Fire and Icing by Savannah Scott

Fire and Icing by Savannah Scott
Book 1 in The Firemen of Waterford TN Series

As a Tennessee gal, I enjoyed this story. Dustin and Emberleigh were cute together. Savannah's books are some of my favorite so this is one I was really anticipating. :)

Read if you enjoy:

• 💘 Fake Dating

• 🚒 Firefighter Romance

• 😂 Laugh out Loud Rom-Coms

• 💞 Clean Romances

• 🧁 Baker FMC

• 👨‍🚒 Firefighter MMC

• 🍰 Baking Competitions

• 🏡 Small Southern Towns

• 😬 Meet "Ugly"

We follow Dustin who is Stevens' brother from the Love Trippin' series. He moves from Marbella Island, California🌊 to Waterford, Tennessee🏡. Dustin is the new rookie firefighter👨‍🚒🚒 in Waterford and the first job is a 🍰kitchen fire at Emberleigh's place. He hauls her outta there - literally 😂- and they have somewhat of a meet "ugly" rather than a meet "cute".😂 Emberleigh is a baker who is entering a baking competition and one rule is she needs a partner that is not a baker, so they agree to fake date for the competition's sake....but as things would have it...feelings start to form and the rest is history.

While I really enjoyed getting introduced to this charming small town and the lovable group of firefighters, especially Dustin....who was such a golden retriever of a main character, sweet, supportive, and easy to root for, I found myself wishing for just a bit more depth to the overall story. Compared to other books I have LOVED in the Love Trippin' series, this one felt a little lighter on emotional layers, and I didn’t connect with Emberleigh as much as I hoped to. That said, I still enjoyed my time with this and recommend it as a clean rom-com with no language, and I think readers who enjoy sweet, small-town romances will find plenty to love here.

Favorite Quote: 

" A good relationship is built on open communication. Sometimes you fight or disagree, but you always come back to one another because that's what matters most."

Thank you to Savannah for providing a copy of the book for my honest read and review. All thoughts are my own.

3.5/4 rounded up to 4 on Goodreads.

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Misfortune and Mr. Right by Savannah Scott

 

🥠💌Misfortune and Mr. Right by Savannah Scott 🥠💌

📖✨ 4 Stars📖✨

If you love a good enemies-to-lovers romance packed with witty banter, undeniable chemistry, a touch of ✨whimsical magic✨ and a pride and prejudice vibe -- Misfortune and Mr. Right is a DELIGHT!

Olivia and Logan have spent their entire lives as rivals --it's always been a competition. One day, they see each other while out on a run and they realize they are living in the same apartment building. Now that they are next-door neighbors, fate and some very well-timed fortune cookies...have other plans ;) 

This was so charming with some great laugh out loud moments and an overall heartwarming romance. Even if you are not an enemies to lovers person, I think this one is PERFECT because it is really done in a "pride and prejudice style" way. The BANTER is top tier! I love how Logan has always cared about her and we get to really see how things unfold with them. 

If you enjoy romcoms with fun dialogue, loveable characters and whimsical elements - check this out! It was such a COZY read and I LOVED the fortune cookies! It adds such a lighthearted, feel-good element to the story. 

Thank you to the author for providing a copy to read and review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7334919856
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Reel Love by Savannah Scott

 

Reel Love by Savannah Scott 
5 Stars 
(Book 5 in the Love Trippin' Series but can be read as a standalone)

WOW, what a fabulous ending to the Love Trippin' Series! I absolutely have loved reading through this series this year. Filled with banter, great friendships, sweet romance and a great island setting, this series is everything I needed this Summer!

Reel Love follows Stevens and Alana -- one of my favorite couples now in the series! We see Stevens, a Marine Biologist and Alana, an Actress in Hollywood who play a word game online together without knowing they're chatting with one another. To him, she is SaturdayIslandGirl and to her he is Wordivore. They get to know one another through the app chatting back and forth with great banter! It's only a matter of time before their identities are revealed....

We see them meeting each other in situations in the book without knowing who each other is from the app - loved those interactions leading up to the big reveal!

If you love You've Got Mail like I do, pick this up. Their chatting back and forth was chef's kiss* and I loved their interactions, chemistry and banter! I loved the words they would put down too in their game, I laughed several times!

As always, being back on Marbella Island was a delight - seeing characters from the other books in the series was wonderful. 

Alana's personal assistant, Brigette was HILARIOUS and Ben and all the other guys were cracking me up AS USUAL! I also loved that we got to see a glimpse into Savannah's future Tennessee Fireman Series to come in 2025!

Seeing Alana struggle to navigate through Hollywood life and truly realize what mattered most to her and trying to make decisions the best she could was good to see too. 

Overall, HIGHLY recommend this series. It's been so great! Thank you to the author for a copy of the book to honestly read and review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

*Romance is clean with kisses only. No language.

Goodreads Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6712058386

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Resorting to Romance by Savannah Scott

 

Book Review: Resorting to Romance by Savannah Scott - 5 Stars 

WOW - This is now my favorite book from the Love Trippin' Series! Kai & Mila & Noah have stolen my WHOLE HEART! I absolutely loved this book and highly recommend you check it out! 

While this is book 4 in the Love Trippin' series, it can be read as a standalone. 

🌊Small Town Island Vibes

🌊Single Mom

🌊Friends to Lovers

🌊Fake Dating

🌊Heartfelt Story

🌊Sweet Clean Romance

🌊He Loves Her Son

🌊She Owns An Inn
🌊Fun Aunties
🌊Laugh out Loud Moments

We follow Kai and Mila in this book. Kai is a surf instructor and Mila owns an Inn called "Mila's Place". Mila is a single Mom with her precious 7 year old son, Noah. Her ex-husband Brad left the minute he found out she was pregnant so she has been raising Noah by herself all this time. Kai and Mila have been friends for a while, so when Mila's ex-husband comes back in town, regretting his decision to leave her and Noah so long ago, Kai steps in and says he's Mila's boyfriend and the fake dating begins. As usual with a good fake dating story, we see real feeling develop over time in this sweet, slow burn romance. 

I LOVED seeing Kai and Mila's romance develop and the added layer of Kai being a father figure to Noah was CHEF'S KISS! The "single parent trope who finds love again" is one of my favorite tropes in romance stories and this one was PERFECTION. Everything about it was my favorite. 

DID I TEAR UP IN THE END?! YES! I loved how Savannah wrote this story because I was so connected to our characters. 

If you're looking for the perfect summer read right now, THIS IS IT! Resorting to Romance is out in the world and ready to read TODAY! Happy Release Day! Thank you to the author for providing a copy to honestly read and review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6562541255
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Catch a Wave by Savannah Scott

 

Catch a Wave🌊 by Savannah Scott  (Book 3 in the Love Trippin' Series)

Read if you enjoy:

🌊Surfing

🌊Second Chance Romance

🌊Brother's best friend

🌊Setting like Hawaii/California Beaches

🌊Adopted dogs

🌊Clean romance

If you enjoy the things mentioned above, give it a try! I recommend starting with book 1 in this series, even thought this can be read as a standalone. 

This book follows the second-chance romance between Bodhi and Kalaine. They were surfing's "it" famous couple. 2 years ago they broke up but as things would have it, they are brought back together when she realizes he is living with her brother on Marbella Island. Kalaine is there because she gets into a surfing accident and is trying to recuperate at her brother's home. 

Savannah has such a way with her stories that make you smile, laugh and be happy. I really liked the side characters and the small town details. She always writes the really great settings that make you feel like you are there.

For the romance, I am not always a big fan of the second chance romance trope so I knew going in it may or may not be a favorite. I personally was a bit confused on some of the storyline because we have some flashbacks of the past to explain how they came to be in their second chance romance today and I guess I needed to pay attention more to the headers in those chapters, because I found myself taken out of the story when I didn't realize it was a flashback. I also felt like there were too many of them. While I didn't connect with the main characters as much as I hoped, I still really enjoy this series and think they are fun summer reads.

Excited to see how book 4 goes, its more of my favorite tropes versus this and I think I will connect with it more.

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6528337439
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A Fish Out Of Water by Savannah Scott

 

A Fish Out Of Water by Savannah Scott - 3.5 Stars rounded up to 4 on Goodreads
 (Book 2 in the Love Trippin' Series)

What a cute, enemies to lovers rom-com! This is book 2 in the Love Trippin' series but can be read as a standalone. In this one, we are back on Marbella Island in California and Summer is making a fresh start for herself there. Ben met her at the end of book 1 and now in book 2, we see their banter back and forth as "enemies to lovers". He is a red flag for her because he is too charming and comes off as a player - her backstory explains why she is so leery, which you learn about in the story as it goes along. She is a mermaid in a play, trying to get her acting career on the map, and now Ben has to be the lead as her "pirate love interest" in the play. How is this going to go?! 

Overall, I had so much fun reading this. I laughed and laughed as I usually do in Savannah's books! I loved the beach details and setting and seeing characters from book 1 was great. 

My only critiques are the book was a bit too long for me personally and I didn't love the way things ended with her Dad, but truly enjoyed the book and looking forward to book 3! 

Highly recommend this rom-com series!

Goodreads Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6528337393
Amazon Series Link: https://amzn.to/3Xg7t2h

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Are We There Yet by Savannah Scott

 

Are We There Yet by Savannah Scott - 5 Stars - Book 1 in the Love Trippin' Series

I have been on a road trip book kick lately and Savannah's book Are We There Yet is now a NEW FAV of mine! If you love road trip romance books, pick this up! 

🧡Coming of Age Story

🧡Slow Burn

🧡Friends to More

🧡Best Friend's Older Brother

🧡Road Trip Story

🧡No Third Act Breakup

🧡Sweet and Clean Rom-Com

🧡Great Friendship Group

🧡Small Town traveling to California

In this book, we have 4 friends in their early 20s who travel in a vintage VW van across the country on Route 66 from their small town of Bordeaux to Marbella Island (California). We saw a few appearances from some of our Getting Shipped characters, which I loved! This is the perfect best friends road trip story with the rom-com elements added in. Riley has always had a thing for her best friend's older brother, Cameron. She has kept it a secret for so long but on this trip, feelings start to come to the forefront on both sides. 

I laughed SO many times, as I usually do in her books. This was the perfect blend of romance and comedy that I needed! I love how Riley and Cameron talked through their feelings and had a lot of good communication as things were progressing. If you want a good, sweet road trip rom-com, highly recommend this one. Excited to see what happens in the next one!

Goodreads Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6528336870
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Townshipped by Savannah Scott

 

Townshipped by Savannah Scott (Book 3 in the Getting Shipped Series)

OK YALL - my FAV Savannah Scott book so far! Absolutely loved it! Aiden and Em have my WHOLE HEART! 

Aiden was the sweetest guy in this story - he is such a caretaker and hometown hero - loved him! Em was the perfect match for him too! In this story, we see Em (Mallory) crash her car near Aiden's goat farm after calling off her wedding and having a honeymoon by herself adventure. She has short term amnesia and is unable to remember who she is or why she is there in their small town of Bordeaux, Ohio. Aiden is helping take care of her while she recovers from the accident and the rest is history as sparks FLY!

This book will make you laugh and swoon left and right yall! We have so many funny scenes throughout the book and the characters truly feel like REAL people that you grow to know and LOVE. The more I read this series, the more I love these fictional characters and small town! Can it be real please?! 

This cute clean rom-com will keep you laughing, smiling and swooning throughout the entire story! Highly recommend!

Read if you like:

Clean Rom-Coms
Found Family and Friendships
Small Town
A Fun Goat Farm
Sweet Kids Aiden takes care of
Amnesia trope
Swoony midnight kisses - but all CLEAN!
Laugh out loud scenes *Ahem, the funeral scene literally took me out!😂

5/5 Stars!

Goodreads Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6469372330
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QHmd6m

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Battleshipped by Savanah Scott

 

Battleshipped by Savannah Scott (Book 2 in the Getting Shipped! Series) - 4.5 Stars 

What a fun second chance - high school sweethearts rom-com! You will laugh SO many times while reading this and I think the audiobook was fantastic! Great small town setting with amazing friend groups too! The banter was hilarious and the situations they got themselves into make me crack up so much. 

This features Rob and Laura who dated in high school but upon graduation, Rob broke it off to go to MIT for college. Skip to 6 years later when he is back in town and continues to run into Laura. Are they meant to be? Are things going to be the same as they were before? Is the spark still there? They start interacting and hanging out - and the sparks fly! The chemistry is off the page here and I loved seeing Rob trying to win her heart. 

I think the pacing was just a tad slow for me at the start but once things picked up, I was INVESTED ya'll! I love these characters so much and can't wait for the next one!

Highly recommend as a clean, cute rom-com!

Goodreads Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6428172886
Amazon: https://amzn.to/4aVUHcR

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Friendshipped by Savannah Scott

 

Friendshipped - 3.5 Stars - Getting Shipped Book #1 - A fun friends to lovers clean rom-com story.

My first in my rom-com clean romance journey and I have so many thoughts! I really enjoyed SOOOO much from this book such as the amazing humor, characters, friend group, town etc. And I can't wait to read more in this series as I think Savannah Scott is an AWESOME author. But in reading this, and starting my clean romance rom-com journey, I think I will find what tropes I enjoy vs the ones I don't. I am wondering if I am just not a friends-to-lovers trope person - either way - I rated this 3.5 stars. Which means, there is a lot about the story I enjoyed but a few things that were not my favorite. See more below! Either way, I think a LOT of ya'll will enjoy these books and I am excited to read the next one!

This story follows Trevor and Lexi who work together, live in the same duplex as neighbors and have been friends since they were young. They each like each other but don't think the other likes them in that way so they keep it secret from one another. Which means no one communicates about their feelings and I think since that is common in a friends to lovers story, I may not be the right person for this book since I don't love that aspect. While the humor of the situations the characters were in made me laugh soooo much and I love how clean this story was, I was just wanting them to get together sooner and talk about their feelings. There are also dates they go on with other people in the story (more Lexi, as Trevor just went on a small meet up with an ex-GF he had but he wouldn't call it a date). Lexi has a dating app that her friends made her so she tries out a few dates here and there but nothing compares to her best friend Trevor. I didn't love the dating parts but I DIED laughing at Trevor out in the bushes at 10:30p.m. after her first one LOL.

Even though I reaaaaallllly wanted them to get together sooner and talk out their feelings, Trevor and Lexi had the best chemistry together and I like the end. Loved the small town vibes too. Can't wait to read the next one!

Goodreads Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5733587500
Amazon:  https://amzn.to/3Om8AY9
YouTube Review Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP6NLPxY6po