Love in Maplewood Book 7: Scoop Me Up by Riley Long

Love in Maplewood Book 7

Falling for a straight guy is putting extra nuts in the rocky road to my life goals...

I have two opening my own ice cream shop and falling in love. My fantasy? Falling in love with a guy who’ll help me run my future ice cream shop.

But my teaching job doesn’t exactly have me rolling in dough, and my love life doesn’t exactly have sprinkles on top, so every year my dreams seem farther and farther away.

At least until this year, when I decide to compete in the Maplewood Scoopfest flavor competition. If I win, owning an ice cream shop would be within reach. 

But the love life thing? Well, it’s even sadder now, because I have a huge crush on Gabe, the ridiculously hot, straight single dad to one of my students. He’s only in town for the summer, and—what the heck was I thinking?—I offered to let him stay in my guest bedroom. Now I have to see him, talk to him, hear him. All the time. Even my favorite ice cream isn’t enough distraction when all that deliciousness is right under my nose. 

I’m resigned to pine in silence—to Gabe, that is. My friends are sick and tired of hearing about my pointless crush. Then, one night, he leans in for a kiss. But he’d been drinking and now I don’t know if that was just the whiskey talking, or if Gabe’s flavor preferences might just be changing.

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My Review: 4/5 Stars

Sam has always wanted two things. To open an ice cream shop and fall in love.But doing that is harder than they ever could have imagined. For years, they have been saving up and with every win in Maplewood’s Scoopfest flavor competition, it puts them one step further to their shop dream. And if they win this year, then they’ll finally have enough money. As for love? Well, they are about to be very surprised when Gabe comes to town. Gabe is tired of missing out on his daughter’s life. Work always takes him away and it doesn’t help that he doesn’t live close to her and his ex. But when his ex asks him to stay in Maplewood to take care of their daughter while she goes away, he jumps at the chance. Never does he expect to fall in love with the town or even someone else. But the moment he sees Sam, something changes. And he just wants to get to know Sam and be around them. Both of them are wary on what a future could look like, but neither can resist the other for long. And the more they spend time together, the harder they fall. Loved these two! They were just so adorable and sweet. And very clearly meant to be. I really enjoyed watching them fall in love! 

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.