Paperback
|18 November 2025
|Romance
Little Creek's circulation librarian Hayley Holt's fears come true when her bookmobile breaks down and a rockslide traps her in the small hollow of Turkey Grove. Mechanic Levi Redding's gruff demeanor clashes with the vibrant librarian--now also his temporary houseguest--but their forced proximity sparks a connection, and an exchange of...
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Little Creek's circulation librarian Hayley Holt's fears come true when her bookmobile breaks down and a rockslide traps her in the small hollow of Turkey Grove. Mechanic Levi Redding's gruff demeanor clashes with the vibrant librarian--now also his temporary houseguest--but their forced proximity sparks a connection, and an exchange of...
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I enjoyed reading Hearts in Circulation, the second book in Sarah Monzon’s Checking Out Love series set in Tennessee. Hayley is a small town librarian who has the job of driving the old bookmobile donated to the library by the mayor. Her maiden journey in the bookmobile doesn’t go according plan. Mechanical issues and a natural disaster leave Hayley stranded in a small and remote mountain town.
Levi is a reclusive mechanic who rescues Hayley and the bookmobile. He has sensory issues and prefers to avoid people. Their meet cute is charming and memorable. He’s grumpy for a reason and she’s the sunshine extrovert who challenges him to move outside his comfort zone. Hayley has her own emotional baggage to unpack. Their romance is sweet and I loved how their shared love of literature led to adorable communications via notes and letters.
I recommend Hearts in Circulation to contemporary romance readers who like opposites attract and grump sunshine romances with forced proximity, instalove, bookish characters, and relevant faith elements in the story.
I enjoyed this contemporary romance, though a little slow starting. Building on a side character from the first is the series we get to know Hayley a bit more. I appreciate the themes that drive -or stall- the romance plot. The author does well to include issues that "regular folks" have to deal with. I look forward to a third instalment with Martha as the main character.
I enjoyed this contemporary romance, though a little slow starting. Building on a side character from the first is the series we get to know Hayley a bit more. I appreciate the themes that drive -or stall- the romance plot. The author does well to include issues that """"regular folks"""" have to deal with. I look forward to a third instalment with Martha as the main character.
I loved the writing. I loved the tropes. I loved the way the mix of first person (for Hayley) and third person (for Levi) gave each character a unique voice. I loved the literary references (especially the hat-tip to Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster).
Most of all, I loved the way Hayley and Levi’s unique issues gave them both eyes to see beyond the other person’s exterior to their true God-given identity underneath, and that was the basis for their attraction and their romance. That, to me, is what convinces me they are meant for each other – and isn’t that the happy ending we all want to read?
Recommended for fans of contemporary Christian romance, especially those who like trope-driven bookish romances.
Thanks to Bethany House Publishers and NetGalley for providing a free ebook for review.
