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Campfire Council #3
Tinder Embrace
Love takes flight when a crash-landing beauty meets a grumpy farmer.
When Sophie Dunham crash-lands her hot air balloon on Davis Pruitt’s hops farm, she vows to help him heal and keep up with chores as penance, even if her secret crush on the grumpy farmer twists her in knots.
Davis can’t believe his bad luck. Sophie, the bubbly second-grade teacher with a hot-air ballooning side-hustle, crash-landed, and now she won’t leave. The attraction between them is hot enough to lift twenty balloons, but he's been down the commitment road once before. Davis’s first marriage failed, and he's not ready to open himself up to love again. Plus, she’s one of his sister’s best friends.
Love is in the air, but will Sophie and Davis let past mistakes keep them grounded, or can they find the courage to take flight together?
Join us around the campfire, where you can pour out your troubles and seek solace in friendship and love.
Tinder Embrace is book three in the Campfire Council Series but can be read as a stand-alone romance. The newly elected city council of Campfire, WA, is ready to win hearts and rebuild their small town, but can this sisterhood of the wine-soaked campfire find love amid the flames?
When Sophie Dunham crash-lands her hot air balloon on Davis Pruitt’s hops farm, she vows to help him heal and keep up with chores as penance, even if her secret crush on the grumpy farmer twists her in knots.
Davis can’t believe his bad luck. Sophie, the bubbly second-grade teacher with a hot-air ballooning side-hustle, crash-landed, and now she won’t leave. The attraction between them is hot enough to lift twenty balloons, but he's been down the commitment road once before. Davis’s first marriage failed, and he's not ready to open himself up to love again. Plus, she’s one of his sister’s best friends.
Love is in the air, but will Sophie and Davis let past mistakes keep them grounded, or can they find the courage to take flight together?
Join us around the campfire, where you can pour out your troubles and seek solace in friendship and love.
Tinder Embrace is book three in the Campfire Council Series but can be read as a stand-alone romance. The newly elected city council of Campfire, WA, is ready to win hearts and rebuild their small town, but can this sisterhood of the wine-soaked campfire find love amid the flames?
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292 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 18, 2023
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Amelia Simone
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Amelia Simone is the author of flirty, fun romances set in the Pacific Northwest, including Mister Romance (Book 1 of the Self-Made Series), Formula for Love (Book 1 of the Excelling @ Love Series), and Forbidden Flame (Book 1 of the Campfire Council Series.)
On sunny days, you can find her lounging on her deck, sipping coffee and working on her latest book. She specializes in writing lighthearted, hopeful romances that feature relatable, everyday characters who are looking for love. She’s a firm believer in writing dessert books with plenty of sweet, flirty banter, teasing, and spice. Her goal is to deliver stories that give you a serotonin boost and leave you with a smile.
When she’s not writing, she’s wrangling her kiddos, indulging in food and wine adventures with her better half, or out back trying to revive her garden. (Hey, sometimes things die, it’s fine.)
Flame Wars, book 4 in the Campfire Council Series is here! Book 5 will release later in 2024. Happy reading!
Latest Release
Flame Wars is out now and available in Kindle Unlimited and paperback!
Sign up for Amelia's Newsletter
Amelia's Amazon Page
About Amelia
Amelia Simone is the author of flirty, fun romances set in the Pacific Northwest, including Mister Romance (Book 1 of the Self-Made Series), Formula for Love (Book 1 of the Excelling @ Love Series), and Forbidden Flame (Book 1 of the Campfire Council Series.)
On sunny days, you can find her lounging on her deck, sipping coffee and working on her latest book. She specializes in writing lighthearted, hopeful romances that feature relatable, everyday characters who are looking for love. She’s a firm believer in writing dessert books with plenty of sweet, flirty banter, teasing, and spice. Her goal is to deliver stories that give you a serotonin boost and leave you with a smile.
When she’s not writing, she’s wrangling her kiddos, indulging in food and wine adventures with her better half, or out back trying to revive her garden. (Hey, sometimes things die, it’s fine.)
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May 25, 2024
This grumpy sunshine romance had the most unexpected, realistically crafted moments!!!
Who knew combing nits could be so romantic?
Full RTC on Bookbub.
Who knew combing nits could be so romantic?
Full RTC on Bookbub.
November 19, 2023
Love this series.
This is my favourite book in the series.
Sophie and Davis were perfect for each other.It took Davis a while to realise it but they got there in the end.
Sophie crash lands her hot air balloon onto the Pruitt farm.She not only hurts herself but Davis gets hurt as well.
She feels guilty and offers to help him around the farm.She is staying with him at the farm.
Sophie has a crush on Davis,but she does not want him to know.
Davis is reserved and a grump,Sophie is all sunshine.He does not think he is good enough for her.She is also his sister's best friend.They both have to overcome past relationship issues before they can give each other a chance and get to their happily ever afyer.
Really enjoyed this grumpy/sunshine romance,full of laughter,emotions,banter,friendships,
spice,furry friends and a happily ever after.
Cannot wait for the next book in the series.
I recieved an advanced review copy of this book for free via booksirens and am voluntarily leaving my review.
This is my favourite book in the series.
Sophie and Davis were perfect for each other.It took Davis a while to realise it but they got there in the end.
Sophie crash lands her hot air balloon onto the Pruitt farm.She not only hurts herself but Davis gets hurt as well.
She feels guilty and offers to help him around the farm.She is staying with him at the farm.
Sophie has a crush on Davis,but she does not want him to know.
Davis is reserved and a grump,Sophie is all sunshine.He does not think he is good enough for her.She is also his sister's best friend.They both have to overcome past relationship issues before they can give each other a chance and get to their happily ever afyer.
Really enjoyed this grumpy/sunshine romance,full of laughter,emotions,banter,friendships,
spice,furry friends and a happily ever after.
Cannot wait for the next book in the series.
I recieved an advanced review copy of this book for free via booksirens and am voluntarily leaving my review.
November 20, 2023
I loved this book so much just as I loved the 2 other books in this series. In this book we meet Sophie Dunham who is on the Campfire Council and Davis Pruitt who runs a hop farm with his sister Jo. Sophie is a bubbly, happy teacher whose passion, apart from teaching is piloting a hot air balloon. When she crash lands on Davis's farm, she is thrown into close quarters with Davis who she has a huge cruch on. Sophie stays with Davis who helps her recover from her foot injury and help him with chores. They soon become very close but neither of them wants to go ahead with a relationship because they have had troublesome relationships in the past. Their chemistry is off the charts and the steamy scenes are hot! They have a very HEA at the end!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
December 13, 2023
This was my second book by the author and I absolutely love the style of her writing. I’ve said it before but I’m a sucker for a small town series. I envision Sophie as the larger than life personality and loyal friend. Whew and bless her, I recently had(keywords) to substitute a kindergarten class and nope, I don’t have Sophie’s energy. I love characters who know what they want and go after it, no games, no one trying to make the other jealous…hey kids, that’s doesn’t always work. Davis was such the opposite personality wise but I thinks that’s what made them work. They picked up each other where the other may have had a weakness. I enjoyed how Sophie and Davis worked together instead against each other to conquer their fears so that they could be good together. I’m ready to find out who these town crazies are who that keep sabotaging the efforts to grown their town!
November 13, 2023
Super cute grumpy-sunshine romance. Sophia may be a bit of a stereotype as a happy teacher and Davis is the perfect grumpy farmer. BUT, they both have a few curveballs as Dave is really a softy who fosters kittens and Sophia has a passion for hot air ballooning (which leads to a crash landing on Davis' farm). Davis has been trying to resist his attraction to his sister's friend for a long time but having her stay with him while they recover may just break down his walls. I loved the detail in this story, such as how hot air ballooning works. Great slow-burn, steamy read. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
November 17, 2023
Loved Davis and Sophie's story. The added hot balloon pilot side gig was a fun addition as well as Davis's foster cat barn. Both elements gave the characters some depth and other helped reveal another side of them. I enjoyed the mild spice, there was just the right amount!
If you hate the third act breakup-- this book does not have that… which was nice. It is a stand alone book but I found myself wishing I had read the first two in the series for more insight on some of the things mentioned in this story.
Character growth was well done.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily
If you hate the third act breakup-- this book does not have that… which was nice. It is a stand alone book but I found myself wishing I had read the first two in the series for more insight on some of the things mentioned in this story.
Character growth was well done.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily
October 8, 2023
*Grumpy/Sunshine
*Friends Brother
*Small Town
Davis is a grumpy antisocial farmer and Sophia is a sunny teacher. After an accident that had Sophia landing on Davis' property she felt horrible for hurting him too and had the thought to stay with him to help him with the farm while they both recovered and while his sister was at a conference. They of course had a spark and even though they both tried to keep their hearts guarded that only worked for so long. This was my first Amelia book and it wont be my last. I loved every second of it.
*Friends Brother
*Small Town
Davis is a grumpy antisocial farmer and Sophia is a sunny teacher. After an accident that had Sophia landing on Davis' property she felt horrible for hurting him too and had the thought to stay with him to help him with the farm while they both recovered and while his sister was at a conference. They of course had a spark and even though they both tried to keep their hearts guarded that only worked for so long. This was my first Amelia book and it wont be my last. I loved every second of it.
October 9, 2023
I thought this was such a cute story. I really loved the plot. I got a little confused when Sophie would ramble on about the hot air balloon in depth. I feel like that much information didn't need to be in the book. It was super steamy but the steamy scenes need to be described in more detail. I found myself a little confused at what was going on during a few steamy scenes. Overall loved the book and would definitely read the rest of the series.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
November 9, 2023
I am a sucker for this series of small-town romances. This one is a slow burn because it is a grumpy sunshine romance. I found the hot air balloon information to be surprisingly detailed, which was very interesting. The best part is that there is no ridiculous third act break up. The epilogue was adorable, and of course, I teared up a little. The bonus book club scene was funny. Explicit sex and mature language.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
December 1, 2023
Tinder Embrace was a very sweet, low-angst book with some steam to it. It was so low-angst that I kind of felt like not much happened. I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop, but nope. Sophie and Davis had great chemistry and the secondary characters were fun, but I wish we had gotten more than some passing scenes from them. Overall, I enjoyed this book, and I am interested in reading more of this author and series.
I received an advance review copy of Tinder Embrace from BookSirens for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I received an advance review copy of Tinder Embrace from BookSirens for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
May 29, 2024
2.5 stars
Neither special nor memorable, but it didn’t suck.
I finished it three days ago, couldn’t write an immediate review because of a power outage, and now I can only remember it began with a hot air balloon crash, which was the impetus for the heroine to move in with the hero so she could assist him while he recovered from an injury he sustained in the crash. She assisted him by having him fix her food, help her limp to the bathroom, drive her around, and interrupt his work. This inevitably led to love and sex or sex and love, whatever.
Neither special nor memorable, but it didn’t suck.
I finished it three days ago, couldn’t write an immediate review because of a power outage, and now I can only remember it began with a hot air balloon crash, which was the impetus for the heroine to move in with the hero so she could assist him while he recovered from an injury he sustained in the crash. She assisted him by having him fix her food, help her limp to the bathroom, drive her around, and interrupt his work. This inevitably led to love and sex or sex and love, whatever.
November 11, 2023
Book 3 in Simone's Campfire Council series and while this is another great addition to this series, it can easily be read as a stand alone. Our main characters are Davis and Sophia. This was a well written, smooth flowing storyline that was captivating with plenty of steamy chemistry. A wonderful small town romance that I would definitely recommend!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
January 1, 2024
☀️⛈️☀️⛈️☀️ I loved this twist on my favorite trope - grumpy/sunshine! I really appreciated that this storyline was fully developed, catching my interest from the very beginning and leading to an enjoyable day of binge reading. The characters were believable and it was interesting watching the HEA unfold.☀️⛈️☀️⛈️☀️
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
March 18, 2024
This was actually super cute, despite the cringe book cover and title.
If you like the tropes grumpy/sunshine, sister's best friend and small town romance, you'll enjoy this.
I really enjoyed the characters and the story. The male's pov was a little weird though, I don't think that's how men's inner dialogues go. Some scenes also felt kind of random, but maybe that's because I haven't read the other companion books.
I received a free copy of this book via Goodreads Giveaway.
If you like the tropes grumpy/sunshine, sister's best friend and small town romance, you'll enjoy this.
I really enjoyed the characters and the story. The male's pov was a little weird though, I don't think that's how men's inner dialogues go. Some scenes also felt kind of random, but maybe that's because I haven't read the other companion books.
I received a free copy of this book via Goodreads Giveaway.
November 20, 2023
Cute story but needs a little work.
First let me just say that the characters were well developed and the story very sweet. I did have a problem that one of the issues brought up more than once wasn't resolved. I also think that proofreading needs to be done again. The book was still fun to read.
First let me just say that the characters were well developed and the story very sweet. I did have a problem that one of the issues brought up more than once wasn't resolved. I also think that proofreading needs to be done again. The book was still fun to read.
March 11, 2024
Grumpy/Sunshine perfection! <3
September 7, 2024
Cute streamy read.
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