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grace33's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Abandonment
Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Medical content
Minor: Infidelity and Pregnancy
sami_leigh's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🌶️.5/5
🌶️.5/5
All I knew was how good it felt to be with her this way…to be the man she saw when she looked at me, not the one I saw when I looked at myself.
❤️ First book in a series of five
❤️ First Person Dual POV
❤️ Single dad
❤️ Age gap
❤️ Boss’ daughter / family friends
❤️ She’s the part-time nanny
❤️ Family business; FMC wants to strike out on her own
❤️ ‘Good girl’ 😏
❤️ MC growth; commitment issues, past relationship trauma, self worth, siblings bonds.
❤️ Grand gesture (the kids get involved 🥹)
❤️ Epilogue
⚠️ Infidelity (past relationship), abandonment, medical trauma/content (heart condition/ surgeries in past), pregnancy, toxic past relationship.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Abandonment
Minor: Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy
sdupont's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This is a quick and fun read. While the age gap and nanny tropes are generally not my thing, this book did them well. I enjoy reading Mack and Frannie’s story. Honorable mention to Mack’s adorable kids. I really enjoy Melanie Harlow’s work. I would recommend!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Medical content
Minor: Infidelity
risseandshine's review
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Single dad Dean 'Mack' McAllister may be super dad to his kids, but he isn't so super when it comes his woman. His nanny, Frannie Sawyer, is a woman who knows what she wants, both in life and love, but finds herself caught up in feelings with a man who has his reservations when it comes to the latter. Their story forces the two of them to rethink their priorities and meet eye to eye in order to truly be together.
First things first: don't you just love it when you read a book with children and they end up not making you want to pull out all your hair because of annoyance?
Good news is this book doesn't have annoying kids. I know that's a very odd point to be nitpicky about in a romance book but there is something to be said about a single dad's children who appear to have more functional brain cells in terms of love. It was so adorable reading them knocking the sense out of their elders and pushing them to their happily ever after.
As for our hero and heroine, I found their romance so cute to read. I love how one moment they have the cutest, fluffiest scenes, then the next minute things start heating up to the highest of levels. So yes, the romance definitely delivered equally in terms of fluff and steam.
I'd say my only setback in giving this 5 stars is the hero. I understood why he has his doubts but at some point, I got exhausted reading his thought process when he's considering the cons of being with the heroine.
Overall, this book is still a win and a highly recommended one. Without a doubt one of the better small town romances/world I've read.
First things first: don't you just love it when you read a book with children and they end up not making you want to pull out all your hair because of annoyance?
Good news is this book doesn't have annoying kids. I know that's a very odd point to be nitpicky about in a romance book but there is something to be said about a single dad's children who appear to have more functional brain cells in terms of love. It was so adorable reading them knocking the sense out of their elders and pushing them to their happily ever after.
As for our hero and heroine, I found their romance so cute to read. I love how one moment they have the cutest, fluffiest scenes, then the next minute things start heating up to the highest of levels. So yes, the romance definitely delivered equally in terms of fluff and steam.
I'd say my only setback in giving this 5 stars is the hero. I understood why he has his doubts but at some point, I got exhausted reading his thought process when he's considering the cons of being with the heroine.
Overall, this book is still a win and a highly recommended one. Without a doubt one of the better small town romances/world I've read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness
Minor: Infidelity
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