Stuck with You: A ONE WEEK Novella by Roya Carmen Published by Self-Published on June 20, 2019
Format: ARC
Genres: Romance
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The last novel in the ONE WEEK series. STUCK WITH YOU is a fun summer standalone novella.
Corrie MacMillan has been through a lot these past few years. Feeling down in the dumps, she packs up and gets away for a bit — her friends have lent her their beach cottage for a week. Corrie is looking forward to getting off the grid and having a quiet week with her two Pomeranians. On the week’s agenda: journal, walk on the beach, paint, read, relax and reflect on life.
Unfortunately, her plans hit a snag when she finds her soon-to-be ex, Jacob, at the cottage too. Turns out they’ve been double booked.
Jacob is as pig-headed as she is, and neither one of them is willing to give up the cottage. Ultimately, they decide that they can co-exist as long as there are a few rules in place. They both promise to behave.
But when Corrie catches the sexy carpenter neighbor’s eye, Jacob gets a little jealous. Turns out he’s not so good at keeping promises.
And apparently, Corrie’s not as over Jacob as she thought she was.
Author's note: Contains some coarse language and sexual scenes. Adult audiences only. 18+
Stuck With You is pretty standard fare for a novella. It sits firmly in the didn’t love it, didn’t hate it category for me.
With Corrie and Jacob’s pending divorce and the possibility of her dating another man, I expected to be more emotionally involved. I enjoyed the genuine warmth between the characters; however, the story lacks tension because the two are still clearly in love with each other and the justification for their split is weak. Corrie also isn’t very firm in her rejection of Jacob. There are several missed opportunities to make the plot more meaningful.
Although the story is predictable, I still rooted for the characters to have their happily ever after. The epilogue could be more satisfying, but overall it was pleasant way to pass an hour or two.
* I received an early copy of this book to voluntarily read. *
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About Roya Carmen
Busy mom of three, romance writer, comic-addict, artist & designer, book-aholic, nature lover, and hopeless romantic.
When I’m not writing, I can usually be found hanging with my family, reading, camping and travelling, painting, yoga-ing (very ungracefully), shooting pool, or at my favourite bookstore café with my book friends.
A Northern French-Canadian gal, I now live just near Toronto where it’s much, much warmer!
If you’d like to contact me or ask a question, please email me at royacarmen@gmail.com Thank you so much!
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