GRR Reviews Worth the Fall (Brew Ha Ha #2) by Bria Quinlan

Worth the Fall, 2nd book in the Brew Ha Ha series by Brian Quinlan, managed to be charming rom-com, but the beat near the end doesn't quite work right.

Kasey Lane is having a very bad week. She got laid off, just as she was about to move in with her boyfriend. Then her boyfriend, upon hearing the news, dumped her because she can't pay half of his mortgage. So she's jobless, homeless, and boyfriendless, all within 24 hours. And he thought he was being magnanimous for taking her out to a nice meal before dumping her. She walked out, and decided to let off a little steam... by letting the air out of his tires. He got mad to call the cops... except nobody cared to bear witness (he refused to let the car be valet'ed) and Officer Max who responded to the call, had to intervene when the lame BF got a bit physical. Now Kasey is determined to find a new place to live and revive her career going solo, and a new man is nowhere within her top priorities. But as kept bumping into Officer Max, from trying to get back into her apartment (and "broke in"), to running into a city tree (with a moving truck), she wonders if it's a sign that hot Officer Max, who actually appeared in her dreams... may be actually the one good guy in town...

Story is charming, rom-com situations where the FMC was embarrassed for various types of things, and Officer Max is... interesting mix. References to the first book in the series are nice. However, the ending somehow doesn't seem to be paced properly and just feels a bit off. Still a charming book.

Category: Contemporary / Comedy

Primary Plot: Woman who lost everything and needed to start over kept running into hot police officer who may be interested in her off duty

Tropes: law enforcement, betrayal,

Overall Rating:  4/5