Love in Moments by Scarlett Cole

Thank you to Social Butterfly PR and Scarlett Cole for sending me an ARC of this book to read and review!

Below is my honest review, which you can also find on my Goodreads:

I love that from the very start, there’s a connection between these two characters. Instead of a buildup where we know each character before we know them together, they’re in the same space right off the bat. Unfortunately, all good things come to an end, at least temporarily, and after one hot (and I mean hot) night, the couple splits.

Anders is focused on his career and reaching his goals; he aims for the team and the respect he is worth. In order to do that, he doesn’t have time for many other things. In short, his character is always looking to what’s next, what’s in the future, and how to get there. Determined for sure, Anders is a direct contrast to the the other main character, Olivia. She is dealing with a lot of set backs after her family’s distillery got some bad press, and the death of her father has impacted her year as well. It’s one thing after another. Scarlett Cole really made me feel Olivia’s pain while I was reading, and I appreciate that it’s not treated as just some character quirk while she waits for a guy to “fix” her life - there are real and prevalent mental health concerns being brought up and addressed. Olivia is focused heavily on the past, and these two seem to be moving in opposite directions.

Despite their differences, the author has you rooting for Anders and Olivia straight from the start. You know it’s a good love story when they can’t stop thinking about each other, even when separated by almost every circumstance possible. These two really do only have the chance to show their love in moments as they are brought together fleetingly time and time again. They go on a mishmash of odd dates, meet each other in coincidental situations, and think about one another through it all. Luckily for the hopeless romantics like myself, they do it so sweetly, and so honestly that it’s entirely perfect every moment. Their communication is a hashtag ‘relationship goal’ and their connection is perfect.

In addition to the love story, the additional details in this book just make it really great. Each emotion is described in visceral detail. Outfits and settings are written with precision. As a reader who loves to visualize exactly what everything looks like, Cole’s writing really brought the story to life in my mind as I read. I don’t know that much about hockey but even the hockey games were described in a way that I could tell what was going on. I enjoy books more when the focus spreads beyond just the main characters, and the author definitely shares the love in her writing to give her whole book something special.

Love in Moments, an all-new beautiful and stirring love story and second book in the Love Distilled series from bestselling author Scarlett Cole is available now!

Swedish hockey player, Anders “Iceberg” Berg, is counting the days until he’s an unrestricted free agent and can land the contract he’s worth. Yet, instead of recovering and resting at home so he can play to impress his dream organization, he’s in Denver for his brother’s wedding at a gin distillery, watching the pretty brunette who organized the whole thing.

Olivia Dyer can’t wait to put the year behind her. Her father died, and the event hall she ran at her family’s distillery was destroyed. The cost to the business and her mental health more than she could ever afford to repay. Rebuilding both takes all her effort leaving little time for anything else. Except for a single night of fun with the hot hockey player who’s been watching her every move.

When a kitchen catastrophe throws Anders and Liv together, it ends with an evening neither of them can forget. It was only meant to be one night. But when Anders is unexpectedly traded to see out the rest of his contract with the Denver Rush, and his plans to leave as quickly as possible are disrupted by the sultry brunette who defines courage, their only option is to give to the attraction they feel for one another.

Yet with Liv stuck in the past and Anders firmly focused on the future, can they put aside their differences and allow themselves to find love in the present?

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About Scarlett

Scarlett Cole is a contemporary romance author that calls both Toronto, Canada and Manchester, England home. A born city dweller, she periodically quashes the urge to live in the country by hiking up a mountain to remind herself that living away from people would terrify the pants off her.

She believes everybody deserves their love story to be told and loves her heroes on the rough and rugged side…and usually tall (because she married one of those 6ft 6” men you read about in romance!). She’s an A-type personality and Scorpio star sign, so good luck getting her to do anything she doesn’t want to.

When she isn’t writing, she’s happy to talk hot men and expensive shoes while drinking a cold gin and tonic. Don’t bring up olives. As far as Scarlett is concerned, they are the devil’s food. As long as you don’t bring up olives, she’s happy to hear from any time.

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