Review: The Sweet Spot by Adriana Locke

The Sweet Spot by Adriana Locke
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I was provided an ARC of this book from the publisher via Netgalley. all opinions are my own.  Thank you to Montlake and Candi Kane PR for providing me with an ARC for review.   This comes out tomorrow November 29, 2022

Palmer is a hardworking single mom, who will do anything to protect her 12 year old son and provide him the stable home she never had growing up.  She has an awesome best friend to help her out, but she doesn't have a big support network.  Enter Cole, a retired baseball player who is staying with his parents in small town Ohio while he does some soul searching.  He is immediately drawn to the small town life and when he meets Palmer he can't deny that there is something about her that screams for him to stay and start something a little more permanent.  Not one for long term relationships, Cole doesn't want to mislead Palmer but he wants what she is willing to give him while he sticks around town. 

This got pretty emotional at times.  Palmer had a pretty rough childhood.  Trigger warnings for an alcoholic and abusive parent.  She also had some pretty questionable relationships with men who let her down.  Despite all that she came out the other side a great person and a wonderful mom who raised an awesome kid.  I liked that we got to see many sides of Palmer from the vulnerable mom and woman to the strong employee and boss that was trying to hold everything together for everyone else.  We also get to see her speak up for herself and do what is best for her and her son.  Cole has some stuff he is dealing with, and while it takes him quite a while for the reveal and for him to come to terms with it.  I'm happy with the way the conflict was resolved.  This was relatively low angst, there is some but it is short lived.  There are some steamy parts, but not over the top.

Overall I loved this sweet small town romance.  

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