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Thursday, June 13, 2024

Review: The Love Shack by Lori Foster

Author: Lori Foster
Publisher: Canary Street Press (Harlequin Trade Publishing)
Publication Date:  June 2024

They’ve been trying to avoid each other.
But this town has other ideas…
When Berkley Carr opened The Love Shack Animal Haven, she thought she’d finally put her past behind her. But sometimes she feels the sting of the scandal from her youth, especially when she keeps crossing paths with her handsome neighbor. So, she keeps her head down and pours all her love into caring for animals.

Lawson Salder moved to Cemetery, Indiana, to escape from the grinding poverty of his childhood. He barely knew Berkley from their old neighborhood, but every time he sees her, the shame and pain come crashing back. He knows she’s got major baggage of her own. They're better off just avoiding each other.

But that’s downright impossible in a town full of matchmaking busybodies. Then there’s the hard-to-ignore attraction they feel every time they see each other. When the universe is conspiring to bring them together, will Berkley and Lawson let past hurts go and embrace the love they deserve?

The Love Shack is the third and, I believe, the final book in the Indiana Summers trilogy.  Once again, we are back in the small town of Cemetery, Indiana.  This book focuses on Berkley and Lawson.  Both are relatively new to the town, but they also have a history together.  Having grown up in the same town in another state, each is surprised they both ended up in Cemetery.

I loved this installment.  I was sad when it ended because I have really come to love this town and its residents.  Even Kathleen has grown on me.  But at the heart of the book are Berkeley and Lawson.  Two people who want to put the past behind them and find a place to belong.  Their story was sweet and so fun.  The relationship between Berkley and Betty was also really adorable.  Betty has shown so much growth over the series.  We also are treated to another romance in the book as well.  As with the first two books in the series, I highly recommend this one.  


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