Ella Abbott is a caring, sweet, nurturing person. She is always there when her friends and family need help with any little thing. She has crushed long and hard on her sister’s brother-in-law, though she has never tried too hard to hide how she feels.

When Gavin Guthrie lost his brother, he suffered a blow that has never healed. Closer than some twins, Gavin and Caleb were always together, getting into trouble, and sharing friends. After Caleb’s death, Gavin shut himself off from their shared friends, and turned to drinking to block his pain. He fights his continued feelings for Ella, first because his brother warned him away, and then because she deserved more than he could give her.

Coming to his rescue yet again, Ella has decided she can’t keep waiting for Gavin to sort his issues out on his own. Just when she is ready to give up and move one, he makes a move and promises to turn things around to be who she deserves. But his grief still controls a large part of his life. Will Ella’s influence be enough for him to live his life again?

I love these two. This was an emotional rollercoaster, where two steps forward, one (or two) steps back was the norm. Ella wanted to be what Gavin needed to pull himself out of his darkness, but she can’t do it by herself, and he needs to figure out what is most important to him: Ella or his grief.

With as large a family as the Abbotts are, there is a lot going on in the background, especially with Max and Charley. The couples from previous books also play a large role in the action of the story, Will & Cameron, Hunter & Megan, Colton & Lucy, and Hannah & Nolan and their parents are in many of the pivotal scenes and readers get to see where each couple is on their own journey as well.

Lincoln and Elmer, as the meddling father and grandfather, are less influential in this particular couple’s story, but only because Ella and Gavin both know what they want, they just have to figure out how to get past all the hurt, something no amount of scheming can overcome. But the trail is set for their next match and these two will be up to their usual shenanigans in no time. Poor Charley. (Ok, not really poor Charley. I can't wait to get my hands on Charley's story -- Ain't She Sweet -- in April 2016!)

It’s Only Love is a fun, sweet love story that has been in the making for a long time. My heart broke every time we saw the glimpses of Gavin and Ella in the background of her siblings’ stories and I am so glad it is finally her turn. This series in general is one I know will fill me with warmth and leave me feeling content. I love this family and their general store, work ethic, and loyalty to each other above all.

ARC provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review.

ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE

Hoping to take the magic of the island and move it to the mountains with the Abbot family, purveyors of the odd and hard to find relics of a time long gone by in small-town Vermont. Hope you'll come with me to the Green Mountains! Watch for the first book in the series in early 2014!

The family-run Green Mountain Country Store is cherished by locals as a reminder of simpler times. The Abbott children are determined to keep it that way—but their father has different plans…

When Cameron Murphy heads to Vermont to build a website for a new client, she imagines a more relaxing trip than she gets. After wrecking her car by colliding with the town moose, she meets the most handsome hero she’s ever seen. Unfortunately, her savior, Will Abbott, is also the son of her client—and he wants nothing to do with the new website or the city girl creating it.

For all Will cares, Cameron can march her fancy boots right out of town and out of his family’s business. But he can’t seem to get her out of his head. As his family’s dispute heats up, so does the chemistry between the two, leaving them wondering if simple is better after all—especially when it comes to matters of the heart.

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With more than 3.5 million books sold, Marie Force is the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling, award-winning author of 40 contemporary romances. Her New York Times bestselling self-published Gansett Island Series has sold more than 1.8 million e-books since Maid for Love was released in 2011. She is also the author of the New York Times bestselling Fatal Series from Harlequin’s Carina Press, as well as the New York Times bestselling Green Mountain Series from Berkley Sensation, among other books and series, including the new Quantum Trilogy, written as M.S. Force.

While her husband was in the Navy, Marie lived in Spain, Maryland and Florida, and she is now settled in her home state of Rhode Island. She is the mother of two teenagers and two feisty dogs, Brandy and Louie. 

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