Perfect for fans of second chance romance, forced proximity, and marriage of convenience.

Quick Synopsis: LaRynn Lavigne and Deacon Leeds are brought back together a decade after their teen Summer fling when their grandmothers leave them with shared ownership of their crumbling Santa Cruz building. LaRynn has the funds to fix it but needs to be married in order to access her trust. Deacon has the skills, but lacks the money. They agree to marry and remain married until the house is fixed and sold. They have to learn how to live together and cooperate while learning things about each other they didn’t know before.

Review:
I gave this book 3 out of 5 stars. It was neither good nor bad. It is okay, in my opinion. I have read other books by this author and really liked them, so it was just this book that didn’t stand out to me. It felt like the romance was left until later in the book, it felt boring getting through the first part. The characters were good, but I was not invested in their relationship, which affects my rating. Overall, I would not recommend this book to others.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

I wanted to like this book, but for me it was just slow. If you’re a romance fan who likes second chance romance, enemies to lovers, or marriage of convenience this will be for you. Definitely pulls on some deep themes but overall a decent summer read.
Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!

I’m a huge sucker for second chance romance, and. It a fan of enemies to lovers, so I wasn’t sure how this one would hit for me but I LOVED it. The banter was so spot on and reminded me of Abby Jimenez. The characters felt real and relatable, albeit frustrating at times. I immediately went and put all of this authors other books on my TBR.

I loved this one! Definitely a different take on the strangers marrying to help each-other out concept. It was light, refreshing, a little spice and such a cute ending. A seemingly real-life happy ending. I will definitely be suggesting this to my book clubs!

5 🌟

Thank you St. Martin’s and NetGalley for my ARC.

I am a huge fan of Tarah’s and this book was further proof. I adored the second chance romance (with forced proximity!) and the tension was SIZZLING. I was rooting so hard for Deacon and LaRynn and just adored their story.

I can’t wait to see what Tarah writes next!

The renovated version of The Co-Op is absolutely worth the read. I really enjoyed the indie version, but I love this renovated version even more. There’s so much we gain with these added scenes, we get to know and love LaRynn and Deacon more.

Tarah DeWitt can do no wrong. She’s one of my favorite authors and I recommend her books to everyone. You won’t regret reading The Co-Op.

The Co-op is a second chance/marriage of convenience romance about two people learning to trust and love each other while simultaneously forgiving each other for the hurt they’ve caused one another in the past. I was already a big fan of LaRynn and Deacon's story when the indie version of this book released back in 2022, but I loved this renovated version even more. I think the newly added dual timeline added so much to their story.

I love how every book by Tarah DeWitt has not only a compelling love story that readers can’t help but root for, but also these relatable characters with so much depth to them. I will forever read anything she writes and I can’t recommend this book enough!

4.5/5 stars!!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for a digital ARC of The Co-op.

I have mixed feelings about this. Overall, I enjoyed it, but I struggled at the beginning. The FMC isn't very likeable, which I think is the point, but her attitude grated on my nerves. I also thought some things were implausible and the miscomunnication trope isn't my favorite. I liked the MMC and the banter between them. The premise was also good and the writing well done. Very spicy! I did like the ending though, and would still read more from the author.

My first Tarah DeWitt novel and I loved it!!

I’m not the biggest fan of second chance romance but this one was so well done. They had such amazing chemistry and the marriage of convenience was perfect. Deacon and LaRynn are both such amazing characters and they grow so much throughout the book. Forced proximity and the spice was off the charts and I would definitely recommend this book!

A huge thank you NetGalley and St Martin’s Griffin for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Tarah DeWitt is quickly becoming one of my favourite and go-to romance authors. The Co-op was my second read by her and I could not put it down. I loved the second-chance and marriage of convenience tropes and was cheering the main characters on the whole time. They were so likeable, flawed and relatable and I absolutely will be recommending this book to readers looking for a fresh romance story with some great spice.

As someone who has read the original version of this story, I really enjoyed reading the new and renovated version. I loved the changes Tarah made by adding moments in the past where we’re able to get to know LaRynn and Deacon more which also gives you a better understanding of their feelings in the present.

The Co-op is a great blend of comedy and vulnerability. Deacon and LaRynn are two wonderfully flawed characters. Their relationship is messy, but it makes the build up to them falling back in love that much sweeter.

I loved this book and the second chance romance! It was my first book my Tarah DeWitt and it definitely won’t be my last.

Read just a bit too slow for me. It's a second chance romance and it was hard for me to root for them. I think it was just a subjective issue.

Tarah DeWitt's The Co-op is more than just a story about fixing up a dilapidated building; it's a blueprint for rebuilding relationships. LaRynn and Deacon are a combustible mix of past resentment and present necessity, thrown together by a twist of fate and a shared inheritance. Their forced proximity is a powder keg of sparks and sizzling tension.

DeWitt masterfully balances the physical labor of construction with the emotional heavy lifting required to repair broken hearts. The characters are complex and relatable, their journey as compelling as the transformation of the house itself. It’s a story about compromise, forgiveness, and the unexpected ways love can bloom.

If you enjoy a romance that's as heartwarming as it is hot, with characters you'll root for every step of the way, The Co-op is a must-read.

This was cute! It gives almost everybody (romance readers) a little nibble of everything. I feel like describing the trope list of this book would be similar to the those informercials that are advertising their homewares items of them having everything? You like second chance romance? We got that in store? We also have enemies to lovers and forced proximity! And if you like marriages of convenience we definitely got that too! Which dont get me wrong, I found that honestly enjoyable because the plot was moving and was easy to read and flow through. It was very face value run of the mill romance story though, nothing really stood out but I still had a good time!

This is a second chance romance with marriage of convenience, forced proximity and it is slow burn. If you like any of those tropes then this is the book for you! You get to see them fall in love again. You get all of the feels of a cute romance book. Plus enjoyable characters.

4.25 ⭐️

This book was such a delight!

LaRynn and Deacon were piping HOT from start to finish in this. Their passion was insane and even when they hated each other they were crazy for one another. I absolutely ate this up and felt like they were so easy to relate to. They were messy and both had their own "stuff" from childhood that stemmed from their respective parents that each made them hard to love but essentially made them perfect for each other. There was definitely a lot of miscommunication between these two in the beginning, but the way they managed to work through it and come together it to become an actual team was such so honest.

I definitely teared up a few times in this book. The GRANS! As someone who had SUCH a special relationship with my own grandmother I FELT so much for these two with how painful it must have been for them to lose two such powerful forces in their lives. And oh my goodness, the beach scene when they pay tribute to them? Chills on chills. 🥹

All in all, this book was wonderful and I highly recommend adding it to your TBR immediately!

Tropes:
- Enemies to lovers
- Marriage of convenience
- Second chance romance
- LGTBQ representation
- Small town
- Found family

*Thank you to Netgalley for providing this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I really loved Funny Feelings, so I was so excited to read Tarah's newest release. Unfortunately, I didn't love this one as much as her previous book. This one definitely had a different vibe and a much different romance, and I had a hard time connecting with it. The hero and heroine had a past that didn't end well and left the heroine hurt. Now they're renovating a house together and have to marry in order to gain an inheritance. I felt like I didn't really connect to the characters or feel why the heroine was so hurt. The hero pushed her away as a teenager and she has held a grudge ever since. Then it felt like they got together so quickly and there wasn't too much plot left aside from them fixing up the house. I felt a bit bored and was just left wanting more.

Wow. This book! I was so happy when I was given the opportunity to be one of the first readers of this story. It has everything I always swoon for, fall vibes, small town, enemies to lovers, second chance among other elements. I loved the main characters, especially Larynn. It had me laughing out loud for real ( brushing the toilet with a toothbrush!). The rest of the characters were so greatly structured too! The romantic aspect of this book was great even though I wish it was explored a bit better.

I enjoyed this book and read it in two days! Will be sharing this book with friends and followers.

"The Co-Op" by Tarah DeWitt hooked me from the very first page with the promise of a second-chance romance, and it did not disappoint. Set against the backdrop of a charming beach town, we follow two fated summers between LaRynn and Deacon - their first summer fling from nearly ten years ago that left them both in shambles, and their second, slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers romance in the present day that leaves them with so much more than they could have ever imagined. After inheriting their grandmothers home that is, conveniently, falling to pieces, LaRynn and Deacon's only solution is to marry on paper to use her trust fund money to fix the house, sell it, and be done with each other forever - or so they thought. After weeks in forced proximity and a ton of hilariously cute incidents, LaRynn and Deacon slowly (and I mean, slowly) find themselves forgiving each other and falling even deeper in love than before. "The Co-Op" really pulled at my heartstrings and left me on the edge of my seat as I waited for them to finally admit their love for each other. This is the perfect book for anyone looking for a summer romance and beach read all in one.