The novel follows Andi Salazar, a fierce advocate for domestic violence survivors, shaped by her own painful past. Music is her escape, and when she takes the stage with a local band, she captures the attention of Kevin Mahoney. Newly arrived in town and recovering from a tough breakup, Kevin is immediately drawn to Andi and wants more than just a fleeting connection. Though she is hesitant to start anything serious, a one-night stand unexpectedly ties them together for much longer than anticipated.

Kevin is a standout hero—patient, devoted, and willing to do whatever it takes to make Andi feel safe. His unwavering support and admiration for her make their relationship all the more compelling. The story tackles heavy themes with sensitivity, so checking the trigger warnings is recommended. Like the previous books in the series, This is an emotional read, blending heartfelt romance with meaningful representation and thoughtful handling of difficult topics.

Sometimes I want a quieter romance. One with more internal conflict. .
Both of these characters are trying to live their best lives. He needed a fresh start and she’s resigned to being alone.

This was a great book! The tropes in this book were just what I wanted in a book. I really liked the main characters and their development throughout the book.

This is a gorgeously well developed, modern love story. It tells the story of two people slowly falling in love in one of the most natural, but perhaps unconventional ways. It illustrates just how valid love is in all its different shapes. Love doesn’t have to take the form that we, as a society, have become accustomed to; often, it can blossom even brighter as a result.

I wouldn’t say this is a light read. It’s short, but it requires digestion.

There’s trauma that the characters work through, both apart and together. There’s resultant suspicion and hesitation that doesn’t always have the obvious answer you as the reader—having seen both sides, may expect. I enjoy that aspect as well. When it comes to people resolution can take time. That’s part of compromise and a natural part of growing together.

I would say this is one of my new favorite books & I am grateful to #NetGalley for providing access to a digital ARC.

Andi Salazar is a hard-working woman she runs the local women's shelter and a big advocate for domestic violence. She blows off a little steam singing with a local band. She meets Kevin Mahoney the new math teacher and spends a night with him after her last performance with the band.
Kevin is hooked on Andrea the singer, but he meets Andi and is still attracted to her. Andi is not into dating since she has a distrust of men. Kevin has moved to town from Nebraska after his last girlfriend called him to vanilla. Can Kevin and Andi learn to trust each other and have a relationship.

Andi didn't envision spending more than a night (or maybe two) with Kevin, the new teacher in town but- surprise- she's pregnant. This is all about a couple dealing with their own issues and coming together. It might be the third in the series but it's entirely fine as a standalone. I liked the body positivity and the characters are good. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. A quick read where you know what's going to happen but enjoy the journey.

The third installment in this series, this book may be my favorite. As Moher has written more book her characters have become more real. In every book, her background in Sociology can be seen in the important work and issues the characters face. I loved that this book was as much about Kevin’s growth as it was about Andi. Both were shaped by different early life incidents in ways that continue to effect their ability to be a good partner and show up for themselves in their own lives. I love that this series stars curvy women. Curvy women who exercise, who are dynamic, who have powerful jobs, who don’t apologize for taking up space in the world. Thanks Kevin for being a training in high school that wanted the kids to be healthy, not thin. Of course the characters from the other novels are back in this charming small town (who doesn’t love a small town romance?) This book was so cozy and the characters so good that I read it in one day, devouring it at every chance I had. It was such a great read and I am excited to see what’s next from Moher. Thanks to Net Galley and Sourcebooks Casablanca for this eARC in exchange for my honest review. 4.25 stars.

If you don’t want to know any of this book’s plot, it’s best you leave now as there is one plot detail we have to talk about. For those who have looked at the synopsis, you’ll know that it follows Andi who ends up hooking up with the new guy in town, Kevin. She makes it clear that she wants nothing more than just to hook up as her grandmother shared that they’d be cursed when it came to men.

As you might imagine, Andi and Kevin end up meeting again, but not under the circumstances some might think. After their night of passion, Andi is pregnant and Kevin is the father so they end up having to deal with that while also navigating their relationship. Meanwhile, Kevin is a teacher and Andi works at the local domestic violence shelter.

Even with the pregnancy storyline, Moher doesn’t rush the romance and that’s one thing I really admire about this story. While it might seem like the obvious choice, Andi needed to grow more as a character and learn to trust Kevin before anything progressed. However, once the two get together, you really do want to shake them and ask why they didn’t notice all the chemistry.

While this book does deal with pregnancy, domestic violence, parental abandonment, and much more, it is such a hopeful and romantic story. Of course, be sure that you’re in the right headspace to read it but if you loved Laura Moher’s other books, you’ll enjoy Hard to Get.

I received a DIGITAL Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this one. I've now read all of the books so far in this series and I was very happy that I enjoyed this one so much more then the second one. I have some minor complaints about this one but nothing that huge. While I did have some complaints there were many more things that I loved such as their communication and no third act breakup.

This is the third book in the Big Love From Galway series and I always enjoy interconnected books where previous characters are still a part of the story. This book had some deep themes, but I think it was done well overall. The accidental pregnancy trope is not my favorite, but again it wasn’t done badly. I do feel like the ending was rushed and the epilogue wasn’t really what I wanted. My only other main complaint is how many times the word big was used to describe Andi. It just got excessive and took away from the more complimentary descriptions. Overall I enjoyed the book and read it quickly. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

Hard to Get is a feel good, sweet romance between a new-to-town teacher and the manager of a woman's shelter. There were a lot of things to love about this: the awareness of the male character interacting with folks in the shelter as well as kids at the school, the intriguing manager who has boundaries galore, and the minor characters that swing in and out of the story.

I didn't realise that this book is actually part of a series, but I had no problem hoping in and enjoying this installment. Overall, both main characters were beautifully written, and I loved Kevin so much! He was just so much fun and sweet and I was rooting for him the entire time!

Overall, the book was beautiful and lovely without being too heavy, which was impressive in my opinion considering Andi is a manager of a woman's shelter. I'm not the biggest fan of an accidental pregnancy trope, but this story was still done well and Kevin was always supportive of Andi and her choices. My one gripe of the whole book is the baby's name. No spoilers, but it was a little silly.

4.5

Such a good book. Besides a swoony romance, this also delved into some harder topics that affects so many families. Domestic abuse and grape.

Andi is a director of a woman’s shelter. We get some insights into what this entails on a deeper level due to her job and dedication to it. She has never had a relationship as she has never been able to fully trust men. Also her Gram instilled in her the knowledge that Salazar women are cursed when it comes to love. Enter newcomer to the town Kevin. The greenest of green flags. After a one and done hook- up he falls pretty hard for Andi.

I loved their journey through friendship to becoming each others person. Kevin gave Andi the love and support and most of all patience that she needed. For her part Andi helped Kevin tone down his people pleaser personality and to learn to stand up for himself.

This book surpassed my expectations and it will be one I think about for a while.

Thank you to Netgalley and the author for the arc and this is my honest review.

Hard to Get by Laura Moher is the third book in her Big Love from Galway series. It is due to be published on March 11, 2025 and if you enjoyed the previous books in the series, this books will not let you down. It can certainly be read on its own, but the interactions with the other characters take on more meaning when you know the backstory.

This book follows Andi and Kevin who have a lot of chemistry on their initial meeting, but Andi is very resistant to starting a relationship because of her past. This book has a number of tropes that would put some off, but done in a way that is not annoying. I would suggest reading the trigger warnings that are mentioned in the beginning because this book does deal with some heavy subject matter.

As with the other books in the series, this was an emotional read. I liked Andi and Kevin's dynamic, and all the appearances of the characters from Curves For Days and What She's Having. I really appreciate this book and the series as a whole for the representation and sensitive portrayal of some thorny subjects.

Thank you to Sourcebooks Casablanca via NetGalley for making this book available for early review. I'm really glad I was able to read it and recommend it to anyone who likes an emotional romance.

this book was a nice easy curvy romance, and i usually am pretty picky about it but i think it was done decently well here! and i liked just how close you kinda feel to the characters, they are very likable and definitely made this book super quick.

now, do i think it necessarily wowed me? not so much, but i also am not the biggest fan of accidental pregnancy, so i dont think its more a matter of not liking the book, but just not feeling as invested in the storyline as i would hope. i definitely had a good time nonetheless, and i just love a curvy woman getting loved up on as we deserve!


thank you so much sourcebooks casablanca for the arc in exchange for my honest review!!

Hard to Get was quick read filled with spice and great banter, but I think I would have enjoyed this more without the accidental pregnancy lol

Overall: 3.5
Spice: 2

This is the 3rd book in the series about this amazing town that continues to show up for everyone. Regardless of if you were born and raised there or ended up, they're by chance. As with the other books in the series the FMC finds her voice and decides to use it for good. In the midst she finds the love her life and a little surprise she didn't know she needed or even wanted. I love the all the positively in the book and series. With the current state of the world this book and series continues to give you the hope we so desperately need.

Hard to Get is book 3 in the Big Love from Galway series and it is fantastic!

I fell in love with Andi and Kev straight away. Laura Moher has a way of making you feel everything her characters do. You are sucked into their world and you don't ever want to leave. They are complicated characters with complicated lives and somehow they've all found each other. Every character, not just the main characters, have twists and turns in their lives and you root for all of them.

This novel has some content warnings for domestic violence themes and a few others so make sure you check those before you dive in if that's something you need to do, but everything is handled with such care and honesty.

While this is book 3 in the series, you don't have to read these books in order. (but if you don't you'll have a couple of spoilers) I recommend all three books, as they all sit proudly on my bookshelves. Laura Moher is an instant buy author for me, and I know she will be for you, too!

⭐⭐⭐⭐/🌶️🌶️ Hard To Get by Laura Moher is book 3 in the Big Love From Galway series. It is about Kevin, who is new teacher in town, and Andi, who runs a women and children's shelter, is an advocate for DV/SA survivors, and moonlights as a voluptuous night club singer. Kevin meets Andi during one of her shows and can't stop thinking about her from that moment on. But Andi doesn't do relationships, so Kevin settles for friendship, because that's better than not getting to be in her presence. Andi is a complex character with a tragic backstory, but Kevin isn't exactly all sunshine and roses either. I loved seeing their relationship evolve, and watching as the layers to their characters are revealed throughout the pages. Their story covers some sensitive topics really well. It will pull at your heartstrings, make you laugh, and even has some spice, too. 😉

🌸He falls first
🌸Accidental pregnancy
🌸Nerdy, Golden retriever MMC
🌸Strong, independent, Curvy, Mature FMC
🌸Diverse characters

I’ve generally really enjoyed this series and the excellent found family and romance Moher writes. Hard To Get is about Andi, the director of the town’s battered women’s shelter, with her own baggage filled past. Andi and Kevin have a steamy one night stand until Andi turns up pregnant a few weeks later and they embark on building a friendship together. I thought the pacing of this book was a little off and I wanted more development of both characters but especially Kevin. I wanted to see Andi be more open and honest to really buy their partnership as well.

I voluntarily read a gifted copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

This book had me feeling like I was back in time falling in love with my husband while also not believing that he was truly this wonderful guy that wanted to protect and help me thrive in whatever I wanted to do in life because of the trauma of bad men in my family. I was able to fully step into the shoes of the FMC, Andi and feel all her doubts but also see the true intentions and feelings of the MMC, Kevin from his POV. It took me through an array of emotions throughout the whole story. I was feeling the butterflies and I couldn't handle it! I was rooting for this cinnamon roll MMC till the end! It was such a wonderful romance that felt authentic and realistic to how some women feel about men nowadays.