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Haley Holt's librarian job just went up a notch, as she's now in charge of the brand new library bookmobile. The position is new, not the vehicle. The vehicle is in fact old and about ready to break down, which it proceeds to do on her very first visit to the remote town of Turkey Grove. Good thing there's a mechanic who can go about fixing the four-wheeled beast, and he just might stake a claim on her heart while he's at it.

Levi Redding mostly wants to be left alone. As the middle child sandwiched between four sisters, he's had enough chatter in his life, especially with his sensory processing disorder. Certain sounds, smells, textures, and other things bother him way more than most people. When Haley blows into her life, with her bubbly personality and friendly ways, he should be put off by her. But she's refreshing in an unexpected way, and very soon they find themselves drawn to one another.

I really enjoyed this book. It held so many things that I personally love in a story, and it also reminded me of my love story with my husband, as he is my own hero with a physical disability and we had to have a level of commitment very early in our relationship that probably did look like insta-love and forced proximity to onlookers. Of course, we were in our 40s and knew what we were looking for in a partner and had lots of family around us, so it wasn't quite the same, but there were aspects that were similar.

I liked this book because it was light and fun but also had really great truths woven through that challenged both Levi and Haley in their approach to life. I liked the resolution of Haley's main hold-up and found it incredibly endearing. And let's not forget the kittens! Talk about insta-love.

Not everyone will love these tropes and I would definitely say the romance reached Jody Hedlund levels, so I can see why not all readers would love this book as I did. But it lightened my heart and made me laugh. I hope you'll check it out!

I received my copy of the book from NetGalley. All thoughts in this review are my own.