Author: Michele Summers

Book: Not So New In Town

tl;dr recommendation: This story might be about a small town, but it’s full of big love. 4 stars!

Book Summary:

You can’t go back, and you can’t stand still…

Lucy Doolan is a marketing genius. She can sell rain to a frog and snow to a polar bear. Newly single and unemployed, she’s lured back to her hometown of Harmony, North Carolina to help out her pregnant evil stepsister… only to find former crush heartthrob Brogan Reese has returned too, to open a new business in town. To add insult to injury, he’s still hot.

If the thunder don’t get you, then the lightning will…

Brogan never noticed Lucy much when they were young, but seventeen people have recommended her to help him. She’s got his attention now. With her sweet personality, brilliant imagination, and penchant for doing the completely unpredictable, Brogan is finding a whole lot of excuses to spend his days—and nights—with Lucy.

Longer Review:

This is a lovely read full of small town drama. I have to say that I love this type of storyline….where gossip runs rampant but ultimately love conquers all.

Lucy is coming home to help her stepsister, Julia, while Julia is on bed rest in the last few months of her latest pregnancy. The two of them have never been loving sisters, but it’s even harder now that Lucy has to literally wait on her hand and foot. She’s also responsible for helping with Parker, Julia’s fifteen year old son. No one knows who the father of her kids are, but everyone suspects that their father is Brogan, her high school ex-boyfriend. Coincidentally, Brogan’s back in town too. He recently started a health food store in his home town, which uhhhh, hasn’t taken off. YET. But he’s not planning on sticking around.

These type of love stories center around a simple town with a simple plot and I simply love them. It’s nice to escape to a place where everyone knows everyone and people act like the locals are actually celebrities. Yes, I imagine that the gossip train gets old if you have to live it, but there’s something adorable about old ladies sitting Brogan down and giving him the come-to-Jesus speech about how to make his next move. I love that shit.

Lucy’s sweet and smart as hell. She has a good head on her shoulders, although Brogan would most likely point out some of his other favorite body parts of hers first. She doesn’t want to get involved with her sister’s ex, especially because she thinks that he may still hold a candle for her, but she also can’t seem to help it. There are some hot & delicious sex scenes in this book. YUM YUM.

This is a really fun beach read – if you’re looking to enjoy something not too overly dramatic, but that will still leave you satisfied, this is a great one to pick up. This story might be about a small town, but it’s full of big love. 4 stars!

[I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review]