Another good read
Perfect book to curl up with and to get lost in
Will have you hooked from the first page
Thanks NetGalley

This book was cute and okay but not really something I would read more than once. All my issues with it are just personal taste

Loved reading this book and author. New romance author for me. I really enjoyed this book. Can't wait for the 2nd in the series

Lauren arranged with her other sister, Brooke to go-back to her Gram’s house to help her youngest Gabby to get her life back on track. She have a love hate relationship with her grandmother and to be back home took a lot of courage to do. When she reached, she already started to argued with her grandma and when she told her she wanted to go out to find food, her grandmother told her NOT to go to the local pub. Being her rebellious self, she found herself at the pub and encounter her frenemy Ethan who is the owner of the pub. After a night of drinking, she found herself in Ethan’s bed and thereafter, she found herself pregnant.

This book have few subplots which showed who Lauren’s true self to the reader and showed how different she is with Ethan. She basically live according to the bullet point in her planner whilst Ethan is an impulsive type of person. Am glad that they find the best balance for them in the end. Overall it is a good read to me.

This is a good book. The two main characters are Lauren and Ethan. Lauren is a social media influencer, a granddaughter, and sister. Ethan owns a bar. Lauren comes back to her hometown to help her two sisters. She goes to Ethan’s bar. They talk about old times their years at high school. They kiss and have sex. Six weeks later Lauren is sick, tired, and missed her period. She tells Ethan she is pregnant. They each have issues but together they fall in love.

TITLE: COME WHAT MAYBE
AUTHOR: Kerri Carpenter
PUB DATE: 01.24.2023 Now Available

I really enjoyed this small town romance with unexpected twists and turn of events. I love a good HEA with all the winding currents of life to get to our well deserved happy ending. Through this journey, I enjoyed meeting all of the characters and some have stayed with me until today. I enjoy these stories about families, friendships, and secrets. Overall enjoyable and would love to read more books from author Kerri Carpenter.

Enjoyed it!

Small town. Frenemies to lovers. All the makings for a great story.

Lauren and Ethan. Have a one night stand that we are not invited to read about because it’s a closed door romance. Lauren was on my nerves she is very childish, and a matter of fact all of the sisters are very elementary. And they are all keeping secrets from each other. But, back to Ethan and Lauren and their surprise baby, in high school she dated his best friend while he crushed on her and annoyed each other. Now she back in town and they hook up he wants to date her and she wants no parts of it. But with her sisters help he courts her, they start to spend more time together and they both start catching feeling but Lauren has anxiety and OCD (she needs medication) and she stay in her head and always ready to flee. Can she overcome her anxiety? Her trip was supposed to be a few months, Will she stay or go?
Read this book to find out. I recommend this book it’s cute and light. You’ll enjoy it if you like small town romance. There is no sex on page in this book ( but a baby, make it make sense) .

For some, life doesn’t always go as planned. People like Lauren Wallace, who plan every aspect of their lives, came back to Seaside Cove for a reason. She wasn’t looking for romance but found out quickly that no matter how many lists, plans or vision boards can prepare you for when life takes you on a detour, some rules were made to be broken.

Lauren Wallace is fiercely independent. As a social media strategist, she is a planner. Her life is composed of lists, excel sheets and vision boards. Coming back to Seaside Cove temporarily, armed with a mission to help her sis get her life back on a track was her top priority. Trying to take everything in, before she can even take a breath of the beautiful scenery, the presence of her strong-willed grandmother is making her question everything of her existence. Needing a place to collect her thoughts, she heads straight to the place her grandmother told her not to go. Well, it’s 5 o'clock somewhere and it goes downhill from there.

Alright, downhill might be exaggerating but it all depends on what perspective you look at. I’m just going to mark this moment as the catalyst for the detour of Lauren’s current life plan. As she tries to take the edge off her return, she heads down to the local bar and runs into her high school frenemy, Ethan Allister. Being Seaside Cove is a small town, where everyone knows your business, their encounter sparks the gossip mill when they have a high school reunion that they will never forget.

As they hang out more and give the town something to talk about, their situationship reveals a secret that just throws her world upside down. Trying to lay low, fearing how her grandmother will react, she leans on her sisters to keep things under wrap until the right moment. With all that sneaking around, an unexpected moment with her grandmother brings news about the past that will change her future.

I really loved this book. I love the first books that make you really excited about the rest of the series. This was the first book in her new romantic comedy series, Seaside Cove. There’s always something special with these books set in New England. There’s a certain vibe and the setting just makes you not want to leave.

I don’t know what had me doubling over more laughing, the golden girls and men at the bar or the grandmother. Her grandmother’s wit and quick comebacks were hilarious. There were so many wonderful parts to this book that just keeps you equally invested. You have Lauren and Ethan which was such a rollercoaster. The relationship between the sisters, your typical sibling stuff but the loving moments were sweet. The relationship with the grandmother comes off prickly but the big life moments and revelations really grab your heart.

I can’t wait to see who’s next because all the ladies deserve to have their hea, especially their grandmother. There’s so much of their story that I would love to dive into. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series and see who’s next. I’m recommending adding this one to your tbr series list.

Good read to pass the time. Can't say it really kept me riveted - the whole cast was a little too over-the-top in every way, and the conflict simple enough but dragged throughout the tale where it was more about every sister in the family than focusing just on Lauren. I prefer my small-town books to be more about the couple in question with just the remaining cast in passing, and this was everything but... So if the latter is your kind of tale, you will totally dig this one

A great read with even better characters such a homey small town feel. A quick palate cleanser if you’re in between heavier reads. Really enjoyable and lighthearted. *I received an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

When Lauren Wallace heads home to Maine to help her sister and visit her grandmother, she gets more than she bargained for after a one night stand with her high school frenemy, Ethan McAllister. Now with a baby on the way, Lauren and Ethan must navigate their relationship while planning for a child.

This was my first book by carpenter, and I really enjoyed it. It was a sweet romance, and I really liked Ethan and Lauren’s relationship. They were polar opposites with Ethan’s free-spirited lifestyle and Lauren planning everything out ahead of time, but somehow they worked.

I’m not a huge fan of unexpected pregnancies in stories, but it really worked for this book. It was cute reading about Ethan and all the things he wanted to do for the baby. Speaking of Ethan, I just adored him! He’s the kind of romantic lead I’m looking for in a romance.

I loved Lauren‘s Grams and I thought the ending was perfect. I really enjoyed Carpenter’s writing style and the smooth transition between Lauren and Ethan’s perspectives. I’m looking forward to the next book in the series.

Read this if you like:
- Frenemies to lovers
- Unplanned pregnancy
- Coastal seaside settings
- Sweet, closed door romance
- Family dynamics

Thank you Entangled Publishing and NetGalley for advanced copies in exchange for my honest review.

Do you like unexpected surprises or do you like everything planned. I definitely like everything planned.

Lauren Wallace feels the same way. She works in social media advertising and likes her life being planned out. Unfortunately, her family has no idea what she does and does not respect her busy life schedule. She returns home to her small hometown of Seaside Cove, Maine to help out her sister who is having a crisis. While she enjoys seeing her grandma and her sisters, Grams is a bit cranky. Lauren needs some time away from her and goes to the local bar where she finds an old high school friend, Ethan McAllister, is now the bar owner. Sparks fly and Lauren’s life takes a different turn than planned. How will Lauren move forward in the future? Does her future include Ethan? Ethan who has a very different outlook on life than her?

I enjoyed this book. I loved the characters and the family drama. I like how Lauren had to really step outside of her comfort zone and look at what she wanted in life moving forward. She also had to face demons from her own childhood. Her parents married young, her father abandoned the family, and then her mother passed away from cancer. Her Grandma raised her and her sisters. Lauren is desperate not to repeat this scenario and marry someone who will not be there fore her and her family. But this makes it so she isn’t willing to take risks on love. I also how cranky her Grandma was how and her and her Grandma worked through their differences and came to a better understanding of each other by the end of the novel. I love that the community of Seaside Cove was a character too and their gossip drove some of the action. Lauren and Ethan had a great love story, although Lauren seemed to be the problem in their love story due to miscommunication.

This is both a second chance romance and friends to lovers trope. The romance was more closed door and low on the steam scale. I enjoyed it – it was a good story. With my Grandma passing away recently, it was nice to have a Grandma and Granddaughter relationship in this book as well. I loved the banter between Ethan and Lauren and found myself chuckling often as I read.

Seaside Cove is a new series of books with this as the first book in the series. This was the first book I’ve read by Kerri Carpenter and it won’t be my last. I thought the writing was very engaging.

Review Copy from Entangled Publishing as part of the TLC Book Tour. Thank-you! I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Lauren went home to help her baby sister Gabby get back on her feet. Gabby is terrible with money but she is also questioning all of the decisions she has made in her life. Brooke is the middle sister who is a wedding planner and is in a toxic relationship with her fiance.

Lauren is the oldest sister, soon after she goes home she runs into her high school frenemy Ethan, During an argument with her Gran, she tells her not to go to the bar. Lauren cannot resist and does just that. Gran does that a few times throughout the book, and it makes things cute and reverse psychology. The first night with Ethan changes the course of both of their lives and helps shape their future.

Come What Maybe was my first book by Kerri Carpenter and it was a cute story. It took me a few pages to really get into the story, but once I was there I was hooked. I wanted to see what happened next and I kept hoping for Ethan and Lauren's HEA, Brooke would break up with her fiance, and Gabby would figure out that she wants to be a baker (that was the feeling I got). I loved the interactions between the sisters. You could feel their bond. I was sad to see the story end, but I was happy with it.

Received ARC in exchange for voluntary honest review

In COME WHAT MAYBE, Lauren finds herself back in her Gram’s home to help her youngest sister, Gabby who is dealing with a big change in her life. Her other sister, Brooke is there as well. Soon after she arrives, she runs into Ethan, who was her frenemy when they were in high school! When she arrived at her Gram’s house, she started to argue with her grandmother and knew she had to escape. Gram told her not to go to the bar. So what does she do? She goes to the bar and that’s where she runs into Ethan, literally. After a few drinks, Ethan takes her home where she spends the night. COME WHAT MAYBE is a small town romance that will change Lauren’s life forever.

COME WHAT MAYBE is the first book I’ve read by Kerri Carpenter. She grabbed me right away, from the very first page and she never let me go. COME WHAT MAYBE is a very captivating story and will have you flipping the pages quickly to see if everyone gets there happily ever after. I was instantly caught up in the story of Lauren and Ethan as well as her sisters and what they were going through. When I finished reading this wonderful story I was happy and sad at the same time. The story was great but I wasn’t ready to leave all of the strong, caring characters.

There were several times I found myself desperately wanting to keep reading, to find out what would happen next, but I was afraid to turn the page, scared of the possible fates awaiting these characters. Kerri Carpenter has a magical way of telling dramatic stories about women, friendship and family. COME WHAT MAYBE is all about the past and the secrets that come out are heart tugging. It had me flipping through the pages like a woman on a mission. I had to know what was going to happen to Lauren and Ethan and her sisters too!

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

For Lauren everything has to be planned that’s the only way she can function so when she accidentally gets pregnant by the boy she loved to argue and tease growing up, all plans are out the window. This book has so many great characters and by far the star of the book is Grams. She tells it like it is and doesn’t really hold back for anyone. Ethan (aka Baby Daddy) owns the local bar/ restaurant in the small town they grew up in. He loves to travel but came back home when he had a very rough breakup and divorce thats when he bought the bar. Lauren and her 2 sisters come back to help Gabby the youngest get through a rough patch. Well on night one of being back Lauren goes to the bar and has a bit too much to drink and that’s when she and Ethan start flirting and talking about how they actually liked each other all those years ago. Then one thing leads to another and their lives are forever changed. Lauren and Ethan think about what this means for them if the should date, get married, move in together or go their own ways and back to their lives. I couldn’t stop reading this and I laughed so much at the banter and sarcasm all throughout.

A fun read, the story of Lauren and Ethan. She was supposed to stay away from him, but she didn't and now she is expecting a baby. Will he be around to support her or go back to his travelling ways?
I liked that it was told from both points of view and hope that Lauren's sisters get their own books next.

I absolutely loved this book! I finished it in two days- I hated to put it down. It was the perfect mesh of romance tropes, drama, love and humor.

I haven't read anything by Kerri Carpenter before but I will definitely keep an eye out for her work now! Her characters were relatable and very likable, and the story flowed well and kept my interest from the first page.

Rating 3.5

Come What Maybe is an opposites attract, second chance love story. Ethan's free spirit was a breath of fresh air for the male love interest, honestly made him worthy of a book boyfriend title.

OK let's discuss the ending and Lauren's temper tantrum forcing her to make ridiculous assumptions about Ethan. Wouldn't you ask what he's got planned or where's he's going? And Ethan, why were you so elusive to what you were doing? You wanted the girl forever, and you easily let her walk away without a conversation. Gram to rescue, and hence becoming the best character in the book.

I would've edited out the pandemic references throughout the story - it added nothing to the book.

Thank you Entangled Publishing for the complimentary copy.

Solid conflict, loved the banter, would certainly continue the series and read more by the author. The writing was incredibly engaging which only led to me zooming through this faster than anticipated

In this first book in the Seaside Cove series from Kerri Carpenter, social media strategist Lauren Wallace comes home to Seaside Cove. When she meets her old high school nemesis Ethan McAllister as an adult, things sure look different for her when they end up unexpectedly in bed together.

And that has consequences. Like an unexpected baby. I love the unexpected baby trope and this is a good one.

There's some cute conflict between the main characters as Ethan and Lauren are very different in their approach to life. I liked that they showed each other a different side of things. Lauren also has two sisters that provide some sisterly type loving bickering. I did like the family aspects of this romance and situation very much.

There's plenty of flirting and the banter is light and fun. I could have liked a little more steam with this one but it was a bit tame in this regard, which was okay and didn't detract from the story. It's just sweet and cute and can be read quickly, which I liked about it. This story had me smiling and I liked that too.