E-galley Review: Don’t You Forget About Tea (Coffee Loft Fall Collection) by Ellie Hall

I received this book for free from the author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Don't You Forget About Tea by Ellie Hall
Series: The Coffee Loft: Fall Collection
Genres: Adult Contemporary Romance
Pages: 268
Source: the author
Format: E-galley
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Blurb:

My sister says all girls want bad boys. Not this good girl. Except for that one time.

I was the small-town princess cliche in high school. I left to hit it big in Hollywood, only to return home without a shiny golden award. Instead, all I have is an oversized plate of humble pie. No glitz. Zero glam. 

Just about everything is the same as when I left Hogwash. Nosy neighbors. Gossip galore. The no stop-light vibe. The only job available is at the Coffee Loft. On the upside, it’s a family affair. Thanks, sis. 

The downside, the police deputy is none other than our local juvenile delinquent. Seems he’s grown up and reformed his life. But I don’t expect him to protect me from a cascade of unfortunate events involving my ex, a missing dog, and other, um, things. 

Until he does. Now I’m in his debt. 

Maybe things have changed, especially how handsome he is in uniform, how polite he is when he stops in for tea, and how I can’t seem to forget about him. Then the past comes back to haunt him, er, us. 

Looks like he’s leaving. Meanwhile, I’m stuck here. He says we’ll stay in touch. But I can’t help think he’ll forget about me. 

This is a clean, sweet, closed door small town, second chance slow burn romcom with lots of sweet kisses and a happily ever after. 

My Review

Of course I adore the title of this, and can’t stop singing the song as I’m writing this review, lol. This is my first book by this author, although I have a few others I got as freebies on Amazon I think, and now after this I know that I would like to read them soon! I loved the Louisiana setting, even if they were from a small town and not actually NOLA. But it was an adorable small town. It had your crazy neighbors, gossipers, old legends, and quirky little stores and other locations.

Of course the little dog on the cover was adorable and definitely made me want to pet and squeeze her in the story! The romance between Tallula and Jesse was sweet. There wasn’t any steaminess, as this is a series of clean/sweet romance. But that’s okay, there was still a lot of awwww! moments. I liked Tallula’s sister, and her parents not at first, but they did get a bit of a makeover later in the story when they were given some honesty. I was a little confused at first about some of Jesse’s family, but it was mostly figured out by the end. There was a bit of a third act break up, or at least them not knowing if one or both might be leaving. That took it down a little for me as it seemed a little like they should just talk, a complaint I often have. While I give this a 3.5 on my blog, I rounded up to 4 stars everywhere else, because it was definitely a quick and fun read!