Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

This is book 3 in the Heart Lake series but can also be read as a stand alone.

Comfort romance but so much more! The representation in this one is fantastic - a career ending eye injury with the possibility of losing sight completely, low sex drive, complicated family and more. Could not put this one down!

This book was a story about relationships, It started out with Amanda Riverswood meeting her new neighbor, Dominic Gage. Some of the things going on made me laugh, and then we meet, Dominic's ex, which has been sort of secretive. As the story is being told, it seemed different. The book slowly began giving us more details, and when Amanda had to explain about herself, there was a reason for that. This book was well written, and shows us there are many kinds of love. When I finished the book, I thought the author should have let the reader know, that it is a book that some older people wouldn't understand, It felt to me, like it is for the younger generation, and the relationships that are happening today. I think if there is a little more about what the story is about, they would have a lot more people interested in reading it. Some, it will help them understand they aren't alone, it will help people understand what the younger generation is dealing with.
The book was well written, and I enjoyed a lot of the book, but part of the book I learned some things. I received an ARC from Forever through NetGalley.

Sunflower Cottage on Heart Lake is the 3rd book in the Heart Lake series by Sarah Robinson. This was a quick and easy read, and I found it to be an entertaining read. This was a little different from what I was expecting but as the saying goes never judge a book by its cover. I would recommend this read to others.

I received and ARC from NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing, and I am leaving my review my review voluntarily.

Sunflower Cottage on Heart Lake is book three in the Heart Lake series by Sarah Robinson.
This enchanted contemporary romance is wonderful to read and experience all the feels.
A wonderful story from Sarah Robinson. I can’t wait to continue this series!!

Amanda owes a cottage on Hart's Lake that she has decorated with sunflowers, Dominic moves in next door and doesn't care for all the sunflowers, but slowly they become friends. will it lead to something more?

2⭐️ Thank you to NetGalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for an advanced copy of Sunflower Cottage On Heart Lake.

Amanda has always been very independent and has never let anyone in until her new neighbor Dominic moves in. He did not make the greatest first impression but the more time they spend together the more they like one another. But both of them are dealing with heavy things and are unsure they want to let the other into their lives. But sometimes you cannot fight the way you feel.

This is the third book in this series and I do recommend you read the other two before reading this one because it will give good background on the characters. I was not a fan of this book but I really enjoyed the first two books in the series. I could not connect with the characters and the storyline was not my favorite. It fell flat for me.

Sunflower Cottage on Heart Lake is book 3 in the Heart Lake series. I read the first in this series and was ready to read another.
I started reading and the more I read I just did not care for or connect with Amanda or Dominic at all. They had too many issues. It was supposed to be a romance book, but it was not the type of romance I like reading.
I know that there will be many readers who will enjoy this story but for me it will be one that I won’t keep on my shelf.
Thank you NetGalley, Sarah Robinson and Forever for the copy of the book. This is my personal review.

Sunflower Cottage on Heart Lake is the third book in the Heart Lake series. While the story features a non-traditional romance, I highly recommend it. I love Amanda and Dominic. They both communicate well and have a mutual understanding of each other's needs. I also love that Amanda develops a relationship with Dominic’s mother, which gives her a sense of found family.. The discussions about asexuality and defining relationship dynamics were interesting and not commonly found in other books.

The book emphasizes the importance of therapy and addresses the stigma surrounding mental health. The book also advocates for diverse representations of all types of romance, illustrating that everyone deserves to be accepted and loved for who they are. I believe the book effectively conveys this vital message.

I hope that Sarah Robinson (SC Nealy) continues to write more books in the future. They have a great gift for storytelling and crafting narratives that represent the LGBTQ+ community well. Their work pushes the boundaries of traditional romance novels, and the writing community would greatly benefit from more perspectives like theirs.

Thank you to NetGallery and to Forever (Grand Central Publishing) | Forever for my copy.

Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read and review this sweet story. The title portrays what the book is about…A club and the special women in it. I absolutely loved that the story included older women
They were certainly a force to be reckoned with. I really enjoyed this book.

3.5 stars. The blurb for this book was not very accurate in labeling it a romance and talking about flings. It really wasn’t like that at all. Which was fine as I don’t always want to read a book full of sex. It was however about relationships of all kinds and navigating them. It was still a good story but a very different kind of romance than I am used to reading.
It was also a bit hard to get into it because Amanda was not the easiest character to love. I did really like Dominic though and really felt for him and what he was going through after the untimely end of his baseball career.
I think I would have been more into this if it had been easier to understand Amanda and I could have put myself in her shoes. That’s not the author’s fault I clearly didn’t really know what this book was about. It’s a good story just different.

Sarah Robinson is an engaging writer. She captures my attention and keeps me entertained. I do wish I had known of the sexual relationships of some of the characters. I probably would have passed on this one. They are such minor characters that it really didn't matter much. There are no details of any sexual activity, so that was a plus for me. The experiences of the main characters were interesting. Thanks to the publisher for providing a copy via NetGalley. My review is voluntary.

Amanda Riverswood owns a cottage on Heart Lake, it's decorated with sunflowers inside and outside. Her new neighbor Dominic Gage is a little unsettled with all the yellow paint and sunflowers.
Amanda works for the town decorator and would love to have her own business. Dominic has retired from baseball due to an eye injury and doesn't know what to do with himself now.
Amanda's friends are trying to get her to date so she agrees to 4 dates in a month. Dominic gets to hear all about her dates and the outcomes. Dominic and Amanda are forging a great friendship and like spending time together. Dominic is also fresh off a divorce and not interested in dating.
I'm not real sure about this romance or friendship, but it may be okay for some. This was not the story I was expecting.

✨Possible spoilers below, although I believe the author has been very open about the topic being in this book.✨

Really enjoyed Amanda and Dominic’s story! Small town, neighbors romance. Found family, which is one of my favs! As the book goes on, Amanda realizes she isn’t looking for the same things others are in relationships. I don’t think I’ve ever read a romance where the main character is asexual and aromantic, and I really enjoyed it. May not be my own life experience, but I am always interested in hearing others’ stories.

Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review. Watch for Sunflower Cottage at Heart Lake to come out December 10, 2024.

A good story about two people who are coming to terms with what they want out of life, one after a major injury. There is romance and careful handling of asexual romance. A bit stilted in the conversations but a good overall handling of a topic that is seldom given a prominent storyline.

Cute story! Amanda's book was a great way to wrap up this circle.

Brought up some good points/issues that exist in today's society.

While it may look like Amanda has everything, she is convinced that she will never find love like her friends. In comes ex baseball player Gage. Together they find that anything is possible and their walls are broken down. This book was perfect from the sunflowers to the location in Michigan! I am hoping for more!

I received this book for free for an honest review from netgalley. Thank you for the opportunity.

Nice and fluffy read but with some deeper issues brought to life in the book that I enjoyed

What happens when you realize that what you want from a relationship differs from everyone around you? We live in a world that leaves us feeling as though if we don't have the same expectations for relationships than those around us that we are somehow lacking. This is the scenario that Amanda finds herself in.

Dominic finds himself essentially redefining himself and his life when his career as a professional athlete ends suddenly. He's faced with uncertainties about what his future will look like now that he's no longer able to play baseball.

Together Amanda and Dominic build a friendship that begins with each of them discovering who they are as individuals and realizing that maybe they have something to offer each other.

This was a romance novel that didn't quite fit into the mold of other romance novels that I have read, and yet it is very much a novel that the world needs. It includes characters that go beyond the cisgender heterosexual characters and creates a place in the literary world for us to challenge our own conceptions of what makes relationships work. The storyline is well-developed and the characters are easy to connect with. This is a book that I will absolutely be recommending to friends and family.

A quick and easy read; something light for those moments when you just want to turn your brain off and dive into a book effortlessly. However…

This book taught me a great lesson in doing better due diligence before starting a book. After doing a little digging into the author and her past works (when I was already 75% in), I quickly discovered I was most certainly not the target audience for this author.

This book also reinforced the age old sentiment of never to judge a book by its cover. After analyzing the cover and reading the book description, I didn’t get some things I was expecting and got a whole lot of things I was not.

This book contained instalove. This book was unbelievable. This book had misplaced drama, repetitiveness, agenda, and too much language.

This book was just not for me.

I found The Sunflower Cottage on Heart Lake and enjoyable read with a unique plotline. The characters were diverse and likeable with several LOL moments.
As a spoiler alert - there is use of "swear words" that some may find objectionable but in my opinion, the use of the words fit with the story and were not just used as shock factor.


Four stars from me with thanks to #NetGalley for the opportunity to early read this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.