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Single with Cat
Can she save the Happy Endings Bookstore and have the happy ending she deserves?Olivia is back in her hometown to reopen the bookstore her grandmother left her. She has a whole plan mapped out for the Happy Endings Bookstore. Just one problem – she finds out the bank is ready to foreclose on the bookstore’s mortgage.Gabriel, the bank manager, is as drop dead gorgeous as he is grouchy. Olivia hates the guy, but her cat Chili seems to love him. Now Olivia has three months to save the bookstore and rub it in Gabriel’s face.Olivia tries everything to save the bookstore, but with a quest to find out the identity of an anonymous romance writer, her mother wanting to find her a husband, and her grandmother’s grouchy neighbor making her life hell, Olivia has a lot on her plate.The tension between Olivia and Gabriel escalates as the deadline to save the bookstore approaches, but as the two slowly begin to let their guard down, they might learn that sometimes stepping outside one's comfort zone can lead to the greatest reward.Single with Cat is a feel-good romantic comedy perfect for readers who love cats, books, and happy endings.
- GenresRomance
239 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 8, 2022
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About the author
Rosa Silva
16 books48 followersRosa Silva writes uplifting, feel-good novels with a bit of humor. She is not an award-winning author, but she wrote several humor books for cat lovers that will make you laugh your head off. She also writes contemporary women’s fiction, children’s books, and she will probably start writing in other genres because she likes to try new things.
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July 3, 2023
I have to admit that I was a little bit reluctant to dive into this book, as Rom-Com’s are not particularly books I usually read but it for sure surprised me.
The story is about Olivia, a 35 year old single woman who together with her cat, Chili, returns to her hometown to reopen her grandmother’s bookstore. Her dream to own a bookstore collapses when she learns that there is a mortgage she needs to pay in three months. The bank manager, aka her next door arrogant but handsome neighbour, is not willing to accommodate her financial problems. On top of this, her mother is nagging her to find a man otherwise she would become a spinster even if Olivia is happy being single with her cat. Did I mention there is an author living in the town and nobody knows who is that author?
I am surprise how engaged I was in this story. It was a story about books and cat so obviously it was my book. I liked the relaxing reading and atmosphere of the small town with little bit difficult neighbours. The author created interesting characters with unique personalities that fit perfectly into this story. I will recommend this book for those who look for lovely and heartwarming story with bookstore and a cat in it.
The story is about Olivia, a 35 year old single woman who together with her cat, Chili, returns to her hometown to reopen her grandmother’s bookstore. Her dream to own a bookstore collapses when she learns that there is a mortgage she needs to pay in three months. The bank manager, aka her next door arrogant but handsome neighbour, is not willing to accommodate her financial problems. On top of this, her mother is nagging her to find a man otherwise she would become a spinster even if Olivia is happy being single with her cat. Did I mention there is an author living in the town and nobody knows who is that author?
I am surprise how engaged I was in this story. It was a story about books and cat so obviously it was my book. I liked the relaxing reading and atmosphere of the small town with little bit difficult neighbours. The author created interesting characters with unique personalities that fit perfectly into this story. I will recommend this book for those who look for lovely and heartwarming story with bookstore and a cat in it.
September 16, 2022
Well, you know me, give me a bookshop, and particularly one that needs to be saved, and I’m so all in!
Here we meet Olivia, who has big plans for the bookstore her grandmother left her. The issue is, the bank won’t let her due, basically, to rules and regulations and red tape, oh and the small fact of a sum of money required. My interests, of course, lay with Olivia, but actually as much with the gorgeous bank manager who was so by the book, but found himself beginning to be swayed.
There were a lot of bad tempered people in the book, at times Olivia wasn’t for me, but I was so invested to see how the bookshop would be saved or even if there was another way for the shop to go! With friendship, community and some nice comedy thrown in, this was a book I really enjoyed and definitely one of you like older characters (I’m 42 so I like the characters being older). Thanks so much to the author for the book in return for an honest review.
Rating:4.5/5
Here we meet Olivia, who has big plans for the bookstore her grandmother left her. The issue is, the bank won’t let her due, basically, to rules and regulations and red tape, oh and the small fact of a sum of money required. My interests, of course, lay with Olivia, but actually as much with the gorgeous bank manager who was so by the book, but found himself beginning to be swayed.
There were a lot of bad tempered people in the book, at times Olivia wasn’t for me, but I was so invested to see how the bookshop would be saved or even if there was another way for the shop to go! With friendship, community and some nice comedy thrown in, this was a book I really enjoyed and definitely one of you like older characters (I’m 42 so I like the characters being older). Thanks so much to the author for the book in return for an honest review.
Rating:4.5/5
October 4, 2023
Poor Olivia. Can she save the bookstore her grandmother left her? Can she find out who the mysterious romance writer is? Does she really have to deal with the annoying bank manager, Gabriel? Will her mother ever stop meddling in her love life? The answer to some of these questions is yes. The rest remain to seen.
Olivia was a girl after my own heart. Funny, smart and determined. And her mother was a hoot. Now, Gabriel, he needed a swift kick in the pants. A bit grumpy. But I had a feeling that might change.
I love my little neighborhood bookstore. I can spend hours in there. So I was pulling for Olivia to be able to save hers. When she clashes with Gabriel, the one who can help her do that, I said hmm… perhaps the sparks will fly. How can you argue with her cat, Chili, who seems to adore him.
A bookstore to save, a meddling mother, and a chance at a happy ending. Single With Cat was all kinds of fun.
I received a complimentary copy. My review is voluntarily given.
Olivia was a girl after my own heart. Funny, smart and determined. And her mother was a hoot. Now, Gabriel, he needed a swift kick in the pants. A bit grumpy. But I had a feeling that might change.
I love my little neighborhood bookstore. I can spend hours in there. So I was pulling for Olivia to be able to save hers. When she clashes with Gabriel, the one who can help her do that, I said hmm… perhaps the sparks will fly. How can you argue with her cat, Chili, who seems to adore him.
A bookstore to save, a meddling mother, and a chance at a happy ending. Single With Cat was all kinds of fun.
I received a complimentary copy. My review is voluntarily given.
October 2, 2023
Single With Cat was a cute Rom-Com set in Portugal.
The story starts off pretty slow, but you quickly become consumed with the few different mysteries that take place.
I felt like the book could have undergone additional proofreading and editing. There was a good amount of repetition, and in some places the story read like a bad Google Translation.
It was fun trying to connect the dots, to figure out what caused the fall out between friends and who this mysterious author was.
You can read my full review at Bookswithachance.com
The story starts off pretty slow, but you quickly become consumed with the few different mysteries that take place.
I felt like the book could have undergone additional proofreading and editing. There was a good amount of repetition, and in some places the story read like a bad Google Translation.
It was fun trying to connect the dots, to figure out what caused the fall out between friends and who this mysterious author was.
You can read my full review at Bookswithachance.com
July 8, 2023
Thank you to the author for sending a review copy.
Olivia has moved back to her parents home town to take over a bookstore her grandmother owned. After a literal run-in with a gorgeous, arrogant man, she finds that he has a big say in her business.
I enjoyed the story. It was nice to see Olivia assert herself when her mother constantly urged her to take a job she wasn't interested in and to settle down and start a family. Olivia was happy to be single with a cat.
This book could use some proofreading to catch errors and repetitions, but the story itself was charming. This was my first story set in Portugal!
Olivia has moved back to her parents home town to take over a bookstore her grandmother owned. After a literal run-in with a gorgeous, arrogant man, she finds that he has a big say in her business.
I enjoyed the story. It was nice to see Olivia assert herself when her mother constantly urged her to take a job she wasn't interested in and to settle down and start a family. Olivia was happy to be single with a cat.
This book could use some proofreading to catch errors and repetitions, but the story itself was charming. This was my first story set in Portugal!
October 25, 2024
I found the romantic interest to be very unpleasant - very pushy, very rude... I couldn't see why she'd want to be involved with him. My copy was clearly a rougher draft as it had notes about things to change or tighten up, so some of this may be changed in a different copy. Some of it was well-written, some seemed as if the writer was very young.
July 9, 2023
Such a fun, feel good read! You already know cats and books my make world go 'round so of course I had to read this one 😻
This was a quick read with developed characters and a plot that kept great pace throughout. I thought it was a little predictable, but still cute and heartwarming! Who doesn't love a happy ending especially when there are cats involved? 🥰
Thank you to the author for this book in return for an honest review.
This was a quick read with developed characters and a plot that kept great pace throughout. I thought it was a little predictable, but still cute and heartwarming! Who doesn't love a happy ending especially when there are cats involved? 🥰
Thank you to the author for this book in return for an honest review.
August 10, 2022
A charming story about following your dreams and falling in love.
I couldn’t get enough of this book. It was such a good story, I never wanted it to end. For a quick read, the characters were very well developed and the story kept a great pace all the way through the end. I kept cheering for Olivia as she fought to make the dream of reopening her grandmother’s bookstore come true, even though it seemed like it wouldn’t happen. I enjoyed seeing Olivia and Gabriel slowly fall in love and how Gabriel didn’t give up on Olivia, even when she kept pushing him away. And I really loved all the cats in the book, especially Chili, Olivia’s cat, who seemed to steal quite a few scenes.
This is the first book that I have read by this author and it definitely won’t be the last.
I couldn’t get enough of this book. It was such a good story, I never wanted it to end. For a quick read, the characters were very well developed and the story kept a great pace all the way through the end. I kept cheering for Olivia as she fought to make the dream of reopening her grandmother’s bookstore come true, even though it seemed like it wouldn’t happen. I enjoyed seeing Olivia and Gabriel slowly fall in love and how Gabriel didn’t give up on Olivia, even when she kept pushing him away. And I really loved all the cats in the book, especially Chili, Olivia’s cat, who seemed to steal quite a few scenes.
This is the first book that I have read by this author and it definitely won’t be the last.
August 8, 2022
Olivia is approaching 40, and single, with a cat named Chili. She gives up her job to move from Lisbon, Portugal back to her small hometown where her mother is always trying to keep her thin and help her find a man. She runs into problems when she plans to reopen her beloved grandmother’s bookstore but finds out a lot of money is owed to the bank.
Other problems include getting off to a bad start with her very handsome neighbor and being disliked by a lady who didn’t like her grandmother. I enjoyed reading how she found solutions to these problems. This was a fun, feel good read I recommend to all cat lovers.
Other problems include getting off to a bad start with her very handsome neighbor and being disliked by a lady who didn’t like her grandmother. I enjoyed reading how she found solutions to these problems. This was a fun, feel good read I recommend to all cat lovers.
September 16, 2022
This is a very enjoyable book. It is a romance, which I barely ever read. But it is set in Portugal and that is fun. I can't remember a book set in that country. The outcome is predictable but especially satisfying; that is fine because I always enjoy seeing how the author untangles all of the intrigue in the plot. And romance novels have a lot of intrigue!
The characters all have secrets; some you know and some you try to find clues as to what they are. The reader is, therefore, engaged in the romance and the individual characters. That always makes for a good read. They are also multi-faceted; no one is one-dimensional; there are no purely evil or unbelievably good people.
However, there are many problems. It was not edited well, there was no proof-reading, and the translation to English fails many times. There is also repetition and cliché that is tiresome. The format of the Kindle edition needs to be tidied up, also. There were two or three breaks in two characters that were jarring because of their violence that did not fit with the character's personality. If these problems are cleaned up, I would say this is a perfect rainy day book. As it is now, though, I was frustrated by the errors interrupting my reading.
Disclosure: I was asked by the author to review her book.
The characters all have secrets; some you know and some you try to find clues as to what they are. The reader is, therefore, engaged in the romance and the individual characters. That always makes for a good read. They are also multi-faceted; no one is one-dimensional; there are no purely evil or unbelievably good people.
However, there are many problems. It was not edited well, there was no proof-reading, and the translation to English fails many times. There is also repetition and cliché that is tiresome. The format of the Kindle edition needs to be tidied up, also. There were two or three breaks in two characters that were jarring because of their violence that did not fit with the character's personality. If these problems are cleaned up, I would say this is a perfect rainy day book. As it is now, though, I was frustrated by the errors interrupting my reading.
Disclosure: I was asked by the author to review her book.
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