The Suite Spot Review

Author: Trish Doller

Series: Beck Sisters, #2

Genre: Romance

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Release Date: March 8, 2022

Order Link: Amazon 

My Rating: 4 Delightful Hearts

A special thank you to the publisher for an arc of this book.

Trish Doller’s The Suite Spot is a charming romance novel about taking a chance on a new life and a new love.

Review:

Rachel Beck is a woman on her way to the top in hotel management until a wealthy tenant of the swanky Miami hotel where she works tries to trap her in his hotel room and force himself on her.  When she rebuffs his advances and escapes his room, he files false charges against her and this single mother finds herself out of a job and blackballed by other hotels in the area.  Rachel's dreams of owning her own hotel one day are down the drain, but her immediate problem is supporting herself and her child.  When a friend forwards her a job opportunity at a brewery hotel in Ohio, she packs her things and moves.  What she finds when she and her daughter Maisie arrives is not what was advertised.  The brewery master Mason conned her into accepting the job indicating the rental cabins were ready to go . . . what she finds is that they're barely off the ground.  But when he offers her full control of the design, building, decorating and management of the cabins/hotel, she decides to accept.  And the funny feelings stirred in her tummy and lady-parts every time she's near Mason doesn't hurt any either.

I love a sweet, second chance love story and that's what The Suite Spot is.  Rachel is a strong woman with a mind of her own in spite of some body image issues and disappointing failed relationship with Maisie's father.  She soon discovers that Mason has issues of his own including an ex-wife and a past tragedy that left him living alone in seclusion - a real grumpy island recluse.  As the two get to know one another, it becomes obvious that Mason's issues worsen when he's around Rachel's adorable daughter Maisie.  As these two characters work side by side day after day, their emotional connection begins to gel and past history shared.  I found these characters to be authentic and believable.  I adored Maisie as her childlike innocence starts to win Mason over giving readers some of my favorite scenes.  While there are a few twists to this story for the most part it's low angst romance - just a couple of opposites learning to live, love and grow together after past disappointments.  The author does a fantastic job incorporating the beautiful scenery of the area around Lake Erie into the story.  My only minor issue with this book is a rather abrupt ending to an issue that Rachel faces concerning her daughter.  Since the issue was introduced, I thought it should have been explored more instead of quickly glazed over with obvious answers.  And I would have loved a more in-depth epilogue looking into the future.  Perhaps we'll get that in the next book.  The Suite Spot is a story of people overcoming their past tragedies and weaknesses, lowering their defenses and accepting all the wonderful possibilities life has to offer . . . including love.  I highly recommend this book to fans of contemporary romance, especially opposites attract and second chances.

Synopsis:

Rachel Beck has hit a brick wall. She’s a single mom, still living at home and trying to keep a dying relationship alive. Aside from her daughter, the one bright light in Rachel’s life is her job as the night reservations manager at a luxury hotel in Miami Beach—until the night she is fired for something she didn’t do.

On impulse, Rachel inquires about a management position at a brewery hotel on an island in Lake Erie called Kelleys Island. When she’s offered the job, Rachel packs up her daughter and makes the cross country move.

What she finds on Kelleys Island is Mason, a handsome, moody man who knows everything about brewing beer and nothing about running a hotel. Especially one that’s barely more than foundation and studs. It’s not the job Rachel was looking for, but Mason offers her a chance to help build a hotel—and rebuild her own life—from the ground up. 

Hi, I'm Trish! I don't really visit goodreads too often, but you can find me on both Instagram and Twitter as @trishdoller. Instagram is my favorite, so look there first. I don't bite, so come say hello!

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