Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
Grant returns to small-town Tickled Pink, Wis., in the charming second installment to her Schitt's Creek-esque Tickled Pink series (after The One Who Loves You). "Sugar free social media influencer" Octavia "Tavi" Lightly is keeping a big secret from her friends, family, and followers: she's purchased a dried-up cacao farm in Costa Rica. Secretly philanthropic, she's hoping to revitalize the area by producing gourmet chocolate and lucratively employing the locals. That is, until Tavi's imperious grandmother has a near-death experience and insists that the whole screwed-up family come seek salvation with her in Tickled Pink, a town rumored to facilitate the saving of souls. Tavi would just say no--but when her grandmother freezes her trust fund, she has no choice. Small-town plumber Dylan Wright isn't sure what to think when the Lightly clan descends on the town, but he soon realizes that behind Tavi's social media persona is a whip-smart woman with absolutely zero self-confidence. Though the pair spark, Tavi doesn't think she deserves Dylan--and he sets out to prove her wrong. Grant capably combines heat and sweet for an irresistible story--and the descriptions of Tavi's luscious chocolates will have readers salivating. Tickled Pink proves a town well worth revisiting. (Dec.)
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Review by Library Journal Review
Tavi Lightly presents a carefully crafted identity to the world: She's vegan and doesn't eat sugar. And as a famous social media influencer, her brand image is both vapid and materialistic. However, that is not the true Tavi. She has a secret that she is keeping from everyone--a recently purchased cacao farm she's trying to save and fix up in Costa Rica with a friend. When her overbearing grandmother, the matriarch of the Lightly family, freezes her trust fund, she has no choice but to travel to the small town of Tickled Pink, WI and undertake what her grandmother thinks of as charity work in order to save her soul. Dylan Wright, the town plumber, has never been able to overcome his delinquent, bad-boy reputation nor his obsession with his now-married friend. Dylan quickly becomes one of Tavi's projects, but neither expected to feel such attraction to each other. VERDICT With a good mix of romance, comedy, and redemption, the second "Tickled Pink" story, after The One Who Loves You, is recommended for romance readers who appreciate new beginnings in a small town.--Bridgette Whitt
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