𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨!

When you end up staying up late to finish a book, that you started that same day, you know you have a winner. I loved Ari and Russell characters, loved that they were flawed, loved their chemistry, loved their stories, they weren’t perfect but this story was. Thank you for bringing awareness for depression. Long story short, read this book.

Thank you Berkley Romance and NetGalley for this gifted copy.

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦: 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘭𝘪𝘵, 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘴, 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴.

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You know those authors who write an amazing book and you think "There's no way they can top this."? That's Rachel Lynn Solomon for me - her book The Ex Talk stands as one of my favorite romance novels. Well - RLS managed to raise the bar: Weather Girl is not only my new favorite RLS book, it's now one of my favorite romance books.  
  
This book just ticks so many boxes for me: an office romance, a leading lady who is passionate about her career, precocious kid characters, the same vibes as the movie Set It Up, and a cinnamon roll hero (seriously, he is so incredibly sweet and sincere). Add in the atmospheric setting of Seattle (in all of its rainy glory) and Weather Girl had so much going for it.  
  
One of the most poignant themes of this book was mental health - Ari was diagnosed with clinical depression and regularly attended therapy. I really appreciated the presence of therapy in this story - the appointments not only helped to inform who Ari was as a character, but also helped to shine a light on the value of therapy as a whole. Her therapy didn't magically fix her problems - but it was clear how much it benefited her and how she handled issues in her life.  
  
I love, love, loved Ari and Russell's dynamic. They had chemistry early, but I really enjoyed that they were a little on the slow burn side. They were brought together by their resolve to hook their bosses up, and during that process they slowly got closer and closer. I also really enjoyed the consideration Russell's situation was given - he was a single father and wasn't eager to just jump into a new relationship without thorough consideration. Overall, their romance felt realistic. They were two complicated people who fell in love - and they were impossible not to root for.  
  
Between its fantastic mental health representation, soft and sweet romance, and explorations of the effect of mental health on relationships - Weather Girl struck my expectations out of the park. This is definitely one of those books that I'll be picking up for a reread very soon.

They say don’t meet your heroes. Don’t work for them either.”
Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon is forecasted to bring a smile to your face and warm fuzzies to your heart! Featuring a neurodivergent leading lady and a dad-bod rocking, cinnamon roll hero who scheme to get their bosses back together in order to ease the tense atmosphere at their local news station.

This is The Parent Trap meets Set It Up with the added flair of The Ugly Truth style setting. A work place romance, with schemes and shenanigans that will tickle everyone’s fancy! I adored every single page, and every chapter heading too! Weather Girl isn’t just lighthearted fun. Ari is a woman who is so wrapped up in her head and making sure people won’t judge her for her mental illness that she misses the fact that Russell is actually her perfect match until the signs flash brighter than neon on a dark highway. Newishly single, Ari spends a lot of time trying to heal herself from her previous relationship and come to terms with her quickly budding feelings that she has for Russell. I’ll be honest, her thought process isn’t straightforward, but I think that’s what I liked about this romance. It’s not your typical romance with roses and sunshine. There are rainy days, and that’s why Weather Girl shines so bright.

“The way alcohol has unstitched him, turned my ever-pleasant coworker into someone honest and fun—I don’t hate it.”
The match-making hijinks add an element of fun, the family dynamics are equally as wonderful. There’s still a stigma associated with mental illness in books. Ari’s battle with depression is described with honesty and openness as she tries to navigate her feelings on her mother’s own diagnosis. This aspect of Weather Girl felt as personal as it did transformational, and at times it felt like Rachel Lynn Solomon was speaking directly into my own heart. If your life has been touched at all by mental illness then Weather Girl will be a special read for you too.

Russell is the single dad, sportscaster who really is like the golden retriever of men in romance books. Honest, yet shy and unsure, and altogether just really earnest, Russell won me over. He’s the steady to Ari’s unsure, the calm to her tumult, and ultimately becomes the solace to her pain. I loved getting to know him and his daughter better, and seeing their dynamic play out is something really special as it highlights the difference between his parental relationship with his daughter to Ari’s with her mother.

“If Russell and I are friends, it’s perfectly fine that he happens to be cute. A harmless newsroom crush.”
Rachel Lynn Solomon perfectly balanced heartfelt and often heart-wrenching emotions with lighthearted and vibrant scenes and characters. Weather Girl is both thoughtful, evocative, and playful in a way that rivals falling in love in real life when you feel like you’re not quite perfect for your perfect match.

I loved every aspect of this amazing book, and I cannot even begin to gush enough about it. Weather Girl will be one those books that you devour the first time, and then go back and savor each exquisitely emotional detail the next time you read it—which will be immediately after you finish it.

Things at the KSEA 6 news station have been stormy. And it's mostly because Ari's boss, the legendary Torrance Hale, is too distracted by her tumultuous relationship with her ex-husband, who happens to be the news director. After a disastrous Christmas party, Ari teams up with Russell, a sweet but reserved sports reporter, to try and solve their bosses' relationship issues. But meddling leads to proximity, which leads to quality time, which leads to... you get where I'm going.

This book was so adorable! Solomon always does a great job imbuing her characters with such complexity. I love that these characters have hobbies, passions, quirks, and therapists, and I loved getting to know all of them. Especially Orion and Cassie, who I can only hope continued to refer to people as gentleman callers. While the love story between Ari and Russell was super cute and packed full of positivity and assurance, it was a little bland for me. That being said, there were definitely some great moments of tension and some <i> delightful </i> banter (read: weather puns galore), and I adored Elodie's character. She truly was the star of the show for me.

Beyond the romance, this book also dealt a lot with depression and how Ari views both her own mental health as well as her mothers. When it was initially introduced, I wasn't exactly sold on it's authenticity. Throughout the book Ari mentions that the reason most her past relationships ended was because she never told anyone about her depression, and as a result, her partners never felt like they were getting all of her. A while I completely understand and fully believe that one should never need to tell anyone anything about their mental health if they don't wish to, I found it somewhat hard to believe that she would keep it from a man she planned to marry. That for me, wasn't realistic.

But beyond that, I felt that Solomon wrote about depression in a very caring, yet matter of fact way, and she nailed it when she described it as feeling like your brain is conspiring against you. I also liked that there were so many therapy visits in this book. Love therapy. We all need it.

*ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley

I couldn't love Weather Girl more.

At KSEA’s “holiday” party, meteorologist Ari Abrams and sports reporter Russell Barringer begin talking about the toxic work environment that their (divorced) bosses have created. The two hatch a plan to get their bosses back together, parent trap style, in order to improve workplace morale. And, this is a romance, so they obviously fall in love in the process.

I’ve read some other reviews that aren’t sold on the chemistry between Ari and Russell, but I was HERE FOR IT. This is by far the most authentic and realistic build of a relationship I’ve read. This was a slow burn, and I think one of the biggest differences here was that it wasn’t outside forces conspiring against Ari and Russell, but internal ones.

Ari’s struggle with depression takes a front seat here, and we learn that the ways she’s learned to manage her struggles, by pushing them deep deep down and only showing herself as carefree and positive, might not be as effective as she had thought. The deeply internalized fears of being too much, not enough, or unloveable show up in ways that hit so deep, and Ari’s relationship with her mother (and herself) shows the impact of being raised by a parent with their own untreated mental illness. Russell’s past, too, though perhaps more integrated than Ari’s, plays a role, and the conflicts that come up are also just so true to the internal struggles the characters are managing.

Therapists everywhere should be paying Solomon for marketing, because the sessions between Ari and her therapist, Joanna, reshape the image of therapy we’ve historically been shown in media, normalizes therapy, and paints a picture of a healthy therapeutic relationship with a relationally-focused therapist. I can only hope I’m anything like Joanna in my sessions.

I’m certain that Weather Girl will resonate with readers who have struggled with their own mental health, but I hope that even those who haven’t will fall in love with Ari and Russell too.

And… ELODIE 💕

WEATHER GIRL by Rachel Lynn Solomon is a contemporary, adult, romance story line focusing on twenty-nine year old single father/ sports reporter Russell Barringer, and twenty-seven year old TV meteorologist Ari Abrams’.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from first person perspective (Ari) WEATHER GIRL follows the building romance and relationship between co-workers at KSEA Seattle news station twenty-nine year old single father/ sports reporter Russell Barringer, and twenty-seven year old TV meteorologist Ari Abrams. Life at KSEA Seattle is no longer what Ari Abrams once thought it would be since the break up of her boss, Seattle’s weatherwoman Torrance Hale, and her ex-husband and KSEA’s news director Seth Hale. The tempestuous fall-out of a twenty year marriage is affecting everyone at the station, and in this, life has been difficult for everyone involved. At the KSEA Christmas party everything goes from bad to worse, and after a drunken sit down with her co-worker, sports journalist Russell Barringer, our couple devise a plan to push the former couple, back together. As Russell and Ari begin their journey of reconciliation, they find themselves growing closer together, looking forward to a possible future but all is not well in Ari’s life, and demons from the past are about to take hold, when our couple’s plans are discovered, and Ari takes a long hard look at what happened and why. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Ari and Russell, and the fall-out as Ari is unable to let go of the past, believing she is not worthy of her own happily ever after.


Like her mother, Ari Abrams struggles with depression but a good therapist and the right medication have helped our heroine get on with her life but secrets revealed find Ari second guessing her relationship with Russell, and in this, words and actions are misunderstood, and Ari finds herself walking away from the man that she loves. Russell Barringer is a single father, whose first priority is his twelve year old daughter Elodie. Falling for Ari was never in the plans for a man who never expected to fall for anyone else but work place romances make for awkward relationships especially when secrets reveal something or someone else has been working behind the scenes.

The relationship between Ari and Russell is a co-workers to friends to lovers relationship that is pulled together by our couple’s need to reunite their embattled bosses. With each endeavor to reconcile the people in charge, our couple find themselves pushed towards their own inevitable and unavoidable paths. Ari struggles with trying to keep her depression at bay, and Russell’s home life was never meant to be workplace gossip. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters are energetic and fun. We are introduced to Seattle’s weather woman Torrance Hale, and her ex-husband and KSEA’s news director Seth Hale; Russell’s daughter Elodie, and his ex Liv; as well as Ari’s twin brother Alex, his husband Javier, and Ari’s mother Amelia Abrams.

WEATHER GIRL is a story of family and relationships, friendships and love. An emotional story of struggle and commitment, acceptance and understanding. The premise is playful and impassioned, and a little slow going in the beginning; the characters are flirty, fun, animated and real; the romance is spirited and captivating.



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This is a Romance book. I really enjoyed this book, and this book has a twist that I did not see. In this book two people that work together decided to put their bosses back together. While the two main characters work on putting their bosses back together their become friends and more. I really love the characters. One of the main characters as mental health issues, and she did not like showing anyone her mental health issues. I have to say I liked how this book shows the character's mental health issues. This was a fun read cute read that also covers some important issues. Great read. I was kindly provided an e-copy of this book by the publisher (Berkley) or author (Rachel Lynn Solomon) via NetGalley, so I can give an honest review about how I feel about this book. I want to send a big Thank you to them for that.

🌧Thanks for this ARC @prhinternational #partner

🌧Ari Abrams é uma meteorologista em um programa famoso em Seattle. Além de trabalhar no emprego dos seus sonhos, ela também trabalha junto da sua ídolo de infância, Torrance Hale. Tudo seria perfeito se sua mentora não passasse o dia inteiro em pé de guerra com o ex-marido Seth, que também trabalha na mesma estação de TV.

🌧Depois que a festa de Natal acaba de forma abrupta, Ari descobre que Russell Barringer (subordinado de Seth) também compartilha de seus mesmos sentimentos em relação ao chefe. Depois de alguns drinks, os dois acabam por concordar por uma espécie de Operação Cupido e juntar novamente Torrance e Seth. O que eles não imaginavam é a crescente atração que cresce entre os dois.

🌧Ari é uma mulher alto astral, leal e gentil, e sofre de depressão há muito tempo. Por ter crescido vendo sua mãe se entregar à doença, Ari faz de tudo para sempre se mostrar positiva, mas sabe que os dias ruins podem aparecer a qualquer momento e isso faz com que ela tenha medo de se envolver e se tornar demais para seu parceiro.

🌧Russell é um homem esforçado, fofo, carinhoso, mas bastante auto-crítico. Por ter sido pai na adolescência, ele tem medo das pessoas o acharem irresponsável. O fato dele ser gordo também aumenta suas inseguranças.

🌧Weather Girl tem um quê de Operação Cupido, mas vai muito além disso. Junto do romance, a autora aborda depressão. Gostei de como a autora tratou do assunto, mostrando que a doença não é um interruptor, que mesmo com tratamento ela não vai acabar de um dia pro outro. Entretanto, mesmo tendo a ameaça de dias ruins, a autora mostra que uma pessoa depressiva em tratamento pode levar uma normal como qualquer outra, como é o caso de Ari.

🌧O romance de Ari e Russ é bem tranquilo e fofo. Ambos têm de superar suas inseguranças, mas gostam da pessoa que se tornam na presença um do outro. Confesso que queria POVs do Russell (a narração é feita toda por Ari), saber um pouco do que se passava na sua cabeça. Adorei também acompanhar a reaproximação entre Torrance e Seth, o que nos leva a um plot twist bem interessante.

4 'Every version of you' Stars!
ARC provided by the the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Another sweet, swoony romcom from Rachel Lynn Solomon! Rachel was a new author to me at the start of the year but as soon as I finished The Ex Talk I knew I would be reading more of her work. Her romantic comedies not only make you laugh: you swoon, you feel and you think. I devoured Weather Girl from start to finish, these characters are so endearing and their love story will sweep you off your feet!

So, Weather Girl is Rachel’s upcoming standalone romantic comedy and this one is focused on Ari Abrams and Russell Barringer, a TV meteorologist and a sports reporter who work in the same network and are having a difficult time with their divorced bosses. What happens when they start talking about it? Well, they scheme to play matchmaker and reunite them so their work environment gets better. What they didn’t expect is to fall for each other too as their matchmaking progresses.

Every slight movement feels like breaking news. RUSSELL BARRINGER JUST RAN A THUMB ALONG MY KNUCKLES; WHERE WILL HE STRIKE NEXT? MORE AT ELEVEN.

First I want to make everyone aware, since Rachel also mentions this at the start of the book, Weather Girl deals with mental health, specifically depression. The author portrays one way of how depression affects a person and Ari is such a strong one because she is very much dealing with what goes on when a dark day hits her. But let’s go back to the romance part of the novel, Ari and Russ. These two! Are so freaking adorable! And how amazing is that Rachel gave us a plus-sized hero? That is definitely not typical in a romance novel and I loved how she developed that too. This couple is so charming and I loved seeing them fall for one another. They do love each other as just they are and that is beautiful to read. Also, they are pretty good matchmakers!

“Letting you get close is the best thing I’ve done in a long time, and it means the world that you brought me here. And none of what you said changes anything. It doesn’t change how I feel about you.”
“And how is it you feel about me, exactly?”
A wry grin. “I think you know, weather girl.”

Therefore, I am rating Weather Girl with 4 STARS because Rachel gave us another wonderful romantic comedy that made us swoon and think. I love novels that give you new aspects to think about and how that is developed together with the romance between the couple. Yes, I do think the ending was a bit rushed again but this story was so sweet, I melted all over! I do believe many readers will love this one so be sure to check it out!

Ari Abrams, tv meteorologist, is working her dream job. There's just one problem: her boss is constantly at odds with her ex-husband. After an especially disastrous holiday party, Ari and coworker Russell decide to do some major meddling and bring some sunshine back to the office.

As a surprise to no one, I loved this book so much. I swear everything Rachel Lynn Solomon writes is magic and somehow exactly what I want it to be. Ari and Russell are basically parent trapping their bosses and it doesn't get much better than that. Plus, the references to the movie and Dennis Quaid (IYKYK).

RLS is seriously the master of mixing serious and playful. This book is not all rainbows, there are plenty of storms as well (sorry I'll stop trying to make weather puns happen, I'm terrible at it). Her characters are always so open about their struggles and this time that means discussions about depression and therapy. We also have Russell, a gem of a human being, who is unlike any male lead I've seen. He's overweight and he's honest about his insecurities and it's so refreshing to see.

As with every one of her books, I love relating to the Jewish characters, laughing at all of their antics, and falling in love along with them. She just gets me right in the heart every time.

First off, this novel is adorable in so many ways!

My favorite parts:
Russell- he is so kind, gentle, mature and of course the title would be a nod to him!
Ari- she’s amazingly dedicated to her job and shows so much growth and maturity as well!
Elodie- what a cool 12 year old kid!
The open discussions regarding mental health, depression, and being comfortable in our own skin.

I appreciated how I was frustrated by Torrence in the first 3rd of the book, along with Seth. It was needed and Solomon did a great job of setting those characters up with sparks and dynamics!

I will say again, Solomon did the reading world a SOLID by creating a character that is so lovably imperfect that we could all see ourselves in Ari and/or Russell, and then wove the golden thread of mental health and depression in the midst of their stories. Beautifully done, thank you for crafting a beautiful story with beautiful characters and a beautiful ending we could all embrace.

I feel like I need another novel with Ari!

Weather Girl is a fun contemporary romance about Ari, a TV meteorologist and a sports reporter named Russell who come together to "parent trap" their bosses, Torrance and Seth Hale, in the hopes of rekindling the Hale's romance after a divorce. As Ari and Russell scheme to better their station's atmosphere and performance from Torrance and Seth's ongoing conflict, they start to fall for each other.

This book gave me a roller coaster of emotions. Weather Girl was funny (you can always count on Rachel Lynn Solomon for some laughs!), heartfelt, exciting, and frustrating at times. Solomon writes about depression, a mother daughter relationship, and the very complicated path to trusting and being real with the people in your life, both romantically and platonically.

Without mentioning specifics because of spoilers, there were many times in Weather Girl that I winced and wrote "I DON'T LIKE THIS" in my notes. There were moments when a plot point or a discussion made me wary, but every single time the story surprised me with how important topics were handled in such thoughtful and graceful ways. That "I don't like this" feeling was always soothed by how Solomon showed growth in each character as the story went on. Weather Girl features a multitude of complex situations and topics and I love how the characters, including their flaws, and aspects of themselves they are more protective over are not only featured, but explored in a way that allows the characters to handle these complexities badly at times, but also gives them the chance to reflect and better themselves.

The larger exploration of important topics like mental health are balanced with the romance between two very nerdy and adorable characters. Ari and Russell were very loveable characters and I was invested in how their relationship blossomed and then bloomed.

If you enjoy romance novels that handle real, complex topics that are balanced with funny and heartwarming moments, I'd highly recommend Weather Girl!

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📝Mini Description:
TV meteorologist, Ari Adams, and sports reporter, Russell Barringer, scheme to reunite their divorce bosses. Between secret gifts and double dates, they start nudging their bosses back together. But their well-meaning meddling backfires when the real chemistry starts to build between Ari and Russell.

👍:
☔️ fun weather network/weather girl aspect
⏰ fast quick paced read
🪤 fun "parent trap" element
🔥 steamy
🧠 covers some deeper topics
👫 well rounded characters
💖 sweet romance

👎:
🤷‍♀️ predictable, but that's what a romcom is!

💭 Overall Thoughts:
This was such a fun and different romcom! I loved the weather network/weather girl aspect which was something I hadn't read before. I loved all the characters and was rooting for the love story! I definetly recommend this book if you're looking for your next romcom!

Weather Girl is a cute rom-com involving a meteorologist, a sports journalist and an updated version of The Parent Trap. I wasn't sold on the premise when I first started the book, but the characters of Ari and Russell plus all the weather related chapter titles, kept me turning the pages.

Russell was a plus size hero who is self-conscious and I liked how that was handled in the story. I thought the author did a good job in writing about Ari's depression in a realistic way. Ari learns that she can be herself with Russell. 12-year-old Elodie, the banter and some steam all added to my enjoyment of this novel. Thank you to the publisher for my ecopy of this book.

Happy Pub day to Weather Girl and How to Love Your Neighbor!
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Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon tackles a lot of important issues. A LOT. Perhaps too many for one story for me. I loved the time Solomon gives to depression and the effects of it not only on the person suffering, but those around them. However, I still felt there was a lot of growth we didn’t see for the heroine Ari, because we were also dividing our time between deep seated parental issues, a hostile work environment, body issues, single parenting, recovering from a broken engagement, and ex-spouses falling back in love.
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I eventually loved the relationship between the main couple, but it was a very rocky start for me and took me some time to feel comfortable rooting for them together as well as separately. This is definitely more of a drama than a romantic comedy, but the dialogue between the two main characters is still fun and witty. Solomon excels in the dialogue department just like in her previous books. I did have a hard time with the main idea of “parent-trapping” their bosses, which felt very campy in an otherwise serious toned book about heavier issues. This story read like weather in Hawaii where it’s warm and sunny one minute and pouring rain the next, but sometimes you get to see a rainbow.
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“Even with my depression at manageable levels, every so often, I have a dark day. A day where everything feels heavy, the smallest tasks become impossible, and my brain can only conjure worst-case scenarios.”

Happy Pub Day to this GEM OF A BOOK! A book that made me feel seen, a book I knew I was going to love right from the author’s note and the dedication :
“For anyone searching for light in the dark
You deserve every good thing”

A TV meteorologist and a sports reporter scheme to reunite their divorced bosses in hopes of making their workplace less miserable in this Parent Trap meets Set it Up romance. Y’all this one had it all - a redheaded depressed female MC who just wants someone to love her as she is, a heavy set single father with a heart of gold?! Jewish representation, workplace romance, family bonds, some steam?! Weather Girl was a delight, after this and really enjoying The Ex Talk, I’m a solidified @rlynn_solomon fan girl.

I’ve given it 4.5 stars - I loved it! What held me back from a full 5 is that while I LOVED Ari and Russell individually I wasn’t 100% sold on them together and I would’ve loved to get Russell’s POV. Overall, I highly recommend it. I really appreciated Solomon’s writing of mental health, I could tell it was very personal for her and it really resonated with me.

Thank you to @netgalley and @berkleyromance for an eARC! Get your own copy today!

I love the way this author writes, Her tone and character development were great. I really enjoyed this one and plan on reading more from this author.

Ari Abrams is a meteorologist at a Seattle news station who wants to be the best she can. She feels as thought her boss doesn’t mentor her as much as she’d like because she is too busy fighting with her ex-husband, who also works at the station. Ari and Russell, a sports reporter at the station, team up and scheme on how to get the two back together to end the war.

In the end I liked this one but it was definitely a slow burn - I considered not finishing because I felt like nothing was happening, but I pushed through and am overall glad I did. I really loved the representation in this one - depression, Jewish leads and an overweight male love interest. I felt like all of those things were handled with care and were woven into the story without being overdone. I really cared about the characters and wanted to see things work out for them.

|| 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖

Weather Girl
Rachel Lynn Solomon
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

|| 𝐒𝐘𝐍𝐎𝐏𝐒𝐈𝐒:
It starts with a break up and a Jewish girl at a Christmas party. Ari and Russell have been cordial coworkers and finally they get to talking, have a few drinks, and decide in order to get the jobs they want they need to make their bosses happy. Now it’s time to plot and get their bosses to start dating. Oh and their bosses used to be married, had a messy divorce, and practically hate each other. This should be fun.

|| 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐈𝐅 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄:
•Office romances
•Jewish Rep in books
•Strangers to friends to lovers
•Not your cookie cutter love interest
•Newsroom antics

|| 𝐌𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒:
I love office romances. Usually I feel they are enemies to lovers and I really enjoyed that this didn’t take that route. This reminds me of the movie Set It Up where they essentially fall in love after trying to set their bosses up, both movie and this book made me very happy. This one has the right amount of steam, and an MC love interest that isn’t your typical dark hair, blue eyes, 8pack man (though I still appreciate those characters don’t worry). I enjoyed Russell being different and how with Ari they forge a unique love story and path to find their happy endings. Also one Hanukkah ornament on a tree isn’t enough to deem a Christmas party a “holiday party” and while we don’t have any Jewish people at my job it definitely enlightened me (with this one sentence in the book) to be more conscious of being inclusive at the holidays.

Thank you Berkley Romance and Netgalley for an E-ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Ari is a meteorologist and Russ is a sports reporter, both working at the same news station. They've only ever been acquaintances, but when they start scheming to get their divorced bosses back together, they find themselves spending more time together.

-Jewish Representation
-Heroine with depression
-Workplace friends to lovers
-Single dad
-Steamy scenes🔥🔥

THIS BOOK WAS PERFECTION. I cannot say enough good things about this book. The mental health struggles discussed in this book were so real and I connected with Ari so much. Her depression is an ongoing struggle that she takes medication for and I Ioved that she is a work in progress with her mental health.

The male lead, Russell....I AM OBSESSED. @RACHEL thank you for writing such a phenomenal leading male. He was everything a great man should be and I could cry at how much I loved him in this book. Let me just say, I know we all love reading about a toxic alpha male who throws you around the bedroom, but Russell is who we all want in real life. I loved how he was kind of shy and quiet, but also confident in his feelings for Ari. Also, thank you for giving us a varied male physique! I love a good sexy story with chiseled abs and muscles, but we need more of "dad bods" in these stories too!

Thank you to the author, netgalley, and publisher for this e-arc!