This poignant and heartfelt novel covers Dawn and Callan as they navigate being together and apart as Callan learns to reconcile his tragic past. There's a lot going on in their workplace and Dawn in particular has to hold herself true to her values. A great read with a wonderful HEA for these two. It's certainly more than just a fling for both of them!

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an ARC

This story begins with a very attractive British man named Callan who has started his own company and Dawn a law school student studying at Cambridge for the summer. They have a “rom-com” chance meeting at a coffee shop, and the rest is history. They begin a passionate love affair for the summer that has them both questioning their own personal goals and dreams. However, their epic love story isn’t that simple and their summer romance is cut short due to Callan’s tragic past. Fast forward a year and they then run into each other by fate again back in the States unexpectedly. They both realize that they have unfinished business. Secrets are revealed and old wounds begin to heal as Callan faces hard truths, accepts that the past is the past, and allows someone new to show him that he can be happy again without having to forget the people he had lost.

I throughly enjoyed this story. I had never read a second chance romance quit like this. I fell in love with the characters and how they interacted with each other. The way Dawn helped Callan heal from his past was an unique perspective that I hadn’t read before. I also liked the fact that it was semi-realistic and how correctly portrayed grief and how it is unique to each individual. The way a person deals with loss isn’t a universal concept.

I would recommend this book, especially if they wanted a quick light read with a happy ending. The “spice” was also minimal which I thought was refreshing. It allowed me to be able to focus more on the plot which would appeal to more readers. I would classify this as a Young Adult novel.

This story encompasses a lot of things I love in a romcom or romance book his/her POVs, two timelines, and second chance romance storyline. In the beginning it seemed like the author was trying to play up the age gap thing, but really the characters are like 5 years apart (her 25ish and him 30ish) so it’s completely appropriate for Callan and Dawn to be interested in each other. I love the chapters set in Cambridge, the descriptions made it sound so quaint and beautiful in contrast to the busy corporate NYC setting that the “now” takes place in (lovely juxtaposition there). Random, but I also love that Dawn is tall, I’m personally not, but I can appreciate when an author deviates from the typical FMC appearance.

Oh boy this book just gutted me. I beautiful story about how complicated real relationships can be with the baggage of the past haunting you. Great book that tugged at my heart string and made me happy cry at the end

A very cute second chance romance, with some darker themes! Callan put us through the wringer, but he came out on top! Dawn’s character growth throughout the story was so well done. I was also appreciative of Callan’s backstory - it explained so much!

I haven’t read many books in third-person, but I really enjoyed this!

Just a Fling by Katherine Grace IS a surprise, as a few reviewers have observed. Law student, Dawn, meets business owner, Callan, while studying at Cambridge for the summer. Their “fling” ends with Callan retreating from the relationship and Dawn broken-hearted. The second chance happens a year later when they are thrown together by work. Beyond the romance and sexual chemistry, there are plot lines involving careers, life passions, and psychological trauma. All of these facets are explored in a well-written, and perhaps, deeper manner than a basic romance novel. However, for the first part of the book, the author hints at reasons for the male protagonist’s fear of commitment with our heroine. I think it was drawn out too much because I was angry at his behavior and frustrated by the lack of explanation for it. We do finally get the reason in the last third of the novel.

It was a very satisfying read, and I appreciate the ARC from NetGalley.

I loved this book!!! It had all the feels. It was very well written and I loved the characters in the book. I couldn’t put the book down. I finished it in 2 days!! Best book I read all year!!

Thank you to NetGalley, Wild Rose Press and Katherine Grace for the opportunity to read an ARC for “Just a Fling”, this is my honest and unpaid review of the book.
This book surprised me. I was expecting the usual romance sort of story I’ve read in countless other books but this one had much more depth. I loved how the characters struggled with making choices, even when they were hard ones to make. These characters had more to them then the average romance novel stock character, these ones had complexity, and it was refreshing. I enjoyed reading their story!

When I read the blurb of this book I thought it sounded like a fun read! I knew it wanted to add it to my tbr pile and I’m glad I did.

I enjoy a second chance romance, though you could argue that this book is more like a 4th or 5th chance romance, and this book fit the bill. I enjoyed watching Callan and Dawn’s romance build throughout their time in the UK and in the years afterwards. I will say that I didn’t love the format of the time line in this book. We spent the first few chapters in the present and then I jumped back to the year before, which I expected, but then we stayed in the year before timeline for about 40% of the book. I think I would have preferred a bit more back and forth between present and past. But I do think the author made it work for her story.

This book reminded me of a Colleen Hoover book and I think anyone who is a fan of her writing will enjoy it! If you like international romances with spice and characters with tragic back stories I’d recommend picking up Just a Fling on April 5th.

Thank you NetGalley, the publisher and author for the e-ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Y'all this book! I did not want to put it down at all! This second chance romance had all the perfect makings of a good romance. There was a surprise reunion, steamy summer romance, heartbreak, grief and past trauma, as well as professional and self development. I went it this book not knowing what the expect but came out of it with one of my new favorite reads of 2023!

This isn’t my usual read, but I wanted to try something new. The premise is a whirlwind romance that ends abruptly and picks back up a year later. The British MMC has some dark mysterious secret/past he never faced. The FMC is an American who just wants a man to settle and love her. To be honest, the book is much more about the mysterious man than it is the plain woman…and I’m definitely not complaining 😅

There is frequent sexual tension and spice 🌶️ albeit the scenes are very short. The book is well written and goes back and forth between POVs of the two main characters and the descriptions are very detailed. I felt like this book was a bit rushed while reading it, like some of the important moments that really solidify the special moments between the main characters were glazed over… but then again this book was a short read and only 200ish pages. It is a bit of an idyllic plot, but who doesn’t love a romance story with an ending that everyone wanted ?!

All in all I recommend this for lovers of Colleen Hoover and modern new adult romances. It is a light and entertaining read for all!

Dawn is an overly ambitious, somewhat single-minded law school student and Callan is the CEO of a solar company in England. Dawn spends the summer in England for school and meets Callan, who she immediately has the hots for; literally, because he spilled hot coffee on her within the first 2 seconds of their meeting. Fast forward and they have a whirlwind affair full of sex and breakups.

Dawn uses absolutely no law words, terms, ideas, nothing. Nada. Zip. Seems odd for a law student but okay. I’m just here for the smut and HEA. Callan has real-world trauma that he blames himself for when in reality he just needs a therapist but he’s a man so he’s dumb.

This book was cute but boring. It has some spice but a plethora of ick words which is common with rom-com novels. I will say it’s well written which makes me happy. There aren’t 1000 fragmented sentences and for that, I say thank you, Ms. Grace. Not my favorite book ever, but it will probably be someone’s who is more in love with tame spice and romance but is also interested in wasting money because this book is not priced to sell.

I'm basing my rating on the fact that it's well-written and it's a complete book and those two things are hard to do, so this book gets 2 stars.

Dawn and Callan have a summer romance while she is studying abroad. They of course fall for each other and hard, but Callan is kinda a jerk about it and emotionally unavailable. Ultimately she returns back to New York where she is interning for a law firm awaiting her boards.

Fast forward when Callan comes to the same law firm for a legal deal when his business is expanding and they run in to each other. Sparks fly. Old feelings surface. The angst is felt and the push pull of them both drew me in. I loved Callan, then hated him, then loved him again. His backstory, which I will not ruin, explains so much. We learn why he is both strong and broken and we get to see him ask for help in healing. This made it so much more than a RomCom or second chance romance. Dawn was a strong character and really grew into her role.

Book is written in two timelines, summer fling and present. Written with both perspectives of Dawn and Callan so you really feel their feelings. What starts off as a fling really develops the story. It is beautifully written. While the flirting and bantering was fun, it had some serious undertones and angst.

Thank you to NetGalley, The Wild Rose Press, and Katherine Grace for the opportunity to read and review the advanced copy of this book. Anticipated publish date 4-3-2023.

Immediate attraction & flirtatious banter leads to a romance between Callan & Dawn, but is it a fling or a relationship?

This well written book takes you on a journey of second chance romance between 2 relatable MCs, even when told in a 3rd person POV. Switching between Callan & Dawn’s view, there chemistry is palpable and I loved their witty interactions. Plus I was a big fan of the British slang and the way Callan called her ‘Love’ in his British accent (swoon).
Going back in time to their first Cambridge encounter over a year ago & their summer romance, gives an insight into both the MC’s character growth & healing.

Would recommend if you like:
- Second chance romance
- 3rd person POV
- Age Gap
- Instant Chemistry
- Partly workplace romance

Thank you to The Wild Rose Press and NetGalley for the chance to read a free advanced copy of this ebook in exchange for an honest review.

I always love a second chance romance, I found this story so sweet and it was an easy read. I enjoyed how even though it was in third person, you were able to get both the characters perspectives which drew me in. I love the growth you see between Dawn and Callan. It touches upon experiences that are so real, such as trauma, grief, friendships, work and struggling to figure out where you’re meant to be in life.

I received an arc through NetGalley, for an honest review. Thank you for this opportunity as well, Katherine!

I wanted to love this, but I DNF at 18%.

I strongly disliked both main characters. I felt like it was very repetitive, I didn’t feel like I really got to know any of the characters and what I did know was shallow and boring.

I really wanted to love this book, but I just couldn’t get into it.

Thanks to NetGalley for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I received this e-ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I thought this book started out fairly strong but then it lost me. I liked being able to experience Dawn and Callan's meeting after their falling out and wanted to explore that more but instead the story traveled back to when they first met and proceeded to spend more than 20% of the book talking about it. I really was not interested in that long of an explanation. I would have been fine with just a summary and then experienced their current relationship.

On page 14 there was some errors due to misprint. Dawn and Callan were messaging each other, and all the messages were cut off halfway and were shifted too far to the right of the screen. Not sure what happened there.

I could not stand Dawn's decisiveness when it came to Callan. Callan had his own demons and Dawn was picturing him proposing to her and their future. "She cared so goddamn much about him; did he even deserve it?" Miss ma'am said this after he had a scary panic attack and mentioned he would seek help after her mentioning to do so. This girl was awful to him and after all the crap he had went through, he did not deserve her judgment. Yes, Callan did some bad things when it came to Dawn, but it felt like Dawn never actually was there for him nor wanted to help in any way she could to get him better. The only thing she would say is for him to get professional help. I also completely understood why Callan acted the way he did when Dawn shared that he had panic attacks to her boss. That was such a dumb move and also betrayed Callan's privacy. Like I mentioned, she really didn't care. Very into the doing and saying sorry later.

This was a miss for me.

I really liked this book! It started off just a little bit slow, but once it picked up I really enjoyed it and I loved their relationship!

3.5 ⭐️
This was a cute romance read and I really enjoyed the main characters! Although it was fairly predictable, it was still a fun book & I loved that it was set across different cities. It was an easy read and you’ll enjoy this book if you like second chance romances, long distance romance and a dual timeline.

The title makes it seem like this will be a light-hearted fun read, but it's so much more. It starts in the present, where you see Dawn and Callan "reconnect" unexpectedly and that leads you to the past to get their whole story - then brings you back to the present to resolve all the things. Dawn is ambitious and career-focused, love an afterthought. Callan is an entrepreneur trying to stay numb to his past - specifically around love. In a cute coffee-house meet cute, they hit it off and start to realize they are uncharacteristically falling for each other. The plot is great, banter is fun, but the story underneath is tragic. So while I was loving all the tension and fun of them getting to know each other, I also was ugly crying at the end. I thought the author did a great job bringing very realistic and sensitive topics around mental health into this book. It doesn't take it over - just gives it a bit more substance. You are drawn into the world of Dawn and Callan so the subplots don't seem as important, but are useful to bring the story along. Overall a great read.