Can't Buy Me Love: A Deep Haven Novel

In this modern retelling of Cinderella, the prince needs rescuing just like Cinderella. It’s a story about Ella Bradley and Adrian Vassos. Ella cleans houses and wants to launch her own soap making business. Adrian is the son of a rich hotel developer who wants to repair his party boy image. When they’re thrust together doing community service in Deep Haven, sparks fly. It’s a delightful book, with laugh out loud and heart tugging moments. Ella and Adrian are relatable characters that you can’t help but like. They have chemistry. Christenson has captured the feel of Deep Haven, and the perfect mix of humor and seriousness that makes for an entertaining read. It’s a faith-based book, but doesn’t get preachy. Can’t Buy Me Love is a five-star book that will leave you feeling satisfied.

"The man was committing all sorts of crimes here. Thievery of her heart. Kidnapping of her common sense, and maybe even first-degree murder of her righteous anger." Such a delightful debut novel from Andrea Christenson. I'm a relative newbie to Deep Haven so it was a fun adventure meeting some of the characters from Susan May Warren's Deep Haven novels and her Christiansen Family novels and getting to know Ella and Adrian who are also relatively new to Deep Haven. Add in the premise of a Cinderella retelling and you have a perfect contemporary romance to snuggle up with. The writing flows smoothly, the plot moves at a great pace with tons of misunderstandings and hilarious scenes, the characters are lovable, and Ella and Adrian's faith journey is heart-warming. If you're looking for a sweet contemporary romance with all the feels, look no further. Creative, passionate, and determined Ella is our contemporary Cinderella, who is literally in the cleaning business and looking to change the world one cleaning solution at a time. Adrian is our Prince Charming, whose expansive family business builds hotels and water parks. When Adrian attempts to build one of their hotels in Deep Haven, his insecurity, past failures, and desperate need to succeed in this venture clashes soundly with Ella's focused passion to make the world safer by reducing chemicals introduced into the environment. Their unique jobs makes the story stand out in the sea of contemporary romance novels and I enjoyed learning about production of organic cleansers and the process of commercial development. Their friendship and blossoming romance is so lovely and sigh-inducing. I am totally loving this new Deep Haven Collection and can't wait for the third book in the series! I received the book from the publisher and also via JustRead Publicity Tours and was under no obligation to post a positive comment. All opinions are solely my own.