Spring Fling
A Novel
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- ¥1,500
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Rekindle your belief in the magic of first love and the charm of small towns with Annie England Noblin’s delightful friends-to-lovers romantic comedy, perfect for readers of Jill Shalvis and Sarah Adams.
Spring is in the air and Mylie has everything she could ever want: her tackle shop is thriving and employs a third of Clay Creek, Arkansas, and she lives with her beloved Granny and little sister Cassie, who both keep her on her toes. As tourists pour into town for the annual fishing tournament, Mylie is in her element and ready to bring her all-women team to victory.
After moving to Chicago, Ben never thought he would return to Clay Creek. But with both his grandfather and mother gone, he’s left to deal with their estate. His plan is simple: come in quietly, fix up his lakeside childhood home, sell it quickly, and get out. He underestimates how quickly his arrival will stir up the local gossip, and how intensely his unresolved feelings for Mylie, his childhood best friend, will resurface.
Amid the buzz of competition and the rhythm of small-town life, Mylie and Ben find themselves unable to ignore their shared history. They tentatively explore a future together, despite the impending sale of Ben’s house and Mylie’s insistence on staying put in Clay Creek. Flings are easier said than done, and Mylie and Ben will have to address their clashing lifestyles before their feelings get away from them.
Told with Annie England Noblin’s signature wit, cozy charm, and a dash of spice, Spring Fling is the perfect friends-to-lovers read.
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This underwhelming small-town rom-com from Noblin (Just Fine with Caroline) alternates between past and present to deliver a disjointed friends-to-lovers arc. Mylie Mason owns the thriving tackle shop Hook, Line & Sinker in Clay Creek, Ark., where she lives with her feisty Granny and younger sister, Cassie. She's perfectly content with her small-town life, unlike her childhood best friend, Ben Lawrence, who left Clay Creek for Chicago 10 years before. Now Ben unexpectedly returns to town to sell his grandfather's house, hoping to use the money to move to Boston, where he has a job offer as an economics professor. Mylie and Ben harbored secret feelings for each other as teenagers and don't know how to act around each other as adults. Funny, endearing flashbacks make their early connection clear, but it's difficult to see their chemistry in the present day. Frequent fights and miscommunications frustrate, and when their struggle to keep each other at arm's length inevitably fails, their reunion feels rushed. Readers will struggle to root for this couple.
