Until It Was Love: A Complicated Situationship RomCom

4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars | 6,330 ratings

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Last update: 12-14-2024


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There are a million reasons why I shouldn’t date Fletcher Huxley.

He’s a growly-faced, stubborn-streaked, international rugby legend trying to revive his flailing career in the US after being canned by his team overseas.

While he might have the good kind of thunder thighs, intriguing tattoos, and a booty of steel, he also holds the top position on my very short nemesis list thanks to what happened the first time we met.

Plus, his mustache is as terrible as the reason he’s picked me to be the woman he wants to date.

But he has one big checkmark in the why this date is a good idea column: he’s my brother’s new teammate.

They already hate each other.

And my brother has made an unfortunate habit of interfering with my love life recently.

So a revenge date with Fletcher to make my brother mad? While letting Fletcher think this date is merely for the good of the team?

Yep.

I’m in.

I’m moving to London for work in a month. And it’s just one date. What could possibly go wrong?

Until It Was Love is a banter-tastic romcom featuring an overgrown snack of a man with a soft spot for his purse dog, a normally optimistic life coach trying to live her best life, a mustache catastrophe, and one little tiny fainting spell. It stands alone and comes complete with a swoony happily ever after that will leave your heart in a happy puddle of joy.

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Fake dating an annoying teammate's sister
to make a point is one thing.
Liking her is entirely different.
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Features Available in Kindle Unlimited Narrated by Samantha Brentmoor and Jason Clarke With illustrations and annotations Original cover More Copper Valley sports romance

Top reviews from the United States

Tammy Moldovan
5.0 out of 5 stars Laughs, swoons, and love
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2024
This is a masterful tale of healing, enlightenment and growth sneakily wrapped in a ridiculous romcom. It is story full of swoons, quirky seniors, mustaches, absurdity, drama, sweet moments, found families, dysfunctional families, spice, painful pasts, and love. And while the book is full on cackling snort worthy hilarious, it is also a deeply emotional book. At its heart, it’s a story of damaged and bruised but not broken people who find their way together by owning their choices, acknowledging their scars, embracing life as it shows up, and deciding to be the best version of themselves. It’s a story about healing and the power of choice. Fletcher is a famous rugby player from England who is not interested in retirement so instead he moves to small town Copper Valley in the US to play for the Pounders. Goldie is a life coach and author. She was on course to be a professional soccer player when a career ending injury changed her trajectory. She is moving to London for three months to be a life coach in residence and then she plans to travel for two years before she settles in a new place. Fletcher is on the same rugby team as Goldie’s brother, Silas, who he does not get along with. Fletcher and Goldie agree to a spite date aimed at Silas and that is where the hilarity, cringe, and feelings start. Despite the firm plan that it can only be a one time spite date it quickly grows into something much deeper and much more meaningful. But there is still a clock ticking down to an end date. But feelings. Oh the feelings in this well written book with an engaging storyline as told through the eyes of two beautifully complicated three dimensional characters who grow. There are lots of them. The book will hook you in from the first ridiculous word to the last heartfelt one and along the way it will give you all the feels so be prepared to fall in love with this book, and with Fletcher and Goldie.
Jeeves Reads Romance
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun and easy
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2024
I liked it! I can’t call it 5 stars because it’s been three days and I’ve already forgotten the plot (lol), but I definitely had a solid reading experience and enjoyed it the whole way through. It’s full of Grant’s signature humor and charm, complete with a light, easy relationship that progresses from irritated acquaintances to reluctant friends to fling to more. I loved that our hero had an atrocious mustache and I loved that they fell for each other in such a natural way. I do think the relationship developed in a way where I didn’t totally buy the HEA (it felt too fast), and there weren’t really any swoony moments to make me particularly emotionally invested. Other than that, I had a great time with this one - an easy 4 stars for me.

The story follows Goldie, a woman who despises her brother’s new teammate. Not only is the guy way too cocky for a man with a horrible mustache, but Goldie also hasn’t forgotten the unkind comment he made about her years ago. Now that the two have officially met, Goldie is still convinced that she doesn’t like Fletcher, even if he’s not as bad as he seemed at first glance. One thing leads to another, and it’s not long before the two are faking a friendship and quickly developing a real one. But Goldie is moving overseas in a few weeks, so getting attached is a terrible idea.

For me, this was the kind of book where I had a great time reading it but knew that I’d forget the plot in less than a week - and that’s exactly what happened. I genuinely did enjoy the reading experience though. I liked the combination of characters and the quirkiness of the story. It wasn’t over the top, but it did make things playful and fun. Where this lacked for me was the romance itself, which felt casual and relaxed for the majority of the story. Not a bad thing at all, I just didn’t feel like they’d connected enough to have an everlasting love, if you know what I mean. A quick, easy read for me without too many roadblocks to my enjoyment and also not enough oomph to make it overly memorable.

Audio note: The audio was excellent, highly recommended in the format! Grant’s audiobooks are always worth the extra expense, and this was no different. Jason Clarke and Samantha Brentmoor are both favorites of mine, zero complaints with either of their performances. The runtime (10 hours) was perfect for bingeing, and the low spice level made it ideal for a workday listen. Yes, there were a couple of spicy scenes, but they were later in the story and not overly long. The upbeat vibes were exactly what I was in the mood for, and it was an all-around great listen.
Elaine
5.0 out of 5 stars Love This!!
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2024
So much incredible humor. So sweet and love story. Dealing with important issues but not making readers depressed. Really fine writing, Ms. Grant!!
Kindle Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2024
The best book ever! ????

It has all the elements a modern romance book should have. The right amount of cheesy, spice and a plot that is amazing.
Ash
5.0 out of 5 stars Super cute and funny! ????
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2024
Ah, this was so good! From the very first chapter, you know it’s going to be a hilariously good time. And then you get a bonus epilogue from an adorable dog’s POV. I mean come on! So cute!

I loved both MCs so much. Truly because I don’t know which POV I preferred while reading this which is rare for me. I think both Fletcher and Goldie are the type of people that you know would be an incredible person to have your back. When they care, they care deeply. Their back and forth banter was everything! I loved it :)

The side characters were all amazing. Apparently there is a lot of callbacks to other Pippa books that I haven’t read yet. If you have read any of her Copper Valley books though there are a ton of those characters featured in this.
The ‘seasoned ladies’ club was AH-MAZING. They’re literally the best. I loved all of them and the hilarious moments they brought to this book. Also, Hallie, the niece, was amazing as well. We can’t forget Sweet Pea either. She was such a cute addition and everyone(including me) loved her.

I also thought it was really neat that there were so many different examples of being let down by adult parental figures and how it can still affect you in your own adulthood. There were so many, like 5 or 6, different examples and how they either learned from their mistakes or they didn’t… and idk I just really loved that.

This was a really funny and really cute book! I seriously loved it! Thank you :) highly recommend if love a good romcom where the girl doesn’t give up her dreams for the guy.

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