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Cover of Kate Canterbary’s In a Rush. The title is over astroturf with a white pain line across the top.

“It’s always been real for us.”

In a Rush by Kate Canterbary

October 1, 2025 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

When I finished reading In a Jam by Kate Canterbary in July, I ordered the second book in her Friendship, RI series as quickly as I could. I was so pleased with Canterbary’s style that I knew I wanted more of it. While I four-star loved In a Rush, it paled slightly in comparison. If In a Jam was a 4.5 rounded up, In a Rush is a 4.25 rounded down. Which is not a huge difference, but so much was the same between the two books that I couldn’t help but compare them to one another and while it all still worked a treat for me, Emme […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: cbr17bingo, friendship Rhode Island, In a Rush, Kate Canterbary, marriage of convenience, Play

faintingviolet's CBR17 Review No:42 · Genres: Romance · Tags: cbr17bingo, friendship Rhode Island, In a Rush, Kate Canterbary, marriage of convenience, Play ·
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“Shay had always had one of those faces meant for smiling. Not every face was meant for smiling but Shay’s was one of them.”

In a Jam by Kate Canterbary

August 7, 2025 by Malin Leave a Comment

3.5 stars CBR17 Bingo: I (A book title beginning with I) Official plot summary: When Shay Zucconi’s step-grandmother died, she left Shay a tulip farm—under two conditions. First, Shay has to move home to the small town of Friendship, Rhode Island. Second—and most problematic, since her fiancé just called off the wedding—Shay must be married within one year. Marriage is the last thing in the world Shay wants but she’ll do anything to save the only real home she’s ever known. Noah Barden loved Shay […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: audiobook, cbr17, cbr17bingo, Contemporary Romance, farming, friendship, friendship Rhode Island, grief, Jason Clarke, Kate Canterbary, Kit Swann, Malin, Parenting, self esteem issues, small town life

Malin's CBR17 Review No:51 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Romance · Tags: audiobook, cbr17, cbr17bingo, Contemporary Romance, farming, friendship, friendship Rhode Island, grief, Jason Clarke, Kate Canterbary, Kit Swann, Malin, Parenting, self esteem issues, small town life ·
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“Hope was such a sticky thing. And it was sneaky too. Always showing up in the moments it was least welcome.”

In a Jam by Kate Canterbary

July 18, 2025 by faintingviolet 1 Comment

I spent two weeks traveling earlier this month and decided a hefty 450-page romance would be an excellent choice to keep me company on planes and in hotel rooms. I was very right. I have spent the past three years adding Kate Canterbary books to my to read list thanks to a review by emmalita of The Worst Guy. Unfortunately for me, her books aren’t available through my library system so when I came across a sale, I decided that In a Jam would be […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: cbr17bingo, Contemporary Romance, fat rep, friends to lovers, friendship Rhode Island, In a Jam, Kate Canterbary, marriage of convenience, read harder challenge, school, slow burn, we need diverse books

faintingviolet's CBR17 Review No:27 · Genres: Romance · Tags: cbr17bingo, Contemporary Romance, fat rep, friends to lovers, friendship Rhode Island, In a Jam, Kate Canterbary, marriage of convenience, read harder challenge, school, slow burn, we need diverse books ·
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Two engaging but not perfect romances

Four weekends and a funeral by Ellie Palmer

In a Jam by Kate Canterbary

May 26, 2025 by Jen K 2 Comments

I read these two romances back in March, and for both, I enjoyed them while also not loving them. It mostly felt like nitpicky character reason that did make sense in context but also maybe just went a bit further than needed? 4 weekends and a funeral Alison and Sam dated briefly but ended things on good terms shortly before he died in an accident. At the funeral, Alison discovers that Sam’s parents think she is still the girlfriend and goes along with it at […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Contemporary Romance, Ellie Palmer, friendship Rhode Island, Kate Canterbary

Jen K's CBR17 Review No:60 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Contemporary Romance, Ellie Palmer, friendship Rhode Island, Kate Canterbary ·
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