Such a sweet book! I absolutely devoured this book from chapter 1! Highly recommend this book! Get ready to start and finish in the same day!

Such a sweet, friends to lovers romance! Absolutely loved the Christmas vibe. Childhood friends to lovers is one of my favorite tropes to read. You can always count on a HEA with it!

Viv and Logan grew up next door to each other and were best friends until there was that attempted kiss. Now they haven't seen each other in 12 years. They are adults now but still struggling with careers, family and feelings of inadequacy. Logan comes home to be close to family and immediately runs into Viv. She's only home temporarily to earn enough money to go to New York and get a job that she feels will redeem her in the eyes of her family. Once they start talking, it's like old times again and they both realize the feelings are still there. There are secrets that need to be worked through, then the issue that Viv doesn't plan on sticking around. Is it truly too late for them? This is really a story of miscommunication and understanding, as well as the pressures we place on ourselves to be enough. Well done storyline, with great characters and dialogue. I received an ARC through Netgalley and am voluntarily leaving my review.

What a charming story!
Liv and Logan grew up together and were best friends until a fateful night when they were eighteen.
Since then, they parted ways. Logan wanted to be an author, just like his famous dad. Liv wanted to be successful at something, preferably photography.. Both were so concerned about making their parents happy that they lost sight of making themselves happy too.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this story. These two are made for each other, they just have to find a way back to what they had before.

3.5 stars - Viv Montgomery wanted nothing more than to get out of her hometown and be a successful photographer. However when her money runs out she heads back home to regroup.

She wasn’t supposed to see her former best friend Logan, who is now a successful writer and back home to be closer to his family.

Forced to confront what split them up before and the feelings they have both kept hidden. Wondering if now that they are older maybe they can explore those feelings they once denied.

A sweet, charming closed door romance with small town charm.

Favorite Quotes:

She was staring at him as if he was a raccoon peeking out at her from under the lid of a garbage can.

A strange feeling came over him, a cross between heartburn and an eye twitch.

She rolled her eyes and flashed him a half smile. “It was… okay.” It was the best she’d ever had. Ever. Sex with him was Christmas Day. Her birthday. Cake and ice cream. Make that chocolate ice cream. Wildflowers in a field bursting with rainbow colors. Yellow and purple and bright green bursting on a sea of gray. With glitter sparkles. And every perfect day she’d ever had, all rolled up at once. Of course, she said none of this.


My Review:

I have enjoyed each installment of this lively and entertaining series but I do believe this one is the best of the bunch and is my absolute favorite. Ms. Liasson is a smooth and beguiling storyteller who laces her tales together with amusing observations as well as clever perceptiveness. The storylines were engaging, well-paced, and easy to follow and were populated with relatable and endearing characters with real-world issues. I am looking forward to more of the same in the next installment.

What a cute book this was!

Viv and Logan were destined to be more than friends. They grew up together, and their mothers threw them together at every opportunity. But when Logan finally made his move, Viv was too afraid of being stuck in their small town to reciprocate and instead she ran.

This act, and Logan's refusal to hear her out, cost them 10 years of friendship. They only see each other again because Viv moved back home after struggling with her career and Logan moves back home to work on his.

The Sweetheart Crush really picks up when they first see each again after all that time. Their banter and flirtation flowed naturally, and I'm a sucker for stories where the man admits his feelings first!

<i>"He took his time, gently exploring her mouth, dropping feather-light kisses, as if her lips were braille and he was reading them, one letter at a time.</i>

This is a closed door romance but the steam is off the charts. I hate that I have to point this out, but people leave bad reviews when they go into a story expecting spice and it isn't there (which is petty and juvenile).

If spice is a must, move along. I personally love closed door romances and think the author executed this well! Logan and Viv were still intimate emotionally and physically. There was no need to go into great detail about the physical aspect.

Regardless, The Sweetheart Crush is the perfect cozy read for a cool fall day. Pair it with a cup of tea and enjoy!

Thank you, NetGalley and Entangled, for the opportunity to read this book! All thoughts and opinions are my own.

The Sweetheart Crush is a standalone book in an interconnected series. Viv Montgomery was saving money and biding her time in Blossom Glen until she had enough to move to NYC. Then her ex-best friend and author Logan Matthews moves back to town. His bad PR rep lands her the gig which means Viv and Logan have to put aside their differences and work together.

Viv and Logan overcame so much to get to a point where they could be together. The revelation of past hurts and misunderstandings, opening doors to new possibilities and perspectives, joining forces to help a bully stand down, learning to love and be loved…all made a wonderfully written love story.

I received an advance copy of this book at my request and voluntarily left this review

Viv Montgomery had big dreams followed by equally big disappointments. She is back in Blossom Glen, working in a year round Christmas store and planning her next move. Enter Logan Matthews, her best childhood friend whom she hasn’t spoken to since the two had a falling out 12 years prior. Logan has found success writing but needs some help with his public persona. After the two have a heated discussion in the Christmas store, Logan hires Viv to do his PR. Their friendship rekindles and they become aware that there is more than a business partnership developing between them but will a secret Logan is hiding keep them from their happily ever after?

This is the third book in the Blossom Glen series but can be read as a stand alone. I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

It's a perfect second chance romance! I have loved the whole series set in Blossom Glen. I've enjoyed each one better than the last. I didn't really think from earlier books that I would find Viv as likable as the other sisters, but I was completely wrong. I loved her character so much. It proves the point of one of the lessons in the book, don't make snap judgements. I really enjoyed how Logan let his guard down. It made him such an attractive character. The story pulled me in right away. The book has so much heart with just the right amount of humor to make it fun. I've never been disappointed by a book by Miranda Liasson and I'm already looking forward to her next one! I received an advance copy and am voluntarily leaving a review.

This is a wonderful and heartwarming second chance romance. I loved the characters and the small town of Blossom Glen. Viv and Logan are both back in town - Viv feeling like a failure and Logan a successful author. I loved the way the story moved along to its perfect ending.
I received an advance copy of this book from Entangled Publishing and NetGalley and this is my voluntary review. All opinions are strictly my own.

I loved The Sweetheart Crush! It was fun returning to the little town of Blossom Glen, the storyline was interesting, the characters were great, and I loved Viv and Logan's career choices. Their story was so good, and the ending was perfect!

The Sweetheart Crush is the third book in the Blossom Glen series and while this is part of a series, you don't have to read them in order to enjoy them. They definitely can stand alone.

Viv Montgomery had big dreams when she was growing up in small town Indiana. She wanted to go to Paris and pursue her photography and that is exactly what she did, but now she's back in that same small town where she grew up living and working.

Logan Matthews had aspirations of being a writer just like his father. He has followed through on that dream and is now an accomplished writer of thriller novels and has come back to his hometown to write his next book.

Viv and Logan, who used to be best friends, have not seen one another for twelve years when they had a falling out after a misunderstanding. Now that they have run into one another in their small town, they are going to have to figure out how to co-exist with one another. When Logan finds out that Viv is accomplished in social media and PR, that is exactly what he needs help with, so he hires her and the two now really have to figure out how to work together. Will it end up bringing them closer?

This was an enjoyable book and the small town setting where everyone looks out for everyone else always gives you warm fuzzies. It was nice to get to see some of the characters from the first books in the series as well. Definitely an enjoyable friends-to-enemies-to-lovers romance.

**I voluntarily read an early copy of this title courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review**

What a great story! Teen years are such a crazy time. Who wouldn’t want to go back and undo or redo something from that time? I love the story of Viv and Logan and their families. It’s always good when family and friends can stand together to help solve a problem. Loved the story and the characters. I received this book from NetGalley, but my opinion is my own.

The Sweetheart Crush by Miranda Liasson my kind of story. It is a childhood friends to adults living different lives to finding forever love together, so also a second chance romance vibe going on. Then add in a new beginning or makeover for Viv Montgomery who is not living her dream these days and you have everything I love in a story. But wait there is more a former best friend, now successful writer Logan Matthews back in town. He has a secret or two plus could use some PR help. A connection, a past to work through and a present to enjoy and a future to look forward to all-in-one. Blossom Glen is once again a wonderful setting being a small town but not too small of town. I live in a small, small town, no chance of a Christmas shop here so thumbs up to Blossom Glen.

I read where someone called this a cozy romance. I like that term, it fits. Much like a cozy mystery, it is not filled with bad language, or graphic sex or violence. It does have which I loved charming families, the likable, interesting, intelligent but fallible main characters, just the right amount of drama, and a lovely, sweet romance. The meeting in the Christmas shop near the beginning was so well done I want to keep reading. So it’s cozy romances for me, of which this one is excellent.

An ARC of the book was provided by the publisher through NetGalley which I voluntarily chose to read and review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Viv Montgomery left everything behind and moved overseas to pursue her photography dreams. Now she is back home in Blossom Glen having left her dreams behind and is working at a Christmas store where she dreads going to work each day. Just as she thinks life can not throw anything else her way, in the door walks Logan Matthews, her childhood best friend, neighbour and confidant who is now not only hotter than hot, but he is also a best-selling author who Viv has not seen in years. Viv in her elf costume tries to hide but not only runs into Logan, she is now all over his Instagram page. When Logan suggests Viv help him change his aloof image on social media to a more fun and loving one, she has no choice but to help him out. She needs the money to pay back her family for all they helped her with. When these two hearts collide, can they mend not only their friendship but the moment that broke it all apart?

This is such a beautiful story of second chances set in a small town. The characters are well written and the story line is fresh and fun. Although this is the third book in Blossom Glen series, it can be read as a stand a lone novel. I loved Viv and Logan’s story and would like to thank Entangled Publishing for my advanced copy which I voluntarily read and reviewed. The perfect romance to curl up with this fall.

Logan and Viv both had dreams when they were childhood best friends.  He wanted to be a writer like his dad and she wanted to be a photographer.  They both regretted the one time Logan had tried to kiss Viv and she had turned her cheek and ran away.It was now twelve years later and Logan had returned to Blossom Glen.  He was a successful writer but Viv was working at a Christmas shop to save up money to leave again.  They both needed closure on what had happened between them and why they both did what they did or they would not be able to be friends again.I enjoyed how open and honest Logan and Viv were with each other and how they still had a crush on each other.  I liked how Logan's sister, Elise was able to confide in Viv about being bullied.  The outcome of that was a special part of the book.I liked that the book sent a message that you have to please yourself and not everyone else.  You need to follow your dreams and what will really make you happy.  I received an advance copy of this book and I willingly chose to write an honest review.

This is one of those stories where just talking would have fixed everything. Or almost everything. The problem was that they were way to young when they should have first talked, and Viv had some baggage that she really needs to work out.

I've been really enjoying the Blossom Glen series. The Montgomery family has been one that I've really enjoyed. I think one of the best parts is seeing the layers that are in a family. Those layers can really affect a person even when you are meaning to have them be for good. One person's good isn't always another's.

If this more so with this one than the prior two you really, she the mom's influence in how Viv thinks. I'm not saying that in a negative way just that sometimes what we think is a good bit of wisdom isn't always for everyone. Without getting too much into it. I will say that the girl's mom wanted nothing but a better, easier, more for filling life for her daughters.

Sometimes that can be a lot of pressure.

Poor Viv is so busy trying to get back to the life she thinks she should have that she's not really living in the one she has. The best thing that could have happened to her was Logan coming back into her life. He made her stop and think about things. She had to really think about her life and where she wanted it to go.

Logan is such a great guy who loves his mom and sister. He works so hard at his craft and worries about it all the time. I will say at times hearing about the pressures and how hard it is to be an author took away from the story a bit. I found myself thinking is this the authors life, instead of being within the story.

I was glad to see that Viv help Logan see his sister in a whole new light. She pushed him to see that it's okay for her to have a dream that might be a lot of disappointment and hard work. Isn't that life?

Together these two works and right away you see why they were best friends. There is a connection between them that cements their relationship. I liked how they lifted each other up and supported each other. I thought that Viv did overreact to something in their past but maybe my skin is thicker.

As whole this story worked out perfectly. I think you'll be so happy that the third sister has gotten the perfect HEA. I can't wait to see what's next by this author.

I had a wonderful time spent on reading this sweet, cozy small-town romance. It was just the perfect moment to read a heartfelt story like this.

Viv Montgomery lives in her hometown of Blossom Glen, Indiana. A talented photographer, she moved to Paris at age 18 to pursue her love of art. Now, 12 years later, she is back home and working at a large, year-round Christmas shop. Her family member are very close and they own some shops in town.

Logan Matthews was Viv’s best friend as they grew up together next door to one another. But in their teens due to mixed romantic signals, their friendship died. Now, Logan is a very successful author of thriller novels. He has just returned to his hometown for a month to relax and start a new novel. His PR representative is not very good so he hires Viv. She is social media savvy which Logan hates to try to work around, but he knows he needs to show up there more so he hired Viv to help him get his face and information out more. In addition, he hates to be interviewed so she is helping him there as well.

There are bumps along the road as the two of them find one another again and discover a love that they have been denying for years.

I loved the close family network and the genuine characters. My favorite character is Logan who proves that he has grown into a very solid and mature man. Of course, Daisy, the kitty grabbed my heart too because I am a certified crazy cat lady. Now, if only I could my hands on one of delicious-sounding elephant ears. Enjoy!

Copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.