To be completely honest, I didn’t love the first few chapters of this book and I was a little bit reluctant to continue but I’m glad I did because I ended up really enjoying it!

I loved the characters and I felt like I was along for the ride of Paige’s vacation mishaps. It was just the book I needed during this time of high stress. It was fun and kept my attention throughout the book. I thought there were a few issues with the book but overall, it was a really good read and I recommend checking it out!

Thank you to the publisher and @netgalley for providing a free advanced copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

Boy, is this book a tease.

No, for real--some books are destined to be open door, and this was one of them. Almost got whiplash from trying to discern whether some pages accidentally been omitted from my ARC copy. There is nothing wrong with closed door books--makes perfect sense in a Hallmark-style read, sweet Christmas romance, or where the characters logically get together after the book's conclusion. I love those books. But this book is NOT those books. It spends the first five pages talking about orgasms, and spends much of the book discussing various body parts of the main characters with a sexual tension so tense it could cut glass. And then nothing. Hardly a fade to black, even, just a complete door slam. It was such a confusing contrast to the rest of the book.

And the rest of the book was good--great, even. I loved the forced proximity concept of our heroine staying at the dilapidated inn with the widowed single dad. Maddie (his daughter) was a delight, and there were some adorable, sweet, and sexy moments. This may have been a five start read for me if not for the above. But the time skip made it feel disjointed. I honestly think it would have been a better book, and we would have understood the characters better--especially Paige's reaction to the morning after--if it had been shown. I don't know if it was the author's choice/comfort level or the editor's, but it was an odd one. People looking for a closed-door, enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, sweet but not too sweet should still enjoy this one, as what was shown was beautifully written.

I think I'd probably read something else by the author, assuming that the next book is more balanced (in terms of the tension with what is shown)--and tipping the scales in EITHER direction would be fine with me.

I really couldn't decide on a rating for this one--torn somewhere between 3 stars-5/10 and 4 stars-6/10. I've decided to round up to four stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and SourcebooksCasa for my eARC in exchange for an honest review!

Paige sets off on her holiday to celebrate Singles Day, and from the moment she steps off the boat things start to go wrong. Stuck on the island with reluctant host Lucas, she tries to make the best of the situation. As they spend more time together, will it be a case of opposites attract or is Lucas not ready to move on?

A great read, and I liked how it was told from both of their points of view. Also, Maddie was a great character.

I thought this was a cute, light hearted story! I enjoyed the progression of Lucas and Paige's relationship, especially Lucas who was coping with falling in love for the second time around. It was a quick read for anyone who enjoys romance novels as well as someone who enjoys a main character who may seem out there or energetic but also learns to step back and enjoy what's around her.

This book was a delightful surprise that left me with a smile on my face!

Paige Parker has been all business since a messy break up with her ex fiancé five years ago. Not only did she lose her fiancé, but her job too. In order to take back control in her life, the hyper organized Paige started her own, now very successful professional organizing business.

All is well until her BF/ assistant plants the seed that she needs a vacationing Singles Day ( the day after Valentines Day) is the perfect time to get away. Inspired, she books a getaway to the picturesque beaches of North Carolina. Too bad February in NC isn’t really beach and tourist season!

Paige’s vacation goes from bad to worse when she finally arrives at the B&B and finds out is hasn’t been operating in years and the host isn’t keen on starting anytime soon! With a story baring down on them, Paige and the reluctant B&B operator, Lucas are stuck with each other… and soon its not just the lightening creating sparks!

Lucas and Paige are complete opposites, but exactly what the other needs, as they start working together and opening up to each other they find that a week is just not enough time together. Can they find a way to bridge the gap between her business in Chicago and his B&B in North Carolina?

This was a fun read! I loved the opposites attract chemistry between Lucas and Paige. The side characters of Paige’s assistant and Lucas’s sister and daughter really added to the fun and quirkiness of the book.

This light read was just what I needed last week to boost my mood, I highly recommend this book to people looking for a feel good romance that includes a little laughter!

Happy Singles Day by Ann Marie Walker is scheduled to release January 19th, 2021.

Thanks so much to Sourcebooks Casablanca and NetGalley for my review copy. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

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Such lovely rom-com! I really liked all the enemies-to-lovers vibes in the beginning. I found it really cute all the swooning they had on each other.

Even though it was some kind of instalove, I enjoyed the romance. First impressions in the past. Lucas and Paige were alike in matters of the heart. And their chemistry... *chef's kiss*

I really loved Lucas' relationship with his little girl. She's so cute and funny. Also liked the connection she had with Paige. Sophie is a good one and it got me wishing for her happy ending too.

3.5 stars
Super quick and cute read!
Put two people together who are cynical about love and watch what happens next.
This story wastes no time getting started, which means there’s a lot of telling and not a lot of showing.
But it was a fun and sweet read! This has it all! Opposites attract, hate to love, stuck with each other/ forced proximity, single parent, etc.
It definitely falls prey to instalove and the “not like other girls trope”, but I’ll ignore it.
I also liked how it had dual perspectives. I feel that always helps me get into the romance more.
This would be good for someone who prefers romance books that are more on the more modest side of things.
I enjoyed this little romance!

Paige Parker is a professional organizer and a bit of a perfectionist. After focusing on building her Chicago-based career and business for several years, Paige books a quaint vacation on a whim. She’s packing her bags for Aurelia, North Carolina, where she plans to celebrate SAD (Singles Awareness Day), contentedly solo. ⁠
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When Paige shows up at the bed and breakfast, it’s not quite as picturesque as its online presence boasts. Its owner-Lucas Croft-- certainly doesn’t ooze southern hospitality either. When a storm forces the pair together, tensions run high. Will either let their guard down enough to make room for their obvious connection?⁠
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Aurelia, North Carolina is a cool setting. It sounds like the cutest, coziest coastal village. A getaway at a bed and breakfast there sounds heavenly. (Well, maybe once they expanded the menu beyond frozen pizza haha.) The bookstore in an old fire station was also such a cool concept.⁠
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A puppy rescue mission?! Paige and Lucas really bond over the pups and their Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle-esque beginnings. This showed a softer, compassionate side for each of the characters.⁠
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Maddie and Sophie were delightful secondary characters. I also LOVED Paige’s assistant and friend, Sammy. Her convos with him were so fun.⁠
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Overall, it’s a short and sweet read. If I could critique anything, it would be that I wanted more. More of the idyllic setting, more steam, and more of even Maddie and Sophie. I feel like I got a good taste of Ann Marie Walker’s style and I’ll not only pick up follow-up books in this series, but I’m definitely interested in checking out some of her backlist titles. She was gracious enough to chat with @lovearctually this week and she was so sweet and relatable! Thanks to Sourcebooks and Netgalley for an earc. Happy Singles Day is out January 19th!⁠
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Ooo noooo.... I am so disappoited. I really wanted to love this. And the begining was soo good, but than all was just rushed.
I love the dog resuce. And love there little romance game will they/ won't they... But then, all with the grandparents and clean up. And then she leaves... Nooo.

This was on my TBR list, and I was really exated. But this was a let down...

Only 3 stars.

I’m sad to say that this one was not for me. Immediately on page 1 there is a description of an overweight woman with a cat as the spokesperson for a dating service. As if, over weight women are the only ones desperate enough to use a dating service. It really put me off. After that it was consistently pretty dull and ordinary. There was also ableism displayed in the improper usage of OCD.

Ever come a cross a book that just takes you completely by surprise? You know you will enjoy it based off the description, but you are shocked just how much you enjoy it when you are done? Happy Singles Day was one of those books for me. It was so completely unexpectedly delightful. Between the characters and the story and the setting I was done for. It hit all the check marks of a story I love with one shortcoming…it was too short.

Happy Singles Day is the story of Paige Parker, a professional organizer. Paige is an obsessive worker and hardly ever takes any time off. That is until her assistant convinces her she needs a break. So Paige books a room at Bed and Breakfast, based off an online ad, to celebrate Single’s Day. But when Paige arrives nothing is at it looked online and the man that is running the inn, Lucas Croft, is anything but charming. Stuck on an island in the middle of winter with a person neither want to be around. Lucas and Paige end up with a connection neither one of them expected or wanted.

I found Happy Singles Day to be delightfully adorable. I loved the dynamic between Paige and Lucas. He was so very very grumpy and put off by people but she managed to bring out the best in him. And somehow Lucas managed to get Paige to relax. I found the two of them to be charming together in a huge opposites attract kind of way. They just worked well together. And Lucas’ daughter was adorable.

In the end, Happy Singles Day was what I needed in a book at the time I read it. It had a lot of heart in a quick story. It was romance/sexy times light but it seemed fitting for the book. I do wish it were longer to flush out some stuff more, but all in all it was a solid, enjoyable read in a year when it is needed most.

3.5 stars
this was really cute! this book was what would've been if Leap Year, with Amy Adams, was a Hallmark movie. i really enjoyed it, it was a fast read, predictable and all, but cute.

I really enjoyed this novel by Ann Marie Walker! I loved the main characters Paige and Lucus and thought that their story was really cute and written so wonderfully. A beautiful story of new beginnings and newfound love, this one if for all who love a good contemporary romance read! 💕
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A big thank you to Netgalley and Source Books Casablanca for this advanced digital copy to read and review! Happy Singles Day is available on 19 JAN✨

Happy Single's Day by Ann Marie Walker was a cute romance that I was able to finish pretty quickly. When Paige takes her first vacation in years, she selects an inn on an island off the Carolinas to celebrate being single. However, when she arrives, the inn is not as described and looks a bit worse for wear. Lucas is not prepared for guests and hosting Paige is the last thing he wants to do. When a storm sticks to two of them together at the inn, they just may learn that they are exactly what the other needs. I have seen this book everywhere and for me it was just ok. It was very predictable and I felt the pacing of the story went from very slow to really quick. I did love the dog rescue in the middle though! If you are looking for a quick, cute, romance than this would definitely fit! Thank you @netgalley and @sourcebooks for the advanced copy. Happy Single's Day comes out Jan 19th.

Thank you NetGalley, Sourcebooks Casablanca and Ann Marie Walker for gifting me an advance copy of this book I'm exchange for my honest review!
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I REALLY wanted to like this book. The cover, the title, the blurb... Everything had me saying YES to this book. And then I started reading and that yes quickly because a OH HECK NO. I don't have much to say other than the vibe was just off. The pace was off, the chemistry was off, the story wasn't flushed out as much as I would've liked and there were zero steam even though there was plenty of buildup. All in all, just disappointed with this one if I'm honest! The male lead, Lucas, was one of the douchiest characters I've read in awhile and I was NOT rooting for him. I felt for Paige, though, at least she was trying.

This was such a cute book! I love the trope being stuck together! Paige and Lucas couldn’t be different, and starting off on the wrong foot doesn’t help, let alone the weather forcing their proximity to each other! There chemistry was on fire! Even though it was fade to black scenes, there was no lack in that area and it was steamy in its own way! Lucas is a single dad, and Paige is wanting to vaca and celebrate Single’s appreciation day! I love that they are both caught off guard by the other and all the filler in between!

This cheered me up on a dark day. Paige, a Chicagoan who has substituted love (her rotten fiance!) for perfection, books in at the Copper Inn on an island in North Carolina for Valentine's Day. Lucas, who owns the inn, is struggling after the death of his wife. He's totally focused on his little daughter Maddie and had no intention of hosting anyone- except his sister (who's a hoot) put out the inn for bookings. Now that Paige has arrived, these two must figure out how to work together during a storm that prevents her from leaving. Yes, they are opposites of a sort (she's very type A and he's not) but not so much that they can't overcome their differences especially where Maddie is concerned. There are some antiquated attitudes here as well as an inappropriate use of the term OCD, but this has a big heart. You know what's going to happen, don't you? Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. It's a fast fun read that would make a nice movie.

This is a very cute and beautiful romance book. Paige Parker is a certified professional organizer that has a relationship with her job. She is a workaholic that had her heart broken by her ex-fiancé. Sammy, her assistant, decides to force her to take a solo vacation to celebrate Singles day. She booked a room at a bed and breakfast that promised to be a 5 stars place, but it was not the case. Lucas, the owner, a heartbroken widow, had no intention of receiving guests, but his stubborn sister decided otherwise.

The story is an enemies to lovers trope, which I love, with some 90s rom-com and sit com references that I absolutely enjoyed. There are second characters like his daughter Maddie, who is adorable and some puppies that captivated me.

It was a fresh read perfect to start the year. I also enjoyed the epilogue...no spoilers, but make sure to read it.

The best part of the book for me was the beginning. I found it hilarious, clever and cute.

Thanks netgalley, sourcebooks Casablanca and the author for my advance reader copy in exchange of my honest review.

Publication date is 01/19/2021.

Charming, sweet and a feel good romance this book had me cheering for Paige to find her happy ending throughout the entire book.
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Tough as nails Paige, is a professional organizer (love this) who is her own boss. She is confident, independent and single. She doesn’t need a man or kids to make her life complete and decides to go on a vacation to celebrate this on Singles day. On a whim she takes an online quiz (never a good idea) and the quiz recommends a quiet inn in a sleepy town.
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She arrives and of course it’s nothing like the ad. The run down state of the inn leaves her at a loss for words, but what also leaves her tongue tied is the handsome inn runner, Lucas.
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After a series of misadventures, including a storm, power loss, stuck puppies and frozen pizza, love quickly blooms for this unlikely pair and I fully support it. The side characters in this were perfect. I loved Sammy, her assistant/best friend, Lucas’ sister and his adorable daughter. With an extremely satisfying epilogue I felt like this book tied up with a sweet, perfect bow and I loved it. I loved that Paige didn’t give up her dreams and just simply follow her man. She gets the best of both worlds with compromise from both of them and I love that.
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Thank you to #netgalley and #sourcebookscasablanca for an arc in exchange for an honest review.
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Look for this book on January 19th!

Welll this book is adorable and I love it and I wanna move to a small island and be friends with everyone and live in the inn, that’s all!
I love the change in POV, knowing they each had feelings growing. Also I really enjoyed the side characters (sometimes I find those stories boring) but I loved his sister,
The puppies !! Such a cute add on and his daughter was so cute as well and really loved the way it brought them together!! I liked each character as well - even though sometimes it made me sad his dealing with his grief, and sometimes he acted more like a child than his daughter - which is pointed out in the book.
I finished the book in two sittings and was excited to see what happened between them, and I did in fact feel the love growing between them. Great job !