A typical sort of lesbian romance.

It's about Madison, who is a social worker at Jen's Son's school. But, they meet before then, and that makes everything a bit awkward. As does the fact that they both have some hard core baggage too.

Yikes, the amount of baggage was sorta astounding. It did give the book an intensity though. And, my favorite part was the setting, Providence Rhode Island. It was reaally cool.

I love love love stories about healthy relationships, equality and well balanced power dynamics. Aside from the great chemistry, you just know that these two are right for each other. The setting felt also authentic and the side characters had a lot of depth as well (cookie stress-backing! I can relate).
More, please!

This was sooo good! Sweet and spicy so it was the perfect combo! I really loved this and it got me right out of a reading slump and probably also put me right back in one but that’s ok!

Madison Hewitt is great at her job as a social worker, but her last relationship devestated her personally as well as professionally. She’s returned home to Providence to regroup, but she’s always waiting for the other shoe to drop and has some major trust issues. When Jen Winslow rescues Madison from her ex at a wedding, she doesn’t mind playing the ocassional hero, but between dealing with her ex-wife and a demanding career as well as raising her son, she’s not in the market for romance. The more Jen and Madison get to know each other, however, the closer they grow, but they’ll have to battle the realities of life if they want to build their growing attraction into something more.

This book was a lovely break from some of the zanier, wilder books I’ve been reading of late. Good characters, simple plot, enough tension to keep the story interesting and to test the characters. I was rooting for them the whole way and enjoyed the supporting characters as well. If you’re looking for a good, solid romance this summer, definitely check this one out.

This book is the second in the Providence series, after the first book, appropriately enough titled Providence. I've not read Providence, but I didn't feel any gaping holes in the story that dragged the story down

Too Good to be True features Madison, a young social worker and Jen, an older fundraising genius. The book opens with the two of them as guest and family, respectively, at a wedding. Jen rescues Madison from an uncomfortable discussion with her ex, and that leads to exactly what you would expect from your typical lesrom genre novel.

After that, months go by, until - coincidentally - Madison wants to start a free meal program at the school where she works, and naturally, Jen the powerhouse fundraiser is who shows up, as her son attends the school. Fireworks, again.

It turns out that Jen has a son and a not-quite-ex-wife who won't sign divorce papers and who lives in the house where Jen and her son live, when she's not out on tour. That's just really, incredibly weird, but the novel must go on, and does.

Still, the two start bonding, when Madison isn't going over every single detail of every single meeting and every single bad thing that has happened in the past and might happen in the future. This was the most supremely annoying thing about this book. Yes, you should periodically reexamine your life. Yes, breakups are sometimes difficult to get over, especially if your ex has screwed you over. She also is constantly worrying about Jen going on a business trip with her (Madison's) ex for some lawyerly stuff. But at some point, you need to get over that. It's rather adolescent to constantly go to angsty-land when you have an entire life in front of you. Learn the lessons. Move on. She comes off as more than a little codependent and immature.

It's an age-gap romance where one of the couple has a kid and the younger of the couple bonds with that kid.

It sounds like I'm ranting about it, but it isn't terrible. It's just annoying sometimes (all the repetitive angsty stuff) and fairly predictable.

I'll give it a three out of five.

Thanks to Bold Stroke Books and NetGalley for the review copy.

I love a good age gap romance. Its a sweet romance and the two characters has the best chemistry that pulls you into their lives. I will be looking for more from Leigh Hays.

An honest review thanks to NetGalley. This was a good three star romantic read, I did read the first book in the series but it does not have to be read before picking this one up! The beginning of this book I had more problems than the middle and ending of this book. In the beginning what bothered me was that after their night together they both had reasons to why they didn't contact the other. Then when they meet again and hearing their thoughts the reasons changed. That bothered me, but I do think the rest of the story did make up for this!

Leigh Hays is definitely an author I'm watching out for. I'd really enjoyed the first book in the Providence series and this book didn't let me down either. The main characters had great chemistry, the age gap added an interesting dynamic, both were well-written and well-built characters with some baggage and flaws but managed to communicate with one another and overcome them. Their scenes started out super steamy and ended up very sweet, which I enjoyed. There was some angst but nothing too over the top. Great read.

I enjoyed this book. Jen and Madison meet at a wedding and sparks fly. But Jen gets cold feet and they part ways. Until they meet again at the school where Madison works and Jens son attends. They have to work together to raise fund for the school.

Jen is the career woman and nurturing type to tens to overwhelm Madison who is independent. Add to that Jens no yet ex-wife who wants to get back with Jen. It's a complicated dynamic Jen and Madison need to work through to get their happy end.

There is also an age gap between Jen and Madison, but it has no influence on the story. At times it seems Madison is the more mature level headed one.

A great read for a cold winter weekend.

Madison has a string of bad luck and returns home to reassess her life. What she doesn't expect is to meet a single mother, Jen. Jen is having difficulty with her soon to be ex-wife, Erika, . whom she shares a home with. When Erika is not on tour. This is because Erika will not sign the divorce papers.
Madison is trying to get away from difficulty not have more. She cannot stay away from Jen. She will have to decide to accept difficulties is she wants Jen. Or cut ties and be alone.
I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I didn't realise that this was part 2 until I was half way through. You don't need to read the first instalment to read the 2nd book. But i have added it to my to-read list for future reading.

I enjoyed this book. The story was fun, cute and kept me turning the pages. You can feel the chemistry bouncing off the pages between the 2 main characters.

Both main characters fall into bed early on in the story at a wedding, but the story picks up a few months later when the pair meet again. The pair who have both been in failed and disastrous relationships need to learn to trust one another and learn to move forward, ignore the 14 year age gap and see where things take them.

I'm really looking forward to any future reads by Leigh Hays, lets see if there is another instalment to the series.

I was given a arc copy for a honest review.

I just couldn’t get into this story. I see I am the odd one out but it just seemed too slow for me !! I really had to force myself to read this as I just didn’t like either main character. Not for me this one

This is book 2 of the Providence series (I enjoyed book 1), but you don't need to read the first one before this one. I would say read book 1 (Providence) as I thought it was a good one. Too Good to be True is an age gap romance, but the age difference doesn't play much of a part in this one. The mains in this one are Madisen and Jen. They have great chemistry and share a romantic night together at the beginning of the book. Things really get complicated after that. Hays is super thoughtful with creating and interesting family dynamic on both sides. That is one of the things I enjoyed about this romance. I did find that I like book one slightly better than this one, but overall this was still a good enough read.

3.75 stars.

This arc was provided by netgalley and the publisher for an honest review.

Too good too be true started off with a bang! The chemistry between Madison and Jen was off the chart! I always enjoy a one-night-stand turned relationship plot. Jen’s character is the strong get-it-done type person. She is focused on her son and her career. Taking a little side trip at a family wedding puts her in the path of Madison. Stepping in to help her out of a difficult situation is second nature to her. Once they spend the night dancing, Jen finds it hard to ignore her attraction to the younger woman. Madison isn’t looking for anything serious, especially after her last relationship. Too bad after a wonderful night she finds herself face-to-face again with Jen in her new job. The writing was wonderful. The plot moved at a good pace and the sex scenes were hot!

This story is different. I kind of relate when it cones to Madison's character. I feel like her and I are very similar. I liked the setting and issues set in this book and how all was implemented in their journey.

This has been a somewhat inconsistent story, because it introduces some topics that are then not relevant, which is a bit confusing during reading. As an example, the two protagonists have a considerable age difference, but it doesn’t matter given the way the story unfolds. Perhaps on the contrary, the younger woman, Madison, generally behaves more sensibly than the older woman, Jen. But I think my main problem has been that neither of them has been clearly defined their behaviors have not helped me understand them well enough.

If we leave aside this lack of definition and consistency of the characters, it is a story that explains the relationship of two women of different social status and different ages, these are the most relevant facts. Jen is coming out of a relationship in which she has a son and a former problematic enough. Madison has long since left a relationship with a married woman, also older than her, who made promises to her that she later did not keep and that they have now left her with insecurities when it comes to trusting.

Jen and Madison know each other and soon have sex, that was all there was to it, but they both notice that there is something more. And the story unfolds finding the way in which they feel comfortable with these feelings between them, how they can fit into each other’s lives and the occasional stone that pops up in their path.

While it’s not a bad story, I didn’t thoroughly enjoy it.

Too Good to be True is an age gap relationship featuring Madison Hewitt, a young social worker trying to fundraise a lunch program for kids in need and fundraiser extraordinaire Jen Winslow. I love a good age gap romance and this is the first book I’ve read by Leigh Hays. Won’t be my last.

Madison is attracted to older confident women. Aren't we all? She was burned badly by her last long term relationship so it’s not surprising she is hesitant to reconnect with the beautiful fundraiser she meets at a family wedding. No question Jen is Madison's type. She falls for Jen's confidence and poise as much as her looks. On Jen's part, she was charmed by Madison's open honesty and her need to be her own person. There were moments when Jen, a fixer and a nurturer, tried to be too nurturing with Madison and I could feel Madison’s discomfort. She knows what she wants and is not willing to fall into either a kept woman or the cute young piece on the side. Jen’s home life and unusual situation with her not quite an ex-wife complicates their relationship.

There is nothing shallow about this story. The author does a great job of fleshing out her mains with their own revelations as well as with their interactions with family and friends.
This felt like a quick read because I was enjoying their push/pull emotional challenges. Both characters are so well developed you care about their happiness together and hope they find the strength of character to understand what is important and what they need to do to make a life together.

ARC received with thanks from Bold Strokes Books via NetGalley for review.

I needed a story like this at the time. I needed distracting, light, and sweet; there is a little steam, but overall this is a sweet straightforward story about a mother in the middle of a divorce falling for a younger woman that works at her kid's school. One is trying to get back to center, something I completely relate to. It's difficult to find yourself again after building a life with a partner. The other was burned by a past relationship, but that backstory grated on my just a bit. I understand how easy it is to fall into a toxic relationship with someone, but that someone shouldn't be married. I was able to get past this since Madison is the younger of the two and that's an age where these types of mistakes can be opportunities to learn rather than lifelong character flaws. There was some mild OW drama, but it was mild, and in the end I was entertained and happy with the outcome; this pair really grew together, and that character development is sometimes more important than the chemistry to me.

A wonderful distraction from our current world, Madison and Jen’s story brings us just the right amount of romance, a bit of angst, and a delicious age gap theme to get lost in for a few hours. Enjoyable and I really had a wonderful time getting to know these two delightful women and their journey to a HEA.

Can a chance hook up have long lasting repercussions? The two lead characters in the story, Jen, and Madison meet at a wedding and after Jen comes to Madison‘s rescue they end up having a one night hook up of amazing hot sex, Madison thought it was a one night stand however Jen really hoped to be able to see her again. Madison shut this off in a heartbeat because she realize that Jen was married and did not want to get entangled in that web. Imagine her surprise when she realizes that not only is Jen‘s son in the school she works as a social worker but she’s also a member of the school board. Madison is determined to ignore her feelings for Jen because she wants to be able to do a good job and not cause any conflict or scandal at the school.Yet each time Jay sees Madison she longs for the possibility of a relationship with her however Jen has her son and her X wife to consider before pursuing anything, that is if Madison would go along with it which Madison has no intention of doing. there is a beautiful push poll type of relationship that goes on in this story that at times is heartbreaking as it is heartwarming. Leigh Hays it’s a great job in developing characters that you end up rooting for, primarily because both are flawed and trying to find a new life for themselves. This is a very good book and one that I enjoyed tremendously. I highly recommend it.