Quick Synopsis

A second chance at love, small-town romance that’s all sweet with just a hint of heat from the “queen of sweet romance” (Falon Ballard) Sophie Sullivan.

Publisher’s Synopsis

Jillian Keller took the long route to her best life, but is now happily settled in her hometown of Smile, raising her little girl alone while helping her brother run Get Lost Lodge. A lover of structure and routine, she doesn’t need anyone disrupting her carefully curated life.

After chasing and achieving his culinary dreams, Levi Bright realizes he’s still missing something he can’t find in a big city. Returning home to Smile, he intends to build a different future for himself, including reconnecting with family and friends, and creating elevated comfort food for a town he loves.

When Levi and Jilly run into each other, past feelings that never had a chance to bloom flare between them… but she’s been hurt before, and falling for her older brother’s best friend seems like a recipe for drama. But sometimes, a second chance at love leads you right where you’re meant to be.

Book Review

Last year, I read Love, Naturally, the first book in Sophie Sullivan’s Rock Bottom Love series, and absolutely adored it. I was beyond excited to continue the series and read more about the characters I loved so much from that novel. However, Get Lost with You lacked the magic I expected.

Get Lost with You is the second small-town romance novel about the Keller siblings. Jillian returned to her hometown to start a new life and help her brother with his business. While Jill is settling into her life, she is still healing from her marriage and divorce. Jill’s high school crush and her brother’s best friend, Levi, returns to town and wants to give their romance the shot they were never able to as teens.

Because Jill and Levi never really gave a relationship a go, I would not call Get Lost with Me a second-chance romance. Instead, it is more a friends-to-lovers and brother’s best friend romance. And if you are looking for a calm, sweet romance where things go smoothly, this may be the book for you.

Told in third-person, the story quickly pairs the two main characters and dives into their romantic relationship rather earlier in the novel. Because there is not much else going on, other than the protagonists resolving issues in their past, the story lacks tension. Moreover, there is an absolute dearth of chemistry between Jill and Levi. Consequently, there was no angst nor anything propelling you to keep reading – no mystery, no will-they-won’t-they, etc. In the end, it feels like it goes on much too long.

What I loved about the prior Rock Bottom Love novel was the cast of characters and their relationships with each other. However, there was not a substantial amount of interaction between Jillian, her daughter, and her family, or at least not to the extent there was in Love, Naturally.

Having read a number of Sophie Sullivan’s past books, there were a few things that stood out in this novel. First, there is an abundance of sappy and corny lines that triggered my eyes rolling. They were not cute or sweet, just cringe. Second, this is the most open-door narrative that I have read from the author. Still, I would not quite call it open-door. Jill and Levi did often act like two horny teenagers, rather than their full 30-something years. However, it is still a relatively clean novel. Finally, there was a lack of emotional depth to the romance. I find this is often an issue with “second-chance” romances. That is, authors rely on their being a pre-book foundation for a relationship and neglect to build the feelings on-page.

Overall, Get Lost with Me is a near conflict-free romance between two high school crushes after 20+ years. Despite being extremely excited for this novel, I found the romance and the plot lacking. I would only recommend it to readers who want an easy-going romance where the boat is not rocked.

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