For me, this is a good read for a lazy weekend as it was a little slow at time but it was a sweet romance and I did like it it was good just not great. This is the story of Olivia going back to her hometown and everyone not being able to see past what she was like as a kid that is everyone but Cal who has always cared about her since they were little. It was a little weird that he thought of her as his but had not seen her since before they were teenagers but it was also cute. It is worth reading it was not bad.

Sorry I was not able to read you book but it went to archive before I could get to it. Sorry once again.

When your heart finds it’s happy it knows. But sometimes our brains and outside influences can guide us in totally different directions. As is the case for Caleb O’Hara who lost his heart at a young age to his younger sister’s best friend Olivia Law.
Samantha (Sam) and Olivia (Liv) were like sisters. You see Liv was an only child. So, she spent a lot of time at the O’Hara’s house. To the point where Cal left his window unlocked at night so she could crawl through to get to Sam’s room. His crush was so big that he lived for those nights because Liv was always one with a story filled with some adventure or something. Sometimes it was almost too much so he would act like he was asleep so he would be on overload.
But when the day came that Liv’s family was shunned from their small town for an accident caused by Liv trying to be nice. He wished with all his heart that he could have back all those nights he acted like he was asleep. She was no longer twelve and eighteen years had passed.
Cal was now picking up a woman not a girl from the train station for his sister, Sam. Because she would be marrying his best friend, Ethan. Liv was coming to help her plan her wedding. Even though they lived apart they remained forever best friends. Sam had always gone to the other side of Australia to see Liv. This will be the first time that Liv has been home since that one unfortunate day.
Cal just hoped the hometown crowd he loves so much will give her a better welcome home experience than they gave to Ethan when he came back. Well, he could only hope, anyway.
Upon seeing each other they were pleasantly surprised just by the smiles they each had on their faces that were for sure. But they were each very guarded for sure. A lot of chit chat but not a lot about each other’s personal lives. Both had been hurt in past relationships neither wanting to show their hand.
See how this couple along with a house full of all their closest family, friends, and neighbors with long memories bring this couple closer than they ever dreamed possible. Watch as past hurts become the things that heal each other’s hearts and plant seeds toward a new future.
I totally enjoyed this book. The characters are people you hope for in your own life. They were well round and fun. I give this: 5 stars. Provided by netgalley.com.

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This is a cute story of Olivia returning to her hometown after being, basically, ostracized for being the town's troublemaker. This town has held their grudge against her and barely give her a second chance. But there's Cal who's always held Olivia in a special place in his heart. Albeit, he hasn't seen her since he was, like, 11...which is weird. You don't pick "the one" when you're in elementary school. Usually, at least.

I had a really hard time finishing this story because nothing was going on. I thought the story was about Liv coming home to help her childhood best friend plan her wedding, but that was put way aside to try and bring Liv and Cal's "relationship" to the front. For me it didn't work. I just couldn't stay invested, but I finished, and I'm glad I did, because I can't stand not finishing a book.

I'd recommend this as a light read for a lazy day on the beach.

The book was written amazing, the characters were perfect for each other

Autumn Vows is a great romance. I throughly enjoyed the plot and the characters. I have not read this author’s work before and was impressed by her writing and certain I will be reading more of her books.

3.75stars
A cute lovely story about Olivia and her best friend Brother Caleb. Olivia comes in her old hometown after almost 20 years to help plan wedding for her best friends. But what she didn't count was Cal and that she will fall in love with him. Both Cal and Olivia are lovely developed characters. I liked that Olivia is deep inside of her different as she shows to the world. Cal is the one who really sees her and she really opens to him. Cal was already through a lot and it isn't easy for him to show the deepest secret to Olivia. When she does she see all the good that is in him. The only problem is Sam and all the Kilometres that separate them .Will love be enough?
I volunteered to review an ARC of this book for Netgelly

Autumn Vows by Elise K. Ackers unfortunately did not meet expectations.
Review copy received from Escape Publishing via Netgalley

4.5☆
Another really good book by Elise K. Ackers.
What I liked:
The writing style
The characters
Part of a series: Return to Me
Standalone
HEA

I look forward to reading more from this author.