Published
on October 11th, 2022
298 pages
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When Penelope Davis inherits the
farm next to grumpy widower Carlo di Laurentis’s farm, neither one of them
expect the connection—or alpaca fur—to weave them so tightly together.
Carlo loved his job as team lead at a fire station in California, but when his
wife dies in a fire, he can’t handle the memories…or how he failed her. Her
family apple orchard in tiny Cinnamon Bay, all the way across the country,
seems like the perfect place to grieve—and do his best to keep her hard apple
cider dream alive.
Penelope lived for those weeks with her grandmother in Cinnamon Bay. Pen’s
lived a nomadic life of touring the country from one fair or convention to
another, selling her fiber art creations. Yet, now, she’s the proud owner of a
house, complete with a hot-mess-of-an-almost studio and her very own loom! and
a mischievous alpaca who loves to eat her grumpy neighbor’s prized apples.
First impressions aren’t always true, and as Carlo and Pen spend more time
together, they come to realize they have much more in common than either
expected. But can Pen’s optimism help Carlo heal from the shattering truths he
uncovers? And will Alpaca Man destroy their first-ever cider press?
My
review
This is the second book from this world that I read and my heart melt every time. It’s a
short and sweet story that will make you forget about real life for a while. Penelope’s
life is not perfect. Her mom caused her lots of troubles and because of that
she had trouble to open her heart especially to Carlo who also closed after he
lost his wife.
I recommend
it if you like romance. You will notice tropes you normally see in this genre.
Fortunately, it’s what I wanted to see when I started reading this book. I
think the author did a great job. Carlo might be grumpy at the beginning, but
he also made me laugh a few times. I like the fact he is a fireman, I did not
see that often in the novels I read before and he truly care about Penelope.
When he though he lost her, I almost cried, but I wish that part was a little
longer. It’s perfect for people who like stories that get right through the
point and there is enough details for the reader to fall in love with the
characters and get into the story.
Might be a
surprise, but I give my star to Serena, Penelope’s mom. She is the type of
antagonist that I like to dislike. It’s made me help to understand why Penelope
was acting a certain way with Carlo and why she said she did not go to school.
It was so sad to learn that, but in the same time she was pretty mature for a
twenty-years-old. I had the feeling she had the same age than Carlo. Serena was
awful and mean to Penelope, but at the end, her girl was sweet and did her best
to be a better person. For this reason, I think both of them deserve a star.
Carlo is not far behind.
The best
thing with this series, you don’t have to read all the books to understand one
novel, each one of them is a stand alone, but I am planning to read a few more
of them.
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