Roxie Fisher feels like she hit rock bottom. No longer with a job, she moves back home and would rather not step foot outside unless necessary. With her parents terribly worried about how depressed she has become, her mother is thrilled to see Roxie has been invited to the Cupid Café and tries her very best to get her to go check it out. Aiden is a firefighter who aims to live life at its fullest. With a random invitation to the Cupid Café, he doesn’t take it seriously until he sees Roxie, who helped him and his late wife immensely before she passed away. Seeing the wall she built up for herself, his new resolve is to help her get back out there and living again, even if it means bringing down brick after brick.
I loved the idea of a seemingly magical café bringing couples together and I think it’s a great and unique way to make a series of standalones. Having read a book by Lori Sizemore before, I was really excited to read this one and was truly not one bit disappointed! Aiden is a determined character and I really enjoyed reading more of his backstory. I loved how even though he and Roxie are total opposites, they are perfect for one another. I did have a lot of trouble connecting to Roxie but grew to understand her a lot more when the plot unfolded. Depression is a really tough subject and I feel Lori did really well in portraying Roxie’s inner battle with it.
Overall, I really enjoyed reading this beautiful, well-written book and I highly recommend it!
I give it a 4 out of 5 rating!