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The Overtime Kiss by Lauren Blakely

I enjoyed this one enough that I completely forgot I was doing a buddy read and made zero comments on it after a certain point. That said, it has a softer, sweeter vibe than maybe some others in this series, but not in a bad way. It made it feel like a lot was happening but also nothing at all, and allowed the reader to be comfy. The drama was all off the top for the most part (brilliant beginning) as Sabrina blows up her wedding and her life as she knows it. I respected her hustle afterwards and conviction that she was doing the right thing. She spends time with Tyler that evening and then later as her daughters coach and eventual live in nanny (hired/set up by his mom). The kids are cute and smart and funny (I somehow missed their ages but clearly elementary school age), I'm always here for animals and that they fostered kittens was a nice touch, and it was clear from the start that their sex dates to go through her list was not going to stay casual because of their chemistry. Also, he is a total softy simp over her and a real cheeseball (her words), and I loved that.  Overall, not my fave in the series but still a good next book and it got me excited for  upcoming books that were teased in this series and a couple more that will be other series.