Definitely sweet…and I’m not talking about all the baking going on.
This was a fun book that made me smile. It touched on drama, family, relationships and how wonderful love can be even for those with trust issues. A well, satisfying book. Thank you Netgalley and Avon Harper Voyager for an early copy of this delightful book. This review is my honest opinion.

Heartwarming. Compassionate. Emotional. These are just some of the words to describe this lovely book. the characters are all looking for more in life. A second chance of happiness. Harper moves to Tahoe to open a bakery as that is the last place she remembers being happy. She soon meets a teen runaway, Ivy, who she takes in without a second thought. Along the way she meets Brodie who owns and runs the bar next door. Each is hurting from their past and must learn to trust themselves and each other again. The story is like reading a Hallmark movie only better.

This is a feel good read from start to finish, Harper Shaw lands without grace in Lake Tahoe. The first person she meets is Bodie Campbell, and although he is handsome, she is not impressed with the attitude he exudes. Harper is there to start life over running her own bakery, and Bodie and his brothers are the owners of the building she will rent. The brothers are incessant jokers, continually harassing each other, yet family loyalty is strong. Harper meets a teenage runaway and gives her food and shelter, and eventually a job, but there is more to Ivy than meets the eye.

The main storyline is about Harper and Bodie, but I found myself more intrigued by Ivy and her story. Despite the annoying banter of the brothers, I like the storyline and the characters, and found myself rooting for Ivy as she discovers who she is and how she came to be.

I loved this story about disappointments, love and family. Your family isn't always the family you were born into. Harper is starting over. She goes back to the last place where she felt joy. She has done what is expected of her and now she is going to do what she wants to do. She is opening a bakery to make herself happy. She has tried to make others happy, but it just never seemed to work, so she will do what makes her happy. Bodie has been away from his family too long. They are a big noisy group, but they love each other. When he meets Harper, his seemingly frozen heart thaws out. Harper is a surprise, but he has even bigger surprises coming. They both want more, but they aren't sure they can handle more. With the help of family and friends, they do find their way together.

The Sweetheart List is the fourth book in Jill Shalvis’s Sunrise Cove series. Harper Shaw is looking to reconnect with the last place she truly felt joy. That was when she was 12 and the last camping trip her family took before cancer took her mom. When she arrives at the lovely village where she has leased her new bakery there is a freak July snowstorm.
As Harper makes a sliding entrance into her new location, she seems to alienate both fellow store owner Shay and landlord Bodie, the middle Campbell brother. Following the note on her back door, Harper finds herself in the Olde Tahoe Tap eye to eye with the fellow that offered to help her, neither being very friendly. Upon getting her keys, Harper moves in to what will be her new bakery with second story small apartment, but her belongings aren’t due for a few weekends. As she and her Bernese Mountain rescue Hambone settle in on the bench of an existing booth for a chilly night, Harper hears someone breaking in only to find young Ivy Roberts seeking warmth. This child could have been her, making Harper open her space and her heart to the teenager.
Ivy is on a quest of her own—to find the sperm donor that left before she even appeared. And it seems she has tracked him to Sunset Cove. As Harper works to open her bakery and protect Ivy, she figures out the girl’s big secret and finds herself in a possibly volatile position. When protecting Ivy touches on destroying her budding new relationships, Harper chooses the girl, something few have done in the past.
This is such a good story of new beginnings for each of the main characters. With well drawn characters and a lovely lakeside setting, this is yet another feather in Ms. Shalvis’s literary cap. I very much enjoyed this book and I do recommend it!

The Sweetheart List is a cute and light story about love and family. Our heroine, Harper, moves herself to the only place she's ever been happy in hopes of starting over. As in all small town romances she meets a man and falls in love. She also meets a young girl in need of some help and can't resist stepping in and loving her as well. The themes of family and acceptance are strong if a bit preachy and the characters are all basically good people. It's a nice story but didn't really do much for me. I think the book struggles to balance the romance plot with the family plot and probably needed to be longer to have them both be satisfying. Overall, a 3/5 for me and I'd say it could make a nice beach read.

Moving to Lake Tahoe is a dream for Harper Shaw. She plans to open a bakery and when she arrives it's snowing in July! She meets Bodie Campbell the first night when she silds into town. Harper is renting the building next to his bar and him and his brothers own the property. Harper has been dumped by her longtime boyfriend and her father is busy with his new family. Harper's mother would bring her to the area each summer for camping; but when she died that stopped.
Bodie is ATF and is recuperating from a shot out that his partner was killed in. Ivy is a runaway and shows up at Harper's door seeking shelter from the storm and Harper asked her to stay and gives her a job. Ivy is looking from her dad who she knows lives in town. Bodie and Harper are attracted to each other; but don't want a relationship.
Loved the story line and getting to know the Campbell family in this book.

The Sweetheart List is the perfect summer beach read (it does take place in Lake Tahoe, after all, which is the perfect vacation setting). It is sweet and light, but interesting enough to hold the reader's attention. It's a quick read, also, which will leave the reader feeling content and happy when it wraps up. If you're looking for a book full of deep thoughts and angst, this one isn't it. But, if you're looking for a book that has a few unexpected but not unwelcome twists and turns, that leaves you smiling when you come to the satisfying ending, you'll be glad you picked it up.

This is the story of Harper, Ivy, and Bodie. Harper is starting anew after coming to the conclusion that her life is unfulfilling. The loss of a long-term relationship, no one in her life demanding things of her anymore, and a resolve to try new things and be spontaneous have all led her to a place where she is throwing caution to the wind and upending her life as it's been. She rents a space to open her own bakery with living quarters attached, and heads for the last place she remembers being happy, Lake Tahoe, with her dog riding shotgun, ready for new adventures. What she doesn't expect is a handsome landlord (Brodie) and a teenage runaway (Ivy) to both appear in her life. Bodie was much expected, but Ivy took a place in the story that surprised me. Harper takes her in, and gives her trust and motherly affection, and Bodie ends up caring for Ivy, too, and wanting to help her thrive. No spoiler alerts, but you'll figure out pretty quickly that there's a backstory here that gives the story a satisfying twist. If you are looking for that summer read that gives you all the feels but doesn't weigh you down, pick up The Sweetheart List. You'll be glad you did!

Sparks joy, no lists, a secret for a secret. Harper and Brodie meet on her first night in town. Ivy is a teenager with her own secret. Starting over at its best.

My first Shilvas book, not knowing that this is the 4th in a series, was an amazing heartfelt story. Can not wait to read more from her.

Thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins Publishers for this early release in exchange for my honest review. To be published June 2023. I hope to read more from this author.

Another wonderful visit to Sunrise Cove. Terrific characters. Many misty eyes moments. I want to have a burger and fries in the bar and visit the bakery for breakfast treats. Eager for all to have their happily ever after, but not wanting the story to end. Thanks to the publisher for providing a copy via NetGalley. My review is voluntary. I look forward to another visit to Lake Tahoe. Glad it is only vicariously since there was snow in July in the book. Yikes! No snow for me.

A sweet, heartfelt summer about starting over, finding family and second chances--and maybe finding yourself along the way.

This book finds Harper starting over in the last place she felt happy-Tahoe-and opening a bakery. Her new landlord, Bodie, is trying to find himself-and forgive himself-after a horrible experience at work. Ivy is a lost and lonely child looking for someone she has never known. All three of these characters come together in a unique way to help get that fresh start they all crave.

Thanks NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.

This is a well-written rom-com set in Lake Tahoe. The main characters are all in dark places when the story opens. There is Harper moving to start her dream business and get a fresh start after a bad breakup. Bodie is home after being almost killed while working a case as a DEA agent and then there is Ivy - a teenage runaway searching for a father she's never met. They are interesting and well-developed and it is fun as a reader to see them all learn trust and to love again. It is a little bit predictable and some of the plot lines are a little forced, but other than that this is a great summer read.

This is the fourth book in the series and the best one! I read this book in less then 24 hours. The main theme is trust and how hard it can be to trust another person. I enjoyed reading all the characters especially Ivy the teen that doesn’t trust adults.

********I received an ARC for my honest opinion from NetGalley.*********

I've fairly new to Jill Shalvis but am becoming a fan. The Sweetheart List is just the kind of sweet, fun read that makes her a new favorite.

Harper is so sweet, no pun intended since she's a baker, but she's hadn't had good, loving relationships since her mom died. She's finally decided to seek her own happiness and Sunrise Cove is such a good memory from camping there with her mom. Bodie's not good for love, by his own determination. He's also healing. His body and his mind need to improve. Coming home to his family is good for him even when he won't admit it.

Harper and Bodie's attraction is so strong but so denied by both. Add in Ivy and this little family is coning together long before any of them even realize it. Ivy's a great kid and both Bodie and Harper are soon taken by the young runaway. Shay and Mace are fascinating too.

I loved the characters in this story. Events moved at a nice pace and I wanted to see how it all played out.

Thanks to NetGalley and Avon for the ARC.

I thought the book was pretty cute. Harper and Bodie had instant chemistry and are an adorable couple. I did feel that the plot was a tad predictable but the story was entertaining so I didn’t mind. There is some romance in the book but the scenes are very light so if you prefer your books spicier you will be disappointed.

Overall it felt like a very solid 3/3.5 stars book. It would make a great beach or weekend read because it reads pretty quick.

Harper is starting a new life in the last place she felt happy. Bodies is recover from being let go of an ATF job. Ivy is looking for her father. These three are destined to meet and have their lives changed. A great read set near Lake Tahoe. The characters are well written and the dog often steals the scenes. Loved the story and the resolution of being together.

The Sweetheart List is a starting over, heart strings pulling sweet romance. Harper Shaw moves back to the last place she remembers being happy, Lake Tahoe where her mother took her camping. Dumped by her boyfriend and forgotten by her father, she doesn’t really have anyone but her faithful dog, Hambone. Following her dreams to start a bakery finds her collecting a teenage runaway and falling for her sexy landlord, Bodie. A former DEA agent injured on the job, Bodie is suffering both physically and emotionally as he lost his partner and his father in a short amount of time. Two people with some major trust issues and past hurts fall fast and hard on their way to smile inducing HEA. I love the characters from Bodie’s family and their happy bickering to the cantankerous Shay and her grandmother to the hardheaded Ivy who you just want to hug. The story just lifts your mood and makes you wish for more of the Campbells and the life of Sunrise Cove. My voluntary, unbiased review is based upon a review copy from NetGalley.

A fun and sweet romance. Harper is looking for a fresh start in life and goes to the last place she felt true happiness. She packs up her life and moves to Lake Tahoe to open up her very own bakery. She meets the grumpy local bartender, a teen runaway, and several new friends who make her feel at home. This was a feel good book with many tender moments. It will be a great summer/beach read.

I loved getting to know Harper, Bodie (hate this name) and Ivy. I think it takes a lot of courage to pick up your life and move to the last place you were happy. Bodie is trying his best and his forced starting over. Ivy comes into their lives as a runaway wrecking ball. She completely turns their lives upside down and in the best way. I can't wait to continue this story.

This is book 4 of the Sunrise Cove Series. Harper Shaw realizes that she needs to shed all the things that don't make her happy. That includes the job she hates and going back to the last place that she was happy. She always dreamed of opening a bakery. So, she does. Can she find happiness in the new life that she is building?