Brother’s best friend and single dad, wrapped up in a cozy romance. I enjoy Erin’s writing and characters. The setting of this story is perfect for fall.

Thank you to the publisher for the advanced copy!

I really enjoyed this! I love all of Erin Hahns books. They are light but emotional. Sweet and fun romance novels. The perfect rainy day or fall read. I didn’t love this as much as built to last but it’s hard to compete with Cam and Shelby. But I do love the cameos.

The setting makes me want to take a trip to Wisconsin to fish even though I have zero patience and don’t like bugs. I wanted to be outside if fall on lake so bad while reading this.

I will admit I’m not one for the single dad trope but Anders and Lucy might be the exception. It was the perfect amount of kids but not too much.

I throughly enjoyed this book. I enjoyed all three books in this world and I can’t wait to see what Erin Hahn will write next.

I truly loved every minute and every page of this special story that made me feel a range of emotions. This story was wholesome, heartwarming and funny but also touched upon some important, heavier topics. Every single character in this story was likeable (except Liam at times) and there’s even an adorable pup, Rogers! The trust, respect and support Maren and Joe offered one another was refreshing and I enjoyed watching their love unfold. The lakeside resort setting was fun and I loved the fall vibes. Lastly, I loved that the chapters were song titles. It made reading this even more fun because I played the song before reading each chapter- such a unique twist. 🎶 I highly recommend this sweet and spicy read!

Catch and Keep is a mature couple romance and I loved it. There is messy, there are kids and a lack a free time, problems and things needing to get done and nothing could be more real. I loved how they worked together to find a balance and how even with a child that is on the spectrum they found a way to just be happy as themselves. Adorable perfect and highly recommend.

A fantastic cozy contemporary romance that will keep you warm on those chilly nights. It really is the perfect book to snuggle up under a blanket and immerse yourself into the world of Maren and Josiah. Maren is a recently single Park Ranger that escapes to her childhood home in a resort town in Northern Wisconsin where she inherited an old bait shop and apartment. Her plan is to renovate the bait shop and then get back to her life of a Park Ranger until she starts spending time with her older brother's best friend, Josiah, who is recently divorced with 2 young children. Even though she tries to keep her distance the pull he and his children have on her is just too much.
Told through the dual points of view of Maren and Joe, this is a wonderful heartwarming book. I enjoyed getting to know these characters and truly felt like I was a part of this amazing resort town. I felt like Maren was my good friend that would take me out on the lake to show me the best places to fish while filling me in on all the ups and downs of her romance with Joe. It was a superbly written older brother's best friend trope. You could feel the tension between them and was a true will they or won't they. Joe's children, Anders and Lucy, were a huge part of this story. Their mom all but abandoned them after the divorce and she does not want to admit that Lucy has special needs as an autistic child. So, when they let Maren care about them and they started to care about her as much as she did them it melted my heart. The relationships in this book felt very real and not forced at all. I truly enjoyed this book from beginning to end.
I highly recommend this book. Though it is the third book in a trilogy you can easily read it as a standalone, although I do recommend reading the other two first because they are fantastic, too.
All of the opinions in this review are my own and I am extremely grateful to St. Martin's Press for the opportunity to read a digital advanced copy of this fantastic slow burn romance through Netgalley.

This book was swoon worthy with fall vibes to boot! The love story between the main characters felt genuine (though a little quick) but also has substance and difficult real life challenges that many people face. I laughed at the wit in this book but also got emotional at some points with Maren and Lucy’s relationship. So many great tropes in this book, I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a little bit spicy romance read. I look forward to reading other books by this author. Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the advanced copy of this great book!

Thank you Netgalley and ST. Martin´s Griffin, New York, and thank you Erin Hanh for this ARC.
4.5 stars.
Cozy is the accurate word to describe this story.
This was a very beautiful heartwarming story about love and giving yourself a second chance.
Maren´s journey finding what she wants in life is really inspiring. At first it seem she is scared of going backwards with all the changes in her life, but I loved how “down to earth” she was toward Josiah and his kids.
Josiah is such a bighearted man, I like that he is very kind despite how difficult the situation is for him. His kids are very lovale characters. I find the representation of the autism and the perks of being a single parent respectful.
This story is romanctic and very “grownup” at the same time. Maybe yhe only complain here, is tha I would have liked more drama thowards the stalker situation, but I like how things ended.
I loved all the characters and the setting makes me wanna go on vacations.

4.5 Stars - This is a type of book I am going to eat up every time. I love any kind of Forbidden Love (this is Brother’s Best Friend) and I LOVE a single parent because seeing a love interest fit into a family is one of my favorite things to read, and the parenting moments in this book were definitely the highlight for me, and also what made me cry. Loved the neurodivergent representation and looking at it from a parent perspective. I think my only critique is that Maren’s brother drove me nuts, although I think that’s completely intentional. Despite Maren being 33, he treats her like she is 19. Being 35 myself, I was just bothered; however, I am an only child so maybe that sibling dynamic is realistic.

I loved Shelby and Lorelai's love stories, and I have to say I love Maren's just as much. This book had all the fantastic tropes: small-town romance, brother's best friend, and single dad. I was here for everything. This book was so easy to enjoy. I liked the found family aspect and how easily Maren fit in with Joe and his kids. The fishing aspect was also super cool. What was great about this book was that there was also no third-act breakup. Maren and Joe communicated rather than running away from the relationship, and I loved that so much. I'm so sad that this little inter-connected series of standalone is over because I would read so much more in this world. Such an incredibly delightful book! Thank you to St. Martin's Press for the ARC to read and review!

This was my first Erin Hahn book and I will definitely look for more! I enjoyed her characters and how she developed them. The story hooked me from the beginning with it being set up north in a fishing The ups and downs for the characters were definitely felt by the reader.
Thank you Net Galley, St. Martin's Press and Erin Hahn for the opportunity to preview this novel. It is available Oct. 15, 2024, just in time for you to cozy up by the fireplace and enjoy it!

What a fun read this was! I have to say, I'm not a person who goes fishing in my daily life, but it was such fun to read this book and it certainly made me wish I was sitting on a porch by a lake reading a book though!

Maren finds herself back in her hometown to accept her inheritance, which happens to be an adorable bait shop. Josiah is Maren's brother's best friend. He is also a divorced father of two, and his children are wonderful.

When Maren and Josiah find themselves reconnecting, is there something there that wasn't there before? I do believe there is! Their connection was great and I loved seeing how Maren connected with Josiah's children as well. It gave me warm fuzzies for sure!

This is a fantastic read if you are a fan of brother's best friend, single dad stories. You won't be disappointed!

**I voluntarily read an early copy of this title courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review**

Maren Laughlin’s life has hit a few obstacles. Not only did her so-called boyfriend steal her long awaited work promotion, he then had the gall to propose to her in a very public, very over the top manner. So Maren does the only sensible thing and runs away to her happy place, Bryant Lake in Northern Wisconsin. Maren’s family vacationed there every year as she was growing up and it’s where she earned the nickname “Musky Maren”, which eventually led to a popular YouTube channel. Maren holes up in the cabin and bait shop she inherited from her mentor and former fishing buddy as she tries to figure out what she wants to do with her life. Then Josiah “Joe” Cole throws another wrench into her plans. Maren’s big brother’s best friend and a former Marine, Joe has returned to Wisconsin to help run his family’s resort. Joe is recently divorced with two young kids and is trying to settle into his new life as a civilian and single dad. When Maren accepts a part-time job at the resort, Maren and Joe find themselves spending more and more time together. As they get to know each other as adults, they start to fill in the missing pieces they have in their lives and in their hearts. Can Maren’s temporary escape from her former life turn into forever for Maren and Joe?

Erin Hahn’s novels are always a must for me. I can always depend on her for a soft, sensitive, emotionally fulfilling read. And Catch and Keep is absolutely that. It is a warm, soft sweater in book form. Maren and Joe are beautiful together, supportive sources of strength. They lift and lighten each other’s loads and are a safe harbor for each other’s emotional needs. Hahn really knows how to write strong families and strong family bonds, whether biological or found. They bring a richness to her stories. Maren and Joe’s families have a tremendous influence on them as people and it’s nice to see these deep connections. Catch and Keep soothes the heart, a beautifully tender love story.

I adored this! Maren is such an awesome main character and I loved the take on Joe being the dad with kids (instead of the other way around for once). Their story was great and despite knowing what was going to happen, I was really into it all the way through.

This book was beyond perfect. Five Stars. No notes.

This book has everything going for it; perfect title, and the cover matches the excellent fall vibes.

I personally have family that live in the area where this book is set, and the author did an amazing job of describing it.

This is a friends to lovers, brothers best friend, and it just felt ‘right’. I love single dad romances and this one was written with acceptance, especially surrounding Joe’s kids.

So many times I had a smile on my face, and laughed out loud. Hahn has a way of writing characters that are perfect in their own way.

The pace was great, and the story unfolded naturally. Both main characters come to the story with their experiences that shape who they are.

This book may be my new favorite in this series!

Catch and Keep is an homage to lake life, clearly stated in the introduction, and author Hahn really follows through with her rich setting of lakeside Wisconsin. On leave from her job with the National Park Service and newly single, Maren has returned to Cole’s family resort, the place she summered throughout her childhood, the place where she learned to catch fish; the place where her crush awakened her to the possibility of romance when she witnessed him fooling around with his girlfriend in the boat shed; the place that her friend and mentor left her in his will. It’s the place she retreats to and the place she calls home, when, on the heels of a terrible proposal from the man who essentially stole her promotion out from under her, she retreats. Maren needs clean out the cabin and bait shop, anyway and it’s the perfect hideaway and distraction to lick her wounds and decide what she’s going to do next.

Enter single father and resort inheritor, Josiah Cole, who does everything from bartend to set up fishing tours to simple repairs. A former marine, he’s a single dad to two adorable children, including Lucy, a his daughter with autism. It’s a struggle for him to manage her sensitivities, but he’s doing it with grace and a healthy dose of concern for his son, Anders, who understands his younger sister’s condition perfectly and is beautifully accepting and forgiving, but still sometimes gets the short end of the stick.

Joe offers to help Maren fix and clean up the bait shop and apartment, and in return, she starts showing up to help him at home, connecting with the kids, letting her dog Roger bond with them, and so quickly becoming a part of his life that Cole doesn’t know what he did without her. The catch, no pun intended, is that Liam, Maren‘s oldest brother, is Liam’s closest friend. Liam doesn’t think either Cole or Maren is good enough for one another but has a hard time articulating that in any way except an unkind, mean-spirited and disparaging one. He perceives Maren to be immature, unfocused, and lacking direction, a liability for Joe and his family, not an asset.

Alongside the dual point of view romance, there are beautiful descriptions of the lake region, and interesting characters that people the story, including Maren‘s best girlfriends from two other books in the unnamed series: one a Hollywood star; the other, a popstar. The support from their significant others for Liam is a warm and delightful addition. There is also a stalking subplot: a super fan from Maren’s past who was overly enamored of her now-archived YouTube fishing how channel, who feels the need to be creepy whenever they bump into each other in town. Joe wants her to take it seriously, but Maren is dismissive even though the interactions are discomforting. The central conflict is neither Joe or Maren believes themselves to be a catch.

This was a fast-paced, cozy read. The illusions to Maren‘s girlfriend stories made me feel out of the loop and there was a lot a lot a lot of telling, particularly around Lucy‘s quirks, instead of revealing or showing through action, or dialogue. Overall, I found the novel a bit of a slog, and not particularly well written. And at times, it was just wholly unbelievable–I mean, spoiler alert: who gives a guy a blow job and then just walks away and doesn’t get hers???

Characters were kind of one-dimensional, from Joe’s villainous ex-wife who doesn’t seem to want, or understand, or want to understand her own children. Creepy slobbering stalker Bryce, heart of gold Joe, and jealous Liam are one-note. Only Maren is complex: confident and insecure by turns, and both of the beauty queen pageant winner and fisher grubbing for nightcrawlers in the dirt. Still, I rooted for her to get the happy ending she deserved, and she did put together a future on her own terms.

I received a free advance reader’s review copy of #CatchAndKeep via #NetGalley, courtesy of #StMartins.

I’m a big Hahn fan! Like obsessed with her writing, her characters, her storytelling is just off the chain!
Catch and Keep by Erin Hahn is a swoony friends-to-lovers romance that captivated me like nothing before.
This was a fun, unique and tender friends to lovers romance! I loved Maren and Joe.
Per usual Erin did an amazing job of weaving tender moments, angst and witty banter together to create a captivating and fast paced read.

Catch and Keep by Erin Hahn, is a delightful friends-to-lovers novel showing that the one you were searching to find may have been right there for you all along.

I’ll always read whatever Erin Hahn creates because it’s always the perfect read!

Thank You NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

A romance book where the female main character is a fisherwoman??? When I started the book, I will admit I was skeptical. It seemed very untraditional…

…and it was, and I actually ended up really loving that about “Catch and Keep”! It was different and unique in a lot of ways, which I appreciated! Why not switch things up a little sometimes?!

My one critique for this book is that it felt like there too many issues being addressed (from Joe’s kids to family dynamics to Maren’s past now present situation), and sometimes it was a bit much. That being said, at the end of the day, I do applaud the author for taking on subjects that are tough and often controversial! So, thank you Erin Hahn for this emotional, romantic, and overall enjoyable read!

Thank you Net Galley and publishers for the advanced copy!

I am totally smitten! Maren finds herself back at her fishing hole after the loss of someone significant to her. Erin Hahn has a way of crafting relatable characters and beautifully capturing friendship and love. Josiah has his life encroached on by Maren in a good way. Maren falls in love with his children and admires his devotion to his kids. Side character Rogers, Maren's adorable dog, reminds me so much of my own pup and put a smile on my face. The bond Josiah has with Maren feels genuine and sweet, especially because she showed up without him asking. If you're looking for a heartwarming read that'll leave you smiling, give this one a try! Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the free eARC in exchange for an honest review.

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If @erinhahn_author writes it, I’m gonna read it! She deserves all the hype. I’ve loved every single one of her books, Catch and Keep is no exception!
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Maren returns to Northern Wisconsin, her favorite childhood fishing spot, after a disastrous proposal. She’s hoping the time away will clear her head and help her decide what she wants her future to look like. She just never expected Josiah Cole and his kids to become such an important part of that future.
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🎣Single dad
🎣Brothers best friend
🎣Midwestern setting
🎣Slow burn
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This book is technically a standalone, but we get character cameos from Shelby from Built to Last and Lorelai from Friends Don’t Fall in Love. I’m so glad that I’d already read these two books.
I loved that there is no third act breakup like in so many romance books. I adored Joe’s children, the realistic autism rep, and how Joe loves and supports his children’s uniqueness.
Another great contemporary romance from Erin Hahn!
THIS BOOK RELEASES TOMORROW 10/15!!
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Thank you @netgalley and St. Martin’s Griffin for the opportunity to read this book!

4.25 ⭐

Tropes:
🎣age gap
🎣rom com
🎣small town
🎣romantic suspense
🎣disability rep
🎣single dad
🎣brother's best friend
🎣found family

I learned a lot of....fishing terminology in this book lol. But regardless, I thought it was such a cute and feel good read, with a whole heck of found family. I ADORE the little family that Maren and Josiah create for themselves with his kids. You can see how much she loves them, despite the distance that she tries to put with them. And how easy it was for her to integrate into the family. It's a great representation of the "family is not just by blood" metaphor. My heart broke for those two kids not being able to have a good connection with their mom, and her inability and disinterest in getting to know Lucy and learn how to best support her and be a caring parent. As someone who works with people with disabilities, it was just disheartening to see and i hate that woman.

This was my first read by Erin Hahn, but it definitely will not be my last! I feel like I keep seeing her books at the bookstore so I'll need to pick one up the next time I'm there! I'm excited to go back and read about Maren's bff's HEAs :).