3.5 stars

Maren and Josiah! Ugh what a catch indeed

Maren is having a rough go of it having gotten passed up for a promotion and a messy proposal. She flees to her favorite place on the lake to go fishing and clear her head. What she was not expecting was her brothers best friend to be there post divorce with his kids.

This book sucks you right in and gets you hoping you catch a musky. I loved the characters and the progress Liam makes.

Brothers best friend
Grew up together
Secretly dating
He falls first
Autistic child
Single dad
Messy divorce
Dog mom


Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC

4 stars

This was a cute brothers best friend, outdoorsy, single parent romance.
I really liked Joes story. He’s been through so much and he was such a good dad and the ways he showed Maren that he cared were so sweet. He’s the ultimate golden retriever single dad and I really liked that.
I liked Marens character but felt like it was a little underdeveloped. I felt like there wasn’t enough backstory explaining why she made the decisions she made. I did really enjoy how she was with Joes kids and thought she and Joe were really cute together.
The plot line with her fixing up the bait shop was dropped off very early in the book and then only brought back up in the end to wrap the story up. I wanted a little more from this or at least for it to be addressed that she wasn’t working on it anymore.
There were also I think 2 flashback scenes dropped randomly into the book which felt super out of place to me and didn't really add anything to the story. Also the brother was awful and I felt like we needed more of a resolution than we got.
Overall I enjoyed this book but I found that it lacked a little bit of depth

Thank you to NetGalley and St Martin’s Press for the ARC!!

I really liked Erin Hahn’s prior two books in this series, and Maren seemed like she would be my favorite female lead out of the three. She’s down to earth, vulnerable, and fiercely loyal. Joe is similarly noble, which makes them the perfect pair…. and also makes them a litttttle bit less interesting in my opinion. I wish there was a little bit more conflict/tension, but again that’s probably a personal preference. I also was a little turned off by all the talk of fishing, but I guess that’s kind of Maren’s deal so I can’t be mad about it. I definitely googled what a musky was, and I still don’t understand the appeal. Again, personal preference. I’d say this was like a 3.5 for me, rounded up here because the banter was top notch. Also— not a fan of Liam. He is irredeemable in my opinion. Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the e-arc.

I was so excited to get this ARC, I definitely was not disappointed. Frist off, I loved the whole Cole family…. Plus so many other great characters.

I loved this book! I found myself sneaking chapters in whenever I could and staying up past my bedtime to find out what happens next. The characters were believable, relatable, and well-rounded. It was a small town romance with a single dad and brother's best friend. I loved how the author touched on autism and how it made me fall in love with Maren and Josiah even more. I only took off a star because the plot lacked a little complexity for my taste. However, it was a perfect love story with the right amount of spice without any cringe-worthy vocabulary.

With this book you'll get single dad second chance romance that will make your heart burst!

Maren goes through a traumatic experience which prompts her to move back to her hometown lake to fix up a bait shop she inherits. As she's figuring out her next steps in life she reconnects with those she knew when she was younger, and begins to figure out what it really is that she wants out of life.

I loved almost every moment of reading this cozy romance! The FMC is the girl that I wish I had grown up to be. Strong, independent, and an amazing fisherman!

The one facet of the story that I didn't care for came during their first intimate encounter. Maren explains that she's on an IUD and was tested 4 months ago, and her partner hadn't been with anyone since his wife. They opted for no condoms which I feel is a very irresponsible section because safety should be paramount. This wasn't pertinent to the story, so it could have been left out.

Catch and Keep by Erin Hahn was an absolutely beautiful and sweet contemporary romance novel. Having literally ran away from her now ex-boyfriend and never to be fiancé after a public proposal, Maren finds herself at a cabin in Northern Wisconsin, at one of her favorite places to escape. While here and fixing up a bait shop and apartment that was left to her, she reconnects with Joe, her brothers best friend. The moments when Maren is with Joe and his two kids are absolutely the sweetest moments ever. The way she so seamlessly observes and predicts how to help them and enrich all of their lives is so perfect. Maren and Joe's love story is so tender and sweet and I could not ask for anything else for their little family. I'm also a sucker for a book with a beautiful lakeside setting and I definitely enjoyed reading this one!

This is a perfect cozy small town romance that I would definitely recommend! It is set to release October 15th, 2024.

Thank you to Netgalley, St. Martin's Press, and Erin Hahn for the chance to read an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I’ve read almost every book by this author, and sadly for me, her adult books aren’t as great as the Y/A books.
With this particular one, I really wanted to love it, but I didn’t even like it, I don’t know but it felt flat to me. The dialogue, the characters, everything was so forced and weird.
I thought the idea of the two kids was a sold for me, but even with them the story was stiff (the best word I found to describe it) and the hero was so meh… he let his ex-wife mistreat his children and he let his best friend (who is the heroine’s brother) insulted the love his life, which made me super upset, like if my brother would use those words to describe me, well let me tell you he would have teeth by now. There is also the stalker situation, it was resolved in a few sentences, but something so cringy wasn’t properly handled.
I just hope the author goes back to the Y/A books soon.
I received an ARC from St. Martin’s Press through NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review. And I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

first, let me say that i LOVE erin hahn, second, let me say that this book was incredible!!!

maren and joe were the PERFECT edition to erin's little universe that she's created. i was so excited to see cameos from lorelai and craig!!! this is the perfect small town, cozy, romance book and while this can be read as a standalone, if you haven't read erin's other books - i highly suggest doing so!!!

this was seriously everything i wanted in a book and then some. i am so so thankful st. martin's press and netgalley sent me an arc! <3

I give this a solid 3.5 stars. The book was an enjoyable and quick read. I really liked the family aspect of this romance and thought the kids were so sweet. What made it hard to get into the book and really feel the romance build was how many different tropes/storylines the author had written into the book that seemed to fall flat or not be fully fleshed out and made some parts of the story seem out of place for me.

This is my first Hahn book and I am hooked. I didn't realize it was part of a series until after but didn't feel like I missed anything either. It is a feel good book, with good back and forth playfulness and kept me hooked.

First of all if you love Nicholas Sparks love stories, this is right up your alley! Maren has a very terrible very public proposal and returns to her old town where she inherited a run down cabin and bait shop. Maren plans to fix it up and flip it for a profit.

While back home, Maren runs into her brothers best friend Joe. The book is dual POV from Maren and Joe. Joes has two children one of them being autistic.

It’s a cute romance with mild spice and a happy ending.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC**

Be right back..running out to buy all Erin Hahn’s books!

After a very public proposal gone bad Maren returns to her childhood fishing lake where she inherited a dilapidated cabin and bait shop from her fishing mentor, with plans to fix it up and sell it. She runs into her big brothers best friend Joe who now owns and runs the family’s resort with his 2 kids Anders and Lucy after leaving the military and going through a bad divorce.

I love the dual POV in this story between Maren and Joe. Maren loves the kids first, taking Anders under her wing and taking the time to really understand Lucy and her needs. The love between Maren and Joe is so easy, almost too easy. Although they have a few bumps in the road, the love blossoms so tenderly, you can’t help but fall in love with their story. The author really brought all the characters to life in this book and they all played their parts so well! ♥️

Thanks to @netgalley and @stmartinspress for the ARC of this book! Can’t wait for this one to be published so I can add it to my bookshelf!

St. Martin's Press eARC
I think I have found an Erin Hahn protagonist that can finally challenge Annie Mathers as my favorite one of her characters. I absolutely adored Maren the opening scene to the book hooked me right away and I had to root for this woman who was so desperately trying to figure her life out. It was also so easy to fall for Josiah and his children. I just love how she wrote this man to be caring and thoughtful these two together we’re so easy-going and I just loved all of their interactions. I adored this and know I’ll revisit this story.

Thank you net galley and publisher for this ARC. This is the 3rd book I've read from Erin Hahn in this series. Her books are heartwarming and fun. I enjoyed this book.

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𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘪𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦.

𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙛 𝙎𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙮:

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘹 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘺 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘛𝘶𝘣𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘬𝘺 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘛𝘶𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘶𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘰𝘯.

𝘑𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘩 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘺-𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳-𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳-𝘰𝘭𝘥, 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘑𝘰𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.

𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱, 𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘣𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘉𝘶𝘵, 𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴, 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢, 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘴.

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙙:

•𝘖𝘮𝘨, 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬. 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘺, 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘱. 𝘐 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘑𝘰𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵. 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸, 𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥. 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘦 🥺

•𝘑𝘰𝘦. 𝘠𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦, 𝘨𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘦. 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩. 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘥, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘵. 𝘎𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘬𝘪𝘥𝘴, 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭, 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘹 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 🔥, 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵🥵

•𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘹 𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵

•𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘻𝘺 𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬, 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩, 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵.

•𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘳e𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨

•𝘔𝘢𝘳e𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘑𝘰𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘰 𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺. 𝘎𝘢𝘩

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙙:

•𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬, 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘵

•𝘓𝘪𝘢𝘮. 𝘖𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘮𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘥, 𝘓𝘪𝘢𝘮. 𝘍𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧. 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺. 𝘐 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘵, 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵? 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯. 𝘚𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘵. 𝘚𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 😝

𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬! A new fav!

I adore romcom, chick lit, romance novels. I really want to like Catch and Keep, but it felt flat to me.
There were parts of the book that moved very quickly...Maren says no to the proposal, runs home, apparently packs, sublets her cottage and is on the road with her dog before anyone knows she's leaving. Her brother, Liam, visits and the only thing we read about is him warning her against Joe. Her bestie comes to visit to help her renovate the bait shop and apartment and the whole visit last a page or two. These were areas that I wanted more. I wanted the characters to be more 3 dimentiomal and not just a flat.
Also, I felt like Lucy's character wasn'ta realistic protrayal. A child with autism isn't going to immediately bond with a brand new person, yet the author has Lucy leaning against and sitting in Maren's lap in the first 1-2 visits. Also, I don't think a parent would immediately bring another into a relationship with their children and bonding with the children (who had been abandoned by their mom) without knowing if that person was just passing through or sticking around.
I don't think I'll read this author again or go back and read her earlier books.

Super cute romance that's super sexy and wholesome at the same time. We love autism representation! I don't give out a lot of 5 stars but this was one of them!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this arc in exchange for an honest review!

Loved this! I kept re-reading certain parts just because I loved how the relationship between Maren and Joe developed. Sweet, heartfelt and a little spicy.

FIVE STARS! And here is why...

This is my first Erin Hahn book and it was absolutely refreshing to read a romance that had a strong female main character who was in outdoor activities, especially fishing. I was able to relate to this book on a much bigger level than most. Maren and Joe's story is a well written, funny at times, heart aching at moments, but beautifully scripted. The author does a tremendous job of bringing the characters to life and having their stories come full circle.

It is also important to mention how incredible well the author addressed and included autism in her book.

Thank you to the author, NetGalley and the publisher St. Martin's Press for the opportunity to read and review this book.