I really enjoyed this book. It was the perfect book for the times we are in now. I was able to lose myself in Somerset Sister and the Animal Farm Rescue they run together. Autumn and Ember are sisters who both have issues with a past. I love how much they both support each other.
Autumn works herself to the point of exhaustion and Ember puts on a happy face and pretends all is well. The family bond is wonderful. Not only do they run a rescue farm because of their love for animals, both have full time jobs. Autumn is an interior designer and Ember builds homes. They are work together beautiful.
I love the romance that befalls each of them. An old crush returns for Autumn and Ember's is right there on the farm. Each sister had to overcome a past fear and hurts before they could move on. This story tugged at my heart and I loved the sweet little girl, Sadie, in the story. A wonderful HEA for the perfect summer read.

I have always enjoyed Lori Foster’s books as she always has a knack for great chemistry between her couples. The Somerset girls is about two sisters Autumn and Ember who are trying to find a way to deal with recent hurts, while running an animal rescue shelter on the family farm. When a former crush come back to town, Ember forces Autumn to meet up with Tash, and discovers he has a young daughter who has been hurt herself. Ember, known as a party girl, and free spirit, recently had a tragedy dealt to her. Mike works for the sisters on their farm, is interested in Ember, but he also has been hurt in the past; can the sisters find their happy forever after? The Somerset girls was a wonderful feel good romance to read, and what I needed to read. This book wasn’t just about hot guys and sizzling scenes. It was about relationships. Family relationships; between sisters, parents and children, even friends. One of the things I love about Lori’s book is how she also lends a voice to those who don’t have one...animals. They are often secondary characters in her books, those who are abused, or forgotten. Especially now, they should not be forgotten.

3 stars. This book was just ok to me. I love the basis of the storyline...two sisters who are completely different, two couples with very different relationships , dad raising his little girl with no mom in the picture and all on an animal rescue farm...but for some reason it just dragged out for me. Halfway through the book it didn’t seem to really be going anywhere. I didn’t hate it but I didn’t love it.

As an animal lover I truly enjoyed the story of the rescue the sisters run. A very heartwarming story of the love between two sisters. And even though they are each very different, the love between them was loud and clear. This is a very lighthearted read for the summer! Would make a great beach read!

Foster knows how to pull on your heart strings. She combines sister, parents, animals and romance all in one. Autumn and Ember have a close sister bond, while having different life experiences which shaped how they tackle their personal lives. Together they manage a unique animal refuge while caring for their aging parents. Autumn and Ember both find their perfect romantic match in Tash and Mike while overcoming past experiences. My favorite character was Sadie, Mike's daughter, who's simple enjoyment of everything, kept me smiling or laughing with the interaction of the saved animals. Can't wait for her to grow up and have her own book. Each relationship is relatable and at the heart of everything is family.

3.5 stars

Somerset Girls is a sweet take on two sisters discovering that second chances do exist.

I found myself liking and relating to Autumn right away, but it took a little bit for Ember to grow on me. Mike, Tash, and Sadie are key players that I found myself enjoying right along with the Somerset sisters.

This is a well written, easy read that also touches on important topics. We see self esteem and self image issues addressed in a gentle manner. The big one for me - and our characters as well - was the idea that we live up or down to the expectations set for us. This was something both Autumn and Ember struggled with and I loved what happened when they started to stray away from those ingrained ideas.

Definitely more of a “relationship” book vs what I would consider a traditional romance, Somerset Girls is something that is a great read. I found myself relating to it on multiple levels.

What a charming read! This is the story of two sisters working together on their rescue farm and design company as they deal with family, life and business. Autumn and Ember have always been opposites, Ember a free spirit and Autumn the more stable and they have their battles but love is stronger. After being jilted by a cheating fiancee Autumn has found that ice cream is better than men and she has no want to find one either, fine with staying home with her animals. Ember on the other hand has always been the party girl, hiding her true feeling behind her fun party girl exterior and her bold personality. But life never follows a straight path, enters Tash, the older boy Autumn had a crush on in high school, he's back in town single with his precocious little girl that'll steal you're heart. Ember has demons of her own, one being a sexy farm hand she had sizzling hot chemistry that she is trying to fight. This book is fill with wonderful characters, family love and heat, just makes a great read.

This was a charming, well-written book. Autumn and Ember run an animal-rescue farm they inherited from their grandparents, and always have each other's backs, although their personalities are very different. Autumn's high school crush comes back to town, bringing up old feelings, and Autumn turns to Ember. Ember hides her hurt under a free-spirited facade, but starts to wonder if she might be missing out. All of the characters in this book were so fun to get to know, and the story moved quickly. I didn't want to put it down. I enjoyed this book and would read other books by this author.

I love a story with a single parent especially when the child is as awesome as Sadie! This book has 2 love stories in one and I highly enjoyed reading them!

This story introduces you to sisters Autumn and Ember. Autumn is a designer and Ember is a builder and they work together designing rooms/playgrounds/etc. They also share a duplex on an animal rescue farm their grandparents started. Enter Tash Ducker, a blast from the sisters’ high school past, who needs someone to put together a room for his daughter after the death of her mother. Sparks fly between Autumn and Tash pretty quickly (and there is some lingering teenage drama there as well).
Meanwhile, Ember, has her own romance building with its own complications. Add into the mix an ever-expanding host of animals on the farm and special animal story time and you are transported away from daily life for a few hundred pages. I love the way the romance is woven into this book–even though its clear that the story is about Autumn and Ember. A great story that will have you chuckling and thinking about wanting to visit that rescue farm!

This fun romance by Author Lori Foster was such an enjoyable read! The Somerset Girls is a lighter romance that covers the “single-dad” as well as “second-chance” and “enemies-to-lovers” type tropes.

Sisters Autumn and Ember Somerset are animal rescuers, wonderful daughters, and both…single. When Autumn’s high school crush, Tash Ducker, returns to town, meddling sister Ember sets up a job for Autumn to remodel his house…and his adorable daughter’s room.

I loved the way Lori Foster wrote this story! She wrote it multi POV…You get the story from Autumn, Ember, Tash, as well as Mike (the animal farm keeper)’s POV and I really enjoy that! The storyline flows so well, she writes such a descriptive scene that you can envision the setting, there is humor, an adorable (and healing) little girl, heat, and a slow burning romance. I love the gradual change of the sister’s personalities as they realized things in their lives. This book gave me an overall heartwarming and happy feeling. I really enjoyed The Somerset Girls and would recommend it! 4.5 stars from me (rounding to 5 because it was more than a 4 IMO).

The Somerset Girls is an amazing read. I couldn't put it down. I love the dynamics between the sisters Autumn and Ember. They have this amazing bond that has them knowing when the other needs them. They are strong ladies that you will adore. You can't help but fall in love with this book. There is just that little something special about it that you will love. I love Autumn's passion for design and animals. She is amazing with Tash's daughter Sadie. You will fall for Sadie for the start and giggle along with her. Tash is an amazing father and finally sees what no one really sees in Autumn. I love them together. I love that we get multiple romances going on in The Somerset Girls. Lets not forget Ember. She is stronger then you think and but puts up a front. You feel her pain when her story comes to more light. I love the banter between Ember and Mike. He is perfect for her once he understands more about her. You will love each couple and love this family bond. The Somerset Girls is a perfect rainy day read. It is effortless and sweet and completely will fill your heart so much.

Autumn is content spending her time working, taking care of her family, the animals her and her sister rescue, and indulging in ice cream instead of men. Then her high school crush, Tash, comes back to town with his adorable daughter and everything goes topsy-turvy. The Somerset Girls, from the characters to the story, is fun, full of emotion, and you won't want to stop reading. Another great read from Lori Foster.

The stories of sisters, Autumn and Ember, and their paths to finding love made my heart happy from beginning to end. Two strong females that are complimented by various people in their lives - hunky men, eccentric parents, a farm full of animals, and an adorable little girl. I found myself flying through the pages, hoping for one giant happy ending for all involved.

The Somerset Girls is an excellent and well written book.

I felt like from the cover and the blurb this would be a little more women's fiction-y, and it was, but there were still 2 awesome, sweet, and steamy romances going on and I loved them!

Autumn and Ember Somerset are sisters and best friends. They work together, times two: Autumn is the designer, and Ember the construction expert in their business, and then together, they also run an animal rescue farm, on the land that they inherited from their grandparents. They also converted the old farm house into a duplex, and they each live on one side. They built a house for their parents on the property too, fit to their needs, as their dad is disabled after a stroke. They're both single, and both have been through some major issues in the past that still affect them. But, while Ember still puts herself out there and dates, Autumn has become a homebody and has no further interest in dating. Autumn has always been the "stable" one, and Ember, the "free spirit". Mostly they've been pigeonholed into those roles by their mother, and neither of them is particularly happy about it.

Autumn, as a teenager, had a mega crush on a boy 2 years older than her, Tash Ducker, but of course, he barely knew she existed. After high school, he left, and Autumn hadn't seen or heard of him since, until he rolls back into town as a single dad, with a gorgeous 7-year-old daughter. He wants to hire Autumn as a designer to fix up his daughter's new room, and a build a play set in the backyard. Autumn is still drawn to him, but tries to keep things professional. But, Sadie is the sweetest little girl and before long, Autumn and Tash are friends, and Autumn adores Sadie. Next, she's hanging out WAY past their design appointment times, for dinner with the sweet father and daughter, and trying to keep her feelings under wraps.

Ember, has had the hots for their farmhand Mike Brewer, pretty much since he first showed up in town, but they've always danced around each other. They've both dated around, but it's become apparent that their mutual attraction needs to be sated. They both think the other person is only interested in a temporary arrangement, meanwhile they're both thinking that once will never be enough. Mike has a past he's never talked about, and Ember has had tragedy in her own past as well. Can they open up to each other and move on together?

This story, while about each sister's romantic relationship forming, was also really about the sisters and their connection. It touched on how people's roles in relationships get ingrained, and how hard it is to break out of them, even with family. Also, it shows how inside your own head, you might have to talk yourself out of doing and thinking the same old things about yourself too. Each sister had a very different personality and people always made assumptions about each of them, based on that, though many times those assumptions were flat out wrong. I really enjoyed watching both Autumn and Ember figure out what they really wanted out of life, and how to go about getting it. Each sister wanted to help the other one out too, of course, to varying degrees of success!

Both of the couples were great, and you were really pulling for them the whole time. Each of the couples had very different obstacles to overcome, and I liked watching them work things out. There were definitely serious issues touched on in this story from multiple characters' histories, including: pregnancy loss, death of a parent, divorce, alcoholism of a parent, body image issues, and adultery, that could all be traumatic for some readers. But almost all of these things happened in the past, and were only talked about as memories on page. Only Autumn's body image issues were an ongoing situation.

I really enjoyed this story, even more than I expected. I adored the growth of each of the characters, and how hard they each worked to make happiness happen in their lives. I loved how close the sisters were, and how they were always there for each other, no matter what. And the little girl, Sadie, was such a sweetheart, and a fantastic character in her own right. I definitely recommend this story, for anyone who's a fan of this author's voice, or even if she's new to you!

The Somerset Girls by Lori Foster

Sisters are special
They care and share
And sometimes run a business or two together
They lend a shoulder to lean on
They give advice
They share details of this and that and
They fight from time to time
No matter what…they are there for one another
Always

I adored Autumn and Ember and loved reading the story of how both found their happily ever after. This was a story filled love, compassion, heartbreak, heart healing, family, animals and romance that lead to love.

What I liked:
* Autumn: strong, resilient, reliable with “strong bones” – quieter than her sister, compassionate and a catch…just ask Tash
* Ember: stronger than many give her credit for, smart, capable and not necessarily the “free spirt” she has been labeled.
* Tash: my oh my…a man, a father and a lover par exemplar and absolutely perfect for Autumn
* Sadie: Tash’s seven-year-old daughter that brought light, life and love to many…human and farm animl.
* Mike: another man that was a great catch and worthy of a Somerset sister – Ember to be exact.
* Tracy & Flynn Somerset: parents of Autumn and Ember and a lot more than they appeared to be at first – ended up loving them both
* The back and forth between Ember and Mike
* The rescue animal theme – have rescued a few animals myself but have not created a rescue sanctuary for them.
* The fact that both Autumn and Ember were strong women in demanding jobs, had issues from their past to deal with and came out better at the end of the book than they were at the beginning.
* Everything really except…

What I did not like:
* Chuck: Autumn’s fly-by-night fiancé that left her before the wedding – that said…she was much better off without him.
* The poor animals abandoned…hate being reminded that so many are in need

Did I enjoy this book? Definitely?
Would I read more by this author? Yes, as soon as they are made available!

Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin for the ARC – This is my honest review.

5 Stars

Lori Foster is known for writing books with strong, sexy, alpha male heroes so this book was a nice change of pace. In the Somerset Girls we find the 2 Somerset sisters struggling with how to have a relationship with a man. Raise to believe that Ember was the flighty one and Autumn was the big-boned responsible one - they each have fallen into those roles after both of them had a life-changing experience. After Ember miscarried she now avoids small children and goes through men like water. Autumn was left at the altar by a cheating fiance and now spends her nights reading and eating ice cream.
When 2 strong men come into their lives everything changes. Both men are able to recognize their skittishness and work to overcome it in a way that will work with each sister. Add in a darling little girl, quirky parents, and a farm full of rescued animals and you get a heartfelt story of love and redemption.
I received an Advanced copy on NetGalley for my review.

What a refreshing read! Autumn and Ember are the Somerset sisters. They have the unique closeness that I think all sisters crave. Enter Mike and Tash. Although Autumn and Tash are the main characters, I liked the way that Lori works in Ember and Mike. Each have their own issues and find their way with friendship, patience and love. Of course the animals played a big role in the story and had me laughing out loud! Their names are awesome! The elder Somersets also have a part in the story and Sadie stole my heart! I want to keep her too! If you like Lori’s books, you’ll rawly enjoy this one as well.
I received an advanced copy and this is my unsolicited and honest review.

There are a number of times I had tears in my eyes and others I couldn't help laughing out loud. THE SOMERSET GIRLS is an enthralling read, with so many captivating characters and moments. You will find yourself so caught up in the lives and loves of these girls that you won't even realize how quickly time passes. Then when the HEA, for both girls, come around you will still wish there were more pages to read and, if you are like me, you want to find this little town for a long visit.

Annetta Sweetko, reviewer for Fresh Fiction

Complete review: http://freshfiction.com/review.php?id=70603

The Somerset Girls
By Lori Foster

HQN - May 2020

Contemporary Romance


Autumn and Ember Somerset may be sisters who shared a home, sometimes their work, and a farm that homed rescued animals, but that was where their similarities ended. That was fine. They might not have the same personalities, but they fiercely loved, challenged, defended, and understood each other.

Autumn was quiet, more reserved, and when Ember learned that Autumn's old high school crush had returned to town, she set up an appointment for the two to meet.

Tash Ducker had returned to the town he knew would be a good place for him and his daughter Sadie to settle. Sadie was dealing with the death of her mother, and Tash was slowly gaining Sadie's trust. He wanted to hire Autumn and Ember to create a child's paradise for Sadie. Not only would that give her something to look forward to, but it would also give a bit of stability. Soon, it was spending more time with Autumn that he was looking forward to. As was Sadie, but she also looked forward to the cow, pigs, dog, and general chaos of the farm.

Ember might be the wild child, the free-spirit, but Autumn knew the pain that lived deep inside her sister. She hoped their only employee might just be the one to break through Ember's defenses. She could see her sister's interest in their employee Mike Brewer was reciprocated, and he didn't back down from the challenge that was Ember.

The Somerset Girls is a sweet story with two sisters finding healing and love. The town had witnessed Autumn being stood up at her wedding. While not a pleasant event, not getting married had been the best thing to happen to her. The only good from Tash's marriage had been Sadie. It was sweet watching Sadie come out of her shell, and create friendships with Autumn, Ember and their parents. Autumn and Tash's romance grows as they both overcome the obstacles of their pasts. Ember hasn't shared the pain she feels, but Mike is persistent and willing to ignore her barbs. Two Lori Foster romances in one, what an enjoyable read.

Kathy Andrico - KathysReviewCorner.com