Operation Valentine

by Kelsey McKnight & Sarah Fischer

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She’s determined to play Cupid, but will her arrow go astray? Nat Keller has worked at upstate New York’s Hazel Oaks Resort her entire adult life, dedicating herself to the lakeside lodge she considers home. After moving constantly as a child, planting roots and showcasing her organizational skills as the resort’s Head Concierge is her dream job. When she’s tasked with helping a married couple rekindle their romance, she’s excited to prove herself until she learns she’ll be working with a partner. Lead Adventure Coordinator Hudson Dougal has never stayed in one place for long. He’s worked at Hazel Oaks for nearly a year and is contemplating his next big move when he’s asked to work with the only woman who seems to be immune to his charm. Always up for a challenge, Hudson accepts. Soon, Nat and Hudson are igniting more than just a stale marriage. But just as Hudson wonders if roots have a purpose, he receives another opportunity. Will love be enough of an adventure to convince him to stay?

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Book Details

Genre

Contemporary Romance

Subgenre

Holiday (Christmas, Valentine’s, etc.), Small Town

Series

Hazel Oaks Resort • Book 1

Audience

Adult

Bell Peppers

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Profanity

1 None

Violence

1 None

Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco

1 None

Publication Date

January 25, 2021

Language Versions

English

Fiction Form

Novel

About the Author

Kelsey McKnight - From Scottish lairds to seductive vampires and broody cowboys, Kelsey McKnight will ignite your soul, no matter what century it lives in.Kelsey is a university-educated historian from southern New Jersey. She has married her great loves of romance, history, and literature to create her own tales of dashing heroes, sultry bad boys, and lovable heroines who each have their own stories to tell. They will take you through the ballrooms of Victorian London, to the hills of the Scottish Highlands, and into New York City penthouses, all at the flip of a page.When she’s not writing, Kelsey can be found reading, drinking too much coffee, spending time with her family, and watching every horror movie she can find.Sarah Fischer - Sarah Fischer works hard fighting the good fight in personnel security. She graduated with a degree in criminal justice and married the calm to her crazy. Then Sarah had a health scare and needed heart surgery. While recovering, she finally had the time to write the stories playing out in her mind. Her college romantic suspense series, Elton Hall Chronicles, is now available in its entirety on Amazon. First Semester, Second Snowfall, and Third Wheel remind you what you loved about college, show you what you missed, and make you yearn for what could have been. Sarah also has a contemporary short story in the Craving Bad anthology. In her spare time, you’ll find her with a book in her hand, at the movies, or watching just one more episode of reality tv.

Operation Valentine by Sarah Fischer and Kelsey McKnight

Operation Valentine by Sarah Fischer and Kelsey McKnightShe’s determined to play Cupid, but will her arrow go astray?Nat Keller has worked at upstate New York’s Hazel Oaks Resort her entire adult life, dedicating herself to the lakeside lodge she considers home. After moving constantly as a child, planting roots and showcasing her organizational skills as the resort’s Head Concierge is her dream job. When she’s tasked with helping a married couple rekindle their romance, she’s excited to prove herself until she learns she’ll be working with a partner.Lead Adventure Coordinator Hudson Dougal has never stayed in one place for long. He’s worked at Hazel Oaks for nearly a year and is contemplating his next big move when he’s asked to work with the only woman who seems to be immune to his charm. Always up for a challenge, Hudson accepts.Soon, Nat and Hudson are igniting more than just a stale marriage. But just as Hudson wonders if roots have a purpose, he receives another opportunity. Will love be enough of an adventure to convince him to stay?This is Nat Keller and Hudson Dougal's story.Natalie Keller checked her hair for the fourth time in her bathroom mirror before finally switching off the light. Each time she’d inspected herself, nothing about her hair, makeup, or outfit had changed, but the butterflies kept her on her toes.It had been exactly nine months, three weeks, and two days since her last brief relationship had ended; before it really ever got off the ground. But she was hopeful. She believed in real love, love at first sight, everlasting love, love that wouldn’t soil or tire with age, a friendship.A man that could only be Chris, as long as he didn’t have an identical twin, stepped inside wearing a black jacket over a blue button-down shirt and charcoal dress pants. Nat smiled up at him.Nat smiled up at him. He looked exactly like his profile picture, something that soothed her, since she had heard horror stories of online dating gone bad.Operation Valentine by Sarah Fischer and Kelsey McKnight is a 4 star book.I am looking forward to reading more books by Sarah Fischer and Kelsey McKnight.I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book.

Love

This story about two people trying to bring romance back into an elderly marriage before they divorce which brings them romance too

Great read

I can’t wait to read the next one out by the authors. The characters draw you in and it’s hard to put the book down until it’s done. Then I want to get into the next one.

Absolutely in love with Hazel Oaks

I wish there really was a Hazel Oaks in New York. I would go there and enjoy my stay. But this love story between Marvin and Mina was awesome, as was between Nat and Hudson.. Absolutely loved this book and I can not wait for the next book in the series...

A fun, engaging beginning of a new series

Operation Valentine begins the Hazel Oaks Resort series with a delightful romance that’s full of charm and giggle-out-loud moments throughout. But I expect nothing less when these two authors get together to bring us into their world.Natalie and Hudson are slightly different in the opposites attract type of couple. While Nat was an Army brat and spent her childhood on the move all she wants now is to settle in with deep roots and a job that she loves, and stay in one place. Hudson’s childhood was regulated by military boarding school and he’s all about the freedom to pick up and move to the next exciting place when the whim hits.But that may be changing as Hudson has been challenged, along with Nat, to bring the sparkle back to an older couple’s marriage before they head for divorce. While helping one couple to realize they still love each other – perhaps Nat and Hudson are about to discover that there are no rules when love comes along before their own romantic beginning runs into trouble.I enjoyed Operation Valentine. We get two romances, one beginning and another reminded of why they loved each other to begin with. Even though Hudson is all about freedom and Nat is all about lists and schedules, they worked as a couple slowly discovering that love is worth the risks and the changes necessary to keep that love alive.With secondary characters that I want to see have their own happy ending, the Hazel Oaks Resort is a series that I’ll be following for now I need to know what comes next. If you’re in the mood to see love at both ends of a relationship and to watch love be rekindled for one couple and discovered for another, then you’ll want to pick up Operation Valentine any time of the year.*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher, Tule Publishing. That does not change what I think of this story. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*