Full Review by user_1bb8b69
Warm, sweet, and achingly tender, the grumpy/sunshine hockey romance I’ve been waiting for! 🏒🍯
This book wrapped around my heart and wouldn’t let go 🥹 Hallie loves her life in Wattlebrook Ridge, her bakery, her community, her quiet joy in exactly where she is. Then Chase lands, Canadian NHL star, counting the days until he can leave, unimpressed by the tiny town and its crumbling rink. He’s all sharp edges and longing for home; she’s sunshine, warmth, and cinnamon scrolls that soften even the hardest frown ❄️✨
Somewhere between morning coffees, practice sessions, and quiet moments, the grump melts. He starts seeing the beauty in what she loves. She starts seeing the homesick heart beneath his annoyance. But the clock is ticking, his career is back in Canada, her life is here, and falling in love means facing the hardest choice either has ever made 💛🌏
The mutual pining hits so hard, they don’t want to care this much, they know the end date is looming, and yet, here they are. It’s slow-burn perfection, gentle, genuine, and deeply felt. No grand drama, just two people realising they’ve found something rare, and wondering how to hold it without letting go. The ending? Beautiful, brave, and exactly right 🥹❤️
Small-town charm, mouthwatering baked goods, and a love story that proves home isn’t always a place, sometimes it’s a person. I’m already counting down to more from Wattlebrook Ridge ✨