Falling for Alaska (Moose Falls, Alaska #1) by Belle Calhoune #bookreview #contemporary #romance

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Title: Falling for Alaska

Author: Belle Calhoune

Publisher: Forever

Publication Date: March 26, 2024

Page Count:  304

My rating: 4 stars

About the book:

Don’t miss the first trip to Moose Falls, Alaska where a down-on-his-luck football player and a sassy restaurant owner find themselves going from enemies to lovers in this small-town romance — perfect for fans of Brenda Novak and Annie Rains!

A small-town restaurateur and a big city former football player go head-to-head in this heartfelt enemies-to-lovers romance . . .
 
As the oldest of three brothers, former pro-football player Xavier Stone is no stranger to making tough calls. Like returning to his small hometown of Moose Falls, Alaska to help run his grandmother’s hard cider company and gastro pub. He agrees to keep an open mind, but between working with his estranged father and confronting heavy childhood memories with his brothers, Xavier’s ready to rush back to civilization. Even the stunning woman who runs his grandmother’s restaurant seems to instantly dislike him . . .

True Everett knows better than to let a ridiculously handsome man distract her, especially when it’s the same guy who stands between her and owning Northern Exposure, the tavern she manages. She didn’t pour her soul into the restaurant just for Xavier to swoop in and snatch away her dreams. But amid all the barbs—and, fine . . . all the sparks—flying, True glimpses the man beneath the swagger. That version of Xavier, the real one, might just steal True’s heart.

Falling for Alaska by Belle Calhoune is the first book in the new contemporary romance Moose Falls, Alaska series. For this opener of the Moose Falls series we have an enemies to lovers romance that is told from both points of view of the main couple.

Xavier Stone and his two younger brothers have returned to Moose Falls, Alaska at the request of their grandmother with her health failing her to help run her family business. Xavier never expected a clause to be thrown at he and his brothers that they would also have to work with their estranged father and it took all of his energy to not pack up and go at that news.

True Everett did the exact opposite of the Stone brothers and chose to stay in Moose Falls and make a life for herself there. Over the years True has taken the reigns of Northern Exposure, a restaurant/tavern that is a part of the Stone family businesses. True isn’t excited to see the boys return home but vows to not let the handsome Xavier Stone get in the way of her dreams of owning Northern Exposure herself.

Having read several books by author Belle Calhoune I was excited to dive right into this new series and see what adventure awaited on the pages. Thankfully this one lived up to my expectations with likable characters in a charming small town setting which I enjoy. I can sometimes be a bit iffy with enemies to lovers with making one or other of the couple be a bit too overdone on the enemy side but the conflict here made just the right amount of tension to let me root for an HEA between the pair. Will look forward to see what comes next in the series in the future.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

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About the author:

Publisher’s Weekly Best Selling Author Belle Calhoune was born and raised in Massachusetts, one of five children. Growing up across the street from a public library fed her hunger for books, particularly romance novels and mysteries. A member of the RWA (Romance Writers of America) Honor Roll, Belle has written over 40 books. Her novel, An Alaskan Christmas, has been made into a television movie by Brain Power Studios, to be featured on UPtv in October of 2019.