{"id":26899,"date":"2021-01-29T12:03:49","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T17:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=26899"},"modified":"2022-10-11T16:57:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T16:57:30","slug":"review-happy-singles-day-by-ann-marie-walker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/29\/review-happy-singles-day-by-ann-marie-walker\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f  Happy Singles Day by Ann Marie Walker"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-26899\" data-postid=\"26899\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-26899 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/happy-singles-day-ann-marie-walker.jpg?w=640\" title=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f  Happy Singles Day by Ann Marie Walker\" alt=\"Review \u2764\ufe0f  Happy Singles Day by Ann Marie Walker\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Single and proud of it! Oh, oops&#8230;<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a Certified Professional Organizer, everything in Paige Parker&#8217;s world is as it should be. Perfect apartment, perfect office, perfect life. And now, the perfect vacation planned to celebrate Singles Day. After all, what&#8217;s better than celebrating her pride in being single? Because who needs a man anyway? They have zero taste in quality television, leave the toilet seat up, and sleep with your best friend. No thanks. Her life is fine just the way it is.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As the owner of a now-dormant bed &amp; breakfast, single dad Lucas Croft finally has some peace and quiet. It&#8217;s only him and his five-year-old daughter, which is just the way he likes it. Because who needs a woman anyway? They nag you to clean up your stuff, want the toilet seat put down, and expect the dishes to be done the same day the meal is cooked. No thanks. His life is fine just the way it is.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But when Paige books a room that Lucas&#8217; well-intentioned sister listed without his knowledge, their two worlds collide. If they can survive the week together, they just might discover exactly what they&#8217;ve both been missing.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16470 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2-hearts.jpg?resize=95%2C44\" alt=\"\" width=\"95\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Jan 19, 2021<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Warm<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Sourcebooks<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Casablanca<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $7.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Paige Parker<\/strong> has her life together well for the most part she does. The only thing lacking is her love life. She has come to the conclusion that she doesn\u2019t need a man. She can celebrate her life without one. So she packs up and head to a cute Bed &amp; Breakfast in North Carolina. The only thing is that the place doesn\u2019t fit her orderly life.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Lucas Croft<\/strong> is angry to discover that his sister has rented out the B&amp;B for a week to a city woman while he is trying to figure out his next moves in life. Yes, the woman in question is beautiful but she doesn\u2019t fit in his life. To say that they don\u2019t hit it off, is an understatement.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Paige arrives at the B&amp;B to see that it is a dump. The owner is rude and he has a sweet little girl who still can\u2019t help to save this place. She wants no parts of this and quickly look to leave but a pending storm leaves her stranded so Paige may have to put her organization skills to work on her vacation.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This book has everyHallmark clich\u00e9. I find it interesting that Paige would not have done more research on this place since her career is about organization. Also, that she would not have looked at the weather forecast. The two hate each other but they are dodging each other for the same reasons.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lucas is not the most pleasant hero in Romancelandia. He says some of the most sexist comments. I understand that he lost his wife and he is struggling to take care of his daughter but he is rude the entire book. How can I buy that they are falling in love if he is a jerk?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is not one single sexy scene. Not only did I struggle to continue to read the book but I had didn\u2019t get any loving at all. 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Oh, oops...<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a Certified Professional Organizer, everything in Paige Parker's world is as it should be. Perfect apartment, perfect office, perfect life. And now, the perfect vacation planned to celebrate Singles Day. After all, what's better than celebrating her pride in being single? Because who needs a man anyway? They have zero taste in quality television, leave the toilet seat up, and sleep with your best friend. No thanks. Her life is fine just the way it is.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As the owner of a now-dormant bed &amp; breakfast, single dad Lucas Croft finally has some peace and quiet. It's only him and his five-year-old daughter, which is just the way he likes it. Because who needs a woman anyway? They nag you to clean up your stuff, want the toilet seat put down, and expect the dishes to be done the same day the meal is cooked. No thanks. His life is fine just the way it is.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But when Paige books a room that Lucas' well-intentioned sister listed without his knowledge, their two worlds collide. If they can survive the week together, they just might discover exactly what they've both been missing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2-hearts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"95\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Jan 19, 2021<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Warm<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Sourcebooks<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Casablanca<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $7.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Paige Parker<\/strong> has her life together well for the most part she does. The only thing lacking is her love life. She has come to the conclusion that she doesn\u2019t need a man. She can celebrate her life without one. So she packs up and head to a cute Bed &amp; Breakfast in North Carolina. The only thing is that the place doesn\u2019t fit her orderly life.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Lucas Croft<\/strong> is angry to discover that his sister has rented out the B&amp;B for a week to a city woman while he is trying to figure out his next moves in life. Yes, the woman in question is beautiful but she doesn\u2019t fit in his life. To say that they don\u2019t hit it off, is an understatement.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Paige arrives at the B&amp;B to see that it is a dump. The owner is rude and he has a sweet little girl who still can\u2019t help to save this place. She wants no parts of this and quickly look to leave but a pending storm leaves her stranded so Paige may have to put her organization skills to work on her vacation.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This book has everyHallmark clich\u00e9. I find it interesting that Paige would not have done more research on this place since her career is about organization. Also, that she would not have looked at the weather forecast. The two hate each other but they are dodging each other for the same reasons.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lucas is not the most pleasant hero in Romancelandia. He says some of the most sexist comments. I understand that he lost his wife and he is struggling to take care of his daughter but he is rude the entire book. How can I buy that they are falling in love if he is a jerk?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There is not one single sexy scene. Not only did I struggle to continue to read the book but I had didn\u2019t get any loving at all. I felt so disappointed in this story.<\/p><p><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Mz87pp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/happy-singles-day\/id1514029713?itsct=books_toolbox&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=11l88k&amp;ct=books_happy_singles_day&amp;ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/happy-singles-day-ann-marie-walker\/1136694943?ean=9781728216508\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/audiobook\/wedding-cake-crumble-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Ann_Marie_Walker_Happy_Singles_Day?id=yT_rDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26899"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26899\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}