I really enjoyed this opposites attract, fake dating, dual POV, vacation romance that sees Presley, a recently dumped influencer going to a stay in a run down cabin that's owned jointly by a big-hearted family.

While there she meets and eventually falls for the recently returned brother Beckett who is struggling to figure out what he wants to do with his life. He's happy to help his siblings but isn't sure he wants to move home for good. With all her social media savvy and thrifting skills, Presley is able to help everyone makeover the resort and worms her way into everyone's heart.

Assuming their lives are too different to make anything real work, Beckett lets Presley go back home only to regret it instantly and show up with an epic grand gesture for one of my fav endings ever! Great on audio narrated by Julie Rogers, this is definitely my new favorite from Sophie Sullivan!

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review!

Steam level: closed door

This was a quick, feel good small town romance. Sophie hasn’t disappointed me yet with other books she has written, so I was stoked to get this story!
She writes characters that you can cone t to and weaves a beautiful story together!

Thank you to Sophie, NetGalley, and the publisher for this copy in exchange for a review! :)

3.5 ⭐️ very cute. Light hearted, and easy to read. This was a good time :)

Presley was such a fun FMC. I could relate to her on so many levels and I appreciate that in my romance novels. I especially love how she was over 30! When the story wrapped up though, I felt like there were a couple loose ends in her life that we didn’t see get resolved or tied up neatly.

No complaints about our MMC Beckett and his adorable family. He belonged in the setting of the book and just oozed all around good guy vibes. All his family and everyone else in Smile were great side characters and I can see myself reading any spin-offs that might develop.

Now. The fade-to-black 😒 does not make sense to me. There is so much sexual tension written in the first 50%of the story, and then we get no satisfaction when things get good 😩. I get closed door romance when the story and the writing calls for it. But when an author writes such great tension and chemistry, then leaves us hanging… ugh…

Anyways, super cute story. I’ll definitely be recommending this to some of my friends.

his was such a feel-good read for me and I really enjoyed it. We have a great cast of side characters and get some quirky small town antics. Presley and Beckett were great characters and Sullivan does a fantastic job of really giving the reader a good sense of their character right away. I'm not the biggest fan of insta-love stories but I could believe Presley and Beckett had that much of a connection. We get enough scenes of them talking about their big hopes, dreams, and personal histories that I could feel their connection was more real than some other insta-love situations. I did want a little more friction in the narrative. They just fell together so easily and then everything worked out perfectly for them and the other characters. It left me feeling like it was all a little ~too~ perfect and I wanted just a little more of a struggle to get to those good outcomes. I'd love if we get Beckett's siblings in future books.

This was a cute romance, small town and feel good if you’re looking for that! I’ve read a few other from Sophie and i’ve always enjoyed how she writes. I feel connected to the characters and they’re easy reads. Very much enjoyed this

I loved this book. It may be my favorite Sophie Sullivan yet. I love an opposites attract and I really loved the family in this book. The heroes closeness to them and the heroines longing for a similar unit. It really added something to it. I also think this is easily Sullivan’s steamiest book and she does incredibly well with it. This book made me want to go to a quaint inn on an island and ride ferry’s and hopefully meet hot mountain men. 8.5/10

I received a DIGITAL Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This book was adorable. The cast of characters was fantastic and I wouldn't mind coming back to them again for another book. Beckett and Presley were great together and had really good chemistry. I also really like the fact that Presley wasn't completely stuck up as it might portray in the summary. She's just a city girl who is not used to hiking, fishing, etc. I think I would have disliked her otherwise.

I'm also really happy I gave this book a chance because I had read another book by this author and wasn't thrilled by it but I absolutely loved this one. I would definitely try another one by this author again.

I went into this book a bit skeptical, as being a city-person myself, I find it hard to believe that someone used to city life could easily adapt to the great outdoors and survive being away from all amenities. Glad to say that I exaggerated the whole thing in my head.
Presley and Beckett were clearly meant to be. I loved their story, and how Presley naturally fit into this life, while not changing anything about herself and actually contributing so much of herself. I loved how the author wrote both the main characters - them being city vs nature, having different hobbies, but still loving each other for who they are, and championing each other.
A whole lot of wholesome.

This is my first Sophie Sullivan book, and I plan to read more from her.
Thank you to the publisher for the ARC via Netgalley. All opinions are my own.

Love, Naturally snuck into my heart. There were a couple times I thought I might just DNF it but I kept going and I'm so glad I did. Presley did annoy me more than once but that's just part of her character. Beckett has a wonderful family that is so easy to love. The precocious niece was dynamite for this story. I rolled my eyes a bit at first but ended up loving the isolated island inn setting and the way Presley and Beckett connected. I'm surprised, but I'll admit that I loved it!

The overall vibe of this book reminded me a lot of It Happened One Summer and every Tom com I’ve ver read. It just didn’t really stand out to me!

Love, Naturally by Sophie Sullivan is a sweet opposites attraction story. I liked the city girl, Presley Ayers as well as mountain man, Beckett Keller. As with all opposites attractions they still had the same values just liked different things. Presley wasn’t an outdoors kind of person but planned the trip but she ends up going alone. Beckett is working to help family get a lodge off the ground and running. Together these two end up working on that aspect. See what I mean about the same values.

An instant attraction story though it could be said Presley don’t be on the rebound. Still a charming, closed-door romance with charming characters as only Sophia Sullivan can write. It is to be released in January, so at a time that we are ready for brighter weather which this read delivers.

An ARC of the book was provided by the publisher through NetGalley which I voluntarily chose to read and review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

"Sexy, kind, great with kids, and he cleaned? So this is where the perfect men were kept. Good to know."
Does anyone want to go to Get Lost Resorts and meet a hot mountain man?!

It was so fun to see Presley out of her element and embracing her unplanned, planned trip after dumping her awful ex-boyfriend. Right off the bat, you despise the ex and you root for Presley's happiness, and then you meet a hot mountain man, Beckett, and you root for his happiness too. The best part about this story is the found family and how close they are. I loved seeing Presley interact with Beckett's family and helping with their business.

There was a nice contrast between Beckett and Presley. For example: small town vs city, being on social media vs zero social media accounts, close family by blood, and family by friendship. Their differences can be relatable to many readers.

For a story that took place over a week, it felt very slow....Like there was too much description and not enough dialogue. Or maybe the paragraphs were too long? I'm not sure. I don't usually like instalove stories but there was enough character development for me to keep reading.

Here are some of my favorite quotes:
"Sometimes what people think is nothing can be everything to someone else."
"I'm sorry. I'm not a real human before coffee."
"What the hell was he doing getting all wrapped up in a woman just because she made his heart feel like it was full of sunshine?"
"I like focussing on what's real."
"I feel like you're the first thing I've been sure about in forever."

Check out Love, Naturally if you like the following:
-instalove
-small town
-forced proximity
-found family
-opposites attract (city girl x hot mountain man)

Thank you to St. Martin's Press/St. Martin's Griffin and Sophie Sullivan for the ARC for an honest review!

My new favorite from Sophie Sullivan 🤍 it felt like a cute hallmark movie with a wonderful 10 day span! The chemistry was so there between the two and it just made me purely happy. The beginning grabbed my attention and wouldn’t let me put the book down! I can’t wait to buy it when it comes out! It’s one I would love on my shelf

Thank you to NetGalley for letting me preview this book

Thank you NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book.
I unfortunately DNF’d this at about 30%. I made an attempt to stick it out as I’m not usually one to DNF a book but this one is just not my jam. However, for those who enjoy the insta-love trope and that predictable charm of a Hallmark movie this might be for you!

I thought this book was incredibly cute. I like Presley fell in love with the family at the lodge. The story made me think of a great vacation where you get to meet amazing people and in the case of this book find love!

I enjoyed this book. Sometimes life is best when pushed out of your norm. Presley landed herself in an accidental perfect getaway. Ten days that included questioning her life’s choices , one hot lumberjack and a myriad of fellow guests and resort owners. Sign me up to visit Smile and all of its nosy townfolk. I would love to stay at this lodge for a week and have Ollie entertain me! Thank you to NetGalley for this free advanced copy. I’m leaving this review voluntarily

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Griffin. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book.

3.5 stars
This was cute. I liked it, it was a quick read, but I didn't love it. I think it could have been shorter as it seemed to drag, especially towards the end. I didn't have a problem with the insta-love but I wish we had seen more of Presley and Beck by themselves, getting to know each other. The romance was closed-door so we really only saw them surrounded by other people. All the side characters were great, especially precocious Ollie.

This book was super cute! I love small town romances, and Beckett and Presley were precious. Their dynamic and their banter were perfect, and I wasn't super sure about the insta love trope here, but i think it was well done here! I think the intimate scenes were well executed, having a lot of heat but no actual spice. I loved the Keller family and the whole town of Smile. I was cracking up over the #hotmountianman every time someone brought it up. The side characters were hilarious and quirky and Beckett's siblings, Grayson and Jilly, were great! I hope we get to see more of them in future books! I'm so excited for the rest of the series.

- Insta love
- small town romance
- small town boy/city girl
- found family
- closed door

Love, Naturally by Sophie Sullivan is a sweet opposites attraction story. I liked the city girl, Presley Ayers as well as mountain man, Beckett Keller. As with all opposites attractions they still had the same values just liked different things. Presley wasn’t an outdoors kind of person but planned the trip but she ends up going alone. Beckett is working to help family get a lodge off the ground and running. Together these two end up working on that aspect. See what I mean about the same values.

An instant attraction story though it could be said Presley don’t be on the rebound. Still a charming, closed-door romance with charming characters as only Sophia Sullivan can write. It is to be released in January, so at a time that we are ready for brighter weather which this read delivers.

An ARC of the book was provided by the publisher through NetGalley which I voluntarily chose to read and review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Loved! Sophie Sullivan did it again. Although I think this one is my favorite. ❤️ I loved Beckett and Presley and their slow burn opposites attract relationship.