Wood You Be Mine (Lovewell Lumberjacks #1) by Daphne Elliot
Publication Date: November 10th 2026 by Berkley
Pages: 336
Source: Publisher
Rating: ★★★★
My
Thoughts:
Ready to break out of her safe, cautious routine, Alice
sells her Massachusetts house to become the principal of a struggling school in
small-town Lovewell, Maine. Renting a rustic cabin in the woods seems like a
great fresh star, until a few moving-in mishaps lead to some hilarious run-ins
with her sexy lumberjack landlord, Henri Gagnon.
The romance was the grumpy/sunshine kind with Henri, a
grump with a soft, gooey heart and Alice a sunny optimist. It was sweet and pretty
spicy!
I really enjoyed Alice’s pluck and her determination to
turn things around for the school. She had some great ideas and, more
importantly, listened to the locals and included them in finding solutions.
Tucker and Goldie, two siblings in foster care, really grabbed my heartstrings
and I was so happy Alice was there for them!
Meanwhile, Henri has been running his family’s lumber
business alongside his siblings since their father’s death, working hard to
finally get the company back in the black. Along with some operational hiccups,
there are lingering questions about his father’s passing, a mystery I think
will carry over into the next book.
Wood You Be Mine was a fun grumpy/sunshine romance
with plenty of spice. I think Alice and Henri’s personal journeys elevated the
story and gave it satisfying depth.
4 Stars
Book Description:
A grumpy small-town lumberjack and his sunny new-in-town neighbor cross axes and risk their hearts in this swoony romance, now in a print edition with exclusive bonus material!
This stunning first-edition paperback features gorgeous plaid stenciled edges.
The first time I met the grumpy lumberjack next door, I almost burnt down his cabin.
The second time, I was in an argument with a moose (don’t ask).
The third time, I was naked.
Henri Gagnon is not just my neighbor and landlord, but a flannel-clad foe who helps run his family’s lumber business. His protective streak clearly does not apply to me, since he’s convinced I won’t make it through the Maine winter.
But I’m going to show Henri and the rest of this small town that they’re wrong. I have one year to prove myself as the elementary school’s principal or I’ll be getting the axe.
So I simply just don’t have time to pine away for the lumberjack next door, no matter how good he looks chopping wood in his suspenders, or the way it makes me feel when he calls me buttercup.
I definitely don’t have time to wonder what would happen if I asked him if he wood be mine...
