3 Nerf Gun Stars ⭐️
Spicy Level: 🌶️🌶️/5

I mean it was cute and fluffy but that's all it was, cute and fluffy, nothing else.

𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙁𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨:
Natalie Archer is the girl who is always “the fun one.” She’s the person you go to for a good time, and her family doesn’t really take her seriously because they’re all doctors, lawyers, or accountants (something fancy like that) and she isn’t. Because of this, her mom doesn't really think she has succeeded in life. At the start of the book she’s in a long-term relationship with her boyfriend, and one day she surprises him at a coffee shop to discover he’s been having an emotional affair with a colleague. She breaks it off with him and moves out. Now Natalie finds herself homeless and single, but she has just gotten a job as their entertainment manager at the local resort.

Things get a little crazy because, similar to an adult version of The Inheritance Games, the family who owns the Hot Springs Eternal Resort, has a crazy deceased grandfather who in his will stated that "in order to claim your inheritance, you need to complete X and Y". It’s grumpy Preston Hott's turn to receive his "envelope" and he learns his challenge is to create a highly rated entertainment program at the resort. This could not come at a more inopportune time since he is just about to land the largest merger of his carrier which will guarantee his promotion.

On Natalies first day, Preston FIRES HER but is overruled by his sister (who actually manages the resort) and says the two will need to work together as Natalie has the experience Preston needs to succeed. So now the two have no choice BUT to work together and it makes you wonder if Natalie can add a little fun to Preston's life and if he will be able to overcome their differences and remove that stick-up-his-ass attitude.

Preston is a bit of a dick, he is super prideful and has this need to prove himself or more prove to his grandfather that he will succeed at life in NY when his grandfather always told him he would amount to nothing. He’s determined to make it big in New York, and now that he’s been sent back to his hometown, he’s questioning who he really is.

The more time he spends with Natalie, the more he realises that everything he’s been working toward might not align with what he truly wants. However, his stubborn nature makes it difficult to admit his grandfather could be right about a few things, and he struggles to accept that a bit of love, fun, and letting loose now and then might not be so bad after all.

I feel like this book fits that “perfect for a movie” vibe, where they fall for each other because they "spend so much time together", but you don’t see enough of that development, you see this quick montage of them hanging out, and in the book are just told, "they have hung out and spent time together". I wanted a bit more substance in watching them grow close.

𝙏𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙨:
▶ Workplace Romance
▶ Boss's Brother
▶ Forced Proximity
▶ GrumpyXSunshine

and 𝙈𝙞𝙘𝙧𝙤 𝙏𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙨:
▷ Brings Her Drinks/Food
▷ Suit Daddy
▷ Loves their Smile/Laugh
▷ Rolled Sleeves/Forearms
▷ Spicy/Steamy Water Scene
▷ Cages her with his Arms
▷ Dirty Talk
▷ Sex in a public place

Overall this was a typical "Hallmark Movie" vibe book and if you are looking for that light and fluffy just relaxing read this is perfect for you!

Thank you to Netgalley, Jelsba Media Group and Serena Bell for the gifted copy! All thoughts and opinions are my own