Snowed Under by Juliana Smith: Book Review

 **I received a complimentary copy via Netgalley for consideration. All opinions are my own. 

The Book

SNOWED UNDER is an opposites-attract romantic comedy where a reserved single aunt and a confident children’s ski instructor partner together in an attempt to save a local ski lodge.

Madeline Sage has entirely lost who she is. After her brother and best friends passing, she’s left feeling as though they took her down with them. She’s an aunt taking care of their two kids, a nursing student, and a part-time cleaner at a ski lodge. Spending a majority of her time helping someone else out, she’s astray from who she was before the accident. Her nagging mother, incapable of helping with the kids, insists the one thing missing from Madeline’s already hectic life is a man. So Madeline seeks help from the most chaotic one she knows: her nephew’s coach. In hopes of easing her mother’s nerves about providing for the kids on her own, Madeline needs a boyfriend. Even if it’s a fake one.

Unfortunately, Cooper Graves knows all too well what he is. In an attempt to rectify his disorderly past and save his family ski lodge, he agrees to be interviewed by a well-known family magazine. The article will bring the lodge plenty of new exposure on its upcoming winter events. All he’s missing is a wife and kids.

Madeline needs a fake boyfriend. Cooper needs a fake family. In their chemistry-filled, strictly “professional” not-dates, they find there is much more to both of their stories. Their newfound friendship quickly blurs into something entirely real. Only he’s not fit for ‘uncle-hood’, and she can’t find a place in her heart or her schedule to add one more person to her circle of loved ones.

Snowed under their complications, Madeline and Cooper are destined to find out if love is enough to overcome tragedies of the past.

The Author

Juliana Smith is an author in a small town in Alabama. When she is not hanging out with her book characters, she is with her family. Juliana writes heartfelt romance filled with laughter and warm fuzzies. She can usually be found in a Chic-fil-a drive-thru or listening to Star Wars theory podcasts, often at the same time.

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Book Review

Snowed Under is the second book in the Aspen Peaks series. I had not personally read the previous book in the series and while the couple from that book do make appearances, I found I was able to enjoy this one just fine as a standalone as well. 

This was such a wonderful read. First of all, that first meeting (or the first one Cooper remembers, at least) had me laughing out loud right from the start. It was perhaps one of the best meet cutes I've seen and really set the tone for the rest of the story. It was the first of many moments that had me laughing out loud or smiling throughout. Cooper was such a fun character and one that I couldn't help but absolutely adore. He was persistent in his attempts to get Madeline to be his fake wife (or fiance or girlfriend), but it was super endearing. I loved how sweet he was with both kids-- but especially 'Mini Coop'... truly, the kids definitely helped make this book and I loved their very different personalities. Mixed in with those laughable moments were so many tender and emotional ones too. I found myself reaching for tissues on more than one occasion and truly found it to be the perfect blend of chemistry filled romance, moments that made me smile and those that pulled at my heart. 

Snowed Under is a closed-door romance with kisses only. It does have a good amount of innuendo and language throughout as well. 


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