The Girl Next Door by Chelsea M. Cameron and published by Harlequin - Carina Press, is a stand-alone ff romance.
I'm not a huge fan of ff books, but I greatly enjoyed reading The Girl Next Door.
Iris is a young woman who's back home and living with her rents. At age 22 working for her dad wasn't in her lifeplan, but karma's not always nice and she has the scars to show.
Jude is a motorcycle driving amazon-like woman, also back in the small town and keeps her reasons and herself pretty mysterious.
Iris is drawn to her and Jude has to decide , trust or move on.
TGND is a well written book with a great storyline and plottwist, low on drama with just the right pace to keep me entertained. A great read, 4,5 stars.

We've need a good girl next door meets girls next door for a long time and Cameron's latest is the romance we all deserve. Will be recommending it left and right!

This was really good!

At this point, I've read so many of Chelsea M. Cameron's books: the traditionally published f/m, the indie published f/f and now traditionally published f/f. I've always enjoyed her books and this was no different. Though I have to say that there is something about this f/f book that I enjoyed more than her indie f/f. I feel like her writing came across more polished, things felt more cohesive and tidier, it definitely shows that her editor was working hard to make sure this author's writing shined through.

I typically don't like romances that deal with death of a loved one and I didn't know this had that when I requested it so I was pretty apprehensive when I figured out that Jude had lost her girlfriend and was not over her. I do think that my dislike of that trope played a small part in taking away my enjoyment but honestly, this book was so good that I enjoyed it so much more than I thought I would. I really loved Iris and Jude as individuals and together and I loved getting to know their small town. I thought they both did a lot of growing in this book and I love the slow burn of their relationship.

I'm so glad I picked this book up, it was exactly what I needed to escape this messy world for a few hours and fall in love with a sweet romance. I definitely recommend this book to everyone but especially if you want to find a book to escape in!

I received an ARC copy of this book from the Publisher via Netgalley and voluntarily leaving my review.


It’s cute romance enjoyable read.

Iris never wanted to comeback to her hometown but with no job aspects she reluctant came home she down on her luck but the next door neighbor Jude might be the thing to lift her up.

Jude came back to their hometown has been living in her parents house no one really knows why she back and that’s the way she like it’s but when Iris sets her sight on Jude she realize her solitude is at stake especially when Iris tries to get her to open up.

It’s about two people who never wanted to comeback home but might realize that’s sometimes coming home might been the best thing.

An honest review thanks to NetGalley. I have liked Chelsea Cameron's books in the past so I was very excited to start this one. I really connected with the main character Iris, she went to college, did everything right and yet still couldn't find a job. Unable to make it on her own she had to move back. Her next-door neighbor Jude she remembers for the one year they shared together in high school. The tragedy of Jude's past and the craziness of Iris' present made for a fantastic book!

During weird times this is a lovely book to read. It’s easy, the characters are likeable and a the story slows easily and happily.

Iris returns to her small hometown after being in Boston for a while, but she couldn’t make it work any longer. She moves back in with her parents. Her neighbour is the aloof Jude, her parents left her the house and she has been living in it for almost years. Iris is determined to get out of Salty Cove again, the sooner the better, and Jude never saw herself back in this small town. But here they are. Iris tries to pull Jude out of her shell, it’s clear she experienced some soort of heartbreak but isn’t ready to share and let it go. They strike up a nice and easy going friendship that might turn into more if they let themselves.

Easy book to read and pretty enjoyable.