Want a gorgeous, swoony romcom with a lakeside setting to die for? Like your female characters complex and relatable? Love a well-seasoned side of beefcake who knows how to put experience to good use in the bedroom?

Then you need to make Patio Lanterns your next read!

I love Barbara Kellyn’s writing. Her books are intelligent, beautifully written, and always put a smile on my face. In Patio Lanterns, three sisters—Robin, Lark, and Dove—are back at the family’s lakeside cottage to scatter their mother’s ashes. Robin is the youngest and has always seen herself as the black sheep of the family, the one who can’t seem to get it together. She’s been travelling with a band as their merch manager and now, after they’ve imploded, she’s stuck with no money and a three-legged, smelly dog called Mutt Lange.

She accidentally arrives a day early at the cottage, and when she can’t get in, she heads to the neighbour’s house, where she hopes to find her old crush.

I’m not going to say what happens next because I don’t want to spoil all the surprises, but suffice it to say she gets more than she expects…

I read Patio Lanterns over two days—I couldn’t put it down. It made me laugh, swoon, and get hot under the collar. If you’re after twists and turns, quirky side characters with big secrets, family dynamics we can all relate to, and plenty of heat from the get-go, then you’ll love this book.

Kobo Originals always deliver, and this is another stand-out title from Barbara Kellyn. I can’t wait to read the next two books in the series!

A Canadian summer romp-com with heart!

I would like to request that Barbara Kellyn write my life. I want to live at Lake Whippoorwill, and if I could please have my own Rick Hunter? Thanks very much. Zaddy, indeed!

This book has everything I want in a romance; it’s heartwarming AND hot. I laughed hysterically and bawled my guts out. And the setting and scenery described in Patio Lanterns gave me warm, summertime camp feels. I loved every minute of this book.

*taps microphone* Is this thing on? Book 2, please, now!