This was a fun read, the characters are likable and relatable. I loved reading about Theo & Bonnie. I didn’t realize this was book 2 but I have plans to go back and read the first book. Overall I enjoyed this read and recommend it to anyone who needs a nice, quick read.

The second book in Melonie Johnson’s Sometime in Love series, reintroduces readers to Bonnie and Theo from book one, who we briefly met and knew there was a level of attraction there. And while I did enjoy Smitten by The Brit, I have to admit that Theo just didn’t make me swoon the way Logan did in book one. Don’t get me wrong, Theo is a nice enough bloke; he just didn’t have the same breathless appeal. As a follow up to Getting Hot for the Scot, this is most definitely a good read, and I’m sure readers will be equally enticed to keep watch for book three, and what fabulous adventures are yet to come.

This was a cute follow up in this series. I’m seriously invested in this group of friends and will anxiously await book 3.

And I'm done. How do i put it...i too me awhile to read it because i had too much to do and was reading it on my Kindle ~Drake~ i had to read it at my Kindle app to finish it. And each time i open the book it made me smile. Its one of those stories that you can pick up and smile when every page is turned.

I so love His Grace. I mean who wouldn't? And Bonnie? I wanna hug her, but she held on tight. And that makes her one of the strongest woman that i know.

The boom opens to being responsible, but not forgetting that you should put yourself and never forget your happiness. It may take a while to be in that place, but with the right person, everything will fall into place.

Another good book from @MelonieJohnson. Looking forward to Sadie's and Bo's book!

Theo and Bonnie have met previously and there were sparks flying between them. Bonnie being engaged at the time ignored those sparks.

When Bonnie catches her fiancé in the act, she breaks off the engagement.

Theo is in America to attend a social function and when he meets Bonnie, the sparks are still there. They flirt but really don't act on those feelings as Bonnie is on the rebound and Theo has family obligations. Obligations that will not be overlooked by his mother. Can they overcome these barriers to find their happily ever after?

Theo is a gentleman and a very kind and considerate one at that. Bonnie believes in her literature and in some ways has mapped her life as a novel. Only she soon finds out that real life can be plagued with lies and deceit. It's a love story that has a little bit of everything. The friendship between the girls are quite real. The romance is full of doubts and there are so many obstacles in the way, but the ending is magnificent

THE GOOD
— When I requested this ARC, I had no idea this was a companion novel. I went into it thinking it was a standalone. But it was written in a way that I don’t feel like I lost much. Every previous interaction between Bonnie and Theo, the main characters, was told by their perspective, so you have some idea of what happened. I’m still interested in reading them, which will probably happen when the previous book comes out.

— The writing was some of the best I read in romance. It wasn’t overly repetitive, it kept me hooked to the story and, most importantly, it didn’t make me cringe in the fluffy and steamy moments.

— One thing I didn’t expect was the healthy portrayal of female friendship. Bonnie’s friends were always there for each other, but it also showed that, yes, you can have negative feelings like jealousy towards your friends. It is normal and understandable, but it’s how you act on them that shows who you are.

—Now, the romance. Bonnie and Theo were adorable. And hot. And so damn angsty! From the get-go, you see how snarky they are with each other and the sexual tension, uff! Then their lives start intertwining, other people and responsibilities get in the middle, and it is just a delightful ride.

— All the references to Jane Austen warmed my heart.


THE MEEEH
— In the beginning, it seemed like what Bonnie and Theo felt for each other was too rooted in lust, and not on how they liked each other as individuals. However, as the story progresses, that dissipates, and I was truly sold on them together.

— Around the last quarter of the book, a lot of the situations felt like clichêd. It hit all my favorite beats though.

— There’s this specific scene where Theo’s behavior could be considered stalkerish. However, I think it was a minor thing and also justified, but I can see some people having problems with it.

— Lastly, this isn’t exactly bad, but damn, I wish the angst towards the last quarter of the book started earlier.


I went into this book with zero expectations, and it blew me away. I’m a sucker for love stories, and this one filled all my needs. I’m ready to read some horror now.
I recommend this book to anyone that likes contemporary romance, polite British guys and classic English literature.

Bonnie Blythe is engaged, but she is waiting patiently for her fiance to set a wedding date. She is on a European girls trip when she meets Theo (through Logan and Cassie - the first book in this series.) While there was a definite attraction, she doesn't act on it because she is so not that girl.

After a failed engagement, Bonnie finds herself in England for a summer, and as luck may have it, close to Theo. They agree to a friends-with-benefits relationship, and their feelings quickly develop to much more than friends. Of course there's a little drama and misunderstanding (it would be boring without this.)

While I really liked Bonnie, I loved Theo's character so much. Definite must-read.

This was SO good! This was such a sweet, romantic, funny and sexy love story and I loved every second of it. I love Bonnie and Theo so much and Theo especially is just SO swoony. All the heart eyes. I really loved how the author intertwined Bonnie's love for English literature and romance throughout this book, I really think that made it extra special. Highly recommend! Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC.

I am totally smitten by this book! I adored Bonnie and Theo and have been rooting for them since I first met them in Getting Hot With The Scot. Smitten by the Brit had me hooked from the beginning! I can’t wait to read more from this author.

So first off, I want to praise that cover because it was so nice to see a cover that actually fits what the characters look like! I'm tired of the people on the cover not looking a thing like what the book describes. So yay for that!

Bonnie has her whole life planned out, career, guy, how many kids, dance lessons and all that jazz. Though something goes very wrong when her man cheats on her. Her life is never going to be what she pictured and now all the stuff she pushed back while waiting for him to finish school.... well, she can do all that now. But there is someone who she can't seem to let go of... this sexy Brit she met last year. Will she decide to let him into her life?

Okay, this book for the most part was really cute. The characters were fun, and for the most of it, felt pretty real. There were a few scenes that we are going to talk about that really just bug the crap out of me but first to the good stuff. Theo is a golden gem, sweet, kind, and ready to give his whole life over to be the hero and save his family. Bonnie is a really great catch as well, she's smart, funny, and a bang up friend. If you're looking for a cute romance novel, then I really do like you'll like this one.

Now onto the stuff that just had me laughing and rolling my eyes, the group of girls in this novel are around 30. Our main girl has been sexually active since she was 18. Yet, she had to have her friend tell her how to give a blowjob. Not only that, she ran out of the room from Theo after she thought she messed up. Just left him there.... it seemed so stupid when they both could have talked it over. Instead, she runs off and he lets her. That's not how grown adults should act in this situation. That's more like teenagers. I mean I hate when a plot does that kind of thing when talking could fix everything. There was also the fact that she kept calling him a chauvinist in the beginning when he was just being nice. It really rubbed me the wrong way, I'm glad it was only in the beginning and things got better as it went.

This novel is not without it's problems but they are really my personal taste. Not everyone will have these problems, so don't let it stop you if you want to read this. Because the good out-weights the icky parts.

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I enjoyed Johnson's previous book Getting Hot with the Scot, but as I read it and realized she was setting up for the next book with Theo and Bonnie, I was really excited because I definitely wanted to read their story. It was such a fun romance. There's just something about dukes, I suppose!

So I haven't read the first in this series and I don't know if that was the problem... but I just didn't enjoy this one. The premise sounded good, but just something was missing. Neither Bonnie nor Theo really grabbed me...

This is a well written, quick moving book that I enjoyed. Second book in the series for me and I will continue to read the series. I enjoyed revisiting the main characters from the first book. Nice light easy read.

I loved this one! Melonie's writing is easy, comfortable and on a real level. Ok so her female character names are kind of odd, I mean Cassie Crow and now Bonnie Blythe. Cute yes. Silly, also yes. But all in all a great read.
I loved Theo, he wasn't as childish as Logan but still a goofy, typical male. And that accent! I loooooove accents, all of them. Bonnie was a great character too, way more toned down than Cassie, strong, smart and also loves accents. I may give the next one a try since i enjoyed this one more than Cassie's book

I loved Bonnie and Theo! Bonnie was a great character and her love of classic novels warmed my nerdy heart. Theo was dashing and although I wanted to smack both him and his mother, he came around in the end.

It's always fun to see characters from the series popping up, however this can be read as stand alone.

I'm excited to see there are more in this series, and hope to see Theo's sisters get their stories told!

Thank you to Netgalley and Melonie Johnson for the opportunity to read!

I was really looking forward to this one because I could definitely feel the pull between Theo and Bonnie in Book 1 of the series and knew they'd be next in line for a book. While I really enjoyed this book and read it within a couple days, I didn't find that it was better than Cassie & Logan's story, which was a bit disappointing, but I still enjoyed the book nonetheless.

We met Theo and Bonnie in book 1. Bonnie was engaged to Gage, the guy she's loved since they were kids, but he was dragging his feet on setting a date. Theo is Logan's British best friend and is a Duke. Theo and Bonnie met in the first book when the girls were traveling through Europe. The moment they set eyes on one another, there was a pull between them. But of course, they didn't act on the attraction since Bonnie was engaged. Now Bonnie is back on the market and they can act on that attraction. Only Theo feels a sense of duty to his family and trying to save his family from financial ruin, so he can't exactly take things too far with Bonnie, or so he keeps telling himself. Bonnie is set to teach at Cambridge for the summer and that means she'll be very close to the sexy Brit!

There was no denying the chemistry between Theo and Bonnie, it's hard to argue with that. I liked that they took things slow, at least they did outside of their time together in Chicago. I liked that when they were at the country home, we really got to see them in a different light and see how they are kindred spirits. I completely believed they would be a great couple from the beginning and still think they have that kind of lasting relationship. I look forward to seeing how things go for them though in the next book since we really don't get to see how Bonnie will fit into Theo's life now.

My biggest complaints were that they didn't really date much, Theo was pretty good at avoiding conversations about himself and his family and that made them falling in love so quickly seem not so believable. I think they only went on three dates over a few weekends while Bonnie was at Cambridge and even during all that, he was still escorting Camille to society parties. I didn't feel like they really tried to get to know one another over the short summer they had together. Sure, he opened himself up to Bonnie on occasion and let her see the real Theo, but he became a completely different person around his family. Speaking of family, his mom was not a character I liked AT ALL. I wish he had stood up to her and her heavy-handed ways sooner because he looked liked a complete tool there at one point and that really made me not like him for a while. And once he finally does stand up to mommy dearest, Bonnie didn't make him grovel much at all it seemed. I would have made him work harder to earn my trust and then would have made him date me for a while before agreeing to more.

I want to say that I'm looking forward to the next book and I am in that I want to see a look into Bonnie & Theo's relationship now. But we really didn't get a lot of interactions with the secondary characters in this one, so I'm not as invested in Sadie and her story next as I was with Bonnie/Theo before I read this book. But I'll still definitely read it because this 'new to me' author has really done an excellent job and reeling us into this series and getting our emotions invested.

This is my first book by Melonie Johnson. I really enjoyed this story. Five friends made a pact to travel Europe five years after college. Cassie and her friends are on the last leg of their trip visiting Scotland and London. Cassie Crow is an aspiring broadcast journalist. Cassie finds Logan hiding in a hidden room. Logan likes to pull pranks on people and share on his show “Shenanigans”. Unfortunately, for Logan Cassie will not sign the waiver or will she? Logan follows Cassie to London in the hopes of her signing the waiver. Over the course of Cassie’s time in London, she begins to develop feelings for Logan. But will the secret Logan carries with him keep him from achieving his end goal or are the feelings he feels for Cassie real? Logan’s big dream is to have a TV deal as a talk show host. When his big break comes without having to use Cassie’s video he is thrilled. Even better his TV deal is in the same city as Cassie. Cassie and Logan find themselves developing true feelings for each other. Will they each accept and embrace those feelings or will they run? Will Logan face his demons and be able to move forward with Cassie? So many questions. To find the answers I recommend you read Getting Hot With the Scot by Melonie Johnson. I look forward to book 2 in this series.

The characters were well written and the story line kept my attention throughout. I enjoyed reading Smitten by the Brit. I'll definitely check out more books by this author.

Absolutely loved this book. I hadn't read the previous book but there were enough points mentioned that you weren't confused. Can't wait to read more about them in the future

It was a beautiful and extremely romantic novel that actually had me in almost tears a couple of times. The heroes are interesting and multi-dimensional,. The story flows nicely. Highly reccomended!