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Mad About Ewe: A Heartwarming Second Chance Romance (Common Threads Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Smartypants Romance (Author), Susannah Nix (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Dawn Botstein is doing just fine after her divorce, thank you very much.

She’s got her yarn store to run, her house to herself for the first time in her life, and no use for men anymore. That is until the hottie silver fox who walks into her store turns out to be her old high school crush—the guy who rejected her 30 years ago. No way is she going to lose her head over him this time, no matter how well he wears that salt-and-pepper lumberjack beard. Okay, so he’s the opposite of her ex in every way, and his attention gives her a thrill she thought she’d never feel again. She’s not risking her heart again.

Mike Pilota is having a mid-life crisis. Only instead of buying a red sports car he can’t afford and dressing like a 25-year-old who’s time-traveled from the 1990s, he quit his job after his second divorce to move closer to his recently widowed mother. He didn’t expect to run into Dawn again, but as soon as he lays eyes on her he’s utterly smitten. So he sets out to make up for past mistakes and prove he can be the kind of man she deserves. But is it too late for second chances? Or will these two lonely hearts find a way back to each other?

'Mad About Ewe' is a full-length contemporary romance and can be read as a standalone. Book #1 in the Common Threads series, Seduction in the City World, Penny Reid Book Universe.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08NS8FJML
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Smartypants Romance (March 18, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 18, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 302 pages
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    SUSANNAH NIX is a RITA® Award-winning and USA Today bestselling author of rom-coms and contemporary romances who lives in Texas with her husband. On the rare occasions she's not writing, she can be found reading, knitting, lifting weights, drinking wine, or obsessively watching Ted Lasso on repeat to stave off existential angst.

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    In 2017, several authors expressed interest in writing stories for a theoretical “Pennyverse” (author Penny Reid’s Universe) in some capacity (whether that be writing a canon story about new characters within the Pennyverse, writing a continuation of a current couple’s story within the Pennyverse, writing a fanfic in an alternate timeline using Pennyverse characters, etc.) We collated the data we received, marinated in it, and created this collaborative business model.

    Smartypants Romance is a small publisher that is indie-minded. It is a business whose mission is:

    1) To be self-sustaining.

    2) To be value added to: a) the authors and professionals (support personnel) who are published by/within/work for the SRU, b) the Penny Reid Brand, and c) the romance community and world at large.

    3) To set an example of best practices, inclusion, representation, professionalism, mentorship, and craft-excellence.

    4) To be drama free and efficient.

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K. McCaffrey
5.0 out of 5 stars Completely wonderful
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2021
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Dawn and Mike not your usual characters but they should be. This is a romance of 2 people who were friends in high school. Dawn the cute, shy and self described nerd with optimism to spare. Mike the popular and handsome jock who was a self described a-hole. Who catch up 30 years after graduation and the magic happens.
There are trials and tribulations of adults medical crises and job dissatisfaction. The romance is fun, flirtatious and sexy (yarn and knitting is quite sexy, who knew). I was rooting for both of them.
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CathyAnn
4.0 out of 5 stars Cute, refreshing read
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2023
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I was a little nervous about venturing into the SmartyPants Romance titles - I’m a huge fan of Penny Reid, and skittish about the idea of other authors venturing into her literary world (I loathe fanfiction, which this kind of skirts, but with Penny’s support, so I suppose it’s OK). While this book wasn’t quite the caliber of Penny’s writing, it was a cute story, and refreshing to read about an older couple. The negative self-talk got to be a little much, though (one of my pet peeves), and there’s a small plot hole that took me a bit out of the story for awhile (I got over it). I think most Penny Reid’s fans will enjoy this book.
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tom
3.0 out of 5 stars This is definitely a different type of story!
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2022
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This story is not exciting, it is not suspenseful, it is definitely not sexual although there is a lot of sexual writing, tension, anticipation and reality. It is however a story about 2 middle aged people who finally find each other. Dawn, the invisible nerd who had a teenage crush on Mike, the most popular person in high school.
This is their story about Dawn finding Mike again and Mike waking up to the potential relationship with Dawn that he ignored in high school. Sadly this is normal where young adults are concerned.
Having stated all that, the thoughts, discussions and relationship twists and turns makes for a very good older middle aged romantic novel.
I really thought it would eventually be boring but it never happened. And there really weren’t any surprises either. And all that made a very interesting story definitely worth reading. It was actually like reading a breath of fresh air. It could have been a really depressing book but wasn’t.
Thanks to the skills of Susanna Nix enjoy this book!
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KC
5.0 out of 5 stars Truly Enjoyable
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2021
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This book was a delight and one of the best I have seen of the Reid-verse fiction. There is something delightful when and author takes a common trope and turns it in its head. There are many things to enjoy character growth, interesting background stories, good side characters, and plenty of references to the source material.

Nix seemed to pay close attention to some of Reid's style. In depth research, the occasional unfamiliar term, people actually talking things out in the awful inefficient way most of us do. I loved it.
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Reese
4.0 out of 5 stars Check trigger warnings
Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2022
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I'm so torn on what to say about this book. While I did enjoy it, I think that the synopsis is a little misleading. IMO the synopsis makes this book seem like a light and fluffy second chance romance between older MC's and it is all that, but also there were trigger warnings all over the place and it was extremely heavy. Without getting into too many spoilers, pretty quickly into this book the heroine finds out that she has cancer. While I am not typically triggered by cancer in books, this one felt a little jarring and I was not expecting it at all. As far as the rest of the book, it was enjoyable (but some plot points I did feel a little let down by in the end, especially Mike's mom); I love that both MC's were older, and being I sucker for a second chance romance I love that Dawn had a crush on Mike in high school. I love how Mike handled the cancer diagnosis once he found out and I really liked the knitting aspect of this book. I would say that it did have all of the things I love about romance in it, it was steamy, sweet and had some funny moments. I was a little worried going into this book because I kept hearing that it was set in the Pennyverse and unpopular opinion here, but I did not love the only book I've read by Penny Reid, but it turned out that it didn't really matter.
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javamonster
5.0 out of 5 stars Us Middle Aged Folks Like Romance, too!
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2021
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Susannah Nix does not disappoint. While it’s fun to read about people in their 20s meeting up and falling in love, I particularly love reading about women my age (give or take) getting a chance at the kind of love they’d always wanted. I found the male lead in particular very interesting. Yes, he’s kind of a cliche, but Nix writes him as That Guy everyone knew in high school whose parents were less than encouraging at home. The female lead is also somewhat typical woman - we’ve all met the people-pleaser in our lives - whose family history is a bit less interesting. Why did she turn out that way? Even so, Nix puts these two together in a way that kept me reading late into the night, and now I want to reread their story.
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A Girl From Queens
4.0 out of 5 stars 3.5🌟’s rounded up to 4🌟’s
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2022
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3.5🌟’s rounded up to 4

Spoilers ahead.

I appreciated that this book had MC’s over forty, addressed menopause and took on a cancer diagnosis but it just wasn’t that well done IMO as far as research and variables. Despite the heroine having a female OB/GYN, she seemed under informed about peri menopause, menopause and physical intimacy after a hysterectomy.

The MC’s had a communication issue that seemed so unnecessary. They both kept secrets and insecurities from one another and it felt immature.

The hero’s mother storyline just got shafted, and there was little resolution or insight into her progress which then made any scenes between them pointless since they didn’t drive plot or character.

Finally, the heroine’s two sons are mostly absent after she has her hysterectomy, partially her fault, but seriously, she was a devoted, stay-at-home mom, they’re all in the same city, so they basically are selfish AF humans.

The concept of this book is good and I’d love to see more representation like this, but this version, while sweet and entertaining, was just mediocre.
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Miriam
5.0 out of 5 stars mature love story
Reviewed in Australia on March 29, 2024
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Great to read an over 45 yo love story. Loved all the characters especially Mike and Dawn’s heartwarming romance. The author visits some medical problems that can happen to older women and the consequences and it was dealt with compassion and empathy. Overall a great read.
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Jeanette Durant
4.0 out of 5 stars Cute romance
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 6, 2023
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I enjoyed this cute romance featuring older main characters. Dawn and Mike are both divorced and used to know each other when they were in high school. Dawn used to have a massive crush on Mike, but she was the typical nerd and he was the jock and Homecoming King so it never happened. 30 years later however and they are definitely interested in each other.
Dawn had quite the journey in this book, she learnt to open herself up and take a chance.
If you're into super cute romances with a second chance vibe then this book is for you.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great
Reviewed in Australia on May 6, 2023
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Great reading Dawn and Mike's story, both have made fresh starts when they reconnect and find there is chemistry between them.
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L beaver
4.0 out of 5 stars A chance at love in later life
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 29, 2022
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Dawn is finally beginning to live her own life after a divorce and starting her own business as the owner of a wool shop. When Mike walks in she doesnt know what to do with herself as this was the guy who she had a major crush on when she was in school and looking at him now he is still a very handsome guy. He is there to buy a gift for his mother who is in deep depression after her husband died and Mike has taken a job nearby to help. There initial chat goes okay after finding out they are both divorced. Mike is wiser now and knows that long legs and a beautiful does not always mean the relationship will last on sex alone. Dawn is stubborn and after a health scare, she still thinks she has to do everything herself and Mike has to finally step up and show her he wants more.
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Bron D
4.0 out of 5 stars Later in Life Love
Reviewed in Australia on May 16, 2021
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This was a pretty good book, I enjoyed the characters and REALLY appreciated that it represented the characters in a different time of live to typical romances. This is a romance between characters in their late 40s and it's quite beautiful.

This book has the cover of a romantic comedy and it is not a romantic comedy. This book features strong medical themes and family member death. I think this is important to representing the time of life the characters are in, however it's periodically sad.

I'd love to read more books with characters in their 40s, but I wouldn't watch this as a film. It's a bit of a soul searcher.
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