A delightful contemporary romance with fun vibes and genuine emotions. It’s the perfect blend of heartwarming moments and witty banter. 5 stars!

I adored this book. It was absolutely trope filled. But man it was so sweet and cozy I just couldn’t help loving it. I loved the first book of this series and this one as well.- Lorelei’s story wasn’t my favorite but I just really loved Maren and Josiah. I also just loved the lake setting and the family relationships. The connection that Marne built with joes kids was just such a tender beautiful thing.

I LOVED this book! It made me miss my childhood and I just wanted to go back to the lake and fish! Maren and Joe were so loveable and I immediately had to know how things worked out between them! I will definitely be going back and reading previous books by Erin Hahn.

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5

Thank you NetGalley and St Martins Press for this arc in exchange for an honest review!

This was a really sweet and heartfelt lake side romance about a former YouTube nature/fishing content creator and a single dad (who is also her brother's best friend). I always enjoy book set in a lake town but I appreciated how much the lake and the surrounding nature were incorporated into the story. I want to visit this lake so badly!

This book was really real in the challenges the two main characters faced. But also in how they chose to tackle those challenges together. I especially loved how the MCs were communicative and honest with one another, no third act break up here! Their ability to navigate their challenges with their family (particularly their siblings and ex-wives) were refreshing. Joe the MMC was particularly great about supporting and not speaking for Maren, the FMC. The side characters and the banter the MCs had with them were amazing.

Overall, a great read! Can't wait to go back and read the other books in the universe about her two friends.

4.5/5 stars

I was so worried this book would not live up to everything I had hoped. Well it did live up. As far as brother's best friend trope goes, Catch and Keep is near the top of my list of favorites. I LOVED this book.

Joe and Maren are so great together. The way Maren falls for Joe's kids and the way he warms to and accepts and embraces that is so sweet. I think the single dad thing can sometimes be done poorly in romance books, but Erin Hahn handled that dynamic so beautifully in this book. This book made me laugh and cry and pine for Maren and Joe to end up happily ever after with the kids and Rogers and the whole extended family. Seriously, read this book.

The pacing of this book, the conflicts and doubts were realistic and believable to me. Nothing about this book felt forced or contrived. The independent growth of the characters, the development and growth of the romantic relationship, and the growth in the friend and sibling relationships in this were all well done. Each of these dynamics only added to the overall plot, which is not always the case in romance books.

This is often true of contemporary romance books with illustrated titles, but I was very pleasantly surprised with how spicy this book got given how sweet the cover is.

Highly recommend this book.

ARC provided by publisher via NetGalley in exchange for honest review.

Oh, how I love Maren and Joe! What a great addition to this series about friends who have lived in the spotlight. I loved the peeks at Maren’s besties from previous books, although this one could be read as a standalone. Joe is a single dad who isn’t really looking for a relationship. Maren is very newly single who is figuring out her next steps. She doesn’t want a relationship either. This sets up the most refreshing friends-to-lovers storyline that I’ve read in a long time. They are perfect for each other! There are conflicts to overcome, both together and apart, but they are handled with maturity, communication, and a little help from the peanut gallery. A peanut gallery that is utterly delightful, by the way. His kids, her dog, his parents, her big family and friends - so many people love them both. The setting is divine - his family’s resort on a Wisconsin lake, but it’s fall and winter instead of summer. I definitely want to visit! Joe and Maren’s love story is my new favorite from Erin Hahn, and a physical copy will definitely find its place on my shelf. All the stars! I hope you love it as much as I do!
Thanks so much to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC to read and review. All opinions are my own.

Oh my goodness! This was such a cute, sweet, funny, friends to lovers, all around cozy book & I loved every second of it! I loved Joe & Maren’s story! The friends, the family, the kids, I loved it all! I really enjoyed this book & the things both characters had to work through together & on their own. I felt every emotion! I definitely laughed, cried & got so giddy watching their story unfold. It was so sweet to see the relationship between Maren & Joe’s kids & it gave me all the feels. The bond she had with Lucy & Anders was beyond adorable & I loved watching it blossom. Such a good book & I can’t wait to recommend it to everyone!!

I would like to thank NetGalley, Erin Hahn, and St. Martin’s Griffin for an advance copy of Catch and Keep to give my honest opinion.

I loved this! The plot was good and the story was consistent. I wasn’t overly annoyed by the characters or the conversation. I really enjoyed this book and will probably be picking up a physical copy of it.

Erin Hahn is quickly becoming one of my auto-read authors. This book was heartfelt and reminded me exactly why I love romance.

This book has:
•Single dad and brother best friend tropes
•An outdoorsy heroine who has returned home after rejecting a proposal. She reunites with the hero, her older brother’s best friend, who is now a single dad of two kids
•A slow burn with lots of bonding with the hero’s children before a romance develops. The found family trope never fails me

Thank you to St. Martin’s Griffin and Netgalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Such a sweet summer romance! Sometimes you just pick books up at the right times, and everything about them makes sense.

This was an enjoyable summer romance read that dealt with real-life issues facing single adults in their 30s. Maren and Joe grew up on the lake where Joe’s family owns the resort at which Maren’s family vacationed for decades. Later Maren gains a a following for her enviable fishing ability (You-Tube channel) while Joe spends 15 years in the Marines, watching her videos to soothe his homesickness. Now, Joe is a divorced dad with sole custody of his 2 children and running the family resort where Maren has fled to recover from a controlling boyfriend and figure out “what’s next.” Healing, growth, warmth, and attraction ensue.
Heartwarming and organic.
Third title in a series about three close friends who live or have lived in the spotlight, however this reads as a stand-alone.

What works for me:
Lake life vibes
Close-knit families
Ride-or-die adult friendships
The autism storyline feels valuable, genuine, and refreshing.
This isn’t a rom-com, nor is it funny, though it has its moments; it reads more like “this awkward, terrible thing has happened to me so I’m going to run away to my safe, happy place and lick my wounds while I figure out what my next steps are. Oh, look, my oldest brother’s best friend is a hottie. What d’ya know. And his children are my favorite.”

3.5 stars, round up to 4.

Thank you to St. Martin’s, NetGalley, and Erin Hahn for the ARC.

*single dad
*he’s her older brother’s best friend
*she has an awesome dog
*positive communication
****No last minute breakup before getting back together!

A wonderful and easy to read romance. I really, really enjoyed this and it was exactly what I needed to read.

This was my first time reading the author; and I can’t wait to read more of her back catalogue.



Thank you to St. Martin’s Griffin and NetGalley for the DRC

I tried so incredibly hard to finish this book. I was very close to finishing it, but this book truly was a struggle to even get to the 82% mark.
This book read like someone was writing it after school so it could be posted on wattpad.
Regardless of the fact that I don't like first person, there are still ways to write a first-person book and have it read well. This just didn't hit the mark.
What made me officially put the book down was one of the end chapters that began with
" (earlier that week)" it was just the final straw for me. This book just does not feel like a professional an published book to me. Which granted, I do think this is still unpublished currently. But I do think with some more editing and tweaking, it could read better.
I also could not stand the random mentions of the military. This is not a dig at the military, but I feel if you want to have your main male character have a military background, there are better ways to have it introduced and written into the story. But it was more of an afterthought and then brought up in the most random ways that I personally felt were irrelevant to the storyline.
I think a good example of a main character having a military background (or just army background period) is how 911, the show, does it with Eddie. It's mentioned briefly and brought up casually in certain episodes. It's more natural, and I feel like the author can pull examples from the show for this book.
There is endless potential here for this book, but it definitely needs to be edited and tweaked to reach its full potential.

This is a perfect book for summer! Escaping to the lake through this love story was the perfect way to kick off the summertime. I loved how strong the main character is and fell in love with her friends as well. This is my first book from this author, but I will go back and read her earlier ones now!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

First off I wanna say that I love Erin Hahn’s writing style. The plot and setting is like a dream scenario to me. It reminds me of how I grew up as a little tom boy at camp and on the lake with my brother and cousins. All of the subplots added to the story and were fully wrapped up. All the characters were fleshed out well and I enjoyed reading their journeys. Joe is patient, kind, thoughtful, and protective of those he loves. Maren is strong-willed, confident, and loving who always finds a way to show it to the people she cares about. Together, they are a good team that loves and takes care of their little family. Anders was so adorable and loving towards his sister and it was good to see him getting the love and support he needed and that Joe wanted to provide from the help of Maren. I loved the autism representation and Lucy was an incredible little girl. The way Joe took care of her and aimed to understand and support her was beautiful. Loved her connection with Maren. Also, points added bc there was an adorable dog! The ending of this book was beautiful and all loose ends were tied. First 5⭐️ book I’ve read in a while! 🎣💓🚤

Absolutely fantastic read! I could not put the book down once I began reading it. I cannot wait for it to be released. I will recommend it to everyone I know!

What a great book! Maren & Joe are perfect together! And its impossible not to fall in love with Anders & Lucy! After reading the first two books and looking forward to Maren’s story I have to say this book is everything I hoped it would be! I can’t quite put my finger on exactly why I enjoyed it so much. The characters are lovable and the storyline is well written. It just really feels like a hug from your best friend!! Don’t pass this one up!

I absolutely loved this story. The characters were so relatable and the premise was one you don’t see often. The spice level was also amazing. I rated it five stars because I fell in love with the characters on the on set.

This was such a fun, swoony, summery read! I always like when characters have added complexity and Maren and Josiah both do. This was adorable and delightful, and a must read, preferably next to a lake.

A cute and cozy romance read set in the outdoors of Wisconsin! The connections in the book are what make this read a five star. Of course the chemistry between Maren and Joe was there, but the kids and adorable dog stole the show for me. While it is brothers best friend to lovers there is a slow burn with a found family aspect that is highlighted with a tough relationship with the brother, Liam.

Initially I was worried I would be lost as Maren's love of fishing is a big aspect of the plot but Erin Hahn does an excellent job of giving enough background information to avoid confusion. I do wish that I knew that Maren's closest friends, Loreli and Shelby had their own stand alone romance read in Built to Last and Friends Don't Fall in Love. While it is not necessary to read the two to understand the characters and enjoy Catch and Keep I do wish I knew going in, but now I can't wait to read backwards!

Thank you NetGalley for a free advance reader's copy in exchange for my honest review. Additionally, there is a slight formatting error in Chapter Twenty-Two in a text conversation between Joe and Maren.