Loving You

Samantha Chase

Sep 2023 · The Donovans (Sweetbriar Ridge) Book 1 · Chasing Romance, Inc.

About this ebook

He never planned to stay in Sweetbriar Ridge.

Then the perfect woman fell into his arms.

A small town, single mom, friends to lovers romance from NY Times Best Selling Author Samantha Chase

 

Not everyone in Sweetbriar Ridge is as sweet as the town name would suggest. But single mom Jade Mackenzie is up to the challenge of winning over the town if that's what it takes to make her new shop a success. After all, this is just the latest in a long string of battles she's had to face. Since she's given up on men–all of them except for her son–she can throw all her energy into the new business. Or so she thought until the most charming and too-good-looking-for-his-own-good man walked into her shop. And she literally falls into his arms.

 

Levi Donovan knows how to charm his way through life; winning people over is just what he does. But no amount of charm can save him when he's at the center of a scandal that costs him his position at a prestigious ad agency. With no other choice, he's forced to return home to Sweetbriar Ridge, the small town he left behind the first chance he got. When he meets the owner of the new coffeehouse, he starts to think that small towns aren't so bad. And when he finds out Jade needs a little help promoting her new business, Levi makes it his mission to help her make the shop a success. That's just what a good friend does.

 

No matter how hard she tries to resist, Jade can't help but be swept away by Levi's good looks and the sweet way he interacts with her son. But Levi isn't staying, and getting attached would be a mistake. Levi always swore he would never settle in Sweetbriar Ridge, but could loving Jade be reason enough to stay?

 

*Each book in the Donovans series can be read as a standalone*

Ratings and reviews

Samantha Chase is a wonderful small-town author. She writes well with great storylines and easy to like characters. I loved this book as well as the audiobook. Small-town and single mom are favorite tropes of mine. I had a few moments of anxiety over actions of the characters, but as a whole my heart was warm throughout the story. I didn't want to put it down! So glad I could continue with the audiobook when I had to leave the house. Carly Robins is an EXCELLENT narrator. She voiced both male and female voices well. The transition from reading to listening to the audiobook was smooth. It rolled like a movie in my head. Perfection. #ValentinePRaudioreview

Both Jade and Levi have family drama which puts pressure on their relationship. As always, the dynamic of the Donovan family and their ability to be up in one another’s business added an extra layer to the story. Carly Robbins narrates Loving You and she did a good job with her performance. Her voice is easy to listen to although I would love it a man narrated the male characters. She brought the angst, romance and passion to the characters and did justice to the story that Ms. Chase wove.

Loving You is book 1 in the Donovan’s of Sweetbriar Ridge by Samantha Chase, a great start to a new series and seeing old friends too! 4.5 stars Jade and Levi meet when he comes to her newly opened bookstore after he has been fired from his advertising job. Tensions run high, family dynamics, meddling towns people, starting over, seeing friends from another series (Laurel Bay) and sets us up for the next books in this series! I voluntarily read an advanced reader copy (ARC) of this book

About the author

Samantha Chase is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller of contemporary romance that’s hotter than sweet, sweeter than hot. She released her debut novel in 2011 and currently has more than eighty titles under her belt – including THE CHRISTMAS COTTAGE which was a Hallmark Christmas movie in 2017! She’s a Disney enthusiast who still happily listens to 80’s rock. When she’s not working on a new story, she spends her time reading romances, playing way too many games of Solitaire on Facebook, wearing a tiara while playing with her sassy pug Maylene…oh, and spending time with her husband of 30 years and their two sons in Wake Forest, North Carolina.

Learn more at: www.chasing-romance.com