This was just really cute. Felix was adorable in the way that he overthought absolutely everything. He was so determined to get Gracie to let down her walls and I loved it. Gracie seeing how good of a person Felix is and how much he really cares was everything. She truly trusts him and it was wonderful to see.

Such a fun and enjoyable read. Light and cute, with a charming setting and endearing characters. Loved the crossover nods to other books/characters in the Sweater Weather series!

This is the seventh installment of the Sweater Weather series and was an absolutely adorable read! I always love picking up something by Ms Proctor. Her books are always fun and cute and give me the warm fuzzies, and this one was no different. I typically don't go much for sports romances, but since it is a Jenny Proctor book, I was all for it. And I was not disappointed! Gracie and Felix are neighbors, and although Gracie is attracted to Felix, she avoids him at all costs because he is a hockey player. She has more experience than she would like with being around hockey players with her brother being one, and would not like to repeat the experience. But when she has an emergency in her apartment, she is forced to temporarily move in with Felix. Spending time with Felix, she realizes that she may have let her preconceived notions cloud her judgement of him, and they both get to know each other better and begin to develop a friendship that develops into something more.
This was a lovely, slow burn romance with likable characters that I was immediately endeared to. A very sweet story that is perfect for snuggling up with on the couch with a nice hot drink on a cold day. Most definitely recommend!
I received a complimentary copy from Netgalley and am voluntarily leaving my review.

I really, really enjoyed Felix’s character but I just couldn’t connect with the FMC. I felt a lot of their relationship was told to me rather than shown through the writing. Overall it was just not one of the best things I read!

How is this my first Jenny Proctor book?? Absolutely Not in Love is book #7 in her Sweater Weather series and I'm shocked I haven't read any of her other contemporary romance books. I really enjoyed getting to know Felix and Gracie through the duel POV. Gracie is the cellist who hates hockey due to her hockey obsessed family and Felix is the goalie for the local minor league hockey team neighbor that tries to change her mind on hockey players. The spice level is low in this book and according to Gracie, turtle slow not sloth slow. I will very much be going and finding all the rest of these books in the series.

Thanks to NetGalley and Victory Editing NetGalley Co-Op for the chance to read this book.

Absolutely not in love is the 7th book in the Sweater Weather series. Each book in this series is written by a different author. I haven't yet read the other books in the series, but I have high hopes on them all flowing well. I don't think the fact that I've yet to read the others affected the story at all.
I really enjoyed the fact that there were small tie-ins from Jenny Proctors Hawthorne Brothers series.

The storyline is about two people who both have issues with their parents not accepting their career choices, so they connect on that level, but their major connection is through music. They are both extremely likeable characters, which makes it a really pleasant book to read.

This book was awesome. It took classic sports romance characters and turned them on their heads.

Felix is a hockey goalie for the Appies. Yet he's not defined by hockey alone. Gracie who has sworn off hockey players is a cellist with amazing talents and skills. When these two neighbors keep running into each other will sparks fly or will their pasts keep them from opening up to their potential future together?

✍️This book was full of sweet moments, swoony banter, and showed the depth to people that goes beyond the surface. I loved the layers that were unpeeled helping us love these characters. Their ability to heal and grow was astounding and I loved the growth they both showed by the end of the book. Of course there were some swoony kisses too.

💋: make-outs with French kissing, closed-door, on the higher end of PG-13 with some innuendo

⚠️Issues with parents

Thank you to NetGalley for the advanced reader copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

Thank you NetGalley for sending me this ARC. I may have found a new favorite series!

Gracie is a very talented musician and middle school symphony teacher. She is exactly where she wants to be in life. Until she starts getting to know her neighbor Felix. There is only one major red flag. Felix is a professional hockey player. Gracie has sworn off the sport and anyone associated with it because of her past. But....maybe Felix is different.

I love this book and, honestly, I may go back and read the previous installments in the series. I love Gracie. She is no damsel in distress. She knows exactly what she wants, but isn't so bull-headed and she can't see past her own insecurities and delusions. Felix is a perfectly written MMC. Everyone should want a Felix. All in all, a very enjoyable read.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC. A sports romance and a cinnamon roll MC. YES PLEASE!!! This was such a good read. It made me swoon time and time again. Highly recommend!

She loves music and hates icehockey.
He loves music and icehockey (because he is a player)

a long time she had to step back behind her brother's icehockey plans and was always on 2nd place for her parents.
What when they will know who is her neighbor?

He loves her playing cello in the evining. But he has to choose a decision, which is the most important thing he wants.

Great for cold afternoons (not evening you cant fall asleep before finishing)

have fun reading!

Delightful and fast read. Fans of hockey romance won't be disappointed by this book.
The characters were so well written and felt real and relatable. The romance is so swoonworthy with off the charts chemistry.
I cannot recommend it enough.

4.5 ⭐️

Absolutely Not in Love is the final book in the new and innovative Sweater Weather series- standalone closed-door romances by different authors, all located in the autumn-tastic Harvest Hollow. It tells the story of Gracie, a cellist who’s a bit love-shy and completely hockey-player averse, thanks to her complicated past with the sport, its fans, and its players (emphasis on ‘player’). She lives in a loft next door to Felix, a hockey player who’s been a bright spot in other books in this series, and who proves in this one just what a star he is- and just how much more than “just another hockey player” he truly is. Watching Felix and Gracie dance around each other and then finally get to know and fall for each other was sheer delight- but, Gracie, fair warning, you’ve got competition for Felix- if you didn’t fall for him you’d have me and likely everyone else who reads this book claiming him as their “book boyfriend”- because he truly is the swoon-worthy best.

Featured tropes:

-Forced proximity
-Cinnamon roll MMC
-Smalltown 
-Closed door romance
-Hockey romance
-Classical music
-He falls first 
-Book nerds  

The perfect end to the Harvest Hollow series.

Thank you Jenny Proctor, JPC Publishing, and NetGalley for providing this ARC for review consideration. All opinions expressed are my own.

Absolutely Not In Love was a very delightful, sweet story.

Felix is a hockey player for the Appies, a minor league team. Gracie is a cellist and a music teacher. They are neighbours, but Gracie tries to avoid any contact with Felix because she despise hockey and hockey players. When a pipe broke into her apartment she accepts to share Felix's flat. Living together they know each other better, they discover some of their hidden qualities, and they start to like each other more and more as the days go by.

I've adored the characters, but I would have liked some more in depth about about them and their back stories. Still they are lovely and enjoyable, and Felix courting is endearing.

I recommend to read it if you like a nicely written slow burn, and if you're looking for an easy, quick read.

Warm and cozy hockey romance starring a cellist and a cinnamon roll goalie? Yes please. This story was very cute. Felix is everything 💕

Very cute hockey romance! Definitely some cliche dialogue but overall a sweet and swoon worthy rom com that fits in perfectly with the sweater weather series! Would recommend!

A fun read, the story of Felix and Gracie. Neighbours but not friends. Can be convince her not all hockey players are the same. I liked how it is told from both points of view. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this eARC of 'Absolutely Not in Love' by Jenny Proctor.

Jenny Proctor could write a shopping list and I'd thank her. A hockey romance, 'Absolutely Not in Love' is such a good book to sink your teeth into and honestly I didn't even realise it was over until I was sulking that I had no more left of the story. The way Proctor writes just hooks you in and you just fall in love. Beautiful.

It was such a simple but delightful read. Felix and Gracie's relationship progressed naturally with a bit of forced proximity. Their story is what I would imagine every average person wants in life - find a good partner that shares the same interests, cares and supports you.
Felix is a strong contender to be your next book boyfriend. He is just so sweet, caring and thoughtful while also being insanely attractive. As someone who has struggled with social anxiety for most of my life I really appreciated the represantation and seen so much of myself in Felix.
The confrontation Gracie had with her mother made me tear up. It was such a good chapter with a great build up that made you really feel for the character.
I liked that their story was not all sunshine and roses, the conflict was so important, I'm so glad it didn't come out of nowhere, rather the issue has been foreshadowed a couple times already, so it felt really natural.
Overall, I think this book is very much worth reading.

This was a fun and generally light-hearted read. I’m glad we got spent time with Felix! I love the mutual ground they find in music. ❤️ I’ve been wondering about his character since the first in the series.

As a note of awareness, this is a closed-door romcom but there is implied pre-marital activity at the end. This may not be a deal breaker for some, but I feel it’s important to note.

This was my first hockey Romance book and safe to say it was amazing. Both main characters were likeable and you fell in love with Felix immediately. I’m for sure going to read the other books in this series.