The Wedding Favor: a sweet, funny age gap romance that will have you laughing, crying and cheering

The Wedding Favor by Sharon M. Peterson is the newest book in the Two Harts universe. Iris Sampson can’t believe she agreed to be the best woman at her ex-boyfriend’s wedding. The embarrassment was enough but now she needs a hot date as her plus one. Abe Ramos, her new gorgeous neighbor and single dad, offers to be her date. In return, she agrees to watch Hallie, his nine year old daughter. With tattoos, ear piercings and thirteen years older than her, Abe is the exact opposite of her ex. As they spend time together, she begins to dream about being a real family with Abe and Hallie. However, Iris has no idea what her future holds. She has no idea what she wants to do for her career and the rest of her life but she really wants Abe to be in it. Will their age difference keep them apart? How will their families and the town react to their relationship?

Sharon M. Peterson has become one of my autobuy authors. She writes stories with heart, humor and real life struggles and characters you want to root for. Although I usually avoid age gap romances; however, I knew Ms. Peterson would create characters and a story that would not be the typical age gap romances I’ve read in the past. The Wedding Favor is so good. It is sweet, with humor and even a few tears. I liked that the character discussed the age gap as an issue with maturity and a little humor. I found myself getting angry at certain attitudes by some characters about their relationship and cheered when Iris and Abe stood up against such attitudes. I closed the book with a great smile. The Wedding Favor will have a permanent place on my bookshelf. I love Iris and Abe’s story as individuals and as a couple. I look forward to future stories in Two Harts. I highly, highly recommend The Wedding Favor. 

The Wedding Favor is available in paperback and eBook

The Fix Up: a fun banter and heartfelt grumpy-sunshine, forced proximity, enemies to lovers romance

The Fix Up is the third book in the Two Harts series by Sharon M. Peterson. Ellie Sterns is a twenty eight year old single mother who has a broken man picker. She recently inherited the cafe in which she works, the house where she lives with her six year old son, Oliver and the land it sits on. However, she quickly learns that she only inherits half of everything. The other half belongs to the previous owner’s grandson, Gilbert Dalton, a grandson no one knew existed. They discover they must live together on the property for six months in order to complete the inheritance. Gilbert is handsome; however, he’d be irresistible if he smiled which he rarely does. Both have different motivations as the cafe and house means a future for Ellie and for Gilbert, it means a past he wants to forget. She wants to stay and he wants to sell. Can they find a common ground?  As the months pass, they learn the heartbreaking secret and their mutual iciness starts to melt, could it turn into a sizzling chemistry? 

The Fix Up is Sharon M Peterson’s fourth book and she has established herself as one of my go-to authors. Full of heart and laughs along with real life drama and hurts, she handles a story that gives all the feels. Even though The Fix Up is the third book in the series, readers do not need to read them in order to understand each book; however, I highly recommend that readers do as each story is wonderful. That being said, I loved this story. This story is the ultimate grumpy-sunshine, enemies to lovers, forced proximity romance as when readers first see Ellie and Gilbert together, you can’t help to think that their relationship would never work. I loved the characters, especially Ellie’s son, Oliver. Usually featuring children in fiction can be hit and miss; Ms. Peterson captures the six year old beautifully and believably. There wasn’t a plot point or character that I didn’t care for, everything came together wonderfully. I laughed. I cried and I closed the book with a smile. The Fix Up is sweet with fun banter and dramatic with real emotions. I highly, highly recommend The Fix Up. 

The Fix Up will be available in June 17, 2025 in eBook and audiobook

The Fake Out: a hilarious rom-com that will have you smiling for days!

The Fake Out is the newest Sharon M Peterson rom-com. Mae Sampson is the librarian in the small town Two Harts, Texas. One night, after closing, she discovers a man asleep at a desk. She doesn’t recognize him which is unusual for a small town but the two have a bit of a fun banter after he wakes up and she shoos him out the door. When they run into each other again, she learns he is Chris Sterns, the handsome “world’s sexiest man” all-star NFL player. He has chosen Two Harts for some R&R and, somehow, ropes Mae into a two person book club. Despite begrudgingly agreeing, she can’t help but enjoy their banter. When a compromising video starts circulating and everything Chris has worked hard for is in jeopardy. He proposes a fake engagement to both their benefit: he needs damage control and she needs money for mounting medical bills. What could possibly go wrong? 

I absolutely loved Ms. Peterson’s debut novel, The Do-Over and I had to get The Fake Out. It delivers on the laugh out moments, the uplifting and inspirational moments and oh-so-sweet friends to lovers romance. I completely related with Mae, the bookish librarian who takes charge when her mom falls ill and her father left long ago. And Chris is a man with a big heart. I loved the banter between Mae and Chris and I think I grinned nonstop! One of my favorite moments is when Mae and Chris are in a bookshop and Mae thinks “Forget about firefighters. Hot guy plus books… where was that calendar?” Yeah, I’d buy that calendar! I could not put it down. I read while I made dinner. I read while I ate dinner. I read until I closed the final page with a grin and a sigh. The Fake Out is so good. I highly, highly recommend The Fake Out! 

The Fake Out is available in paperback, eBook, and audiobook