Title: Lovelight Farms (Lovelight #1)

Author: B.K. Borison

Publisher: 2021

Genre: Holiday Romance

Pages: 309

Rating: 4/5 stars

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Where the lovelight gleams …

A pasture of dead trees. A hostile takeover of the Santa barn by a family of raccoons. And shipments that have mysteriously gone missing. Lovelight Farms is not the magical winter wonderland of Stella Bloom’s dreams.

In an effort to save the Christmas tree farm she’s loved since she was a kid, she enters a contest with instafamous influencer Evelyn St. James. With the added publicity and the $100,000 cash prize, she might just be able to save the farm from its financial woes. There’s just one problem. To make the farm seem like a romantic destination for the holidays, she lied on the application and said she owns Lovelight Farms with her boyfriend. Only … there is no boyfriend.

Enter best friend Luka Peters. He just came home for some hot chocolate, and somehow got a farm and a serious girlfriend in the process.

A decent contemporary romance with good main characters. While some of Stella’s insecurities got a bit annoying by the end of the book, I was still on board with her as a main character. I wanted to see her succeed with her Christmas tree farm. While she’s on the way to succeed by the end of the book, the romance is the more important focus of the book. Friends to lovers isn’t my favorite romance trope, but this one does work. Luka is such a great counterpoint to Stella that I actually buy their relationship. The steamy scenes don’t kick in until about 60% of the way through, but when they do, they are steamy. Beyond the romance, I did love meeting Stella’s business partners. I am excited to read their stories next.

Lovelight Farms

• #1 Lovelight Farms

• #2 In the Weeds

• #3 Mixed Signals

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