I love reading anything by Sophie Sullivan. Her writing and storytelling are addicting. I literally read Love, Naturally in one sitting because it was really cute. I really enjoyed the main character Presley. She goes on a trip meant for her and her boyfriend. Unfortunately, her boyfriend breaks up with her and she is now stuck in a trip that’s out of her comfort zone dealing with camping, hiking, and fishing. Presley meets Beck whose family owns the cabins and falls for Presley. Their relationship was very sweet and full of chemistry. I loved both of them and the family dynamic represented in this story. Thank you NetGalley for giving me this amazing opportunity. I can’t wait to have a physical copy for my personal collection.

2.5/5 stars

"Sometimes what people think is nothing, can be everything to someone else."

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This wasn't bad, but it wasn't really my cup of tea. Insta-love immediately following a break-up tends to feel only like a rebound to me, and not a real romance. But the characters themselves were endearing and the setting was super cute, and in another setting I think I would have liked this a lot more!

Love, Naturally follows Presley Ayers as she goes on a 10 day trip to a remote cabin/outdoorsy getaway... except she's not outdoorsy at all. Like me, Presley's main form of roughing it is a dingy motel with unstable WiFi and questionable sheets, not over a week spent fishing, camping and doing all manner of outdoor activities.

Presley is on this trip alone after a rather unexpected breakup with her boyfriend right before the flight to leave, which leaves a perfect opening for our MC Beckett to help her explore what she's been missing - both in life and in love as they explore all that the Get Lost Lodge has to offer.

Love, Naturally was published on January 16, 2024. Thank you to St. Martin's Press, NetGalley and the author for the digital advanced copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Sophie Sullivan is taking us on a journey to Smile Michigan the home of Get Lost Lodge.

Presley Ayers had planned a romantic trip for her boyfriend to show him that she can try his interests even though she’s not an outdoorsy person. She wasn’t expecting to break up with him though.

Beckett Keller is helping his siblings get their lodge up and running. He has his own dreams but wants to help his family too.

Presley works in boutique hotels and can’t help but offers ways for the Lodge to improve their marketing and social media interest.

While Presley is trying to make the most of the outdoor adventures isn’t not her idea of a good time but the Hot Mountain Man that is Beckett allows her to enjoy the views.

This was a fun read, with a feeling of family, starting over, finding your path while also finding a bit of romance. If you loved Katherine Center’s Happiness for Beginners I think you’d love this one.

Have you ever made an “out of your comfort zone” decision that turned out to be the best decision of your life? Presley Ayers did exactly that when she planned a trip for her boyfriend to spend 10 days at the Lost Lodge relaxing and fishing. Except said boyfriend had different plans and wanted the trip but not with her because she would be too annoying. Presley packs up and heads to the Lost Lodge on her own. Presley decides to make the most of the experience by trying to make the vacation an adventure. In the end, she not only finds herself, she finds a family and a new love that she deserves.

Love, Naturally is a heartfelt story with wonderful characters who have bring life to the story. I am looking forward to learning more about each of them as Sophie Sullivan develops more stories within this series.

Thank you Libro.fm for the advanced audiobook. The dual narration was excellent and easy to follow.

Thank you Netgalley for the advanced ebook edition. These opinions are my own.

Presley Ayers is a concierge for a boutique hotel who struggles not to be taken advantage of by her boss. She fights hard for a few days off to take her boyfriend on a surprise birthday trip to a remote lodge. When he surprises her by not only being thrilled with her gift, but actually dumping her, she decides to go anyway, despite the fact hiking, fishing, and rustic are just not her thing. It gets off to a rocky, or rough, start, on the boat ride over but a handsome passenger offers her a barf bag.

The handsome passenger turns out to be the brother of the owner, and Presley quickly becomes enamored of Beckett, the lodge, his family, and even fishing (but not hiking). She and Beckett agree to give in to their mutual attraction for a vacation fling, but is it more than that? Their connection is instantaneous and deep. Presley finds herself falling in love with Beckett and his entire family and the aptly named town of Smile.

But she is true to their pledge that this is only a vaction fling and returns to her normal, unsatisfying, life, which seems even more dreary.

This is a charming romance with an enticing setting. Off to check out Michigan vacation destinations! #LoveNaturally #NetGalley

Cute!! This was a feel good story of essentially starting over and realizing what it is you want out of life without settling. Biggest advice in it— a man is not worth all that drama. If you’re trying too hard with no reciprocation— leave. You can find better, and you will.
She found someone who values her for her, and they work so perfectly together. Dreams change, and sometimes it’s to something bigger and better. Change is good sometimes. Also her job sucked anyways. All the things her boss wanted, I was like girl both your professional and personal relationships are toxic, dang. Except her bestie, Rylee can stay. I’m not normally one for insta love, and this happened over the course of 10 days, but I made an exception for this one.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin’s Griffin for the arc!

First thought: A cute outdoorsy romance about living in the moment and pursuing your dreams. This book left me wanting to go explore the outdoors with my very own #hotmountainman. If you want a vacation without the travel you can totally #getlost in this one.

Presley had everything planned for the most epic surprise for her boyfriend’s birthday. She took the next 10 days off from her job and she planned to surprise him with a trip of his dream, even if it meant not doing what she liked. But things didn’t go as planned and now she’s on a small plane headed into the great outdoors single, alone and a bit lost. How did things go this wrong?

Beckett puts his family above all else, even his own happiness so when his brother needed his help he came. That’s how he ended up at Get Lost Lodge helping his family fix up the place during his time off. He has a lot to think about the next few weeks as he decides what path he wants to take with his career and future.

So what happens when the city girl collides with the mountain main at Get Lost Lodge? She will be pushed outside her comfort zone and try new things, and he will learn what it means to be an accidental internet hashtag. They’re both single so why not mingle and have a vacation romance? It’s a case of insta love with an expiration date. What could ever go wrong…

Literally Themes you’ll find:

* Strangers to Lovers
* City vs Small Town
* Insta Love
* Forced Proximity
* Opposites Attract
* Found Family
* Dual POV
* Closed Door

I loved The Guide to Just Being Friends but couldn't get into this one. The writing style seemed different - just long blocks of narration that didn't help me connect with Presley, the main character. I requested this book as an ARC because I loved the authors other book but didn't spend much time reading the blurb. It's probably my fault that I didn't connect with this. If I read this blurb and it was written by an author I didn't know, it would have been my cup of tea.

I have so many books on my TBR so I decided to move on at the 10% mark.

3/5 stars

This book was cute, and I really liked the concept and plot, but the writing slowed everything down. The balance of descriptive text vs. dialogue was off, which slowed down the plot a lot. I found by the time I was 80% through this book, I didn't really care about the ending, which is usually when the reader is getting excited to see how everything plays out.

That said, while I didn't vibe with the writing, I do think this book is cute and that plenty of readers will enjoy it. It just wasn't for me. I like novels that are faster paced.

*I received a free ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

This was a great Rom-Com book! I really enjoyed it. I read it in one day and immediately went and looked for more books by this author. I would definitely recommend this book!

LOVE, NATURALLY by Sophie Sullivan hits all the promised plot beats of a modern romantic comedy. A career-driven go-getter woman, scorned, an impending vacation/event/Hallmark town bake-off, and a vanilla small-town local hero who swoops in to save the day, despite his best efforts to resist being drawn to a woman, ANY WOMAN.

This is my second novel from Sophie Sullivan, and I have yet to find my groove with her or leave the last page impressed. Not just impressed, but impressed upon in any way. Like previous romps with this author, I left this book with a bit of a "so what" feeling. "Meh" is not my favorite reaction to give to a contemporary romance, but alas, here we are.

Love, Naturally is a heartfelt read, set in a small town of Smile, Michigan. Presley plans a getaway for her less-than deserving boyfriend, which results in her dumping him and going on the fishing vacation herself, despite it being completely out of her comfort zone.

Sophie Sullivan has a way with her words and wrote the most charming setting, Get Lost Lodge, and makes a weeks worth of fishing and biking sound desirable. Presley, the FMC, who although was bit naive at first, has so much growth and such a big heart she was really enjoyable to read. And If there’s anyone who makes my heart swoon, it’s a man named Beckett. I loved that he was immediately mindful of her feelings and protective of her heart. I also enjoyed that the Instant chemistry between Presley and Beckett was presented as a slow burn and not an “insta-love” way. I enjoyed reading about the whole Keller family and hope there are other books to follow with the other siblings!

I definitely recommend this closed door read with just the right amount of spice, with found family and fake dating.

I really liked this book. The characters were great and easily lovable. It was also clear to see that she deserved better and clearly would have a spot at the families farm/lodge. I loved his niece. she was a great addition to the story. #hotmountainman

Small-town charm with clashing personalities where our main character is thrown into unfamiliar waters. We all know Sophie Sullivian is known for her romances that are equal part sweet and humorous with a whole lot of hear. Love Naturally was definitely worth the read.

Tropes:
InstaLove
Small Town
Opposites Attract
Fish Out of Water

Arc received from the publisher; all thoughts and opinions are my own.

The cover makes my heart smile but that’s one of the only things I honestly liked about this book, other than the side characters and a few good life lessons that really resonated with me.

This one was a pretty big no for me and if I didn’t promise an honest review, I honestly would’ve marked it as a DNF early on. I had a hard time feeling Presley and Beckett’s connection or getting invested in their love story. It was way too fast for me and then the rest of the book and plot just druggggggg on. There were some cute moments and highlights (from Beckett only; Presley is annoying) but overall, they made me cringe.

I wanted to give this one a better review but sadly, it just wasn’t for me. Thank you to Net Galley & St. Martin’s Griffin for a copy in exchange for an honest review.

Presley Ayers decides to book and go with her boyfriend on a camping trip that he had mentioned to her one time in passing. The problem was when she told him about it he was not that interested, so already having the time off from work at the hotel she works at she goes by herself. She was not looking forward to all of the different ways to get to the Island or the room she was staying in being out of heat. But she makes everything work out and though she does not like fishing she does try that along with hiking. Along the way she meets the family that runs the place and a daughter to the sister of the owner Ollie she makes this story work along with Beck who is the brother of the one that owns the lodge. Beck and her have a connection but he lets her leave. This is a really good story and the different characters of the small town of Smille make all parts of this story work. A really good book.

So. Much. YES.

I loooooved this book. It was beautiful to see Presley find herself throughout this book.

She took a situation that sucked and turned it into an opportunity to try new thing, to learn, to grow. And while finding herself, she also found herself a winner & his family ❤️

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After Presley planned the perfect birthday getaway for her boyfriend and he said “oh thanks I’ll take someone else.” She said HELL NO you won’t and found herself at #GetLost - a little island lodge in the middle of nature that was looking for a brand new start.

While there, she found herself, found her true passion, and found love in Beckett 💕

🫂 found family
🏠 small town romance

A lovely cozy feel good romantic comedy. Great chemistry between the characters; a sweet romance. Enjoyed the side characters and elements of family and community. A delightful read

DNF at 30%

Unfortunately this one just was not working for me so after letting it languish unread for a few days on my ereader I decided to just put it down. The romance was super insta love feeling which doesn't work for me and ends up turning me off the relationship. The plot was also feeling a little tedious and I was just dragging through reading it

An absolutely charming read —loved the premise, scenery, and characters!! Sophie has written another lovely story filled with genuine emotions and characters.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for an advanced copy to review!