first, let me say that i LOVE erin hahn, second, let me say that this book was incredible!!!

maren and joe were the PERFECT edition to erin's little universe that she's created. i was so excited to see cameos from lorelai and craig!!! this is the perfect small town, cozy, romance book and while this can be read as a standalone, if you haven't read erin's other books - i highly suggest doing so!!!

this was seriously everything i wanted in a book and then some. i am so so thankful st. martin's press and netgalley sent me an arc! <3

I give this a solid 3.5 stars. The book was an enjoyable and quick read. I really liked the family aspect of this romance and thought the kids were so sweet. What made it hard to get into the book and really feel the romance build was how many different tropes/storylines the author had written into the book that seemed to fall flat or not be fully fleshed out and made some parts of the story seem out of place for me.

This is my first Hahn book and I am hooked. I didn't realize it was part of a series until after but didn't feel like I missed anything either. It is a feel good book, with good back and forth playfulness and kept me hooked.

First of all if you love Nicholas Sparks love stories, this is right up your alley! Maren has a very terrible very public proposal and returns to her old town where she inherited a run down cabin and bait shop. Maren plans to fix it up and flip it for a profit.

While back home, Maren runs into her brothers best friend Joe. The book is dual POV from Maren and Joe. Joes has two children one of them being autistic.

It’s a cute romance with mild spice and a happy ending.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC**

Be right back..running out to buy all Erin Hahn’s books!

After a very public proposal gone bad Maren returns to her childhood fishing lake where she inherited a dilapidated cabin and bait shop from her fishing mentor, with plans to fix it up and sell it. She runs into her big brothers best friend Joe who now owns and runs the family’s resort with his 2 kids Anders and Lucy after leaving the military and going through a bad divorce.

I love the dual POV in this story between Maren and Joe. Maren loves the kids first, taking Anders under her wing and taking the time to really understand Lucy and her needs. The love between Maren and Joe is so easy, almost too easy. Although they have a few bumps in the road, the love blossoms so tenderly, you can’t help but fall in love with their story. The author really brought all the characters to life in this book and they all played their parts so well! ♥️

Thanks to @netgalley and @stmartinspress for the ARC of this book! Can’t wait for this one to be published so I can add it to my bookshelf!

St. Martin's Press eARC
I think I have found an Erin Hahn protagonist that can finally challenge Annie Mathers as my favorite one of her characters. I absolutely adored Maren the opening scene to the book hooked me right away and I had to root for this woman who was so desperately trying to figure her life out. It was also so easy to fall for Josiah and his children. I just love how she wrote this man to be caring and thoughtful these two together we’re so easy-going and I just loved all of their interactions. I adored this and know I’ll revisit this story.

Thank you net galley and publisher for this ARC. This is the 3rd book I've read from Erin Hahn in this series. Her books are heartwarming and fun. I enjoyed this book.

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𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘪𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦.

𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙛 𝙎𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙮:

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘹 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘺 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘛𝘶𝘣𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘬𝘺 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘛𝘶𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘶𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘰𝘯.

𝘑𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘩 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘺-𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳-𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳-𝘰𝘭𝘥, 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘑𝘰𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.

𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱, 𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘣𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘉𝘶𝘵, 𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴, 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢, 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘴.

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙙:

•𝘖𝘮𝘨, 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬. 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘺, 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘱. 𝘐 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘑𝘰𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵. 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸, 𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥. 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘦 🥺

•𝘑𝘰𝘦. 𝘠𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦, 𝘨𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘦. 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩. 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘥, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘵. 𝘎𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘬𝘪𝘥𝘴, 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭, 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘹 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 🔥, 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵🥵

•𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘹 𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵

•𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘻𝘺 𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬, 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩, 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵.

•𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘓𝘶𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘳e𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨

•𝘔𝘢𝘳e𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘑𝘰𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘰 𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺. 𝘎𝘢𝘩

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙙:

•𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬, 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘵

•𝘓𝘪𝘢𝘮. 𝘖𝘩 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘮𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘥, 𝘓𝘪𝘢𝘮. 𝘍𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧. 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺. 𝘐 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘵, 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵? 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯. 𝘚𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘵. 𝘚𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 😝

𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬! A new fav!

I adore romcom, chick lit, romance novels. I really want to like Catch and Keep, but it felt flat to me.
There were parts of the book that moved very quickly...Maren says no to the proposal, runs home, apparently packs, sublets her cottage and is on the road with her dog before anyone knows she's leaving. Her brother, Liam, visits and the only thing we read about is him warning her against Joe. Her bestie comes to visit to help her renovate the bait shop and apartment and the whole visit last a page or two. These were areas that I wanted more. I wanted the characters to be more 3 dimentiomal and not just a flat.
Also, I felt like Lucy's character wasn'ta realistic protrayal. A child with autism isn't going to immediately bond with a brand new person, yet the author has Lucy leaning against and sitting in Maren's lap in the first 1-2 visits. Also, I don't think a parent would immediately bring another into a relationship with their children and bonding with the children (who had been abandoned by their mom) without knowing if that person was just passing through or sticking around.
I don't think I'll read this author again or go back and read her earlier books.

Super cute romance that's super sexy and wholesome at the same time. We love autism representation! I don't give out a lot of 5 stars but this was one of them!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this arc in exchange for an honest review!

Loved this! I kept re-reading certain parts just because I loved how the relationship between Maren and Joe developed. Sweet, heartfelt and a little spicy.

FIVE STARS! And here is why...

This is my first Erin Hahn book and it was absolutely refreshing to read a romance that had a strong female main character who was in outdoor activities, especially fishing. I was able to relate to this book on a much bigger level than most. Maren and Joe's story is a well written, funny at times, heart aching at moments, but beautifully scripted. The author does a tremendous job of bringing the characters to life and having their stories come full circle.

It is also important to mention how incredible well the author addressed and included autism in her book.

Thank you to the author, NetGalley and the publisher St. Martin's Press for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Erin Hahn is officially one of my favorite romance writers. She just does small town romance vibes the best. Even when those small-town romance vibes include superstars or country music singers lol. Having read Shelby and Lorelai‘s books I’ve been eagerly anticipating Maren getting her happily ever after. Maren’s love story with Joe and their cozy little family on their beautiful lake was everything I wanted from this book. But returning home at Maren had to deal with certain issues from her past that have haunted her for so long. I just loved how mature and honest this book was and I was so happy to get to see the other leads come back for their girl!

Thank you #netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was the first book I’ve read of Erin Hahn and I am hooked 😉 The story felt very real and natural and romance was so organic. Fresh off of a breakup, Maren retreats to her safe haven in Northwoods Wisconsin. An avid and accomplished fisherwoman, she is now in possession of an old bait shop her mentor left her. While there, she reconnects with old family friend (and brother’s bff) Joe, whose family owns the resort. Joe, now a retired veteran and single dad realizes Maren is no longer the annoying younger sister. Their story develops so organically as they navigate family dynamics, past heartbreaks and future dreams. This is an open-door friends-to-lovers story.

Thank you St. Martin’s Press for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

I absolutely love Erin Hahn and her writing. Every book she makes is utter gold. Maren’s story is going to win over the hearts of everyone. Maren and Joe had an amazing, healthy, authentic relationship. I loved all the side characters and their contributions to the story. Erin Hahn definitely does it again in this novel and I can’t wait for others to finally read it.

Thank you to Netgalley and the author for this copy.

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press for the ARC!
I had previously read “Friends don’t fall in love” by Erin Hahn and really enjoyed it. I was very excited to read “Catch & Keep” but was not expecting to fall absolutely in love with it! This book just had so much heart. The small town, close knit family & friends, Joe & his children, Maren & Fost, Maren & Rogers ! Every relationship in this story just pulled at my heart and made me wish I lived there & knew these people! Joe was a fantastic character who genuinely loved and cared for his children more than anything in the world. I loved how Erin truly understood the nuances of how families live having a child with autism. How Joe & Anders loved Lucy so fiercely and worked as a team to make Lucy so happy and comfortable. Also, when Lucy began building the relationship with Maren I cried with how lovely it was.
Now the love story between Maren & Joe has to be one of my favourite “brothers best friends” stories I’ve read. I don’t think I have read a story with this trope where the characters really truly felt like they so naturally belonged together. Joe said it best: “…being with Maren doesn’t feel like work. I don’t have to learn how to fit with her. We just . . . are.”
And Maren! Wow what a fantastic character. Strong, smart, independent, intensely loving, & fiercely loyal.
So highly recommended this book!

Thank you to the publisher St Martin’s Press for this advance readers copy and to NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Love the single dad troupe in this one. The setting is very cozy and reminds me of my home.

want to begin with chapters! i really really like when authors name their chapters, it feels like they really care about the book. it does not mean that books without chapter names are bad! my favorite one was “Tolerate It” i think you know why 😶

it was easy and quick read which i truly enjoyed! at first it was slow and it wasn’t catchy at all but… after that one page🤭 i did not know i was a fan of brother’s best friend trope, but i definitely am!
characters:
•kids. i loved all of them. they were so cute; they weren’t annoying or weird, and i loved every chapter with them!
•joe. he is the best dad for his kids. and no one can change my mind. he was always with them, taking care of them, supporting them and loving them as much as he can!🥹
•maren. not much to say about her. i wasn’t really interested in her past, it was confusing for me.
i like how maren and joe were always there for kids. they perfect for each other! moreover, i have to mention atmosphere in the book, so much nature and coziness! only disadvantage were length of the book and not interesting character development, other than that enjoyed it!📖

definitely recommend if you like this trope!

I ADORED Catch and Keep! It made my heart so happy. Here's why.

* The lakeside resort setting was vivid and fun. I felt like I was lakeside with the Maren and the gang.
* Maren, fresh off an entertaining breakup, retreated to the happy place of her youth to fish and start fresh. I loved how she reset herself and took time to figure out what she needed in life.
* Joe followed his heart as a young man and was now ex-military and a divorced father of two. He was doing his best to give his kids the childhood they deserved in a place they all loved but was slowly buckling under the weight of it all, despite help from his parents.
* The older brother's best friend trope was perfect! Maren quickly figured out the crush she had on her older brother's best friend as a teenager was still alive and kicking. Joe, on the other hand, was figuring out his best friend's younger sister wasn't the annoying little kid she used to be. 
* I loved how Maren seamlessly fit into Joe and his kids' lives, starting by being the friend they all needed. I had a lot of respect for her in her interactions with Joe's family. It made Maren and Joe falling for each other even sweeter than it already was.
* I loved how Joe and his family made Maren part of their family and community.
*Maren and Joe were the best mix of sweet and steamy. Their slow burn romance was so swoony!
* Joe's kids were adorable. I loved them. I felt for them.
* Maren's dog, Rogers, made me smile every time he was on page.
* Everything else because I know I'm forgetting something.

Out of the three adult books Hahn has written, Catch and Keep is my new favorite. It had everything I love in a romance. Now excuse me while I go dream of summer on the lake.

A fabulous book that I couldn’t put down-I read it in one sitting! This is my favorite Erin Hahn book! Thank you to NetGalley for the early read. Highly recommend!