"4.5 stars

The cozy vibes of this small town single dad romance will have you settling into the Dream Harbour world easily and sweetly.

Archer Bauer had my heart and the fact that he is a world-renowned chef had me swooning especially when he left his original life behind for the daughter he never knew he had.

Archer showed up and did the work. When his daughter Olive started warming up to him I was aww'ing at these 2 getting close and couldn't wait for their relationship to get further cemented.

Once Iris entered the picture I was ready for her to get undeniably close to Olive & Archer despite her hesitance,watching her wanting to slowly but surely join this family duo & them becoming a team was heartwarming.
Dream Harbour is such a quaint little town and I wish I could go visit and experience it in-person. The setting and vibes ✨️ were just perfect. I found myself wanting to live there & partake in the festivity of it all. Also gotta admit they made me crave pancakes specifically ones made by Chef Archer 💘 Iris & his nightly pancake rituals with them getting closer was so tension filled 👏🏻

My only complaint is that the accidental/surprise pregnancy trope being added in the 3rd act was not needed... Archer just got his bearings with being a dad for Olive and then having this spring on didn't feel like it fitted imo... perhaps a time jump should have been implemented once Iris & Archer reconciled and then have the pregnancy occur a few years down the line. That would have made much more sense and felt more natural and cohesive. The first 60% of the book was better...

The bump aside (pun intended) it was a very enjoyable & sweet read. I liked the characters, both main and extras. This was definitely a character centered story but it never felt boring. It just felt nice getting to know them and experience their life in this hallmark vibed setting. I'd love to read the rest in this series!

�� Thank you Jonathan Ball Publishers for the review copy ��"