As if I needed any more proof that Tarah DeWitt is really just out there writing the best contemporary romances one after another and another. We should be seeing her books on billboards. Her last book, Savor It, has been ranked in my Top 5 of 2024 and now it has a new bestie on that list.

Because writing and reading is ALWAYS political, I’m now going to be adding political themes and issues as part of each of my reviews, and I’m honored to start with The Co-Op!

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🌶️🌶️🌶️ (made me blush at one point 🥵 which is rare for me!)
💙🌎💙 Angry woman/female rage
💙🌎💙 Defying patriarchy
💙🌎💙 Lesbian joy and legacy
💙🌎💙 Anti-capitalism
💙🌎💙 Older adult visibility and caretaking

🛏️ Second chance + marriage of convenience

🚪 Forced proximity and while there is more than one bed, there are no doors 😂

🔥 Deacon is a 6’4” beach volleyball player and the most earnest and hottest of home reno Jonathan Scotts you can imagine. He loves dogs and they love him.

🖤 LaRynn is the fiercest, loyal protector of her humans and a 5’11” bad ass bitch

🌊 Santa Cruz, CA setting is its own character in the novel

🍆 Sex positive. The sex in all of Tarah’s novels is fun, affectionate, passionate, tender, and intimate, and it is no different in this one. It always belongs, flows organically into the narrative, and is true to the characters.

🌊 Grief and forgiveness

🌲Motion sickness is so real, folks. 💀

📚 THE EPILOGUE omg omg omg

Thank you SMP, NetGalley, and the author for the opportunity to read and review an eARC. But I absolutely bought a physical copy for my shelves of fame!