In “Yes No Maybe," Jessica Sherry crafts a heartwarming tale of unexpected connections and emotional growth. Rowan Mackey, a dedicated teacher with a talent for fixing things, prefers a quiet life away from attention due to past scars. When her boyfriend's public proposal goes awry, she finds solace in her dream of a safe future with Dean. However, fate has other plans as she crosses paths with Jack Graham, a bestselling romance author with a penchant for parties and a grumpy demeanor. Their initial clashes lead to an unlikely bond as Jack finds inspiration in Rowan's presence, sparking a journey of self-discovery and challenging choices about love and risk.
"Yes No Maybe" captivates from the start with its engaging premise and well-developed characters. Rowan's resilience and Jack's complexity create a dynamic and compelling relationship that evolves beautifully throughout the story. Sherry's writing style is both eloquent and relatable, drawing readers into the world of these characters and their intertwined lives.
One of the strengths of the novel lies in its portrayal of secondary characters and the theme of found family. The supporting cast adds depth and richness to the narrative, highlighting the importance of community and support in overcoming life's challenges. The exploration of Rowan and Jack's individual journeys, along with their growing connection, is handled with sensitivity and authenticity, making their emotional struggles and moments of joy resonate with readers.
The dynamic between Rowan, an English teacher, and Jack, an author, brings a delightful literary charm to the story. Their discussions about books and writing add depth to their relationship, showcasing shared passions and intellectual compatibility.
While the story maintains a strong pace overall, there are moments in the middle where the narrative slows down slightly. However, this does not detract significantly from the overall enjoyment of the novel.
In conclusion, "Yes No Maybe" is a beautifully written romance that combines emotional depth with literary charm. Jessica Sherry's storytelling prowess shines through, offering readers a compelling narrative filled with heart, humor, and relatable characters. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a touching and engaging romance with a touch of bookish delight.

I absolutely adored Yes No Maybe by Jessica Sherry! This book is so sweet and deals with some heavier topics, but is nothing short of a beautiful love story between our classic literature- loving Rowan and brooding, romance novelist Jack… and I am a sucker for a brooding male main character! This story also has heavy themes of found family within the neighborhood of “The Little House,” and this truly was one of the highlights of the book for me. I do feel that sometimes there were a few too many things going on, which could be slightly confusing at times. However, I truly did enjoy reading this book and it definitely will not be my last Jessica Sherry book! Thankful to have been able to get my hands on an advanced reader copy of this!


pub day is April 30th! 💚🩷

Loved this!
It pulled me in at all the right places and kept me reading long into the night. Rowan and Jack… what can I say.. the perfect enemies (ish) to lovers. This is a new author for me but I’m off to read her previous work now!

I loved Yes No Maybe by Jessica Sherry. She hit the right notes of love, struggle, emotion and confusion that I love to see in a romance novel. Rowan finds her dream house, an adorable cottage that reminds her of her favorite childhood book, however it comes with nosy but lovable neighbors except for the one next door, he's a gruff, cranky popular romance author who is also incredibly good looking. Rowan is engaged, but her fiance has left to act for the summer, or has he left her after she botched the answer to his proposal? A beautifully presented, well written novel that I couldn't put down! Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for an ARC of this novel in exchange for my honest review.

This book was a truly heartwarming experience, a sweet and emotional journey that captivated me from start to finish. Sherry’s skill in crafting relatable, vibrant characters and genuine, poignant moments made the book an unforgettable read, especially with Rowan taking center stage. Rowan’s character, with her depth, vulnerability, and growth, not only added layers to the narrative but also made her someone I deeply cared for, enhancing the story's impact. I was rooting from her from that zit popping til the very end! The blend of humor, heartache, and warmth in this book is truly special, making it a standout read that tugs at the heartstrings in the most beautiful way..

Yes No Maybe
by Jessica Sherry
I felt the book had too much going on. I felt after reading, there could have been some substance and a pact for me to get to know Rowan and Dean.

Teacher and fix-it queen Rowan Mackey avoids attention. Afflicted with serious burns as a teenager, she gets too many unwanted stares already. Consequently, her difficult dating history has taught her to dislike romance, too. So, it’s no surprise when her boyfriend’s extravagant public proposal goes sideways. Longing for a safe, quiet life with Dean and believing his “independent together” arrangement is her best hope for companionship and a family, Rowan buys the perfect little house to fix things.

Problem is… she shares a property line with Jack Graham, a bestselling romance writer and party-centric playboy, who quickly becomes her next door nemesis. He makes it very clear—he doesn’t want a new neighbor. But when clashes with Rowan end his year-long writer’s block, he must explore his creative fascination with his reluctant muse under atypical constraints: Neighbor. Engaged. Off-limits.

As a teacher, I always love to read teachers as main characters. It makes my heart happy. I love how this book wrestles with the questions of how we see ourselves and how others see us. Rowan's scars are visible, but for many of us, they're not. This story is beautiful, watching Rowan learn to accept and love herself despite things that've happened in her past.

I want to take Jack home. I loved watching the relationship between these two morph and grow. Excellent read! ❤️

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the advanced digital reader's copy (ARC) in exchange for an honest review!

I so thoroughly enjoyed Yes No Maybe by Jessica Sherry! This is such a sweet and real romance, and it tackles such complex issues within the span of an endearing romance. It deals with insecurity, abusive relationships, grief, and what makes women feel beautiful and empowered. I love how honest this book was about the hard realities of life such as abuse, strained family relationships and rebuilding, and death. Yet, it does so in a way that does not make this book so heavy, but really heartwarming and enduring.

This story, set in Wilmington NC, follows Rowan, a high school English teacher who has burns on part of her face and hands. Throughout the book, you eventually learn the source of these scars, but she is very reluctant to share the truth with anyone. This has really rattled her self-confidence and effected her dating life. Men have treated her really poorly because of this, so she doesn't expect much out of love. She is dating/gets engaged to a fellow teacher named Dean, who doesn't pay much attention to her scars (for better or worse) and she sees as a "safe" choice for her, if not her only one. After a catastrophe of a proposal, Dean decides to take a break and set off to pursue an acting career, putting their relationship in an ambiguous place.

During this time, she buys a sweet little house in a very close knit neighborhood. The neighbors are a funny and eclectic cast of characters who really make this book and become a sort of found family. Her next door neighbor, Jack Graham is a famous romance writer who has sworn off of love.

Rowan and Jack start out as enemies, but eventually become good friends, who share difficult parts of their past with a beautiful honesty and vulnerability. Rowan and Jack agree to help each other with mutual projects for their respective careers, and this is where their relationship blossoms. There is a lot of tension and chemistry between them as they wrestle with their relationship and feelings. Their banter is incredible, and their chemistry is fantastic. They are one of my favorite book couples of all time.

You will fall in love with all of these characters, and Jack and Rowan!

Thank you to Jessica Sherry for sending me an ebook ARC!

I have no words to describe how I feel about this book. This book was everything to me. Rowan and JAck were everything.

I felt on edge every second, and was afraid that Rowan woud eventually hurt Jack and lose him, but that didn't happen and everything happend so beautifully that you, Jessica, yes you, had me wrapped around your fingers from the moment I saw the cover of the book. And the end ? With her mother, "dad", Jack and the little kid ?! HAD MY WHOLE HEART !!

My mind will be, rent free, thinking of this book.

Thank you so much NetGalley and publisher for this ARC, specially Jessica, I absolutelly loved it !!!

My teacher heart had a great time with this book! The FMC Rowan is an English teacher and she has been a problem solver her entire life. She is perfectly content to just settle with her boyfriend, even though she doesn’t feel desperate for him like everyone tells her she should. After her boyfriend’s proposal has a mishap, she ends up spending the summer in her new house alone next door to a brooding (and of course good looking 😏) romance writer. She helps him get out of his writer’s block, and he helps her learn how to feel worthy of romance.

✨ I love any romance book about a teacher as the main character lol 🤗
✨ Jack’s literary tattoos and how they both have cats with literary names was so perfect for this story. Book nerd romances are always fun!
✨ the side characters were all a great addition to this story and I loved the found family aspect of the neighborhood
✨ loveeee that there wasn’t a third act breakup lol our main characters deserve happiness!!!

Thank you netgalley and publishers for the chance to read this book.

I feel like the title is very fitting as that was how I felt while reading the book. I liked it then decided it wasn't great but the ending pulled me in. I would have liked more a story of Rowen and Adam that little at the end was beautiful and I would love to see how they start to overcome their traumas together.

I did love the neighbors. Every time rose said Vernon no I giggled. I could have used more of them.

Yes No Maybe is a definite YES!

High School teacher Rowan Mackey likes to avoid the spotlight, but when her boyfriend proposes in front of a large crowd she stumbles her response. As she's trying to make amends, Rowan moves into her dream home. Unfortunately, it's next to unfriendly, gruff BUT dreamy neighbor, romance writer Jack Graham. Will Rowan make up with her boyfriend or open her heart to possibilities she never thought were possible?

Yes No Maybe was such a lovely book! I went into it new to reading Jessica Sherry's works and it was such a sweet story. By chapter 2 I was hooked. I absolutely adored the mc Rowan and the parts of her that made her unique. I enjoyed that the book had obstacles but they were handled realistically (I hate miscommunication through an entire book) and it kept opening up new layers of the characters involved. Part of my favorites were the entire neighborhood. They were nosey, helpful and just fun.

Thank you to NetGalley and Jessica Sherry for the eARC - all opinions are my own.

3.5. i was given an arc of this. my only complaint with this book was the pace. i felt like it went too fast, and i would have liked to see more yearning. but i still really enjoyed. i love seeing books where the person has a physical disability/ noticeable difference where it is talked about in a way that is both respectful, but also educational. more books should feature people with common, but not always discussed differences.

Teacher and fix-it queen Rowan Mackey avoids attention. Afflicted with serious burns as a teenager, she gets too many unwanted stares already. Consequently, her difficult dating history has taught her to dislike romance, too. So, it’s no surprise when her boyfriend’s extravagant public proposal goes sideways.

Longing for a safe, quiet life with Dean and believing his “independent together” arrangement is her best hope for companionship and a family, Rowan buys the perfect little house to fix things.

Problem is… she shares a property line with Jack Graham, a bestselling romance writer and party-centric playboy, who quickly becomes her next door nemesis. He makes it very clear—he doesn’t want a new neighbor. But when clashes with Rowan end his year-long writer’s block, he must explore his creative fascination with his reluctant muse under atypical constraints: Neighbor. Engaged. Off-limits.

These opposites attract, forging a surprise connection. Boundaries vanish as tension rises between them, and they face emotionally charged choices.

Will Rowan risk her safe life with Dean for a chance with the grumpy playboy next door? And will Jack change everything to find the inspiration he craves with the one woman he shouldn’t?


I love this book cuz it make me FEEL
such a heartful book

This really wasn’t for me 😭 I tried. I really liked Rowan’s character and all of neighbors. I felt like there was maybe too much going on for me with Dean, the neighborhood, Jack’s mood swings, Sara moving in, Rowan’s project.. idk I couldn’t tell where the story was going and I couldn’t get invested in Rowan and Jack together. Jack’s character confused me. I hated reading about his hook ups with other women 🙃

4.5 stars
This is an entertaining, fun, powerful story. Jack and Rowen are interesting, wounded, complex, intriguing, entertaining, intriguing, relatable characters. Their romance is sweet and entertaining to read with its twists and turns. I enjoyed them as a couple and individually. Their growth throughout the course of the story is one of my favourite things about this book. Sherry manages to tell a story with some very dark elements but in such a way that is easy to read and gives the story that much more. The secondary characters – especially the quirky neighbours – add to the fabric of the story and my enjoyment. The story is easy to read and get into. For me, at its core this story is about people and how they survive and get strong from the events that life throws at them – it’s powerful and really well done with a depth hand.

TW: loss of a family member; child abuse (off page but discussed)

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This book was absolutely so tender and heartfelt. Rowan and Jack were such rich characters written with such care. What I also adored was that this romance felt real. There were missteps from both characters and squabbles born from previous trauma and insecurities but each time, there was an active effort made by Rowan and by Jack to learn and love and appreciate each other. I can only hope I have a relationship one day with the respect that these two pay each other.

Thank you NetGalley and Jessica Sherry for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

There is a book you could read before this but I didn’t and it was fine as a standalone.

Rowan is proposed to on stage - her nightmare - and she response in a panic with “yes, no, maybe”. Her fiancée is hurt and embarrassed and leaves for the summer to chase his acting dreams. Rowan buys a house next to a grumpy handsome author, Jack. The neighbors are a close group and immediately adopt Rowan into their group.

Rowan and Jack find themselves drawn to each other, helping each other while being annoyed with the other.

I really enjoyed this story. The characters were enjoyable- relatable, flawed - I especially enjoyed when Rowan got sassy! Even the neighbors and family members were great additions to the book but not distracting.

I enjoyed the glimpse into teaching and writing (no idea how realistic it is but was interesting for me anyway!).

Found family, enemies to lovers, dual POV, he falls first.

Thank you NetGalley and Jessica Sherry for the early access copy of Yes No Maybe.

Yes No Maybe follows Rowan and Jack in a Dual POV story. Rowan, a high school English teacher who wears her heart on her sleeve, was seriously burned as a teen and prefers to not be in the spotlight due to the looks and comments. But when her boyfriend Dean puts her in the spotlight with a very public failed marriage proposal, her life is turned upside down. Taking the perceived rejection hard, Dean leaves for the summer so the two can “live independently.” That is when Rowan chooses to buy her dream home. In doing so, she is introduced to her new neighbor, Jack. Jack is a best-selling romance author, who is suffering from a year-long writers block, and has no interest in having a new neighbor. But, after a clash with Rowan, Jack is suddenly out of his writers block. Thus beginning an intriguing and layered friendship.

The character development is beautifully written. As the story progresses and more layers are removed from the characters, it’s hard not to fall in love with them. Both leads have bookish interests, so the story has literary references woven throughout in such a natural way. The secondary characters are the perfect description of a found family and loving support system. This book will be a great fit for you if you are a fan of:

Found family
Dual POV
Enemies-to-lovers
He falls first
Just-as-I-am love

Trigger warnings: Topics of assault, illness, and death.

I could not put this book down and am going to miss reading this story. It will easily become a book to reread when you are missing a sense of home.

Absolutely amazing book, and a beautiful journey from start to finish. Very well written, I enjoyed it immensely even though there were some rocky spots that made me nervous. I loved it, honestly, and definitely recommend reading if you’re a lover of girl/boy next door, bookish MCs, cats with amazing names, and super cute HEA endings. There’s so many more tropes that I adore that were included in this book, which sucked me in and kept me longing for the next one throughout. Overall, 100% will be buying a physical copy!