Sophie Reads YA: July 2025

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ARC Review: Drop the Mitts (Canadian Played #7) by Cynthia Gunderson

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Drop the Mitts
Series: Canadian Played #7
Author: Cynthia Gunderson
Published April 7th 2025

Goodreads Synopsis
He’s a bad idea wrapped in a smirk. And I’ve already made that mistake once.

I came back to Calgary for business, not pleasure. Settling my ex-husband’s estate was supposed to be a simple, temporary detour—deal with the mess Troy Bowen left behind, finalize the paperwork, and leave.

Then I met André Leclerc.

Cocky. Infuriating. Too young by at least eight years. He’s everything I should avoid with a reckless charm that reminds me too much of my past mistakes. He flirts like it’s a game, makes ridiculous promises, and then shows up at my door with tacos like I didn’t tell him twice to back the hell off.

Except—not everything about Andre adds up.

The way he drives a beat-up Chevy but then covers his teammate's fees without a word. The way he shows up when no one else is watching. The way he works a blue-collar job but then understands the ins and outs of real estate as well as I do, even though I’ve built my career in corporate and property law.

And the way he looks at me—like he’s addicted to pantsuits. Like he knows exactly how to get me to let loose . . .

I don’t do reckless anymore. I don’t do charming. But when we’re forced to work on the same charity game together, I can’t seem to get him and his damn tacos out of my head.

Six weeks and then I can go back to my quiet, structured life. I can hold my ground until then, can’t I?
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Review

I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher, via BookSirens. This in no way impacted on my view.

Grace is a lawyer, who’s only in town for a few weeks to complete renovations on her ex husband’s estate, before returning to her life in the city. She wants nothing to do with young hotshot Andre, no matter how much he gets under her skin. But when there’s an issue with her friend’s adoption, that Grace helped to finalise, she knows she’s needs all the help she can get. And there’s more to Andre than meets the eye.

This is the first books in this series and by this author that I’ve read, but I don’t think it’ll be the last. Because it’s book 7, it was a little confusing at first who everyone is, but you soon pick up on the connections and relationships between the various characters. Grace and Andre had a strong chemistry, and it was good to see that Andre could make Grace come out of her head, relax, and see that the family she had made in Calgary was worth sticking around for.

Dates Read:
July 27, 2025

Rating
3 Stars