The True Love Bookshop

I enjoyed reading this book.

Really enjoyed the book!

This book made me feel so many emotions as I read thru Tess & River's personal stories. It left me wanting to read more about their lives & the lives of others in Somerset Lake. KUDOS to Annie Rains! I'll definitely be choosing to read more of her books!

Live this author. She writes “Virgin River” type stories. The characters are relatable and the location is small town enough to know everyone. Like a Hallmark movie with some grit.

Loved this story and the continuation of the series. Read the entire series in a weekend. Can't wait for next book

Secrets are not so easy to hide, what happens if it all comes out? THE TRUE LOVE BOOKSHOP is all about River Harrison showing up at a bookshop, and Tess Lane is furious. Tess is a young widow who owns the bookstore. River is a former Marine, Jared’s ex-best friend, and now a private investigator. Tess hates River, he tried to ruin her wedding, but she can’t helping thinking with him showing up, it is her chance to uncover the truth of Jared’s mysterious death. He died in a town he didn’t belong in. He had no reason to be there and that has always bothered Tess.I really enjoyed the small town setting and the romance between Tess and River. There is a great set of characters and I can’t wait to read more about the secondary characters as well. I think the pacing in the book is great and gave a good foundation for the next book in the series. I had a great time reading THE TRUE LOVE BOOKSHOP. Annie Rains pulled me right in and hooked me from the very first page. She is now an auto buy author for me. Her characters feel very real. They aren’t perfect and while they all have flaws they are also very lovable. I now know I will devour everything this awesome author writes and do it all easily with a smile on my face and tears in my eyes. THE TRUE LOVE BOOKSHOP is the third in the series, but can be read as a standalone and with a fourth book already published!THE TRUE LOVE BOOKSHOP is a sweet novel about letting go of the past and making amends. Of rediscovering what its like to be in love again, friendships and of coming to terms with loss. In a week where I have started four or five books and given each up at between 30% and 50% I read THE TRUE LOVE BOOKSHOP straight through because the story is an easy read with engaging characters, a fun plot, and a believable storyline. I look forward to reading more from Somerset Lake. Annie Rains writes snappy dialogue, fantastic female friendships, and laugh out loud moments to give the story the perfect balance of humor and “will somebody pass the dang tissues?! Tess deals with some heavy situations, and several shocking revelations change everything for her. Hang on to your seats, trust me!! THE TRUE LOVE BOOKSHOP is not my first book by Annie Rains and it won’t be my last!I received a complimentary copy of this book from Forever. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Well apparently this is book three in a series. Which I didn’t know when I picked it up, but that didn’t make it difficult to read. So in my opinion it can be read as a standalone.⠀Tess is newly a bookstore owner and a widow when River comes crashing into her life, just like when he came crashing into her wedding to stop it. Tess and River have a love hate relationship that provides tons of comedy, a lot of mystery, and good feels for the story.⠀I thoroughly enjoyed the writing in this book and the small town feels. Tess and Moira’s friendship was fantastic, and I loved her as a side character.⠀One little nitpick is that the descriptions of characters was lacking making it hard to picture them at first. For example, at 23% into the book reader finally gets a description of what Moira looks like, after her having been in numerous scenes prior and not being described. Admittedly this probably wouldn’t be a problem if I had read the series in order so I’m not too concerned about it.⠀This book is for lovers of the miscommunication trope, only one bed trope, and soft fluffy dogs!⠀Hoping the next book is Gil and Moira’s story!

This was a good read! The reader loved the characters, the location and the plot. This one moved much faster than previous books that I have read by this author! I loved the bookshop, the enemies to lovers storyline and the characters. The "book club" was a lot of fun for this reader!The author writes a slightly predictable, while not predictable story - if that makes sense...the reader knows some things that are going to happen, but some are a surprise. The reader can't help but root for the characters and at times can be found yelling at the book...A must read and a must read now! Don't be alarmed by this being book 3 in the series, you can start here and be just fine!