (Beckett's sister) story. In a perfect 'small town' style, expect to see all the familiar faces from previous books.

Charlie is in town looking out for the farm while she's on her honeymoon. And so starts the fun...
Neither of these characters are great at knowing, and admitting, what they really want, so I loved how they pushed each other and made each other stronger the closer they became.

A great ending to a great series.

An incredible ending to a very sweet series! I found a new favourite book (sorry, Mixed Signals, I still love you).

I went into this book a bit nervous. Charlie always seemed like a fun character but I didn’t see much depth to him (oh the irony). He could have easily been presented as this clueless playboy that “changes” for the right girl. But that is so not him, and I’m happy I got to know the real Charlie!

The plot: boy keeps coming to the small town where girl lives, cannot stop flirting with girl but loses his marbles when she reciprocates, because he couldn’t even imagine her ever going for a goof like him. Boy enters in a “business casual” agreement with girl. Girl gets to know boy and falls for, under and into him, along with all the readers.

I don’t often claim book boyfriends but if I did it’d be Charlie. This review (as evident by 90% of the quotes) is basically me fawning over him. Don’t get me wrong I liked Nova too, but from the very beginning of the book my mind latched onto Charlie and didn’t let go 🤷‍♀️ I don’t even have an idea what I related to — we’re nothing alike, except for maybe his anxiety issues. My hat’s off to the author for creating characters that feel real and that we can’t help but root for.

I loved everything — the chemistry, the relationship development, the steam ❤️‍🔥 and the whole swoon/sob fest that was the 3rd act for me 😭❤️😭

This book has possibly the best, sweetest jealousy scene I’ve ever read. The whole time Charlie was getting frustrated I was going “oh honey come here who needs this lady let me hug you” 🫠

I also loved the sibling relationships, especially (big surprise) Stella and Charlie’s. She could have easily resented him because of their father, but they gave it a try and both found a family with each other.

To conclude this (only slightly obsessive) essay, Charlie is a beautiful, goofy, selfless man who deserved every bit of happiness that he got in the end and more.

Rating:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (yes, another 6 star in the last few months! I’ve been so lucky)
🌶️🌶️🌶️ (by far the steamiest of the series)
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I am just simply NOT ready to leave Lovelight Farms 😭😭
The fourth and final book in the series and we have Nova and Charlie's romance. Nova is Beckett's youngest sister and Charlie is the half-brother of Stella. More importantly Nova is a tattooist and this was why I was so drawn to her and this book. I'm now desperate to go to Ink & Wild and get my own flower tattoo from her! I absolutely loved their romance together. It was honestly perfect, Charlie is a walking green flag and definitely deserves book boyfriend status. I was rooting for their successes individually and as a couple and this is what matters to me in romance books, that they have good character development and lives outside of their relationship.
There were so many cameos of the other couples, as it is the last book and it just felt like the perfect finale for this incredible romance series.
I don't usually tend to annotate or highlight certain quotes from my books but I couldn't help myself when it comes to B.K. Borison and this quote is the best line I've ever read- “You looked at him the same way you used to look at those expensive fine-point pens when you were a kid. You had little heart eyes.” 
Honestly the epilogue was one of the best I’ve ever read. The ending of this book completely has my heart.
I’m so in love with Nova and Charlie and would highly recommend this wonderful series!
5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you to NetGalley, Pan Macmillan and B.K. Borison for the opportunity to read this advanced reader copy.

Review posted to Goodreads and highlighted in an Instagram post. Review to be shared to Amazon and Waterstones on publication date.

I could go on and on about how much I love Charlie and Nova. Tropes include girl-obsessed, small town, opposites attract, secret relationship and black cat fmc. Nova is grumpy to Charlie’s golden retriever. Nova runs this amazing tattoo shop and has been dealing with Charlie flirting with her for a while now. Charlie is so caring and sweet. I loved this so much. I loved Lovelight farms so much too that when I saw this I had to request it. Thank you for this amazing story.

Thank you for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinions. I loved this so much.

As a huge fan of this series, I was of course overjoyed when I got approved for the ARC. I love Lovelight Farms and the concept of having one season associated with each book is so much fun, and as a fall girlie I was particularly excited for this one.

This brings me to my only, tiny criticism: I could have done with a bit more fall vibes. I know In The Weeds and Mixed Signals also weren't overly spring/summer, which is why this is just truly my autumn heart wanting alllll the vibes, but it just could have had a little bit more fall magic.

That being said, everything else was amazing and this is my favorite installment of the series.
I absolutely love Nova and Charlie and I could see myself in both of them. Opposites attract mixed with some friends to lovers is just so up my alley, and I also just love when two people fall in love who don't have time for love (without being cynical about it), so everything about this was just delightful.

I also loved the subplots of Nova opening her tattoo studio and Charlie figuring out what to do about his job in New York. The subplot with Nova and her brother Beckett was also great, I love Beckett so much so I was happy that he had a lot of page time in this one.

I really appreciated how well everything flowed together, the plot with Nova and Charlie working on setting up the fall festival blended well with their career-related subplots, which helped progress their character arcs, which helped move the romance along. It was all so well done!

Recently, I've found myself a bit less interested in contemporary romance, but books like this will always be the exception, it had me so giddy and charmed.

And as always, the setting was amazing and I'm so sad that we're leaving this town behind now. I could read another 10 books set here and would never get tired of it!

Overall, an amazing series finale and I can't wait for everyone else to read it.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC.

A highly entertaining and enjoyable read! I love B.K Borrison's writing, her books are easy to immerse yourself in the story and are always full of great characters and charming settings. The Lovelight Farms series has been a favorite and I enjoyed getting to know Nova and Charlie's characters in Business Casual, they have become favorites (especially the charming Charlie). I hope the series continues as I need to read more set in their town! Thank you so much for the advanced reading copy.

I have loved every book in this series and this book was the perfect finish to the series.

Nova and Charlie are so lovely together and so right for each other.

Nova is a great main character - she's independent, strong and absolutely determined to do it all alone while looking after everyone around her.

Charlie has his own things going on and really softens her edges. He doesn't try to take over, lets Nova do her thing and is a quite force in the background supporting her.

The chemistry between these two is gorgeous and so believable.

I really enjoyed being back in this small town and with all the familiar characters again. I loved the found family sense of this group and they are just such a lovely bunch to be around - I wish I knew them in real life.

Another fantastic book from BK Borrison

Charlie & Nova ❤️

✨Nova is the youngest sister in the Porter family. Her brother Beckett is the farmer on Lovelight Farms, and he’s always been her biggest cheerleader, even offering himself as a tattoo subject when she was first starting out.

🌿Nova’s back home to set up her own studio and she wants it to be perfect. Charlie, the half brother of Beckett’s business partner Stella, is in town, working remotely from his finance job in NYC, and he’s been helping her.

🥐With Stella on honeymoon in Italy, Charlie and Nova feel open to exploring their attraction for each other. Neither is looking for a relationship, but maybe that’s okay when it’s between the two of them.

📚I read the first three stories in this lovely series back when they were independently published and available in Kindle Unlimited. I was thrilled to be able to read the ARC of Business Casual, book 4 in the series. I did a re-read of In The Weeds (book 2) and Mixed Signals (book 3) with my library card just before tackling Charlie and Nova’s story. It really connected the dots for me, and I loved seeing the little dropped hints in the two previous stories. Coming around to Nova and Charlie, I loved how despite their likely age gap and the various family and town connections, this is treated so beautifully with everyone supporting this much-loved couple without letting them know. Their relationship is steamy, loving and fiercely protective in the nicest ways. I love this story and I am sure you could read this as a standalone, but I think you would be missing out on the full experience. The rest of the series is awesome and totally worth a read!

Read an eARC copy courtesy of Netgalley and the publisher
My rating 4.5/5 - ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 💫
Pub Date 18 Jul 2024

Ah that old thought of ‘this is just one night’ - the reader sits there giggling and kicking their little socked feet knowing full well that it won’t be just one night

I love Charlie and Nova!!! They are the perfect little friends with benefits/best friends little sister/small town romance storyline. I loved the fact she was the tattoo artist and he was the big city money man.

Their chemistry was on fire and watching the whole story unfold was a fabulous read and definitely my favourite BK book!

I’m so excited to see what BK brings out next

5 stars but really I mean infinity stars!

This was my favourite book of the series and what a way to end it!
I laughed I cried and I adored the 2 main characters I just wanted them to win from the very beginning.
Such a cosy heartfelt and steamy romance.

I took way too long to finish this, mainly because I don’t wanna accept that this is the last installment in the Lovelight Farms series! I don’t wanna leave these people!

Business Casual has everything I want from a book. I’m not surprised that I immediately fell in love with the characters, cause B.K. Borison knows how to write them so well! Charlie is a puppy dog who just wants to be loved and Nova is the little sister who finally wants to prove that she can do it on her own without the help of anyone. When they pair up it’s not just instant chemistry but perfectly right! The love, understanding and respect these two have for each other jumps at you from the pages! It’s like a warm hug!

I really loved their journey to self discovery and the arc of their relationship! It’s believable, grown up and so heartwarming! The previous cast and all the other side characters add their share to the mix and make this book perfect! Not the first time I’m thinking about moving to a farm! How can I leave them all behind?

I guess I’ll just have to take a piece of all of them with me in my heart.

Thank you to Netgalley and PanMacmillan for giving me an eARC of this book and exchange for an honest review.

B U S I N E S S C A S U A L
by b.k. borison

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what a fitting end to the lovelight farm series! this book covers nova porter and charlie milford's story and it is filled with all of the usual pining and magic that we have come to expect from becs. it has: one night to get it out of our system vibes, he's a finance guy/she's a tattoo artist vibes, secret relationship, small town.

it was beautiful and bittersweet - i dont want tk say goodbye to the inglewild phone tree and the town we have grown to love but i am also super excited for becs new book, first time caller.

book releases on 16/07/2024. thank you @authorbkborison @panmacmillan @bookbreakuk @netgalley for the arc.

What a beautiful way to see off the Inglewild family 🥰.
Business Casual is Charlie and Nova's story, but man, the way that Charlie stood out. I especially loved his voice: he's a flirt, and a goof, and the sweetest boy. Charlie and Nova make perfect sense together: they balance each other out, and are a safe space and comfort to each other.
Traveling to Inglewild is always fun, and meeting recurrent characters again in this book was just splendid.
I have been a reader of B.K.Borison since her indie days (I even have a review post up on my IG from way back), and it's truly heartwarming to see her work reach a bigger audience.
Business Casual is immensely satisfying in its conclusion to this beautiful series. It is definitely going to be one of my ultimate comfort books - the whole series, in fact - and I am all for that. I cannot believe that this is goodbye to the Lovelight series. Thank you, B.K.Borison, to have brought Inglewild to us 💕 - forever a fan.
(In case all this gushing doesn't tell you, Business Casual goes to my favorites shelf).

5⭑

Tropes;
- friends with benefits
- small town romance
- ADHD & migraines rep
- reverse grumpy x sunshine
- dual POV

BK Borison saved the best until last with this book. Business Casual was SOOOO GOOD.

We follow Charlie and Nova, who start up a friends with benefits agreement as the two of them aren’t looking for a relationship at the moment but can’t deny the attraction they feel for each other.

I loved everything about this book!!! Charlie and Nova are hands down my favourite characters from the Lovelight universe. Their romance development was very nicely done and didn’t feel rushed.

I also loved that we got to see all of the couples from the previous books!! It’s one of the best found family series I’ve read and Business Casual was a wonderful way to end the series.

Thank you NetGalley & the publisher for sending me an early copy in exchange for my honest review.

Five shining stars for this gem of a book.
Business Casual was one of my most anticipated books for this year and my expectations were sky-high, but B.K. Borison knocked it out of the park and Charlie & Nova literally stole my heart.
Their chemistry, banter and vulnerability with each other were top-tier. I swooned, snorted, cackled and wiped away copious tears...couldn't have asked for anything more perfect!
I can't believe the Lovelight series is over...but what an amazing and tender journey it has been. I'm so glad I stumbled upon it by complete chance years ago, because B.K. Borison is now one of my favourite authors ever. I already cannot wait for her next book.

What to expect:
- reverse grumpy x sunshine
- friends to lovers
- he falls first
- he takes care of her when she's sick
- found family
- small town

Like....100000000000000000% recommended.

Lovelight Farms stole my heart, and I loved every single minute of it ❤️

I have DEVOURED this series in a single week, and I am so, so sad that this was the end of this Small Town Farm Romance escape (I am really happy that I have book #1 to read in December since I did not want to read the Christmas book in June).

"She looks like she could eat me alive.
I fucking love it."

Business Casual was probably my favorite. Charlie's struggles really hit a nerve, watching Nova deal with her perfect family and overcome her insecurities was next level heartwarming. I don't have any tattoos, but I would love to get one of her signature minimalistic flower tattoos, and then move into her studio (the plant wall has got to be AMAZING).

"I try to convince myself I'm not with all the ridiculous shit I do, but I'm lonely all the time. I go to work, and I keep myself busy with things I don't care about, and I come back to a fancy apartment with everything I could ever want, and I feel ... nothing. Empty."

It is cute, romantic, but also funny, and made me actually laugh out loud and giggle/grin multiple times in public, it has different family dynamics, our lovely couples from the previous books, it has the beautiful Lovelight farm, the nature, the small town gossip, Nova and Charlie have character and chemistry, and like I mentioned in an update, all the books have spice, but this one feels the horniest (I am not complaining). I loved the banter, the texts?!, the conversations and interactions, and all the small little details that make Lovelight Farms, Lovelight Farms.

"That's probably the kind of guy she usually goes for.
I bet he's absolute shit at doing his taxes."

I will stop now to not spoil anything, just read the series when you are in the mood for some cute cosy, entertaining light but spicy romcoms, you won't regret it ❤️

I will definitely get book #1 and #4 as paperback copies, like I already did with #2 and #3 to display my new favorite comfort book series and the breathtakingly beautiful covers. I can still not get over them 😱♥️

After reading A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston last week, which is basically about a woman stumbling upon the small town of her favorite romance book series with all the characters and everything, I picked up the books of Lovelight Farms. And now I cannot stop thinking about all those books, and how badly I want to visit Lovelight Farms, eat Strawberry Shortcake at Layla's bakery, get a tattoo at Nova's, walk through the trees of the farm and be a part of the Phone tree. I miss it already, and I just know that I will reread and reread this whenever I feel like it and need a pick me up ❤️

Thank you, Netgalley, Pan Macmillan, and B.K. Borison for the arc in exchange for an honest review!!!

I put off reading this for a while because i was not ready to say goodbye to this series. Gah, this was the best out of an already amazing series. Borison is just the absolute G.O.A.T. of small town. Nova and Charlie's story was steamy, funny and just the absolute best end to the lovelight series. I don't want to spoil the story, but pleaseeee read this book. If you haven't read any of Borison's series then you are MISSING OUT.

Quickly becoming my favourite of the 'Lovelight Farms' series, this romance was a joy to read. The main couple had such a fun dynamic, their chemistry was undeniable and I appreciated their deeper connection. I loved the writing style. It was easy to read, yet felt elevated. This helped build such a cosy atmosphere, making me reluctant to leave the fictional small town behind.

Nova and Charlie revelled in flirting with each other. Their relationship kind of felt out of nowhere, but it was still immensely fun. I appreciated how, as they spent more time together, they dug deeper into their secret fears and insecurities. I loved that they each represented a sense of home for the other. With Charlie, Nova felt braver, and with Nova, Charlie felt worthy. In this way, the novel contained surprising moments of depth. Nova and Charlie were definitely the most mature couple out of 'Lovelight Farms'.

Would I recommend?... Yes! This author just seems to get better and better, so I'm excited to see what she writes next!

This book was a DNF for me. It was different than what I was expecting. I have read mixed signals from this series and I really liked it. I don’t know why I wasn’t able to connect with the characters in this one. As soon as the book started, I was being introduced to so many characters. I couldn’t really see a proper connection between Nova and Charlie.

Maybe I will come back to it once I read the other two books and change my thoughts.

Thank you so much for providing me with the eARC @NetGalley 🫶🏻