A quick, easy-reading summer rom com, if you’re looking for a decent beach read then definitely pick this up. I enjoyed that it had a little bit of a different twist on the usual romcoms I read. It is set in the south of the US so I felt like I missed some of the cultural references but I did enjoy reading this. I would compare it to a Jenny Colgan style book, closed door rom com, easy reading, would recommend to others but I wouldn’t race to reread it.

It was supposed to be L.A. attorney Loni Wingate’s perfect day. Instead, she got only chaos and heartbreak. Her fiancé stole her promotion and ended their engagement, leaving her career and her future dangling by a thread. Then when Loni tries to go to her safe place, her family’s quaint North Carolina resort, she finds it’s up for sale.

But Loni didn’t get to where she is without a fight. So if a developer is coming by to assess the property, the place she feels most connected to her long-gone Mama…well, Loni and her sisters will serve up a taste of Southern hospitality he’ll never forget.

Ian Hollowell hasn’t experienced “Southern hospitality” firsthand, but he’s pretty sure this is not it. Between the storage room accommodation, the all-sugar sweet tea, and a lethally hot pepper omelet, he’s getting the sense his welcome is anything but. Still, he didn’t get his ruthless reputation by quitting when the game gets interesting.

And Loni is one adversary Ian can’t resist… especially when family revelations start pushing Loni to question her loyalties.

Oh I do love a good enemies to lovers romance and this one was no exception.

Loni, a hard hitting lawyer manages to turn on the southern charm and be all coy and demure when she needs to be - Ian didn’t stand a chance! I didn’t like the way she was treated at her law firm and by her fiancé - she deserved so much better.

There were some funny moments in this and amongst this humour was an underlying theme of family values and standing up for what you believe in.

I really enjoyed the family dynamics and the relationship between the three sisters and I hope there’s more from them. There’s so much potential there ☺️

This is a perfect beach read for the summer and I hope you enjoy it too!

Resorting to Romance is the perfect book to curl up whether you're on vacation or it's the middle of winter and you're looking for a warm escape. I loved the characters and adored how all of their names revolved around the sun, especially as their family runs a small resort in North Carolina. This lovely story tackles much more than what the title may suggest - it's filled with elements of family, drama, grief and much more.

This is a light, breezy read that will leave you smiling from ear to ear by the end.

Thank you Amara Publishing and NetGalley for the gifted eARC in exchange for my honest review.

What an adorable read! I was having trouble getting into the story at first, but that's my fault for being distracted! It has a bunch of my favorite things! Enemies to lovers, beaches, food, laughter, and family. Thank you to Jennifer for her story and beautiful writing!

Enemies to lovers! Several twists as the plot and story progress along. I was filled with so many emotions. I just couldn't put it down. This was kept your engagement and so ready to turn the pages. I envy the story between the sisters, bonds that can't be broken little white lies typical between sisters. For me this was just a great summer by the pool book! The story the plot and all of the middle is perfect!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I enjoyed this book and think you will to.

A beautiful story about sisterhood.
I found Resorting to Romance to be a cute romcom read with great characters.
What will you get with reading this book? A journey about finding that elusive happily ever after.
I look forward to reading more books by this author.
Thank you NetGalley, the publisher and author for the opportunity to read this book for my honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

Book: Resorting to Romance
Author: Jennifer Shirk
Rating: 5/5 stars

If you're looking for a delightful and heartwarming summer read that focuses on family, redemption, and good banter, then Resorting to Romance is the book for you!
In this contemporary romance, the main character Loni must head back to her family resort in North Carolina to save it after her father announces that he is going to sell it. The family resort was her mother's legacy, and she doesn't want to let it go that easily. Enter Ian, who is the developer sent to look at the resort to see what he can do with the property. Loni and her sisters create a plan to give him their own southern welcome and hospitality - and hopefully save the resort!

I enjoyed the dual POVs in the book, as I found that it really gave an inside look into the developing relationship between Loni and Ian. I also really enjoyed the banter and the pacing of the overall story. Once I knew the premise of the resort needing to be saved, I needed to know what was going to happen next! I hope in the future that Loni's sister's stories are possibly explored further - as I would love to read more of the Wingate's family happenings!

Thank you to NetGalley and Entangled Publishing for the opportunity to read the e-ARC of Resorting to Romance.

This book was a fun, summer read. The three sisters were well written, and I felt like I was in the Outer Banks myself. The family drama, friends to lovers, and great plot made for a good time! Thank you to Entangled Publishing, and NetGalley for the chance to read this in exchange for my honest thoughts!

Thank you Netgalley and Entangled Publishing for the chance to read this eARC for my honest review.

This was a cute rom com summer book...pretty predictable in all the ways you would want your romance books to be.

Loni has returned home to North Carolina after she didn't get her promotion in her law firm. She has returned to her family's resort that her sister's run but soon finds out that their dad wants to sell the resort. Ian is there to survey the resort that his company wants to buy. Loni and Ian start as enemies but soon become frenemies, plus more.

I so enjoyed this sweet romance book that offers so much more. Love the bond of the sisters, especially with the hidden secrets that their mother only shared with one of the sisters. I can't wait to read more of the sister's stories.

I had a good time reading it. This book sounds like a delightful mix of romance, family bonds, and a touch of mystery, all set against the charming backdrop of a North Carolina beach. The dynamic between the three sisters and their efforts to preserve their mother's legacy adds depth to the story. The introduction of Ian, the developer, seems to bring both conflict and attraction, making for an engaging read. The Southern hospitality and humor you mentioned must make the characters even more endearing. It sounds like a perfect beach read, and exploring the stories of the other sisters would indeed be a treat!

This was a sweet, contemporary romance. After a hit to her pride and her job, Loni boards a plane and heads home to clear her head and get some distance between her douche-canoe of an ex-fiancé. When she arrives home she finds out that her father has moved on 5 years after her mothers death and is getting married. Not only is he getting remarried, but he wants to sell the resort her parents ran together - despite the fact that two out of three daughters are keeping it running.

There's a lot of angst going on in this book. There's some awkward parent and adult-child relationship reveals and growth. There's middle child syndrome (poor Loni) and while I loved most of the characters, I was not a fan of their fathers because he was a crappy father and awful at communication, but then it was all briefly glossed over and everything was cool at the end.

Loni and Ian were so sweet together though, but I wanted to kick him at the end. I did NOT like he manipulated Joe to get him to sign the contract, because you don't do that to friends/family, but he did it anyway because he was a coward. but then it was a HEA so it ended up being alright. I did like the grand gesture at the end where he basically tanked his career because of love - so there's that.

5⭐
1🌶️ - I didn't really think this was spicy at all, but there are a few fade to black moments that had some shirtless-ness involved so I'll give it a one.

Thanks to Entangled Publishing for sharing an ARC with me.

I read (inhaled!) this book during a cross-country flight. Resorting to Romance is a story about a woman whose life is turned upside down when she doesn't get the expected promotion and she loses her fiance in the same morning. She goes home to help her sisters save the family business when their father wants to sell it to a developer. From here a relationship between the woman and developer evolves from enemies to secret lovers. If you are looking for a steamy romance, this isn't for you, but if you want a charming beach read (that also takes place at a beach), then this book will fit that bill.

This book has an enemies to lovers feel with some serious family drama rolled in!

Loni has to take a sabbatical from her job at her law firm for reasons that aren’t making any sense.
She heads back home to help her two sisters convince their father not to sell their family resort.
When Ian shows up to assess the property for sale, they have to find the right balance of southern hospitality and sabotage.

This was a fun story about love, trust, family, and finding what makes you happy.

Surprisingly sweet coming home and passionate romance
If you like the suggestion of passion without the explicitness along with a sweet reunion of sorts, you will want to read this very Southern story which takes place in North Carolina. Before that however, we meet Loni Wingate, LA Attorney at a prestigious firm. As she waits to be called to the Partners’ meeting to join their ranks, she is called but not for that at all! She decides to take a break and go home. What happens after that will keep Loni and the reader totally captivated. Her father wants to sell the family beach-side resort to a developer but Loni and her sisters do not want to let Ian Hollowell aka “the predator” do that.
Lots of humor that snuck up on me. The secondary characters are delightful and many are so funny! The use of so many Southern sayings that might require a translator for some. Great ending too. I was fascinated by this story and am very happy that I volunteered to review an ARC of this book through Entangled and NetGalley.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I found the romance to be cute and I loved the bond between the three sisters. I definitely want the stories of the other characters and will be reading more by this author.

Sweet summer romance that had me from the first chapter!
Loni is a big deal LA attorney from NC who has put as much space between herself, her family and the place she grew up in order to dull the pain of losing a loved one. In one fell swoop her life gets up ended and she ends up back in NC at the place she left so many years ago to help her sisters with a new problem.
Ian is a big time developer and is always on the lookout for the next big deal. Emotions are never part of the deal and not something he allows into relationships. When his friend (who is a father figure to him) tells him about a resort he owns in NC and asks for his help to sell it, he is all in.
Nothing goes as planned for either Loni or Ian as they initially meet on opposite sides of the possible development/ sale of the resort. The twists and turns that ensue are realistic, but highly entertaining! The banter and interactions between all of the small town residents who are a part of the resort's history were so delicious to read. And the chemistry between Loni and Ian (even though neither wanted to admit) was top notch. The way they began to open up to one another when they felt they couldn't open up to those closest to them was heartwarming, even though they both kept telling themselves that it would never work between them. I also love the fact that Ian is a big fan of Bridgerton (one of my favorite parts of the book😁).
Long story short, if you like small town stories with a lot of family, friends and hilarious acquaintances thrown in, you are going to love this book!! 💖

This was a very cute, fun romance. This is my first book by Jennifer Shirk and it definitely won't be my last. This book was heartwarming, fun and gave me all the feels. I really connected with Loni and her sisters. It was all around a great summer read with a sweet romance and family drama. Huge thanks to Entangled Publishing and Netgalley for allowing me to read and review this romance.

Resorting to Romance

By: Jennifer Shirk
Rating: 4/5
I received this book for my honest opinion.

You will meet Loni, she lives in L.A. with her fiancé. She is about to make partner at her firm and she will finally have everything that she has ever wanted in life. However, the day of the promotion she gets told that she will not be making partner due to a mistake she made, even though she knows for a fact that she didn’t do that. She finds out later that day that her fiance got the partnership and he is breaking up with her. With just a suitcase she takes a much needed vacation to her family’s resort in North Carolina, but when she gets there she starts to help her sisters with making sure that their father doesn’t sell the resort and they will get to keep it in the family. She meets the handsome Ian, the developer that her father has hired to sell the property, Loni and her sisters will stop at nothing to make sure that Ian is scared away and never comes back…. But after a few late night talks with Ian, Loni isn’t sure if she wants to send him away anymore. The only thing she knows is that she will do whatever she can to make sure that the resort is not sold.

This book would make a cute Netflix or Hallmark movie, I know that I would watch it over and over again. I loved that you will see the southern hospitality at its finest, and you will see the “oh bless his heart” in the book as well. The author knows how to write a book that will help the readers by drawing them in and making them feel like they’re part of the book/they know the characters themselves. The plot was just perfect for a romcom, you will find the build of the plot at the start of the book, you will see the oh no moments and then you will watch the characters heal themselves and of course the HEA. The pace is just right, I loved the slow times because we got to know the characters better, but even during the slow pace times it really didn’t feel like it was slowing down because you will just fly through the book.

I found the characters to be easily understood, and easy to connect with. I felt as though I have known them for years just half way through the book. I liked that we really got to understand more about what was the underlying motivations for the sisters with this resort and why it was so important and even after the major moment in the book you will see the sisters still together and showing a unified bond between each other. I found Ian to be a typical “f boy”, but the more that you get to know him and understand the reasons why he is this way you will have a hard time hating him like I did. This book is a closed door romance, but you can feel the chemistry between Loni and Ian right away and just watch it build more and more. I was so happy for both of them.

If you’re looking for a great beach/summer read, one that is filled with romance, laughter, some heartbreaking moments and so much more you will have to pick up this book.

I want to thank NetGalley and Entangled publishing for the opportunity to review this book.