Hearts in Circulation

Title: Hearts in Circulation

Series: Checking out Love #2

Author: Sarah Monzon

Source: Own

My Review:

This is a great romance story. Not that everything was perfect, but I loved the build up for Haley and Levi. While I have seen some hyper critical reviews, this one checked the boxes for me.

Read for:

🕮 lumberjack

🕮 librarian/bookmobile driver

🕮 stranded

🕮 forced proximity

🕮 Sensory Processing Disorder

🕮 liver donor/survivor's guilt

🕮 the letters

🕮 Levi with the kittens

🕮 Haley with Levi's family

🕮 bookish book

🕮 the banter/LOL moments

While this very much is a romcom, there are heavier moments as well. I loved the balance, and getting to know these characters better. I can't wait for the third book in this series.

Synopsis (Goodreads):  

Little Creek's bookmobile is more of a death trap on wheels than a vehicle of literary delights, and circulation librarian Haley Holt is afraid it's going to careen down a mountainside with her in it. Yet she sees it as a way to serve her community and be worthy of the liver transplant that saved her life as a child. However, her fears come true when the bookmobile breaks down and a rockslide traps her in the small hollow of Turkey Grove.

Reclusive mechanic Levi Redding lives in tiny Turkey Grove to get away from people. He can handle getting the bookmobile running again, but the endless chatter and unsettling touch from the vibrant librarian leaves him overstimulated. When forced proximity leads to a misunderstanding, a note of apology begins an epistolary friendship, proving that sometimes the happiest of endings aren't contained within the bindings of a book.

Sarah Monzon pens a charming story for fans of books about books, the forced-proximity and grumpy-sunshine tropes, and pen-pal romances.