Review: Get Lost with You: A Novel by Sophie Sullivan

Get Lost with You: A Novel by Sophie Sullivan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I was provided both the ALC and ARC of this book via Netgalley, all opinions are my own.  Than you to St. Martins Press/St. Martin's Griffin and RB Media/Recorded Books for providing me with advanced copies of the book in both formats.  I have really come to enjoy reading along with the audiobook when I get the opportunity.  The narrator did a great job keeping me engaged

This was a super sweet second chance, small town romance.  Jillian Keller, aka Jilly has been in love with Levi since high school.  He left their small town of Smile to chase his dreams of becoming a chef and working in a big time fancy restaurant and while he had feelings for her, he didn't want to lead her on.  He was also friends with her older brothers and didn't want to break the "bro code".  Fast forward into the future, Jilly is a divorced single mom and helping to run a small lodge with her brothers.  She is cautious about everything in her life but overly so when it comes to love after her failed marriage.  She has alot on her plate with the lodge's summer opening looming and some new offerings on the way to bring in new clients.  She doesn't have time for a new relationship when Levi reenters her life, but everything happens for a reason.  

Levi has returned home to help out with the family construction business when his dad needs routine surgery.  There is a rift between father and son that needs mending due to Levi leaving town to pursue his dreams and not taking over the family business.  Naturally feelings were hurt, but Levi wants nothing more than to mend this fence and reestablish himself in his home town.  He achieved his goal to become a successful chef, and now more than ever he knows that the small town life is what he wants.  He also wants to explore that spark he has always felt for Jilly, so when an opportunity to cook at the lodge and spend more time with her opens up he jumps at the chance to show her how great they can be together and that he isn't going anywhere.

I really loved this.  Levi and Jilly were really cute together, they kept their relationship playful while dealing with real life situations.  They passed notes to one another like teenagers to keep things fun, while building up the trust needed for something concrete.  It is very low spice, there are some intimate scenes, but they are fade to black and not very descriptive.  I appreciated that Jilly got to explore her feelings of inadequacy in a relationship and fears about a new relationship as a single mom on her own terms.  She had real conversations with Levi and the conversation she had with her mom were really great to help her overcome her objections and find love again.

This is the 2nd book in the Rock Bottom series, but it does read as a complete standalone.  I have not read the 1st book in the series which centers around Jilly's brother Beckett and girlfriend Presley.  They are side characters in this book, and I'll be picking Love, Naturally soon as I want to know everything about their love story!  This is also my first book by the author, but it will not be my last!

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