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Love Tools: Bluestone Series: Book One Kindle Edition

by Isobel Reed (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.4 85 ratings

Book 1 of 4: Bluestone Series

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What happens when the king of casual meets the queen of picking the wrong men?

Lily is running. From a dead-end job, a neurotic mother and all the losers she dared to date. Moving halfway across the world to Bluestone County seemed like a good idea at the time. So did reopening her estranged father’s hardware store. But now she isn’t so sure.

Small town living has its perks though. Wide-open space, clean air, and sexy cowboys. Well, one sexy cowboy. Jake. Who also just so happens to be the new bane of her existence. At least when he’s not talking, she can admire the view.

Jake is the king of casual. The love of his life has always been his ranch, and that was fine with him. He never really saw the point in long-term. But all that changes when a mouthy, blonde sasses him into oblivion. He should have known she’d be trouble as soon as he laid eyes on her. Now it’s too late. She’s all he can think about. All he has to do is convince her that he’s finally the right man.

Isobel Reed’s hilarious, emotionally charged romance will have you holding your side with laughter or reaching for a tissue. Reminiscent of small-town romance by Tessa Bailey or Kristen Ashley, you will fall in love with LOVE TOOLS and Isobel Reed’s unique writing style.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BJZ1QW41
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Inkspell Publishing (December 6, 2022)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 6, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2361 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 187 pages

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Isobel was born and raised in London. She still lives along the River Thames with her husband and her substantial book collection. Ever the hopeless romantic, she fell in love with the genre from a young age and was inspired to write her own stories. When she's not feasting on romantic comedies or binge reading her hoard of contemporary romance novels, Isobel is writing.

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It’s a sweet, ole’ fashioned romance. An enjoyable read!

Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2022

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Were all the men in Montana hot? That’s what Lily was wondering when she laid eyes on the stud in her new hardware store—the one she inherited from the father she never knew. Most of the town people would’ve figured she would’ve turned the store into something girly. Like a girl can’t learn anything about tools. How could she abandon her life in London for some shop in the middle of nowhere? The reasons didn’t matter. Her only focus was getting the shop up and running. She did not need a man, especially some cocky SOB like Jake. Nope, she was on a Man Strike.

Of course, that’s what they always say. But the two undoubtedly get closer as he helps her get the store going and find out more about her father. But could there really be something between them? “The words ‘emotionally unavailable’ and ‘womanizer’ sprang to mind.” Still, the chemistry between Jake and Lily was positively charged. I especially liked the riding lesson on the same horse. And who wouldn’t get turned on by getting lifted over a cowboy’s shoulder?

Story is a fun ride of love, drama, and insecurities. It’s a sweet, ole’ fashioned romance. An enjoyable read!

Look forward to more of this series.

Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2023

Lily is one of those characters you are immediately drawn to. You can relate to her and you are constantly rooting for her. The love story slowly unfolds and ends in a HEA. I can’t wait to read the next one. Love the way this author draws you in from the beginning and keeps you wanting more.

Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2023

Love Tools
By: Isobel Reed

This book is freaking fantastic. This is the first book in the Bluestone Series and I definitely cannot wait to read the other books. Bluestone is a small, rural ranch town and this book definitely gives so many good feels of a small town. It features two of the most amazing characters. Lilly is running away from London, from the life she knew. She is running towards … Well she isn’t sure. She knows that her father, that left her when she was little, has left her a hardware store and an apartment in Bluestone. She knows that she maybe wants to know something about him, but she also knows that she isn’t happy in her real life right now. Jake is working on a ranch with his sister. He has never had a real, serious relationship and the new girl in town has caught his eye. What he doesn’t know is that his sister also has caught the new girl’s eye and they are about to become the best friends that the other needs. This new revelation complicates things, because if he wants the new girl he can’t do what he has always done. But he is also the first to admit that Lilly (the new girl) has a different effect on him. He definitely feels things that might seem like this relationship might last.
Lilly and Jake have an amazing relationship. Their banter with each other is amazing. Each is very flawed in a very relatable way. I know I related to Lilly on so many levels. And Jake he just seemed so genuine. I also liked that Jake knew Lilly’s father. I feel like that really helped add depth to the story. I love knowing that this is a series as there were so many characters that were introduced that I really want to know more about - Sam and Duke, Lilly’s sister, Teddy at the bar. I love the small town feel and it made me want to up and move to Bluestone, it seems like a place that would feel like home.

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Tina Vega

Starting over in a new place!

Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2023

At the beginning of this story, we see a girl who is lost and hates the life she is living. I think everyone can relate at needing a change of scenery. I found this to be so relatable. It made me feel for Lily, and I was cheering her on as I read. The romance that blooms between her and Jake takes off, and they have great chemistry. I also love the secondary characters. The characters and the setting really grow on you in this novel and it continues thru series. My only gripe about Lily is that sometimes she acted childish and naïve like when she turned away from Jake’s kisses twice, but was upset when he did the same thing. I just found it unrealistic. Other than that – great plot, great characters, great romance!

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Reese

"You can't change the past, so why let it ruin the present?"

Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2022

From the tagline alone, I was hooked.
What happens when the king of casual meets the queen of picking the wrong men?

Lily left her life behind in London to run her father's hardware store in Bluestone County. She didn't know her father and hoped she would get answers and learn more about him.

Do you ever feel like you're not at home? As if you don't belong where you are? People would search for a place they could call home and feel safe. That was the case with Lily. She didn't have any regrets about leaving London. In Bluestone, she felt like that was where she was supposed to be.

Jake's romantic relationships were never long-term. Meeting Lily changed everything.

Lily and Jake's relationship didn't start on the right foot.

I didn't like how everyone used Jake's past against him. Yeah, he has a reputation. But people can change; their tastes could change. If anything had stayed stagnant, people wouldn't be able to grow and evolve.

As I was reading, I had to keep reminding myself that the author is from London. So, therefore, the writing would be in British English instead of American English. Which isn't a problem, but there were moments I thought something was misspelled, but it wasn't.

"Love Tools" was an emotional whiplash. And honestly, I don't know if I mean that in a good or bad way yet. However, it made me cry, so I would call that a win.

A lot of the issues could've been solved with communication. But then again, there wouldn't be a story or realistic if there wasn't slight miscommunication. Jake and Lily tend to conclude things without talking, and that's not all that healthy. Some of the inner dialogue was reasonable, but why not have confirmation before doing anything drastic? But to tell you the truth, even with me saying that about communication, I know that if I were in that situation, I most likely would've done the same thing. Is it rational? No, but everything can't be logical all the time.

The epilogue did an excellent job setting up the series's next story. Even with a preview of the next book at the end, I typically won't read them. I'm impatient and would rather have the whole book in front of me. But that is a personal preference and something I do. "Love Tools" is my first experience with Isobel Reed; it won't be the last! I can't wait to read Alice's story in "Expiry Dating".

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 (4.5)

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Angela Hayes

Small-town romance.

Reviewed in Australia on December 7, 2022

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4 Stars

Love Tools is the first book in the Bluestone series by Isobel Reed. It is a really great contemporary romance (closed-door/fade-to-black/clean) with a small-town setting, a western element, sexy cowboys, emotion, humour, interesting + likeable characters, and just enough drama to keep things interesting.
This is the first book that I have read by Ms. Reed, but if this story is anything to go by, it definitely won’t be the last.
There’s so many laugh-out-loud moments, which made this book such a fun read- but, there was plenty of emotion too, which tugged at my heartstrings and had me all wrapped up in the ‘feels’. Lily was such a hoot- all sass and sarcasm- which made for some really funny banter, quips, and antics. Jake might have started out as the king of casual, not wanting a relationship- until Lily swept onto the scene and upended his life. She was everything he didn’t know he needed…. he’ll just have to convince her that it’s worth taking a chance on love.
Bring on Book #2- Expiry Dating…. Can’t wait to see what’s in store for Alice and Brady.
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Thank you, Isobel Reed!

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