Spin-off series featuring the next generation of characters from a beloved pioneer series tend to make me a wee bit anxious. Will the new one be as good as the previous one? Will I be as emotionally invested with the second generation cast of characters as I had been with their parents? Well, if On Loverose Lane sets the bar for the Return to Dublin Street spin-off, then Samantha Young is off to a fantastic start. If you're a longtime reader of Young's, then it would be near impossible for you to have not read On Dublin Street, the book that started it all for the author. And if you've read it, then you know very well who Braden Carmichael and Jocelyn Butler--aka Braden and Joss, and still one of my all-time favorite fictional couples--are. Their oldest daughter, Beth, now gets her own chance at her happily-ever-after, and it's a friends-to-possibly more-to-enemies, grumpy/sunshine, second chance, fake dating, sports romance with a hot professional football player named Callan who lives in the same building as she does.
The last person twenty-four-year-old Beth Carmichael expected to see moving into her apartment building is also the first boy who wasn't family that she ever cared about--Callan Keen. It's been eight years since she last saw him, but that doesn't mean she isn't aware of how far Callan has come. Now twenty-five, he's the captain of Caledonia United and one of the top midfielders in the Scottish Professional Football League. On the other hand, Beth has done well for herself, too, as owner of Social Queens, a social media management company that caters to smaller businesses. However, it looks like time doesn't heal all wounds, not where Callan is concerned, who makes it clear that he wants nothing to do with Beth, nor does he want his friends engaging with her either. But desperate times call for desperate measures, and with Beth needing Callan to lock down a potential new client and him needing her to secure a meeting with her dad, they become not-so-strange bedfellows...literally AND proverbially.
I adore a well-written grumpy/sunshine romance, and with Beth and Callan sharing a past when they were teenagers, there's an additional dimension of interest. These two gave as good as they got, and the verbal tussles they would get into was wholly entertaining. I understood why Callan was as hurt as he was by what Beth did eight years prior, and I also got why Beth felt like she had to handle her discovery in the manner she chose. They were, after all, teenagers back then. This gave me a better appreciation for how their relationship grew and evolved in their mid-twenties. It was also fun having the OGs around, aka those couples who found their happily-ever-afters in the original series, as well as meeting the second generation plus Callan's teammates who were also his closest friends, Baird and John. There was a fair bit of humor and some angst as well, and a whole lot of heat and heart that I thoroughly enjoyed. On Loverose Lane gets five stars, and I can't wait for book two!
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Phenomenal story filled with emotion and heart. A must-read!
I absolutely LOVED On Loverose Lane. The banter, the flirting, all the emotion, love, and passion… everything all together made it a phenomenal story with an incredible build. I adored these characters and hung on every word as they went through their ups and downs. I loved watching their feelings grow as they fell in love. It was an epic story with an amazing happily ever after. I loved Beth and Callan’s first interaction in the present day and the animosity between them that created witty and snarky banter. He's grumpy and gruff and she's cheery sunshine with spot-on comebacks. It was awesome! Certain circumstances created a fake dating situation for them and together, they were everything! They were sweet and flirty and the sexual tension and chemistry that was building between them was off the charts. The heat was explosive, Callan could have a dirty mouth and it was super hot. It was fun too with a lot of entertaining scenes mixed in. I loved how they really got to know each other and slowly started to peel back their layers and be vulnerable. I loved Beth opening up about her struggles and how Callan was there for her, there were a lot of poignant moments related to it. I loved how Beth was there for Callan when it came to his past and dealing with his father. I loved watching Callan figure out his feelings and couldn't wait until he got to that moment where everything clicked for him. This was filled with so much emotion and heartache, at times it was like I couldn't breathe. I adored Beth’s family. I loved seeing her parents, Joss and Braden from On Dublin Street, and the updates about them, their friends, and found family. I loved all the characters introduced, Beth’s siblings and pseudo-cousins, and hope to see them again. I couldn't get enough of Callan’s friends and teammates and loved the camaraderie they all had. I am really excited about where this series will go. This story was emotional and drama-filled but also sweet and heartfelt. I loved the development and pace and felt pulled in the entire time. It had me hooked from beginning to end... and that ending had me in an absolute chokehold! I love a story where I feel like I'm right there with the characters, feeling it all, and On Loverose Lane gave me that. This is a must-read for sure!
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MarieReviewed in Sweden on April 8, 2025
Så bra!
On Loverose Lane av Samantha Young är en riktigt bra, rolig och romantisk roman. Så roligt att vara tillbaka i Edinburgh och träffa både gamla och nya karaktärer! :)MarieSå bra!
Reviewed in Sweden on April 8, 2025
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LilianaReviewed in Mexico on February 25, 2025
Excelente
Gracias Amazon ya que tuviste este libro el mismo día que salió a la venta y este libro llegó tan rápido a México que el domingo 23-feb ya no tenía en mis manos… el libro es de buena calidad tal cual el author del libro nos lo hizo saberLilianaExcelente
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I cannot wait for more of this second gen
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