Thank you to the author, Rachel LaBerge for an ARC of this novel!

This is such a soft and sweet romance. We follow Colson as he runs from hitting rock bottom on his basketball team and Sadie who lives in the town that Colson runs to. I loved the way they warmed up to each other and how they supported each other. The book deals a lot with grief and healing, and the author handled it all so well. The book is the trope of grumpy x sunshine and Rachel did something that I absolutely love for this trope - she let the sunshine character break; Sadie was allowed to feel low and go through tough things while still remaining the sunshine for those around her and I loved that so much. 

Synopsis:

Recently dismissed from the NBA and drowning in secrets, Colson Burke runs to his lake house in search of peace, quiet, and somewhere to hide after his career implodes.

What he gets is Sadie Becker.

Sadie runs the recreation center next door and is relentlessly cheerful and impossible to ignore. She has no problem calling out the grump who moved in beside her… even as she starts to see the hurt he’s trying so hard to keep buried. She knows what it’s like to lose the future you thought was certain.

What begins as irritation turns into a push and pull neither of them planned for—and something neither of them want to lose.

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