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Fish Out of Water
by Josie Watts
Sweet Side · Book 1
Julia has a new apartment and an unexpected set of neighbors: the place she has moved into is a retirement community. Getting to know the residents brings another surprise when one resident’s nephew becomes her love interest.
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What makes it funny?
The housing mistake gives the romance its comic starting point. Julia has landed among neighbors she did not expect, and the resulting complications put everyday community life at the center of the joke. Hip Librarians Book Blog singles out the setup’s hijinks and praises the characters.
Try this if…
For romcom readers drawn to an accidental move, an unfamiliar community and a romance that grows out of the heroine’s new surroundings.
Good to know
This is the first book in the author’s Sweet Side sequence. Josie Watts is the romantic-comedy pen name of Janice Whiteaker.
A few distinguishing details
- An accidental move into a retirement community
- A resident’s nephew as the love interest
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