REVIEW: Come On Closer by Kendra Leigh Castle

Come On Closer by Kendra Leigh Castle: Larkin brings joy and happiness to others through her delicious baked goods. She loves all things pink, glittery, and unicorns. Being newer to Harvest Cove, she’s been warned off of Shane by her well-meaning friends. Larkin has made enough bad dating decisions, which means that Shane will have to stay in the friend zone despite the fact she can’t stop thinking about him.

Shane grew up in Harvest Cove as the only son of a prominent family. He has a great group of friends, a job that he hates, and a reputation he can’t shake. He comes off as being easy going, but he very much feels the weight of familial expectations. Shane would love to date Larkin, but she’s hesitant and doesn’t want to lose their friendship.

“Look, Larkin, if this is still about Saturday, I wasn’t trying to make you feel-”
“Shane, you don’t need to feel weird about going out with somebody else. I told you I’m not-”
“Wait, what?” He stopped midsentence, and Larkin’s eyes widened. Had she just said that? She’d just said that. Awesome.

Larkin brings out another side of Shane and she’s irresistibly drawn to the sexy, charming lawyer. While they had very different upbringings, they come to realize that they have more in common they either would have expected as they get to know each other better. Shane can be sweet, thoughtful, and very persistent.

“I guess I wasn’t the only one who had a rough day.”
She shook her head. “I bake when I have feelings I need to work through.”
“I can’t even see your counter. Did you work through them yet?”
“No.”

Come on Closer is a sweet and sexy opposites attract, small town romance. Kendra Leigh Castle makes great use of banter and dialogue to strengthen relationships. Ms. Castle provides engaging secondary characters and great friendships. Come on Closer can be read as a standalone. Fans of Kimberly Lang and Jill Shalvis will enjoy Come on Closer.

Book Info:

Publication: March 1st 2016 | Signet | Harvest Cove #4

The author of One of These Nights returns to Harvest Cove for a brand-new sweet and sexy romance…

Nothing’s sweeter than a chance at true love…

Larkin O’Neill refuses to let anything stand in her way. Despite a troubled upbringing, she’s created the life she always wanted, surrounding herself with close friends and opening the bakery of her dreams. But the free-spirited baker is blindsided when she falls hard for the local bad boy. She knows that she should stay away, but the sizzling attraction between them is just too tempting…

Shane’s love ’em and leave ’em ways have left him a persona non grata in Harvest Cove. But when Larkin bursts into his life, the handsome lawyer can’t think of anywhere he’d rather be than by her side. She’s the first person in a long time who believes there could be more to him than meets the eye. Now he’s determined to prove to Larkin that he’s worth taking a chance on—and prove to himself that he’s the kind of man she deserves.