Thank you to the publisher and author for sending me this ARC in exchange for my honest review, This was my first book by Trish Doller and it was wonderful. Very heart warming and one of those books that give you the warm fuzzies. Loved the small town setting and the second chance at love for both people involved. Pick this one up if you need a feel good read. Solid 4 stars

Trish Doller has become one of my favorite authors quick. There’s the romance aspect of her writing along with a realness that makes it feel like a friend is telling you the story.

I like that she keeps the same characters too!

There is something so delightful about the way Trish Doller writes. I just feel like I’m smiling the entire time I’m reading one of her stories. Her previous novel, Float Plan, is one of my all time favourites.

The Suite Spot was about the second chances that life gives us, and how if we open our hearts to them we just might find what we need, and what we’ve been looking for. It was so hopeful and so sweet.

Doller always manages to create such great main characters, and secondary characters that are just as good. They all play an integral part in the story and really manage to infiltrate your heart. Not to mention, they all banter with one another so well and provide many laugh out loud moments.

I’d I had one “off” thing it would be that I found the ending a bit rushed, for me. That is purely an opinion of my own and has no impact on how much I loved this book.

This book can be read alone but does have recurring characters from the first. But I love both so much I recommend just reading them all!

Thank you SMP Romance and NetGalley for the eARC of The Suite Spot! All opinions in this review are my own.

I absolutely loved this romance and here is why:
- the setting - A bunch of cabins on a tiny island in Lake Erie sounds like a perfect way to spend the summer!
- Maisie - While I'm not always a fan of kids in books, especially in romance books, I actually really liked Maisie and I liked reading about how Mason was with her.
- the gentleness/matureness between Rachel and Mason - After declaring that she has never had a strong relationship with a man, I appreciated how gentle and mature Rachel deals with Mason. She recognizes that he has his own issues to go through and she doesn't want to subject herself to that until he is ready to give them his all.
- the chapter "titles" - Instead of giving each chapter a name, they start with a word in another language and the meaning of it. Each word is a word that doesn't exist in English so the definition can be long, but the word has a very specific meaning that applies to the chapter.

The only downside for me was that the ending felt a little rushed but I also wonder if it felt too fast because I was enjoying it so much and didn't want it to end!

Float Plan and Off the Map (books 1 and 2 in the Beck Sisters series) are now definitely on the top of my summer TBR!

I really loved "Float Plan," and I somehow loved this even more! The Beck sisters series is so fun, and I can't wait to pick up the next one. Trish Doller gives depth to her characters that can sometimes be hard to find in romance novels, and it's so appreciated.

Look, this was no Float Plan but my GOD this was cute and fun and I still really enjoyed it a lot a lot. I don’t think Maisy was 3, more like 5, and I think the audio maybe wasn’t my favorite and it all wrapped up a little quickly??? But I loved it. Trish Doller is excellent at covering heavy shit and making it normal and relatable and I would like to move to the island and live in a cabin with Mason he is an angel thank you that is all

This is an intriguing title for a book, and I was hoping that it would be a romcom, and I felt that it was. There was banter and likable characters and plot that kept me interested. It was fun and interesting, and it was an easy and fun book to read.

Loved this second book in Doller's romance series. Tender and wise and so sneakily sexy. Doller has a way with her sentences that just draws the reader right in!

I loved The Float Plan and was so excited to read this book which is #2 in the series. This was such a beautiful love story that really had me but also had me laughing as well. If you are into sunshine/grumpy romance tropes, then this one is for you! A great read perfect for spring/summer.

When single mom Rachel moves from Miami to a remote island in Lake Erie to take a job at a brewery hotel, she finds an unfinished hotel and it's grumpy (and handsome) owner. Mason offers Rachel a chance to build a hotel, rebuild her life, and maybe fall in love.

I loved Float Plan, so I had high hopes for this! I really enjoyed this slow burn, grumpy-sunshine romance. The audiobook was great!

Thank you to Netgalley for the early ARC of this book. Trish Doller did it again with this great book. If you are looking for a slow burn, cozy romance then this is the book for you! I feel like this is the perfect book to read during the transition of summer to fall and I love the fact that it includes a strong main character that is a single mom striving for more in life.

The Suite Spot was a breathe of fresh air! If you enjoyed Float Plan, also by , I think you would also enjoy this novel. It follows Rachel Beck, Anna’s (from Float Plan) sister. Doller’s second novel following the Beck sister’s is just as “suite.” We even get a quick update on Anna and Keane.

Taking a chance on a new start, Rachel moves herself and your daughter up to a small town on the Great Lakes. Here she begins working for Mason, helping him design his brewery and camping cabins. I loved the vibes of the small town and descriptions of the lakeside setting. Mason and his grumpy self (due to some past heartbreak) left me waiting to read how Rachel would play a role in putting him back together. I also loved Rachel’s daughter and couldn’t help but laugh at her loveable and quirky personality!

I've been a fan of Trish's YA, so I was excited to see what her romance looked like.

I really liked Rachel and Mason. They're both good, loyal people looking for something a bit more. Together they have a good friendship that organically moves to more. I enjoyed the cast of secondary characters as they were some of the best scene stealers.

Plot wise, it was good. There's a very slow build up to the end, but it's like a meandering. There was a bit of an angst wrench thrown in at the last chapter that felt unnecessary, but that's just me.

Overall, this was a quick, comfort sort of read.

FYI: the warning label at the beginning mentions sexual assault: the scene was getting pinned against a door/wall, and being forcefully groped and kissed

**Huge thanks to the publisher for providing the arc free of charge**

The Suite Spot is the second book in the Beck Sisters series by Trish Doller, and after having loved the first book so much, I obviously had to come back for seconds. I was very excited to find out that the main character of the story will be Rachel, taking into account that she was mentioned several times in the previous book and me being a sucker for single-parent trope I obviously wanted to read this one as soon as possible.

I had no idea how the story would develop but I liked the odds set for Rachel, of course the circumstances in which she left her old job weren’t great, but the author managed to give her a new start that was amazing. I loved the setting of the new town and of course the story centered around the building of the cabins and the importance of the brewery. Mason was a nice addition, the perfect brooding type of character that is soft on the inside.

But, I have to say that what I absolutely enjoyed the most was the way in which the author managed to write Rachel and Mason’s story without involving their exes in the mix. I liked that Mason’s ex wife was just mentioned in passing and not brought to the plot as shock value, and I like how Rachel’s ex boyfriend didn’t cause that much trouble for her in the end. At the same time, the presence of Masie, Rachel’s daughter, was treated carefully taking into account Mason’s past. In the end, it was very wholesome to see the relationship of the two coming to fruition.

Content warning: mentions of sexual harassment at the begining of the book.

*ARC kindly provided by St. Martin's Press, St. Martin's Griffin via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

After reading Float Plan I was really excited to read about Rachel. While I enjoyed The Suite Spot, I did find it lacked a bit of the same depth that was so good in Float Plan. The pacing was a bit slow and lacked some character development.

As I find in a lot of romance novels, it was a bit formulaic with 'trouble' finding our main characters, which is then remedied in no time. The ending felt rushed.

The story is a lot lighter than that of Float Plan, so maybe that was part of my issue with it. It was like I kept waiting for something more to happen but nothing did. I can't quite put my finger on it...

Still enjoyed this book and would recommend to others!

Thank you to St. Martin's and NetGalley for the eArc in exchange for my honest review.

The Suite Spot is the second book in the Beck Sisters series. It follows Rachel, a single mother living in South Florida who was recently let go unfairly from her job working as a reservations manager for a luxury hotel.

On a whim, Rachel applies to work at a brewery/hotel on an island in Lake Erie in Ohio. She decides to make a big move and packs her life and her 4 yr daughter, Maisie. When they arrive, Rachel finds out the hotel… isn’t even open. Mason is the handsome owner, but he’s closed off and doesn’t do much to welcome them. He offers Rachel the opportunity to help design the hotel and a huge budget. Rachel doubles down, and makes the best of the situation. She makes friends with the locals and they help her find unique items for the hotel.

Rachel and Mason get close as they work to open for guests. Rachel has gotten over her relationship with Maisie’s dad, but he will always be around and Mason has some of his own issues to deal with. I really appreciated that Rachel and Mason took their time with their relationship. Both have been through some extremely difficult situations and going slow was perfect for both of them. Mason is so wonderful with Maisie; it’s hard to not fall in love with him yourself. I love learning about his family and their culture. They have so much in common with both having an immigrant mother.

Thank you so much to @stmartinspress and @trishdoller for my gifted copy.

I enjoyed her novel Float Plan, so when I saw there was a companion novel featuring the sister of the main character from Float Plan, I knew I wanted to read it. Rachel is very different from her sister Anna. She is kind of in a rut. She has a young child, and while she isn't exactly in a relationship with the father of her daughter Maisie anymore, she also feels like she won't ever find someone that she really cares about. She has a degree in hospitality and works as a night reception manager at a luxury Miami Beach hotel, hoping to move to a day job when her daughter starts school. But when a guest becomes aggressive and Rachel doesn't succumb, she finds herself looking for a new position.
Getting a lead on a position at a new hotel in Ohio is a lucky break, and she finds its location surprisingly attractive. The hotel isn't open yet though, although the brewery is starting to create beers. Rachel finds the owner, Mason, nice but sometimes distracted, and when she learns of his loss, she feels for him.
As Rachel begins to find her feet in her new role, and learn about her new community, she also has issues arising from back in Florida.
There is lots to like here, from body positive messages, to book clubs, to the fun of hotel design, I liked not only the two main characters, but many of the secondary characters as well. Definitely another good read from this author.

I enjoyed this book so, so much!! This is my favourite out of the three books so far. Fabulous characters and such a sweet storyline!

Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book! The title and this beautiful cover drew me in and i was excited to read this book! I will be recommending this book to others for readers advisory.

https://theknittersbookshelf.com/books/the-suite-spot/The Suite Spot is the perfect comfort read. Rachel Beck is a single mom who will do anything for her daughter Maisie, she works the night shift at a luxury hotel in Miami Beach until one evening a patron gets a little to handsy but blames Rachel who in turn looses her job. Not sure what to do she decides to take a leap of faith and applies for a hotel management job on a small island in Ohio. As luck would have it she gets the job and they set off to hopefully make a new start for themselves only when they arrive the hotel owner Mason Brown may have left out the bit where he told them the hotel wasn’t exactly finished.

This book has everything you could ask of a romance book. A strong independent female lead who decides to get out of her comfort zone and take a risk which may just change her life. We’ve Mason who is handsome, hardworking and generous. There is a bit of miscommunication and it takes them a little while to warm up to each other but they make a great team. I loved how it wasn’t all rosy and there were some real world problems mixed in (TW: sexual harassment, references to loss of child).

The author did a wonderful job of setting the scene on Kelleys Island, she really captured what small town living feels like. I loved getting to know all the supporting characters and it is easy to see why Rachel felt so at ease there. Having left her mother behind and having such a young daughter it would be important to build a network of people to start they new life in Ohio and I really got the sense they belonged there. I especially loved Rachels friendship with Avery and Maisies with Leo.

Mason is such a sweet and caring person. He has been through an unimaginable loss and it is understandably hard for him to adjust to his new housemates. I do wish the book would have touched on this a bit more. There are some sweet moments between Mason and Maisie but I felt there was a piece missing as he and Rachel never really discussed his loss more than it was hard.

I have heard great things the first book in this series is so I will defiantly be looking to read The Float Plan and the upcoming 3rd book Off the Map.

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press for the eARC in exchange for my honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Suite Spot is the perfect comfort read. Rachel Beck is a single mom who will do anything for her daughter Maisie, she works the night shift at a luxury hotel in Miami Beach until one evening a patron gets a little to handsy but blames Rachel who in turn looses her job. Not sure what to do she decides to take a leap of faith and applies for a hotel management job on a small island in Ohio. As luck would have it she gets the job and they set off to hopefully make a new start for themselves only when they arrive the hotel owner Mason Brown may have left out the bit where he told them the hotel wasn’t exactly finished.

This book has everything you could ask of a romance book. A strong independent female lead who decides to get out of her comfort zone and take a risk which may just change her life. We’ve Mason who is handsome, hardworking and generous. There is a bit of miscommunication and it takes them a little while to warm up to each other but they make a great team. I loved how it wasn’t all rosy and there were some real world problems mixed in (TW: sexual harassment, references to loss of child).

The author did a wonderful job of setting the scene on Kelleys Island, she really captured what small town living feels like. I loved getting to know all the supporting characters and it is easy to see why Rachel felt so at ease there. Having left her mother behind and having such a young daughter it would be important to build a network of people to start they new life in Ohio and I really got the sense they belonged there. I especially loved Rachels friendship with Avery and Maisies with Leo.

Mason is such a sweet and caring person. He has been through an unimaginable loss and it is understandably hard for him to adjust to his new housemates. I do wish the book would have touched on this a bit more. There are some sweet moments between Mason and Maisie but I felt there was a piece missing as he and Rachel never really discussed his loss more than it was hard.

I have heard great things the first book in this series is so I will defiantly be looking to read The Float Plan and the upcoming 3rd book Off the Map.