I didn't really have any expectations going into this one because it was the book club pick this month and I'd only read one of the author's other books and couldn't remember how much I liked it. I ended up really really liking this one! It's got all the best aspects of a small town romance: quirky side characters, ridiculous town rules, city girl verbally sparring with grumpy construction guy, a festival, everyone joining together to try to save the town, etc. The author even said it's for every reader who ever said they wanted to move to a small town. 
FMC, Hazel, is a once-popular romance author who has been in a major slump, both writing and personal, since her divorce with her snooty literary agent ex-husband. Her best friend and agent, Zoey, finally starts to shake her out of it and the last push is that she has to vacate her hub's apartment in less than a week. Wine drunk and desperate, Hazel makes a middle of the night purchase on a house in the small town Story Lake after seeing it in an article that's inspired her to write a small town romance about the grumpy contractor who helped the little old lady who owned it before. She brings Zoey with her and when they arrive it's clear the town is not as robust as advertised, and she was catfished about the condition of the house. After a hilarious meet disaster with Cam, MMC and said contractor, he and his brothers end up taking the job to fix up the house (where she lives with her racoon roommate), and he begrudgingly agrees to go on a fake date with her so she can get inspiration for her book. She becomes involved in town politics (not by choice) and eventually helps with plans to save the town, and starts up a casual sex agreement with Cam (which, of course doesn't stay casual). 
The main characters were nuanced with past hurts to deal with and the side characters were incrdible. The book was long but didn't feel like it because I was so into the story. There's disability rep in a major side character who I believe will be getting a book (including accessibility considerations, etc.), and the cast of side character was diverse in age and race. It set up the series so well, so now I'm excited for Zoey's story as well as Cam's siblings' books. I was surprised by how much I liked it, and will definitely be paying attention as the series continues.