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I have to admit, I have a spot spot for second-chance romance and this one was a winner in many ways. Love the setting and loved the male main character. That to me… Key!
Check out my thoughts on this upcoming Kindle version of this re-publication coming up this November below.
The Co-op by Tarah DeWitt
ASIN: B0D6LK6T5H
Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin
Publication date: November 12, 2024
OVERVIEW:
LaRynn Lavigne and Deacon Leeds had one short and contentious summer fling when they were teens—certainly nothing to build a foundation on. But a decade later, when their grandmothers have left them with shared ownership of their dilapidated Santa Cruz building, they’re thrust back together and have to figure out how to brace up the pieces.
LaRynn has the money, but in order to access her trust, she has to be married. Deacon has the construction expertise, but lacks the funds. A deal is struck: Marry for however long it takes to fix up the property, collect a profit, and cut ties.
Thrust into a home without walls, LaRynn and Deacon quickly learn that it’s easy to hide behind emotional ones, even in a marriage. But with all the exposure and pitfalls that come with living with the opposite sex (and none of the perks, much to their growing mutual frustration) they’ll also have to learn what it means to truly cooperate as a team.
Filled with crackling tension, The Co-op is a steamy second chance romance about restoration and renovation, and uncovering all the things that build character within ourselves. It’s about the never-ending construction project that partnership is, and finding enjoyment at every stage.
The Co-op by Tarah DeWitt Review
I have to say I have some love/hate things going on with this book. The FMC (female main character) started off very iffy for me. She was outright rude and mean in the beginning. The arguing and not listening to each other was exhausting at times.
I love the story and their burning love, however, the back-and-forth time jumps just really frustrate and tick me off. I am not sure why authors use them so much. In this book, I felt more annoyance than appreciative of the back story.
The Co-op was awesome and even with it written somewhat backwards. The main characters have zero communication skills and anger issues, which frustrate the hell out of you. But still DeWitt manages to write in such a manner that this story will make your heart swell.
The main characters learn to live with each other, learn to love, learn to grow, and depend on each other. There was some angst and the sizzle underneath it all is what made this story so worthwhile. Their chemistry is bomb! Its getting through it all that can be a lot.
For me, the epilogue made the book, in all honestly. Anything less would be a travesty.
4 STARS!!
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