The Trouble with Wanting: 1 (Cedar Point) Paperback – Import, 27 June 2020

This is my first Jillian Liota book and I am in love. To start with, I love the way she writes and the style she follows. She creates such an amazing world of characters and important relationships that makes you keep coming back for more.When workaholic Boyd Mitchell meets nervous Ruby Roberts on a flight from Boston to California, it is the most adorable meet-cute. Ruby is chatty and Boyd is distant and somehow, she manages to get under his skin and makes him sit up and pay attention. On that seven-hour flight, they forge a bond that you can’t ignore. I love how Ruby slowly pulls Boyd out of his peace and quiet, and she does it without being a pain in the ass. Her nervousness and rambling is so endearing that it’s clear Boyd can’t help himself.Boyd’s in Cedar Point to spend his annual two week holiday with his family - his parents and his four hilarious and amazing siblings - and Ruby’s visiting her estranged father. At first, they don’t even realise they’re in the same place till Boyd and Ruby have their first phone conversation and he realises that she’s practically his neighbour. And thus begins a really beautiful relationship.Ruby is so captivated by Boyd and vice versa that they end up spending time together. She meets his family and gets very involved in all their lives, but in a really good way. And it’s clear that it’s hard for everyone to resist Ruby, because she's just so good in every way and even Boyd sees it. The Mitchell family welcomes her into their fold and Ruby soaks it all up, because under Boyd’s gaze, she feels more like herself than she’s ever felt before.As you’d expect in a small-town romance, there’s an ex-girlfriend and there’s a whole slew of old friends. And of course the ex-girlfriend wants to take back what’s hers, not caring about anybody or anything else. But you know what was really beautiful about this? Neither Ruby or Boyd treats Corinne like a bad person. They explain things to her and make her understand why what she’s doing is terrible. Yes, it hurts her feelings, but they don’t do it for that purpose, they do it to make her aware that neither of them are going to sit back and take her mean girl attitude.This was a whole new level of slow burn and I gotta say that even though Ruby and Boyd tackle everything the first time in a really bad way, the slow process of them learning how to give each other what they want and need is truly beautiful. Yes, the physical part of their relationship is great and it’s important, but it’s clear that they would do just fine even without the sex and that’s because of these crazy wild feelings neither of them ignore.For all of Boyd’s family being absolutely perfect, Ruby’s personal life isn’t as simple. All the things she thought about her father seems to be a lie and she’s coming to terms with just how much she needs to deal with. But in a situation where Ruby can behave badly and say things that she will regret, she handles it with so much strength. And reading that shows you just how strong she is and you feel so damn proud of her.Ruby and Boyd’s relationship is beautiful. I love the way it builds up and, even though it hurts, I do love the way things fall into place together. The fact that Boyd understands what Ruby is going through and the trust issues and the struggles she’s facing is what brings them together, apart and back together. Ruby’s got her fears and Boyd isn’t helping, but it’s clear they want the same thing. They just need to get on the same page. And Boyd loves Ruby so fiercely and they both know it, but that doesn’t make it easy.I absolutely loved everything about this book and I can’t wait to read the next in the series!

I absolutely loved Ruby and Boyd's story. I was hooked from the beginning. This was my first book by Jillian Liota and I can't wait to read more. This was a great small town romance book. Boyd and Ruby both learned to open up and how to support each other. I felt that their character development was strong which I really enjoy in a story. Boyd was so swoony and honest. Boyd's family was so supportive and hilarious. I look forward to reading more books in the series and highly recommend this book!

I am so glad I came across this author. Boyd & Ruby's romance drew me in so quickly and before I knew it I had devoured the book, and downloaded the rest! From their meet cute at the airport to falling in love in the small town of Cedar Point, a town I really want to visit! I fell in love too.Looking forward to reading more from Jillian Liota.If you are a fan of Devney Perry, Melanie Harlow, Amber Kelly or Elise Silver, I highly recommend you give this a go ❤️

When the good-looking, broody, 6’4” man sitting next to you on your first plane ride ever says.. “𝐼𝓉’𝓈 ℴ𝓀𝒶𝓎 𝓉ℴ 𝒷ℯ 𝒶𝒻𝓇𝒶𝒾𝒹. 𝐼 𝒸𝒶𝓃’𝓉 𝓉𝒶𝓀ℯ 𝓉𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒻ℯℯ𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒶𝓌𝒶𝓎 𝒻𝓇ℴ𝓂 𝓎ℴ𝓊, 𝒷𝓊𝓉 𝐼 𝒸𝒶𝓃 𝒽ℴ𝓁𝒹 𝓎ℴ𝓊𝓇 𝒽𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓊𝓃𝓉𝒾𝓁 𝒾𝓉’𝓈 ℴ𝓋ℯ𝓇 𝓈ℴ 𝓎ℴ𝓊 𝓀𝓃ℴ𝓌 𝓎ℴ𝓊’𝓇ℯ 𝓃ℴ𝓉 𝒶𝓁ℴ𝓃ℯ.” 🫠🙌🏻🫡After connecting in unexpected ways on their flight from Boston, Ruby and Boyd happen to end up in the same small town of Cedar Point, CA. Ruby works through family struggles while Boyd brings her into the mix of his large family. I adored that these two were truly opposites but worked so well with each other.While this was a bit of a insta-love, it gave plenty of slow burn feels too. Also, Boyd in the bedroom was some top tier, swoony stuff, y’all! 🥲😮‍💨“𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐲. 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝, 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭. 𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧, 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲, 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭.” 🥹🥹I’m excited for more Cedar Point with Briar and Andy! 😍𝓻𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰 • ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓭 𝓲𝓯 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮…✈️ Meet cute🏘️Small town🔄Opposites attract🙎🏻‍♂️Broody, yet swoony for his girl MMC🔆Talkative, sunshine FMC😮‍💨Steamy🥲Family love🫶🏻Heartwarming🛶Lake life📚Book 1 in Cedar Point Series

Boyd and Ruby meet on a plane. He is going home and she is looking for some answers. It turns out the dad who abandoned her as a small child lives very close to Boyd. When things with her dad don’t go as planned Boyd steps in to help her fill her time in Cedar Point. I loved how gentle this story was, there was no big drama between them. They quietly, but quickly became very important to each other. Boyd was a workaholic, with no interest or time for relationships, so he was completely taken off guard by how much he wanted to be with Ruby. Ruby had grown up being disappointed by the men in her life, so was very wary of letting anyone in. There are a few bumps along the way, but ultimately they can’t stay away from each other for long. This had a nice bit of heat (with a little twist) and lots of love. I loved being introduced to Boyd’s family and I am looking forward to reading their stories.

If you’re looking for a book where the hero has huge golden retriever energy, falls first and hard, and has a huge family with great banter - this is your book.Boyd is the best example of golden retriever that I’ve read in a long time. Once he becomes interested in Ruby, he’s a goner and falls hard and fast. It’s so fun watching him fall. Ruby is one of the craziest mixes of a character. She’s bubbly, a little chaotic, rambles, but her vulnerability is there in spades. She’s got walls all over the place, and Boyd has to work hard to chip away at them. But the journey to get there is so, so worth it.Jillian is a new author to me, and I’m excited to see how this series continues.