The overall feeling of this book was mellow to me. There wasn't a lot of drama, more outside people causing issues by sticking their noses in where they didn't belong. For Drew it seemed like all of a sudden he really saw Silver and thought back to when they had dated before. For Silver it seemed like Drew was the one that let her get away. The complication they had back them was interesting, especially as how it came back into play in the present.

I was glad that the nosy busy bodies didn't win, that both Silver and Drew had to fight for what they wanted.

I really liked how they worked the business along with rediscovering their relationship. Big plans, yet realistic too. Even a mishap that made them alter things.

Rating: 3.5 but rounded up

The fourth installment of Happily Inc, Not Quite Over You, is about Drew and Silver. There is an urgent feel to this book, starting off a lot hotter than the previous books. There is something about the tension between Drew and Silver that gets you invested. There is a high school past between the two, once with a choice and a consequence. Together, they make a decision, and as most tropes, that decision drives them apart.

In present day, both Drew and Silver have moved on, creating a life for themselves in varying degrees of success. When circumstances bring together once more, there is a somewhat rekindled tension that then sparks pent up attraction.

This story is filled with angst. And while I normally don't do angst, Mallery had me engaged. I had some issues with Silver, but her personality isn't something that I normally would relate to.

Overall I enjoyed this story, and am glad for their happy ending.

This is a sweet second-chance romance with a twist of the secret child plotline. Drew and Silver had an affair when they were 18. She got pregnant, but they decided to give the baby up for adoption and go their separate ways. What Drew didn’t know is that Silver lived with the adoptive family while she was pregnant and continues to have the best relationship of a birth mother and adoptive mother and child that ever happened in real life or fiction.

Meanwhile, Drew and Silver go into business running a business that actually sounds rather interesting - a bar in a trailer that can be brought to a wedding. And there is a lot of business because they live in the cutest town imaginable, Happily Inc, devoted to being a wedding destination. I can’t imagine that there are enough people who want to travel to the California desert for a wedding destination, but go with it. Mallery specializes in these unbelivably cute towns with gimmicks that keep them going. First she had her Fool’s Gold series about a California town that has celebrations and festivals all year long to give enough business for all the quirky people who live there. And now...Happily Inc.

Add in the evil mother and the an unbelievably nice 11-year old daughter and lots of friends and you have a typical Susan Mallery romance.

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book that I received from Netgalley; however, the opinions are my own and I did not receive any compensation for my review.

Silver comes across as a woman with a tough outer shell, but it's a way to protect herself. Her life hasn't been easy, and her first love, Drew, didn't help make it easier. Twelve years later, Drew is determined to get Silver back, but she's hesitant. She doesn't want to get hurt again, and she's keeping a secret from Drew that could jeopardize their relationship.

I thought Drew was a bit hard on Silver at times. He had made his decision when he was younger and didn't look back, yet Silver was the one left to deal with the consequences. I found his anger towards her to be unjust. He does manage to redeem himself though.

Readers once again get to see the close knit friendships in Happily Inc. It was nice to catch up with them and see how they once again support one of their own.

If you're looking for a sweet second chance romance, look no further.

**A copy was provided via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Silver and Drew dated as teens but when Drew left for college that was the end of their relationship. Now years later they are both in the same town and Drew's world is turned upside down when he finds out Silver has kept a secret from him. Great second chance at love story!

The story of Silver and Drew. Silver let Drew go off to college but told him several months later that she was pregnant and going to put the baby up for adoption since neither of them were ready to be parents. Now ten years later Silver and Drew reconnect, but Silver has a secret. Will it ruin everything between them?

Fourth book in the series and like the others a good cute romance. My only issue was Silver telling her friends her secret before Drew—too much chance for him to find out in a small town.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I am a newer reader of Susan Mallery's books, so it was a surprise and a pleasure to discover Silver and Drew -- some of her older characters from a past series. I would recommend this book to anyone who reads and enjoys Susan Mallery's titles, but also to readers of Mary Kate Andrews and Susan Elizabeth Phillips.

We finally get to find out what happened between Silver and Drew all those years ago. I enjoyed seeing Silver try to grow her business with some help from Drew. The two having a past together made me feel more invested in their relationship, because I wanted to see them reunited. I'm now anxiously awaiting more books in the series because I love reading more about the people that are throughout the books. I received a copy in exchange for an honest review. #NotQuiteOverYou #NetGalley

Silver and Drew have made an art of avoiding each other in the little town of Happily Inc. after an ill fated high school romance. Now, that is about to change, and Drew is going to find out why Silver won't give him a second change. Sparks still fly, and while Silver feels herself falling all over again, there is still something earth shaking that she needs to share with Drew, and time is running out.

Another winner to Mallery's series. Happily Inc ties in to Fool's Gold, but the characters and the town can stand on their own. Each book has it's own fill of heart, humor, and love with plenty of twists and turns to keep the stories moving. I love Mallery's ability to keep the characters fresh and real, each book just builds on the last, and while they can stand alone, the series is always enhanced.

Silver Tesdal and Drew Lovato go way back, back to the time he left her alone with an unplanned pregnancy. Fast forward 12 years and Silver and Drew become reacquainted when her business loan is turned down by Drew's family bank. Drew decides to invest in Silver's plan and from there the sparks begin to fly. What Drew doesn't know is that Silver has a secret about their baby.
I found myself admiring Silver and disliking Drew. I couldn't invest in this book simply because I found Drew's character weak concerning his feelings toward Silver. Silver deserved a "big moment" from Drew and the moment to me fell flat. Overall this was a good read. I This is book 4 in Mallery's Happily Inc series.

Drew and Silver have a second chance at love, but there are things in their pasts that make it a little tricky to move forward.
It’s been a while since I’ve read a Susan Mallery book but I loved her Fool’s Gold series (or at least those that I read). As with most of her books community and friends are a big part of the storyline and that pretty much what’s happening in Not Quite Over You. Small town love is at its best in this book. There are some twists that take a direction you’d never expect and some young characters that kind of steal the show. I kind of have to limit what I say because it would kind of ruin the most major twist. Although it happens fairly early on in the story it’s the way that it plays out that really has you rooting for these two. I will admit, Silver bugged me just a tad bit with the sorta kinda “martyr of love” but I liked her. I liked Drew, even if I did think he should have shut his mother down a few times. I enjoyed the supporting characters as well. This is another series where recurring characters and their storylines are mentioned which gives you a lot to keep track of but at the same time they are not distracting to the current story line. This is book four in the Happy Inc. Series and I’m eager to go back and read books one through three. There’s even a mention of Fool’s Gold that lets me know they are connected to a town I loved.
One thing that was slightly different was the duel storylines. While the primary storyline was Silver and Drew; there’s a sideline story going on with Jasper and Wynn that has me completely intrigued. I don’t know who this Jasper character is and how far back in the book his and Wynn’s story goes but I can’t wait to read the full story and see where they end up.

This is such a good series. I love a second chance romance. Silver & Drew are awesome and emotional and I loved every minute of their journey. Susan Mallery is so good at this romance thing.

***I received an e-copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley.***

Not Quite Over You, by Susan Mallery, is the fourth book in the Happily series and it was decent. I’d previously read book 2.5 and this one fell into the same star range. There were some confusing details, but even worse for me, I didn’t feel the chemistry between Drew and Silver for a lot of the story. I couldn’t tell if the yearning was for what once was or pure sexual chemistry because if ever I’ve read a story where 2 characters could have a no-strings sexual relationship, this one was it.

Drew and Silver fell in love at the end of high school. Silver, trying not to repeat her mother’s mistakes, broke up with Drew before he left for college, certain that she knew what he wanted for his future even if he didn’t. When she finds out she’s pregnant, she and Drew give the baby up. Silver is taken in by the family adopting the child and they stay in touch. Fast forward a decade, now she’s back in the same town as Drew and has built a successful business. Drew wants to smooth things over with her and offers her a business opportunity she can’t refuse. They reconnect but Silver holds back any information about their child. She knows she has to come clean with Drew about her relationship with their child and family because they’re coming to town for a wedding.

This book wasn’t bad, but for me it lacked that pull-you-in-keep-you-reading excitement. After learning about Silver’s and Drew’s pasts, I was convinced neither had any feelings for the other any longer. At first, I failed to feel any chemistry between them whatsoever. When the relationship became physical, it really did seem like they were just having fun. At times, Drew’s attitude was irritating, and for a while I liked him less and less as the story progressed. I also found it weird that a grown man, a successful banker and businessman who was “well into his thirties” couldn’t convince his own parents that he didn’t want to follow in their footsteps. And don’t get me started on the weirdness of his parents coming home to try and secure him the job as the head of the bank. And speaking of his age, the math didn’t work out for me. He was 18 when he signed the adoption papers. If he was “well into his thirties” as stated by Drew, that suggests the child was somewhere between 14 and 16. I think she was 11. I can’t remember exactly but the detail just stuck out like a sore thumb to me.

I was pleased that the author didn’t make Autumn the thing that broke Silver and Drew up. It was nice seeing the 3 of them together with the family they might have had. That said, I need to give a shout out to Cade. Thank you, Cade, for telling Drew in no uncertain terms that he was not the victim in regard to the adoption or anything that came after.

I was annoyed at Silver and felt she came off as stupid when she, at 77% through the book, still couldn’t admit she was in love with Drew. Even worse, Drew couldn’t admit the depth of his feelings for Silver at 86%. The author wrote “Some great truth lurked just out of mental reach…” regarding his feelings, which just seemed ridiculous that a grown man with a previously emotionally intense relationship with the same woman couldn’t commit to loving her. For me it made both characters seem a bit dumb.

The inevitable breakup happens in a rather predictable way, which was fine. It made sense. What I didn’t like was how stubborn Silver was, waiting for Drew to come to her. Her objection to Drew’s first ‘I love you’ seemed silly. I would have thought she’d have been happy just to hear that he felt he same way as she did. The reconciliation was rushed and for me lacked romance and swoons. I found the whole thing a bit odd.

There was a subplot relationship between Jasper, one of Drew’s friends, and Wynn, one of Silver’s friends. It disrupted the story for me. It was slotted in with no connection to what was going on with either Drew or Silver. Perhaps it would have made more sense if I’d read all the other books. Either way, for me it was poorly executed and unneeded. If it was present to set up a further story for one or both characters, there were better ways to weave these characters in.

Overall this story was just ok for me. Maybe I’m just a mismatch with the author. If you’ve enjoyed other stories by Mallery, I’m sure you’ll like this book.

In the newest addition to the Happily Inc. series, Mallery gives us the story of Silver Tedal and Drew Lovato.

Lovers when they were teenagers, they went their separate ways when Drew left for college. Silver wound up pregnant and put the baby up for adoption. That was the end of story as far as Drew knew. But Silver kept in touch with the birth family, even living with them for a time, and has been a distant, yet constant, person in her daughters life. A daughter who is now 11 and unknown to Drew.

This was a lovely little story about rekindled love, first love, and the effects of one decision on so many lives. With her usual easy writing style, Mallery draws her characters perfectly, moves them through their lives with precision, and makes you want to be BFF’s with them all.

I was given an arc of this book from Netgalley for an honest opinion, and that opinion is this is a good book. 4 stars from me.

I received a digital copy of this book via Netgalley for the purposes of providing an unbiased review.

Another Mallery book set in Happily, Inc. I love the town and the variety of occupants. In this case, it'd been long enough since I read the last one that I felt a little lost as people were mentioned. Not a problem for someone coming to the series with this book, I imagine, as they wouldn't know there was more to know. Maybe.

Silver and Drew were a cute couple, and I loved the way they started moving toward each other by working together in Silver's business. Silver showed an appalling lack of self-esteem when it came to Drew's mother, though. Drew's mother was a rancid hag, but Silver was such an accomplished businesswoman, her response to his mother seemed silly.

There was a secondary "romance" in NQOY, between Jasper and Wynn, a practice which has become more and more common in romances, but which I don't particularly enjoy.

This one was a little off-putting. I enjoyed getting to know Jasper and Wynn individually, But they didn't work as a couple, even though I wanted them to. There's a lot more to Wynn's story, so I really hope she gets her own story in the near future.

I waver between three and four stars, because the parts I liked, I really liked, but the parts I didn't were enough to negatively impact my enjoyment of the book.

I love Susan Mallery's Fools Gold series but Happily Ever After Inc is also really good. I enjoy the setting and feel that this series has characters with more dramatic backstories and pain they have to over come. Looking forward to the next books in the series.

Silver Tesdal has her heart set on a trailer so she can expand her business that caters to weddings and galas. However, she is short on funds and seeks a loan from the local bank. Her request is denied by the vice president in charge of commercial lending, Drew's aunt. Drew Lovato, the heir apparent to the bank and the one person Silver had had a crush on in school offers to buy into her business as a silent partner. The "silent partner" part doesn't last.

What a great story about second chance love!
Follow the story of Silver & Drew! Silver hasn't had an easy life, when she moves to Happily Inc and meets what she feels is her soulmate, she's finally happy! Drew is heading to college, he wants to stay together with Silver, but things happen you know!
Watch their story unfold in this great book, 5 stars because I felt every emotion the author was writing! Grab this as soon as you can and enjoy!

Not Quite Over You is the next book in the Happily Inc. series by Susan Mallery. This time we get to delve into Silver's backstory with Drew and how things went wrong or maybe it was went just the way it was supposed to. Silver's history with Drew goes all the way back to high school and their choice to be together or split up drives most of the story. As adults they struggle to understand if their decision was the right one and if they can move past that to something more. I really enjoyed reading about the characters growth. That moment when the characters acknowledge how their past shaped them and how they were going to go on from that moment, is the real selling point for me in any novel and Susan Mallery delivers it with Silver. Drew on the other hand fell a little on the flat side for me as his character growth was more of a shift in perspective rather than a realization. It probably felt that way to me becauses, we get a couple of glimpses into Drew through his point of view but the majority of it is Silver and how she sees him. However, those simple insights that Drew have are really all that needs to happen to anybody before they can change and that is what made this story interesting. So pick up this book, go on the the Silver and Drew journey and add it to your Susan Mallery collection as she delivers another wonderful tale for readers to enjoy.

Susan Mallory has done it again! Nobody writes swoon worthy romance quite like her. I fell in love with this book from page one.