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Someone For Everyone

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I enjoyed reading this book! It felt much heavier than the cute cartoon cover alluded too, but I was okay with that. Sometimes christmas romance stories are light and fluffy so having this in the mix is a great addition. I've read other books by this author and loved them just as much!

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Such a lovely book. I enjoyed the story and connected with the main characters in the book. A nice, easy read to enjoy. Five stars!

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Kate and Calvin meet when the are both struggling with things that have happened in their lives. When she agrees to help him at the care home he inherited, will the time they spend together bring them closer.
Great read with an eclectic mix of characters.

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Yet another superb book from Tracy. Thought I would love the book from the synopsis, and it didn't disappoint.

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Kate is swimming in her ex’s debt. Calvin needs someone to manage the rest home he owns. It is in dire need of turning a profit. These two need each other’s help, but maybe it can be something more?

The supporting characters in this book were fabulous. If they had been any different, I would not have enjoyed the story as much. They were funny, supportive of Kate and Cal, and were what made that place what it was. Sometimes I got confused about who were residents and who were employees, but all in all, they were all the heart of that place.

The tension between Cal and Kate was crazy. I wasn’t sure these two would ever get themselves figured out, but they had a lot of people behind them.

Great story and a great group of characters!

Thanks to NetGalley and Canelo Escape for this ARC! All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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Kate has had a bit of a rough time lately. Her ex-husband left her with a bunch of past due bills and creditors chasing her all the way to bankruptcy court. Her job just let her go. She's got very low self-esteem, very little money, very little trust in men and very little hope for her future.

Out of prospects, Kate pays a last visit to her home, and when a knock at her door sounds, she's expecting yet another creditor, or a marshall telling her to get out. Instead, she finds Calvin, a gentle man who is trying to settle his uncle's estate, part of which is her building. After the misunderstanding is settled and they get a bit acquainted, Calvin offers Kate the job of solicitor to file the probate paperwork. The rest, so they say, is history!

I enjoyed this book. I almost stopped reading when the storyline started to include paranormal, but I kept on and was happy that I did. The paranormal was really nothing and didn't hold much focus after that. I loved meeting the residents and staff of Rose Court, the care home that Calvin is trying to run now. Watching the relationship between Kate and Calvin grow, despite her insecurity and his lack of confidence was beautiful.

Thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book, but my opinions are my own.

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I loved this story of changes, loss and finding againg, slow burning romances, and holidays.
It's poignant and heartwarming, sweet and quite realistic.
I rooted for the characters and enjoyed what I read.
An excellent story that made me smile.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

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Someone for Everyone started off heavier than I expected it to considering it was described as a “fun, festive and joyful romance” in the blurb. Our two main character’s Kate and Calvin are dealing with huge life changes and setbacks. Kate’s deceitful ex husband has left her with a lot of debt that could impact her career as a solicitor. Calvin had to leave his football career due to a medical diagnosis and is now dealing with his late uncle’s estate, which includes a care home. Both Kate and Calvin have a short period of time to improve their situations, so they decide to help each other out.

Calvin was a really kind and compassionate character. He had a lot on his plate, but still prioritized the needs of the chare home’s residents and staff members. Kate was likable, but she was also unnecessarily awkward and clumsy at times. I did enjoy seeing her let go of some of her insecurities. I also enjoyed the sweet romance between Calvin and Kate who slowly fall in love as they get to know each other.

The residents at Rose Court care home were fun to read about. Each of the residents and staff members are uniquely written and play an important part in this book. I smiled at their banter and wanted happy endings for all of them.

Overall, the author created multidimensional characters and included humorous situations to balance out the more serious topics discussed in this book. So, there is some joy and fun as promised in the blurb.

This is the first Tracy Corbett book I’ve read. The author’s writing style was easy, and the story was heartwarming. I will include trigger/content warnings below because, as I mentioned above, this book dealt with heavier topics than I expected from a holiday romance.

TW/CW: divorce, medical diagnosis, panic attacks, infidelity, death, mentions of suicide.

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Kate’s husband has not only left her, he’s also left her tons of debt and she now risks losing her career as a lawyer if she can’t find a way to pay it back.

Overnight, Calvin’s life changed when he signed for a major football team, and then again when injury forced him into early retirement. His life is once more about to be shaken up after he inherits his great-uncle’s estate.

Kate needs a job and Calvin needs someone to manage the care home he now owns – if it doesn’t turn a profit in the next three months, it will be shut down and the residents forced out. Can the two work together to save Rose Court, and each other?

A beautiful Christmas story of heartbreak and things coming right again.

I really enjoyed this book and would highly recommend

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This book is the perfect book to read for the festive season. Fan of romance and Christmas holiday romances then don't miss this book. Oh this book really made me feel festive and put me in the mood for Christmas. I loved it.

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What a thoroughly lovely romantic comedy. The two main characters, Calvin a professional footballer forced to retire due to a recently discovered health condition and Kate, an emotional divorced woman with incredibly low self esteem are a delight. They are surrounded by a supporting cast of eccentric people who all reside or are a part of a depleted nursing home. Calvin had inherited a nursing home which is making no money and has limited residents and limited staff. They are essentially one big happy family and support each other regardless. There are some brilliantly funny chapters, usually involving either Hanna (in my mind a no nonsense, independent woman with a hidden heart of gold) or Rowan, the ghost/poltergeist loving ageing resident who delights in the folk law tales of the past.

What ensues is a wonderful romance between two characters who couldn’t be more deserving of a happy ever after.

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As usual in my reviews, I will not rehash the plot - but will simply recommend that you read this for yourself.

This is a cosy, heartwarming tale that lifted my spirits (I read it on a day that was pouring with rain). I loved the main characters of Kate and Calvin, and there are some excellent supporting characters too - particular favourites included Esme, Hanna and Geraldine

I liked the setting - largely based in a care home in Kent's most haunted village (Pluckley - which is a real place!) - which gave the author lots of scope to add another layer to the story (I loved the scene with the bat!). Also liked the fact that the romance wasn't ruined by lurid sex scenes (which I always find deeply offputting!).

The book deals with several underlying themes that affected the characters - childhood abandonment, suicide, serious illness, and the fallout from gambling. In spite of this, the book has an optimistic and cheerful air about it.

I'd like to know what happened next...

My thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for an ARC. All opinions my own.

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A beautiful, cosy, Christmas story. Calvin, ex footballer meets Kate a solicitor under unusual circumstances and offers her a job.
Both are recovering from previous relationships and as they draw closer to each other begin to heal.
Set mainly in a care home, with wonderful and funny residents and staff, a heart warming read, with good well rounded, endearing characters.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this slow burn romance and would highly recommend it to other readers.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the advance review copy.

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Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an early review copy.

Kate hasn’t had much luck in relationships and neither has Calvin. But they both need the help of each other.

Calvin asks Kate’s help to sort out the legal paperwork of the care home that’s been left to him in his great-uncle’s Will.

He also promises Kate to pay her the amount she needs in order to pay off her ex-husband’s debts, that’s she’s been made liable for.

Slowly their friendship grows into something more.

The story had a lovely set of characters, some fun ones too.

I recommend this book.

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This is a cozy, sweet, and heartwarming Christmas story. As an attorney myself, I understand the anxiety of Kate when it comes to the demands of her job and a personal life up in flames. I think this is the first book I have ever read set in a care home. These octogenarians are so unique - caring more for the home and the employees than receiving care. I really enjoyed the journey of all the residents and their collective happy endings. I would highly recommend this book to anyone - I also plan to gift it to a relative for Christmas.

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I loved the eccentricity of the care home residents from the very outset- ghosts and all.
The main characters of Kate and Calvin and very well rounded with enough background to ground them in reality and enough hope that the future will pan out for them both.
a great cosy-night-in kind of a book.

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Slow-burn romance ahead!
Mesmerised and brought into a Christmas feel-good world.

This is the first time I have come across the author’s writing and it was perfect.

The two main characters, Kate and Calvin oh my. I really do wonder what both of them look like. For them to be such complete opposites it would be intriguing. Calvin is this supposed gorgeous man on the outside, and throughout this novel he is also like this on the inside. He has pure intentions and reasoning.

I liked Kate at times however sometimes I felt like shaking her to waken her. She was awkward but sometimes she really didn’t need to be (such as taking a tantrum with a tree).

This novel is set in Pluckley which is in Kent. The setting reminded me of a non-Cornwall type of village these novels usually mention. I just pictured a cute little small village. Kind of like the one I am currently residing in which just added to this novel being so perfect.
Throughout, we meet the residents of the care home that Calvin had inherited. It was fate when he met Kate who had needed a job which just so happened to be the role Calvin needed her for and he could let her stay at the care home too which solved her issues. We meet residents such as Rowan who is very eccentric.

The entire community was just so full of life with everyone’s personalities.

I stretched this out whilst I was reading this as I really did enjoy every single moment. What peaked my interest more so was the friendship they built. They spent a long time getting to know each other. Yes, Kate was jealous of her cousin having a baby and his ex and so forth.

As Calvin and Kate sort out issues, they are also getting to know each other and keep trying to fight it, at times it was very slow but overall I really enjoyed the entire premise, the characters and just how it all fits well together.

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This is my 3rd read by Tracy Corbett. If I really liked the previous ones, this novel is marvellously unusual.

It's a Christmas romance with a Halloween vibe. The setting is spot on and probably a place I'ld like to visit some day.

Kate and Calvin are two people with awful circumstances and a great heart. They're so resilient and compassioned that they're a perfect match for each other as friends, and as lovers. I loved them both, they're unusual as romance characters. I liked the secondary characters living in the care home and how the story develops for them.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing an eArc in exchange for an honest review.

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An engaging read set in a care home. This book was filled with quirky characters both in the staff and the residents of the home. The owner of the home had a major setback in his career before receiving an inheritance from his uncle and the solicitor he employed to help organise his inheritance was recovering from a personal disaster. It was lovely to read about their slow developing romance with lots of funny moments from the other characters. An excellent read.

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Overall a good book! I LOVED Calvin’s character. He was what felt like a perfect man. It was a Good book but not my favorite. Very well written just not something I could get fully attached to.

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