Justin has a curse, and thanks to a Reddit thread, it’s now all over the internet. Every woman he dates goes on to find their soul mate the second they break up. When a woman slides into his DMs with the same problem, they come up with a plan: They’ll date each other and break up. Their curses will cancel each other’s out, and they’ll both go on to find the love of their lives. It’s a bonkers idea… and it just might work. Emma hadn’t planned that her next assignment as a traveling nurse would be in Minnesota, but she and her best friend agree that dating Justin is too good of an opportunity to pass up, especially when they get to rent an adorable cottage on a private island on Lake Minnetonka.

It’s supposed to be a quick fling, just for the summer. But when Emma’s toxic mother shows up and Justin has to assume guardianship of his three siblings, they’re suddenly navigating a lot more than they expected–including catching real feelings for each other. What if this time Fate has actually brought the perfect pair together?

Just as with other Abby Jimenez novels, Justin and Emma are well thought out, fully fleshed characters. Justin, after agreeing to raise his three siblings after his mother’s jail sentence doesn’t have a lot of time to date Emma, but he knows she is THE one. Despite what they set out to do, he has fallen for her. I love Justin’s caring nature and willingness to be there for Emma despite his own troubles. Emma after a tumultuous upbringing has created a lifestyle as a traveling nurse that makes it almost impossible to set down roots. Her baggage is real and it’s pretty heavy. It’s sad to say, but as I was reading this I was waiting for her to take her bags and run. I don’t relish feeling that about one of my romantic leads. It made it really hard for me to commit to trusting her character which affected my enjoyment of the book.

Were there some positive moments in this book? Absolutely! Was there great dialog and humorous moments? You bet! I laughed and felt all the emotions. I just held myself back from fully committing. Kind of like Emma did actually. Hmmmm.

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