Garden Gate Wishes by Susanne Ash: Book Review

 **ARC received for consideration. All opinions are my own. 

The Book

He’s a grumpy chef with a struggling restaurant. She’s the sunshine gardener who might be his only hope. Can they find the recipe for love? Or will their differences spoil everything?

Daniel Hartman’s dream of running a successful farm-to-table restaurant in Juniper Falls is crumbling. With customers flocking to the local diner, his once-bold vision is on the brink of failure. The last thing he needs is unsolicited advice from Rose Delaney, the overly cheerful gardener who insists fresh herbs and cooking classes at the community center are the solution to his problems. Her optimism drives him crazy—and yet, he can’t seem to get her out of his head.

Rose Delaney escaped a high-stress life in the city to embrace the slower pace of her hometown, pouring her heart into the community center’s kitchen garden. She’s determined to help Daniel, even if his grouchy demeanor tests her patience. Beneath his gruff exterior, she sees a man with a passion for food and a heart he’s too afraid to show.

As their partnership blossoms, so does an undeniable attraction they’re both determined to ignore. But when Daniel is offered an opportunity that could save his career—but take him far from Juniper Falls—Rose must confront her fear of losing herself again. And Daniel must decide if success is worth sacrificing the chance to grow roots with Rose.

Can a grumpy chef and a sunshine gardener cultivate the love they both secretly crave, or will their differences pull them apart?

Garden Gate Wishes is a sweet, heartwarming romance filled with laughter, heartfelt moments, and a love that grows with every turn of the page.

The Author

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Susanne Ash writes sweet contemporary romance. When she’s not busy putting pen to paper, she loves to cook, knit, and head out exploring with her husband and daughter. She lives close to the beach in beautiful South Carolina. You’ll find that her novels settings are often a fictionalized version of her surroundings and the places she’s visiting with her family.

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Book Review

Garden Gate Wishes is the seventh book in the Alphabet Sweetheart series, where each romance is set in Juniper Falls and has a title starting with the next letter in the alphabet (so definitely one to watch for anyone participating in an alphabet reading challenge!). I had not personally read the other books in the series and found I was able to enjoy this one as a standalone with no issues. 

This was such a cute read... and one that anyone with interest in gardening and/or cooking will likely enjoy! As the story begins, Daniel is quite the grump and likes things in his kitchen to be very precise. Rose is the sunshine to his grump and doesn't mind a little chaos in her garden. Talk about opposites attracting! I really enjoyed seeing how these two balanced each other out and especially how she helped him rediscover what he loved about cooking in the first place. They had a really sweet chemistry between them that I couldn't help but enjoy. This is a very short read--- at under a hundred pages, it could easily be read in one sitting. While I definitely could have enjoyed a little more time with these two, it was really just the perfect bite-sized romance for anyone looking for a quick read with a satisfying HEA! 

Garden Gate Wishes is a closed-door romance with kisses only. 


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