California Dreamin'

California Dreamin'

Everyone thinks Dean Collins is too old for Fallon Blackwood. Her parents, her friends, even Dean himself. In fact, he wants her to date guys her own age. But Fallon doesn’t care about that. All she cares about is that she can’t take her eyes off Dean, her neighbor, her best friend, the guy who taught her to ride a bike and to climb trees. And sometimes Dean can’t take his eyes off her, either. And sometimes he looks at her like he wants to kiss her. So it doesn’t matter that he’s thirty-two and she’s eighteen. All that matters is that they belong with each other, and she needs to convince him of that. Good thing they’re taking a cross-country road trip together, right? California to New York; three thousand miles and a love story in the making… NOTE: A STANDALONE set in the world of Heartstone. KEYWORDS: Age gap romance, friends to lovers romance, forbidden romance, alpha male romance, angsty romance, coming of age romance, grumpy hero sunshine heroine, opposites attract romance, road trip romance
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arleth@arlethh
3 stars
Jan 22, 2023

3.5☆

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Danya <3@youfloweryoufeast
3 stars
Sep 26, 2021

3 ⭐️ Genre: Adult romance Age group : 18+ ;) Trope: I love you but I shouldn’t Characters: 3.5/5 ⭐️ Plot: 2/5 ⭐️ Setting/Themes: 3/5 ⭐️ Writing: 4/5 ⭐️ • please check trigger warnings • mental disorders, mentions of suicide attempts, mature language, graphic sexual scenes • age - gap romance This was cute really. We get an inside look of Graham and Violet, Willow and Simon even the adorable Rose and Brendan. This was such a fun and cute read, super nostalgic too, seeing the rest of the Heartstone gang. I have an issue with this, though. Initially, Fallon was expressed as a lovesick girl, being terribly depressed and having her world falling apart because Dean left. But later on, we get to see that she got back up and moved forward. I love that Fallon is such a determined girl, she wants something she’s got it. As usual, we have the heartstone men fighting over their moral compass and the burning love for their younger lovers. I’ve grown to like the familiarity. However, I like that Dean’s a lot more sensible in the sense that it only took him a while before he caved in. Super fun, and really nostalgic. It can be read as a standalone, but it would be great if you understand the first 2 books too. . I also would’ve loved a lot More from the main couple. The novella wraps up the stories of the first two heartstone books for the most Part.

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Danya <3@youfloweryoufeast
3 stars
Sep 26, 2021

** spoiler alert ** 3 ⭐️ Genre: Adult romance Age group : 18+ ;) Trope: I love you but I shouldn’t Characters: 3.5/5 ⭐️ Plot: 2/5 ⭐️ Setting/Themes: 3/5 ⭐️ Writing: 4/5 ⭐️ • please check trigger warnings • mental disorders, mentions of suicide attempts, mature language, graphic sexual scenes • age - gap romance This was cute really. We get an inside look of Graham and Violet, Willow and Simon even the adorable Rose and Brendan. This was such a fun and cute read, super nostalgic too, seeing the rest of the Heartstone gang. I have an issue with this, though. Initially, Fallon was expressed as a lovesick girl, being terribly depressed and having her world falling apart because Dean left. But later on, we get to see that she got back up and moved forward. I love that Fallon is such a determined girl, she wants something she’s got it. As usual, we have the heartstone men fighting over their moral compass and the burning love for their younger lovers. I’ve grown to like the familiarity. However, I like that Dean’s a lot more sensible in the sense that it only took him a while before he caved in. Super fun, and really nostalgic. It can be read as a standalone, but it would be great if you understand the first 2 books too. . I also would’ve loved a lot More from the main couple. The novella wraps up the stories of the first two heartstone books for the most Part.

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arwen@corienrielle
4 stars
May 5, 2024
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Anastasia Jack@anastasiajack
3 stars
Jan 9, 2024
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Cristina Martinez@literalbook
3 stars
Dec 7, 2023
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mar uriarte@maycresslloway
4 stars
Aug 2, 2023
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cher@raincult
3 stars
Sep 21, 2022
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macy@macyy
3 stars
Aug 17, 2022
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isabela. @isabela
3 stars
Nov 15, 2021
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Shrinidhi@shrinidhi
5 stars
Nov 12, 2021
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Kinsey@onceuponahardback
2 stars
Oct 17, 2021