The Friendly Cottage

Excellent story with a beautiful ending!!!!

I loved how the story keeps you wondering if things would work out for the main characters.

I love all of this series. Susan Hatler does an awesome job of pulling you in and feeling like the characters are part of your life. Brian was led by his parents and Megan is friends with his sister. They are best friends to lovers. Megan gets a chance of a lifetime but it will cars leaving Brian behind. I found myself tearing up at parts of this book.

Really enjoyed this book. Fun and entertaining characters. Interesting story! Love the art! Fun to go through the feelings with the characters toward love! Would recommend. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

I loved this book! If you like happy endings, clean sweet romances, this is a must read! I think this book was aptly named, The Sweetest Kiss, because Megan had been in love with her best friend Brian for so long that it made their kiss that much sweeter than other kisses when it finally happened. Since reading the first book I’ve been waiting to find out what would happen in Brian’s story. He seemed like such a deep feeling lovable person. I really loved that both Megan and Brian were portrayed as real characters, both have emotional flaws and both having clumsy moments. It made them very endearing and easy to love. Just like how Megan’s paintings were praised for the little whimsical details hidden in larger scenes, it was the little details in each scene in the book that made this story come alive for me. A forgetful waiter, clumsy characters, hovering bees, butterflies, dolphins, all you can eat pancake guy, how both besties knew what the other one liked or would do down to even the little things. The book was like this beautiful painting or garden, filled with memorable details that make you smile when you think about it later. I think Janine needs to have a HEA!

THE SWEETEST KISS #4 in the Kissed by the Bay series by Susan Hatler You meet Megan a loser where men are concerned, you chuckle with her, as the last guy, even asked to be reimbursed for the coffee he spent on her. She wanted a sauve man from Italy, along with the art she loved. She enters a competition, the price a year in Florence, Italy to paint at the arts gallery. Brian who she has known for ever wants to work with her for the competition. Telling her she has never dated anyone that has deserved her. Even at the last minute, he knew her heart and what she really wanted to enter. Could that be the same Brian that makes her tingle. If she won, what about Brian he had abandonment issues. He won't date long distance, did she win a prize only to lose Brian and love. Enjoyable, amusing of how love works, who have been friends. Given ARC for my voluntary review and my honest opinion.