Book Review & Giveaway: A Spark of Romance

Review at a Glance

• Title: A Spark of Romance
• My Rating: 4
• Genre: Romance
• Format: eARC*
• Publication Date: June 30, 2020
• Author: Jamie K. Schmidt

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Book Blurb

Is she out of reach?

Fire Chief and former Army sergeant Kayleigh Baker is determined to save Mulberry’s annual Fourth of July fireworks display. She doesn’t want to disappoint the kids and the fireworks are a bittersweet memory of her mom’s last summer. As the town prepares for the summer parade and picnic, Kayleigh works to convince her former high school crush — now the straight-laced police chief — to help her cause.

Does he stack up?

Police Chief Liam MacAvoy doesn’t like the chaos the fireworks cause for his department and can’t hide his relief when they’re cancelled. But now he’s got the woman he’s been in love with for as long as he can remember asking for his help. How can he say no? What he’d really like is to show her that fireworks and town traditions are not the only things worth fighting for.
Can the boy next door and the town hero find the courage to finally seize their chance at love?

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My Thoughts

In A Spark of Romance, Kayleigh’s favorite tradition is the firework display that her mother would organize before she died suddenly years before. In order to save this year’s show, Kayleigh begrudgingly teams up with Liam, her childhood sweetheart and current crush, who secretly has loved Kayleigh for years.

This is an extremely cute, quick, July 4th read. Perfect for the holiday weekend and can be read in one sitting. I really liked the cute romance in the book, though I wish Kayleigh had been just a little less rough on Liam. She always seemed a little angry with him, even while she was trying to date him. Just seemed a little more dramatic than the situation warranted.

The dynamic between the sisters may have been the most interesting part of the book and I hope it was setting up a series or at least a sequel. You could feel the family connection in each of their interactions and the unconditional support they have with each other, solidified through life and loss.

This is a definitely feel good romance with very little heat. There was definitely romantic tension, just not particularly steamy scenes, but I was invested in the relationship without the addition of those particular events. ;).

As I’ve talked about before, I hesitate referring to any romance as a clean romance, because I think it implies that romance novels with sex scenes are dirty, and I don’t think they are. This book just didn’t happen to feature those particular details, but the story doesn’t suffer because of it. The focus is reserved for feelings and the history of the couple, both together and apart.

*Special thanks to Jamie K. Schmidt and TLC Book Tours for providing a copy of A Spark of Romance in exchange for an honest review.