Thank you to NetGalley and Erin Hahn for providing me with an Advanced Reader’s Copy of Catch and Keep. I loved reading Catch and Keep! If you love Hallmark movies, this is definitely the book for you. After a ruined engagement, Maren Laughlin, finds herself back in the town she spent summers at as a child. As she tries to find herself, she quickly reconnects with her brother’s best friend, Josiah Cole. Josiah is newly divorced, helping his parents run their resort, all while keeping up with his two children. Maren and Josiah find themselves connecting and filling in the missing pieces of their former selves.

Maren easily became one of my favorite characters. She is headstrong and independent. The relationship that she builds with Joe’s kids is sweet and really gave better perspective into who she is. Her and Joe balanced each other out so well. I found myself wishing that we had more background on Maren’s relationship growing up with her brother, Liam. I know they mention that he was always like that growing up, but I was frustrated that, no one else said anything in Maren’s defense.

I would 100% read another book following the stories of the side characters. This book was very wholesome and explore the realties of heart break and moving forward. I can’t wait to see what’s next for this author!

Ugh, what does Erin Hahn put in her books that makes them so unbelievably good?!? I told myself I'd wait to read this ARC until it was closer to the start date, but I couldn't contain myself.

This whole interconnected set of standalones has given me that fuzzy, giddy feeling as I read them and Catch and Keep is no different. This time, we join Maren Laughlin, best friend of Shelby (from Built to Last and Lorelai (from Friends Don't Fall in Love and park ranger extraordinaire, as she breaks up with her boyfriend in the most spectacular fashion. Blindsided by his misguided proposal (she pukes on his shoes) and upset that he went behind her back to nab a promotion she was gunning for, she flees Michigan to head to her childhood retreat in Northwoods Wisconsin.

There she runs into Josiah (or Joe) Cole, her brother's best friend and single dad. Despite warnings on both sides, the two find that their lives mesh perfectly. They've known each other their whole lives and it feels like they are starting their relationship in the middle. Maren loves Joe's kids, and Joe thinks Maren is the catch of a lifetime. Will their relationship be able to survive the temporary nature of her stay or his brother's misgivings?

Catch and Keep is a sweet, soft, fuzzy, lovely romance with adult characters, who adult problems, and use adult communication (aside from one minor blip) to solve them. I loved (loved, loved!) the previous two books and this one is just as wonderful. I can't wait for everyone to get their hands on it!

* Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest review! *

Very excited for this READNOW book! I absolutely love a good second chance at love single dad romance and this perfectly fits the bill. I look forward to sharing much more on this title soon.

brother’s best friend + small town resort + fishing = feel good fun. a sweet story that had a lot of tropes i don’t usually go for (like single dad) but it was done in such a natural and wholesome way… while still having some spice. 🥰

the conflict in this story was all external - i would have liked a liiittle more tension. but ‘catch and keep’ serves its purpose well as a lighthearted palette cleanser. i’ll definitely be reading more erin hahn when i need a sweet and swoony reset <3

4.25 stars

thank you to NetGalley and SMP for the eARC!

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC.

This book is such a heart warming lake romance. The relationships between the characters were so good through out the whole book.

Love a good single dad/brothers friend trope. If you’re looking for an easy read I recommend giving this a try.

Thanks to NetGalley I received an advanced electronic copy of the book to read and provide a review.

This was a quick, easy and cute read. A brother’s best friend romance set on a Michigan lake resort makes for a good time! The story was predictable and sweet, but interesting enough to make it a page turner.

Side note, I think I loved the relationship between Maren and Josiah’s kids even more than Josiah himself. Don’t get me wrong, Josiah is an endearing love interest but Anders and Lucy are next level adorable.

Learning to fish, painting tackles, and “I’m your baby.” 🥹 Too cute. Give them the world!!

Heart warming and lovely. If your on a reading slump, I can tell you this book will bring you right out of it.

Thank you netgally for this arc

This book was such a cute read! I love Maren’s character and heavily relate to not liking surprises. But this was so easy to read and I loved the fishing spin on this love story. The different elements of the story all fit together so nicely.

Anders and Lucy were also super cute, and Joe was so sweet! I enjoyed seeing Maren’s growth through the story, it was very relatable and realistic. Overall, highly recommend.

Thank you NetGalley, Erin Hahn, and St. Martin’s Press for this eARC!

Single dad. Brother's best friend. Autism representation and found family. 5 stars and a perfect beach read.

I loved this book. The dual POV between Joe and Maren was lovely and I absolutely adored Maren and Joe's sweet dynamic and thoughtfulness.

Joe's kids were delightful and I'm glad they were written with complexity but not in a way that felt contrived.

The tension with Liam was good but not overwrought.

I would recommend this book to anyone who appreciates a low angst, sweet romance with more mature characters. I appreciate that they were both in their 30s and had lives that were more full and chaotic with family obligations.

Fost was the bait shop owner at a lakeshore resort in Northwoods Wisconsin, who enjoyed teaching a little girl, Maren, everything there’s to know about fishing.
Now, grown up, she became his heir, being the new owner of the shop slash apartment.
She works as a park ranger, now on sabbatical, she occupies her time remodeling her new place and giving fishing tours on the complex.
The owners’ son, Joe, a single dad with two kids is smitten every time he sees Maren, but, being her brother’s friend is a little shy to ask her out.
This was my first book by Erin Hahn and I loved it! The setting, the story and the characters. If you love an outdoorsy romance this is your book.
Thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press and Erin Hahn for the advanced copy.

I was gifted this copy for my honest review. This book was super cute with out being overly cheesy and so relatable. It touch on subjects that I don’t see to much in book. You follow Maren who life gets turn upside down after she turns down her boyfriend very public proposal. She fleas to her child hood vacation location. As she learns how to navigate her life she fall the hunky ex marine single dad of two amazing kids both battling their mother not being around but also Lucy is autistic. This book made me swoon, made me cry and made me hold my babies a bit tighter. There was a little spice just enough and not over the top.

Thank you to Net Galley and Macmillan Publishing for providing me with an advanced copy of this book.

When Maren flees a disastrous public proposal, and heads home to Wisconsin, will she be able to put her past behind her and find a reel catch in Josiah Cole? Or will he slip off her hook at the last moment?

This story was an absolute and utter delight to read. Fast paced and breezy, I absolutely fell in love with all the characters I was supposed to and hated the ones I was supposed to. Hahn writes a great family romance, with just the right amount of open door spice to keep things interesting. Would definitely check out more by her based on this book alone!

This is my first read by this author. I decided to pick it up based on the cover and the synopsis.

If you're looking for an emotional, slow burn romance this is it. The characters are complicated and have plenty going on between the two of them. Maren has a stalker and is starting over in a new place & Joe has two kids and an unpleasant ex-wife. Their relationship developed realistically and felt mature. The characters are lovable and have you rooting for them the whole time. The main characters are in their mid-thirties which I liked. Sometimes I just want to read about characters closer to my own age haha.

I will also give points to how Joe's daughter's autism was written. I think it was well represented.

Overall, a sweet contemporary romance that packs an emotional punch.

A delightful romance with the familiar friends to lover trope. Maren's life is a bit of a mess. She's rejected her boyfriend's proposal, quit her job and moved back home to Wisconsin to take over the bait shop she inherited. Not exactly her life plan, but at least she's making the decisions and taking charge. Joe's life as a single dad is brightened by Maren-she's beautiful and his kids adore her. She makes everything in his life that much better, but is love supposed to be this easy? Both Maren and Joe have been burned by love, but what if this is the "big one" they have been each hoping to land! There's a bit of raciness in this cozy romance, so it might not be appropriate for some high school students. I have a core group of romance lovers, who will devour this sweet love story!
Thanks to Netgalley for the read!

3.5/5. This was a slow burn single dad brothers best friend romance. Was it a little tropey for me? Yes, but I did enjoy the read overall especially:
🎣 The representation of special needs with Joe’s daughter
🌭 The vibes of summer fishing
☀️ The FMC and how amazingly supportive she was

I was not a huge fan of the stalker and how that played into the plot. I didn’t think it was necessary 🤷🏼‍♀️ Also Joe’s ex-wife being the literal worst human alive?

Thank you NetGalley for this arc!

Erin Hahn doesn't miss! This one is a swoony, friends to lovers, best friend's little sister love story. The slow burn between the characters made their relationship feel so natural and real. Throw in the kiddos, a dog & fishing and I'm hooked. I'll definitely be purchasing when it's released in October.

3.5 🌟
Catch and Keep" is a cozy, heartwarming read that truly shines in its charming setting of Northern Wisconsin, where Maren Laughlin starts anew by taking over a run-down bait shop. Her unexpected ally, Josiah Cole, the resort owner with a big heart and even bigger challenges, makes for delightful company. The banter between Maren and Joe is a highlight, full of warmth and wit, and their easy chemistry is a breath of fresh air. As the story unfolds, their relationship grows effortlessly, drawing you in and making the ending especially satisfying. It’s in the last half of the book that I found myself loving the book even more, rooting for their sweet, well-earned resolution. Perfect for anyone looking for a feel-good romance with plenty of heart and humor.

I love everything Erin Hahn writes, but I've definitely already preordered this one so I can go back to it again and again. Regular Guy Joe might be my new favorite hero. He's just trying so hard to do his best by everyone and he cares so much it hurts. Maren is understandably wary with a really interesting relationship with her family. When they come together it's magic and I couldn't put it down. I loved Maren's family relationships and getting to see her set boundaries in her life. Joe's kids were adorable and I loved his parents. Getting to see old favorites from previous books was just the icing on the cake!

Thank you NetGalley and Erin Hahn for an eARC of Catch and Keep. I absolutely loved everything about this book. Hahn is a new author for me, I requested this book because of the setting. A native of Wisconsin, I spent every summer going "up north" to a lake, there is nothing quite like it. I loved the character development in this book and duel POV is my favorite. I cannot wait to back track and read more from Erin Hahn. The only negative about this book is the pub date! It would have made for the PERFECT summer beach read.