LOVE, NATURALLY Review

Author: Sophie Sullivan

Narrator: Julie Rogers

Publisher: MacMillan Audio, St. Martins Griffin

Release Date: Jan. 16, 2024

Order Link: Amazon

Many thanks to MacMillan Audio for an audiobook of this title. All opinions expressed are my own.

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A charming opposites-attract romance, Love, Naturally is for anyone who ever stepped outside their comfort zone and found that all the best things can happen when you take a chance.

Review:

LOVE, NATURALLY by Author Sophie Sullivan is a heartwarming opposites attract, insta-love romance rendered through dual points of view.  There's a long list of reasons why these two characters will never work as a couple, and yet the chemistry sparking between them could set the forest on fire. Does anything else really matter?

Presley surprises her boyfriend with a ten-day getaway at the Get Lost Lodge, a place where fishing, hiking and roughing it is the name of the game.  While it isn't her thing, she wants to prove her commitment to their relationship and her willingness to do things he likes to do.  Imagine her surprise when he says he'll invite a buddy to go with him, not her.  Apparently, they're not on the same page when it comes to moving forward with their relationship, so Presley takes the reservations back and proceeds to go on the trip by herself.  It'll be a good time to assess her life and figure out which direction to go in the future.  Getting sick on the boat crossing to the island is not a good sign, but she steps out of her comfort zone and tries new activities with Beckett, a hunky, willing teacher and the lodge guide, who's helping his brother get the lodge up and running.  Readers quickly learn Beckett has issues of his own.  He's set aside his own dreams to commit to helping family.  Presley and Beckett couldn't be more different.  She's a city girl who loves shopping, champagne and caviar and he's a country boy who catches, cleans and cooks his own dinner.  There're too many miles, differences and entanglements for them to consider a future together . . . even though the sexual tension between them is off the charts.  They'll enjoy each other's company and at the end of ten days, both go their separate ways.  Right?

LOVE, NATURALLY is a sweet, opposites attract romance with great secondary characters helping carry the story.  The rustic setting and evolving relationship between these two characters is intriguing and fun to watch as they both grow into their own and make life altering decisions.  While the couple go from zero to sixty in ten days, the narrative is a bit slow in spite of the sizzling chemistry.  The audio narrated by Julie Rogers brought the story to life and added to my enjoyment, engaging my senses.  I highly recommend it if you enjoy audiobooks.  LOVE, NATURALLY is a great choice for fans of insta-love, opposites attract and characters willing to step out of their comfort zone to find happy ever after.

Synopsis:

Presley Ayers is not the woman you bring on a camping trip. An accomplished concierge at an exclusive hotel in Great Falls, MI, she knows more about the top ten places for champagne and caviar than she does about the best hiking boots to go stomping around near Lake Michigan. But when she surprises her boyfriend of eight months with a vacation to the Get Lost Lodge and he dumps her instead, Presley decides to rough it solo and take the trip herself.

When Beckett Keller helps the gorgeous woman off the rickety boat and onto Lodge territory, it’s clear she’s made a mistake. She doesn’t like hiking, fishing, or nature in general, so why did she go on this trip?―but he’s got other things on his mind. A crumbling lodge, and his own plans and dreams that are forever deferred―so he doesn’t have time for Ms. Fish-Out-of-Water. But neither Beckett or Presley can help that inexplicable draw they feel towards each other. He’s all rough stubble and plaid shirts, while she’s all high heels and brand-name athleisurewear.

But you know what they say about opposites.