This book description and the cover is what really drew me in, however, I quickly got bored of the small-town storyline with the girl unsure about the guy.

The back and forth, and the main character not knowing if she was good enough just really tired really quickly for me.

If you are looking for a simple chick-lit read, then this one might be for you. However, I did not love it as much as other books in this genre.

I really needed this book at this time, it was a good read. The first time I read this author, and I will read more. A sweet southern small-town story. The laughable moments were plenty and the shenanigans by the Mimi and her crew pure fun.

Small town dreams taking you out of town are not always ment to be. Riley and Hayden have both learned this. As the town of Maple Springs has brought them both back 10 years later as adults. The two connect and together they face problems of family, the town, and their own. Will they find themselves in the process?
I am looking forward to more of this series

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Thank you, NetGalley and Thomas Nelson -- FICTION

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This book was sweet and well-writer. A little predictable, but a satisfying read when you want something light.

3.5/5 stars!

This is a sweet romance with only kissing scenes. When the heroine's grandmother injured herself and unable to work at her yarn store, the heroine left NewYork and returned to help her grandparent. The hero works at his family'hardware store after his baseball career got derailed by an injury. Though the two attended high school together, the hero and the heroine didn't really talk to each other until they are adults. As the two connect with each other they face personal issues, small-town troubles, and family problems.

I enjoyed reading this sweet story of a younger, patient hero and an older, distant heroine. As my personal preference, I wanted more details for certain situations in the book. Like I wanted more details about the years the heroine spent in New York and the journey the hero took in handling his temper. It was nice that the grandmother has that group of friends that's been with her for so many years and that there are more characters that may get their own books in the future. Overall, this is a nice story and I look forward to reading more books in the Maple Falls series.

**I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.**

First this is a clean romance (PG12) so more chick lit than Romance
Not my cup of tea
But I will rare it anyway
Hayley gas to leave NY to back in Maple Falls cause her granny Mimi injured gerself playing softball
Then she Reyes to fix and structure Mimi ‘s store
Next to g he er there is this nice boy Hayden that was her teenage crush
Very nicely written and nice tree point of view
I just reviewed Hooked on You by Kathleen Fuller. #HookedonYou #NetGalley
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When I looked at the blurb for this book, I thought that this book had a lot going for it: nice book cover, interesting story line and likeable characters. (How many grandmothers do you know who break their legs while playing baseball?

Things started off well, but the story got directionless, fast. Changing points of view livened things up a bit, but I had no real idea why Riley felt she wasn't "good enough." The background for this feeling of worthlessness was never presented in a believable way: there was never a fleshed out backstory - just general allusions to a terrible upbringing because of all of Tracey's terrible boyfriends and their constant moving around. Later in the story, we find out that Erma, the grandmother, tried to hire a lawyer to get custody of Riley, but that her lawyer counseled Erma that the courts wouldn't intervene unless Riley was being physically abused. Seriously?!! This was stretching credulity a bit. That whole drama with the truth coming out about Tracey, and Erma's role in giving Riley a decent life, was just ridiculous. Riley's outraged reaction made no sense to me at all. Riley came across as a total drama queen during that scene. Everything just felt so contrived and over the top. (Jerry Springer had some potential contestants here!)

Another thing that bothered me: Riley always had a secret crush on Hayden, but during the first three quarters of this book, every time Hayden approaches Riley, she runs like hell - for no discernible reason. After this very odd behaviour, I have no idea why Hayden was attracted to Riley. Did Hayden have a serious Saviour Complex? That was the only explanation I could come up with.

Actually, there were some cute scenes and great dialogue between Erma and Riley. The Bosom Buddy squad was an interesting touch, but this story line kept getting derailed and ran out of steam way too many times. The break up between Riley and Hayden was totally foreseeable. Maybe Hayden was better off without this Yo-Yo female? Things start to get interesting in the last third of the story when Riley's terrible mother shows up to stir up more trouble and scandal. Tracey was more of a caricature than a character - just selfish and rotten to the core. I figured that the author wanted us to pity Riley, but "pitiful" story arcs never appeal to me. I like a heroine who grows a backbone and learns to triumph over adversity.

I'm rating this one a 3 out of 5. The author can write a decent sentence, but I couldn't get into this story. The blurb enticed me in but I got lost between the actual pages.
My thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

ARC provided by Netgalley for an honest review.
Hooked On You is a cute and squeaky clean romance novel. It's set in a small town where everyone knows everyone. The relationship between Hayden and Riley is barely existant and then all of a sudden they've fallen hard for one another, yet Riley is one to guard her heart. The characters were sweet enough but there was no real romance between Hayden and Riley until the ending and it felt forced. To me, this was just an okay read.

#netgalley #hookedonyou

This is such a sweet romance, with lots of fun characters. I loved the storyline and the romance!

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
Hayden and Riley are the perfect couple for this quaint little town of Maple Falls.
Looking forward to more books on this series.

What a delightful book centered around young adults, Riley McAllister, now living in New York City to pursue her art career and Hayden Price, who has recently suffered an unfortunate injury, which ended his professional baseball career and has recently moved back home to Maple Falls, Arkansas.

Riley now returns after many years of being away, to help her grandmother as she heals from a broken leg. Hayden and Riley knew each other in school, but were never close. Many things happen while Riley is back and the people of the little town, where everyone knows your name and activities, seems to be out to make them a couple, in spite of their unwillingness to do so.

A fun book of seeing how trials, forgiveness and love can happen to many people in a small town.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley and Thomas Nelson. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Disclaimer: I got this ARC from @NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. This is not a paid review.

Riley and Hayden's relationship is adorable. It's a heartwarming story about love, family, and forgiveness. Perfect for fans of Gilmore Girls or small-town romances.

I know Kathleen Fuller by the Amish romances she writes, so this book is a departure for her. Once I got into the book, I was surprised that it took place in my old stomping grounds. I got a big kick out of picturing the places in my mind, because I know them well.

Riley is trying to live in New York and make it big in the art world. When her grandmother, Erma, breaks her leg playing in the church softball league, Erma calls Riley to come and take care of her. In her inimitable way, Erma sends her friend, Hayden, to pick up Riley from the airport. Erma is engaging in a bit of match-making and hoping that Riley will make her home in Maple Falls, and help her with her yarn store, Knots and Tangles.

The first thing Riley sees in the store is how cluttered it is and how hard it is to move around inside the store. Riley determines to do an overhaul of the store to make it more customer friendly.

Hayden works in his father's hardware store just across the main street from Knots and Tangles. He and Riley bump into each other frequently and a cautious friendship begins to grow.

The only fly in the ointment occurs when Riley's mom comes to town and stirs up a bit of trouble.

I chose this book because it dealt with some things I truly enjoy, especially yarn and yarn crafts. I did glean some ideas for projects I want to make. 😊

This is a solid four star book, a light read for a day when nothing more is needed.

Thomas Nelson and NetGalley.com provided the copy I read for this review. All opinions expressed are my own.

This was an OK romance. It hits all the tropes that we love: return to a small town, rekindled school crush, nosy group of Aunties, adorable craft shop and protagonists with secret pasts. These are classics for a reason, and made for an enjoyable read.

That said, this doesn't exactly stand out as a great contemporary romance. The protagonists have a very sweet romance, but the “tortured souls” routine is tropey to the point of flirting with triteness. Eventually it stops being two people healing together and just becomes two people who shouldn't date until the heroine has six months of therapy. There are a few subplots with some promise, but they exist so briefly as plot progression tools that the story feels incomplete in parts.

Overall, a solid premise with lots of possibility. I enjoyed reading this book, it's okay to enjoy media that isn’t 100% perfection in a genre, but feel like this needs some polishing for the story to shine.

Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book. Riley is currently living in New York as a starving artist. She gets a call from her grandmother that she broke her leg playing baseball and needs her help. It has been 10 long years since she was back in Maple falls. Riley's grandmother is trying to set her up with Hayden who retired from playing baseball i enjoyed the chemistry between Riley and Hayden.

This was a cute read, but to cute and to PG 13 for my taste.
This wasn't really a romance novel, yes there are parts of book are romantic, but just a small part.
I love the grandmother / granddaughter relationship. But nothing really happens in this book.
It is just a sweet book about a scared girl who is in love with a boy...

Good but not great.

I loved the title and the cover of Hooked on You. After reading the delightful summary I knew I wanted to read this story!

Both Riley and Hayden have lived away from home while pursuing their individual dreams, but both are back in their hometown of Maple Springs. Hayden after suffering an injury to his shoulder that ended his baseball career and now working in the family hardware store, and Riley to help her Mimi with her yarn shop after she breaks her leg sliding into base during a church softball game.

I loved the humor in this story and Mimi's friends, the Bosom Buddies, better known as the BB's had me laughing out loud. What was a bit harder to deal with was Riley's prickly character. She had a hard start in life, so some of her issues were understandable. But at some point a grown woman close to thirty has to take responsibility for her choices and behavior and stop blaming her mother for everything that's wrong in her life. I do wish Riley had had her lightbulb epiphany moment sooner in the story and I can only wonder if guys would really hang in there like Hayden did with all her snarly behavior.

All in all, it was a fun and entertaining story I'd rate 3.5 stars. I appreciate Thomas Nelson making a copy available for review. All thoughts and opinions are my very own.

Sweet, multigenerational story with a few unexpected twists. A fresh take on dealing with abandonment issues. A coming home we all hope for.

I was hooked on this book from the minute I started it. Riley is going to help her Mimi back at the yarn shop, Knots and Tangles after being away for 10 years. Hayden is working at his family's hardware store. Will love bloom?

Both Hayden and Riley have had difficult times in their lives but thankfully they are surrounded by a wonderful support system. Mimi has her Bosom Buddies. This eccentric group meets together weekly and crochets or knits for a charity. Riley has the three musketeers who are there to support her.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the arc. The opinions are my own.

A story line that you may have seen a few times, but it never gets old! Riley escaped her small Arkansas town at the first given opportunity and hasn't looked back until now. With her elderly, yet young-spirited, grandmother Erma hurting herself during a softball game, Riley must return to Maple Falls to help her grandmother recover. She also wants to convince her 'Mimi' to consider selling her old, run-down, and rarely visited yarn store, Knots and Tangles, which is one of many stores in town that is falling into decay and disarray. Hayden Price, the town's golden boy who recently had to give up his major league baseball dreams due to an injury, was the captain of the softball team that Erma was on when she was injured and feels the need to repay her for the accident that occurred. This results in Hayden and Riley, two people that had secret crushes on each other all through high school, coming face-to-face yet again. Riley struggles to slow her grandmother down, in addition to facing her own past demons, feelings for Hayden, and keeping herself separate from Maple Falls so she can return to New York when this is all over.

I had such a great time reading this book! It was enjoyable from start to finish. The characters were all extremely well fleshed out and even if they were only mentioned a couple times I was still able to remember them and details about them. I really hope to see this series expand and continue, the ending drew together nicely, but I have so many questions and want to see where the characters all end up. Maple Falls is reminiscent of my own hometown and I felt oddly at home reading this. And Erma was a favourite of mine, reminding me of my own non-stop, 'I'm just a young thing' grandmother who loves to crochet. I hope to see Kathleen write more in this series, as I will eagerly be awaiting to see how this goes!

Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas Nelson for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a cute, wholesome whirlwind romance read. Here, artist Riley had left her small hometown of Maple Falls, Arkansas right after her graduation to live in New York City and pursue an art career. Although, after her grandma, aka Mimi, breaks a leg in the church softball game, Riley agrees to come home for the first time in nine years to manage the family yarn store until Mimi is back on her feet. Meanwhile, Hayden's been stuck in town working for his dad's hardware store after an injury ended his pro baseball career. He's in a rut but slowly discovering what he wants out of life, from working at the store, coaching a new church softball league in town, or fixing up a house in town. These two went to high school together but ran in different circles, and so they never talked, although there were definitely some unresolved and unrequited feelings back then. After Mimi plays matchmaker to get Riley to stay in town that continues to put Hayden in her granddaughter's orbit, and they catch feelings. This clean, wholesome small-town romance is told through dual perspectives mostly, but there's also a brief section or two told through Mimi's eyes. All in all, it's cute but not all that extraordinary. I liked it just fine, but that's about it. Also, several plot points or backstories that were mentioned in the book summary do not occur in the book at all, which is a little bit of a misnomer.