BOTM Monday: First-Time Caller

Author: B. K. Borison

Title: First-Time Caller

Publisher: Berkley

Date Published: 02/11/2025

Read Dates: 02/12/2025- 02/14/2025
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This was my Book of the Month club pick for February. 

First-Time Caller is a dual POV grumpy/sunshine romance. Aiden is the host of Hearstrings, a romance radio show, but he no longer believes in love. One night Maya, the precocious daughter of Lucie, calls in, hoping to help her mom find love. Lucie gets convinced to join Aiden in the booth on a quest to find her happy ever after, but it’s much closer than either of them thought!

This Sleepless in Seattle inspired RomCom was such a joy to read. I loved Lucie and Aiden’s banter on the show, and how fun they were together. The side characters were all great and the story was sweet and sexy.

Aiden Valentine has a secret: he's fallen out of love with love. And as the host of Baltimore's romance hotline, that's a bit of a problem. But when a young girl calls in to the station asking for dating advice for her mom, the interview goes viral, thrusting Aiden and Heartstrings into the limelight.

Lucie Stone thought she was doing just fine. She has a good job; an incredible family; and a smart, slightly devious kid. But when all of Baltimore is suddenly scrutinizing her love life-or lack thereof—she begins to question if she's as happy as she thought. Maybe a little more romance wouldn't be such a bad thing.

Everyone wants Lucie to find her happy ending... even the handsome, temperamental man calling the shots. But when sparks start to fly behind the scenes, Lucie must make the final call between the radio-sponsored happily ever after or the man in the headphones next to her.