When it comes to the combination of nanny, single-dad, age-gap tropes, I prefer when it's a slow-burn, which this one was not. It was immediate attraction and insta-lust, which I did not care for.
There are other small things that did not land well with me, like how <spoiler>Griffin was kinda dismissive of the mother of his kids and his wife when Andi asks about her. Also, the fact that he was solo-parenting his kids for ten years, in a super strict manner, and no one in his immediate circle talked to him about it.. until Andi</spoiler>.
I went in blind because I have really liked some books by this author, and unfortunately it didn't work out that well for me. That said, I would still recommend it to readers, because I think this will work people who love these tropes.

Thank you to the author/publisher for the ARC via Netgalley. All opinions are my own.

I just reviewed 'Under One Roof' by Sophie Andrews.

OMG... Grumpy single father...LOVE IT...retired Navy Seal turned Firefighter....THIS IS MY JAM...

Meet Griffin...your next book boyfriend....he rescues our heroine Andi from the side of the road as her jeep broke down and soon becomes his live-in-nanny for his twins. Instant attraction for both characters.... I loved the start of this book; I was enthralled by his bossy, protective nature and Andi's shy, 'don't catch me looking' smiles. These two dragged me into their story from the very first page. I loved this book from start to finish... It's a fast-paced romance journey with past family trauma and lots of growth on both characters' parts that keeps you rooting for them. I can't wait to read the rest of the series.

A sweet, small-town romance with the right amount of spice. I can't recommend this book enough. Ladies, go out and read this when it releases on May 1st. You won't be disappointed.

"Captain Stone" is your new book boyfriend.

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This was a pretty cute modern day retelling of The Sound of Music just with less kids and taking place in Pennsylvania as opposed to Austria. And also no nuns or Nazis. Andi is a down on her luck aspiring song writer and Griffin is a former navy seal turned fire captain and a single dad in need of a nanny for his 10 yo twins. There's a pretty sizable age gap, she's 28 and he's 42, and she's got some serious hangups about sex due to her toxic family and a past bad relationship. And while he's no Captain Von Trapp (not the real one, the fictional one immortalized by Christopher Plummer), the sex is steamy, the romance is cute and I liked watching these characters become a family. I'm hoping his siblings all get a romance, given the name of the series and if the end teaser is right, I'm real eager for the sister's book.

Under One Roof was a romance about two people finding each other at the right time. Andi's car has broken down on the road during one of the toughest times of her life. At 28, she feels like she's lost everything, but she's really about to gain everything she never knew she wanted or needed. Griffin, captain at the local fire department, comes across Andi on the side of the road. Always willing to help someone in need, he rescues her from the side of the road, and she ends up working for him as a nanny to his 10-year-old twins. Their attraction to each other grows into more in their close proximity despite their almost 15-year age difference.

This romance was cute. Andi and Griffin were both fighting feelings for each other and I loved how they fell more for each other the longer they spent time together. Their romance did feel kind of instant love/lust-y, but it worked within the context of their story. I loved both of their independent relationships with the twins and then the family they made. I enjoyed this fun, quick romance novel.