The Setup

Jennifer Bernard

Dec 2022 · Lake Bittersweet Book 3 · Jennifer Bernard

About this ebook

He left without warning in the middle of a Lake Bittersweet winter.
Now he’s back... just in time for the holidays.

For Gina Moretti, the holidays are bittersweet thanks to a history of romantic disasters. This holiday season, her friends are taking the reins and are setting her up. Little did she know the whole town would get into the act, but that’s Lake Bittersweet for you. When a date goes sideways, she’s shocked to be rescued by the one-and-only Kirk Williams–her brother’s best friend, who left town long ago and is now a celebrity hero.

Kirk is back in Lake Bittersweet for some peace and quiet, but once he sees Gina, that’s out of the question. His best friend’s tomboy little sister is now a gorgeous woman with secrets of her own. When she asks him for help tracking down someone from her past, he jumps at the chance to win her trust. As for resisting their intense attraction...he might be famous for his heroic rescues, but he’s not that strong.

Can Kirk and Gina banish the ghosts of holidays past and claim the future of their dreams ...while dealing with family revelations, obsessed fans, and the endless parade of holiday setups?

Ratings and reviews

Jennifer Bernard created another amazing and delightful story with The Setup, book three in her Lake Bittersweet series. This is Gina Moretti and Kirk Williams’ love story; a unexpected love story with a return to Lake Bittersweet. Gina knows that she needs to move forward with her life and get over her holiday glumness; the lost Olympic dream and her ex-husband. The residents of the town of Lake Bittersweet are trying to help her find "the one" with this year's Gina-stakes. Kirk grew up in Lake

A*R*C for honest review with no compensation The Setup is book 3 in the Lake Bittersweet series by Jennifer Bernard. Loving this series!! Gina Moretti dislikes the holidays thanks to her romance disasters. Her friends and towns people have decided it’s time for Gina – stakes…finding her perfect person. When yet another date goes bad someone from the restaurant bar sends her a drink…who turns out to be her brother‘s best friend, Kirk Williams and her teenage crush. Holiday setups, moving

So much in this story! Gina and Kirk were great together. The suspense part was awesome, and they both got to work through some past baggage on their way to each other. Who won the Gina-stakes?