{"id":29666,"date":"2022-11-15T14:39:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T18:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=29666"},"modified":"2022-11-15T14:39:56","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T18:39:56","slug":"review-a-very-berry-romance-by-lyssa-kay-adams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/15\/review-a-very-berry-romance-by-lyssa-kay-adams\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f A Very Berry Romance by Lyssa Kay Adams"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-29666\" data-postid=\"29666\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-29666 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\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/a-very-merry-bromance-lyssa-kay-adams.jpg?resize=333%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-29667\" title=\"a-very-merry-bromance-lyssa-kay-adams\" alt=\"a-very-merry-bromance-lyssa-kay-adams\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/a-very-merry-bromance-lyssa-kay-adams.jpg?w=333&amp;ssl=1 333w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/a-very-merry-bromance-lyssa-kay-adams.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/a-very-merry-bromance-lyssa-kay-adams.jpg?resize=400%2C600&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/>\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;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Country music\u2019s golden boy Colton Wheeler felt the most perfect harmony when he was with Gretchen Winthrop. But for her, it was a love him and leave him situation. A year later, Colton is struggling to push his music forward in a new direction. If it weren\u2019t about to be the most magical time of year and the support of the Bromance Book Club, he\u2019d be wallowing in self-pity.\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">It\u2019s hard for immigration attorney Gretchen not to feel a little Scrooge-ish about the excess of Christmas when her clients are scrambling to afford their rent. So when her estranged, wealthy family reaches out with an offer that will allow her to better serve the community, she\u2019s unable to say no. She just needs to convince Colton to be the new face of her family\u2019s whiskey brand. No big deal\u2026<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Colton agrees to consider Gretchen\u2019s offer in exchange for three dates before Christmas. With the help of the Bromance Book Club, Colton throws himself into the task of proving to her there\u2019s a spark between them. But Gretchen and Colton\u00a0will both need to overcome the ghosts of Christmas past to build a future together.<\/span><\/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=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16467 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts-1.jpg?resize=146%2C44&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Nov 1, 2022<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Bromance Book Club<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>5<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><em>Bromance meets A Christmas Carol in Adams&#8217;s latest.<\/em><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">The fifth installment of the <em>Bromance Book Club<\/em> finally gives us <strong>Colton Wheeler\u2019s<\/strong> story. I won\u2019t lie, I\u2019ve been waiting for this one for a while. Though it didn\u2019t quite give me what I was expecting.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Colton is our hero, a country music star with fame, fortune, and a major writing slump. He\u2019s on the verge of losing his contract or being forced to write songs he doesn\u2019t want to. So how will Colton break through the funk&#8230; get distracted with Christmas and the one woman he can\u2019t forget.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Gretchen Winthrop<\/strong>, she originally showed up in Bromance Book Club #2, as Mac\u2019s girlfriend. Though she dumped Mac pretty quickly at the beginning of that story. Since then, her and Colton shared a one-night stand she\u2019d rather forget. Though not because it was a bad time, but one that might affect her determination to not get involved too far. Gretchen is a badass immigration attorney and the daughter of one of the richest whiskey distillery families in Nashville.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">These two are just so delicious for each other. Grumpy and Sunshine, but I bet you never guess which one is which. Of course, the bros make plenty of appearances. Even our dearest Vlad in a Santa suit. Both Colton and Gretchen experience the magic of the holidays as they fall for each other and become entrenched in each other\u2019s families&#8230; one has a good one and the other, not so much.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">I really enjoyed this book, though I thought the conflicts and the resolutions were a bit disjointed at times. A lot of things are drawn out one way and then easily resolved or vice versa and not drawn out enough. Regardless, these opposites attract pair worked well together and Adams continues to deliver plenty of Bromance drama, manual learnings, and characters to enjoy.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">For those who enjoy Christmas romances that are not over-the-top and without the Hallmark-esque feel, this may be the one for you.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Landra<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_eb0616c customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3GfADWM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3Tyqoji\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/a-very-merry-bromance-lyssa-kay-adams\/1140956542?ean=9780593332801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/a-very-merry-bromance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Lyssa_Kay_Adams_A_Very_Merry_Bromance?id=ETZcEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Country music\u2019s golden boy Colton Wheeler felt the most perfect harmony when he was with Gretchen Winthrop. 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But for her, it was a love him and leave him situation. A year later, Colton is struggling to push his music forward in a new direction. If it weren\u2019t about to be the most magical time of year and the support of the Bromance Book Club, he\u2019d be wallowing in self-pity.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>It\u2019s hard for immigration attorney Gretchen not to feel a little Scrooge-ish about the excess of Christmas when her clients are scrambling to afford their rent. So when her estranged, wealthy family reaches out with an offer that will allow her to better serve the community, she\u2019s unable to say no. She just needs to convince Colton to be the new face of her family\u2019s whiskey brand. No big deal\u2026<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Colton agrees to consider Gretchen\u2019s offer in exchange for three dates before Christmas. With the help of the Bromance Book Club, Colton throws himself into the task of proving to her there\u2019s a spark between them. But Gretchen and Colton\u00a0will both need to overcome the ghosts of Christmas past to build a future together.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3_5-hearts-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Nov 1, 2022<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Bromance Book Club<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>5<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Hot<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><em>Bromance meets A Christmas Carol in Adams's latest.<\/em><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">The fifth installment of the <em>Bromance Book Club<\/em> finally gives us <strong>Colton Wheeler\u2019s<\/strong> story. I won\u2019t lie, I\u2019ve been waiting for this one for a while. Though it didn\u2019t quite give me what I was expecting.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Colton is our hero, a country music star with fame, fortune, and a major writing slump. He\u2019s on the verge of losing his contract or being forced to write songs he doesn\u2019t want to. So how will Colton break through the funk... get distracted with Christmas and the one woman he can\u2019t forget.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Gretchen Winthrop<\/strong>, she originally showed up in Bromance Book Club #2, as Mac\u2019s girlfriend. Though she dumped Mac pretty quickly at the beginning of that story. Since then, her and Colton shared a one-night stand she\u2019d rather forget. Though not because it was a bad time, but one that might affect her determination to not get involved too far. Gretchen is a badass immigration attorney and the daughter of one of the richest whiskey distillery families in Nashville.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">These two are just so delicious for each other. Grumpy and Sunshine, but I bet you never guess which one is which. Of course, the bros make plenty of appearances. Even our dearest Vlad in a Santa suit. Both Colton and Gretchen experience the magic of the holidays as they fall for each other and become entrenched in each other\u2019s families... one has a good one and the other, not so much.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">I really enjoyed this book, though I thought the conflicts and the resolutions were a bit disjointed at times. A lot of things are drawn out one way and then easily resolved or vice versa and not drawn out enough. Regardless, these opposites attract pair worked well together and Adams continues to deliver plenty of Bromance drama, manual learnings, and characters to enjoy.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">For those who enjoy Christmas romances that are not over-the-top and without the Hallmark-esque feel, this may be the one for you.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Landra<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3GfADWM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3Tyqoji\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/a-very-merry-bromance-lyssa-kay-adams\/1140956542?ean=9780593332801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/a-very-merry-bromance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Lyssa_Kay_Adams_A_Very_Merry_Bromance?id=ETZcEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29666","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=29666"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29666\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29670,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29666\/revisions\/29670"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}