Luka and Stella have a great connection in their friendship, but there were some elements that I wished were explored in further detail. If these events were connected or not does not make a difference in the grand scheme as Stella should have been more vigilant about figuring it out. I could not understand this even a tiny bit as it would seem she would want to investigate everything to see her farm thrive. She knows that her farm is struggling, and she needs to do something about it, but she brushes a lot off as if they are meaningless. While I could connect to her reasons for keeping her romantic feelings for Luka hidden, I could not understand how she could brush off a lot of events at her farm. Stella’s character was both understandable and not at the same time. The synopsis of the novel states that her visit is the driving force of the novel, so it felt very odd to have it almost minimized. The two of them continue this path for a long time as I kept waiting for Evelyn to appear, but it does not happen until a lot later than expected.

Once Luka agrees to fake-date Stella, the two of them begin to showcase their new relationship around their small town so they do not blow their cover once Evelyn arrives. While the book features a Christmas tree farm, the story begins in the fall where Luka and Stella are discussing Thanksgiving plans and events involving her pumpkin patch. After trying and failing to get Beckett to agree, she turns to her best friend, Luka Peters, for help. Unfortunately, Stella thought making the farm seem more romantic on the application meant she included a falsehood that she had a boyfriend.

To help the farm with money and publicity, Stella enters a contest hosted by influencer, Evelyn St. Stella Bloom is the owner of Lovelight Farms with her business partners, Beckett Porter, and Layla Dupree (both will have their own stories in the series). Lovelight Farms is the first standalone novel with connecting characters in the Lovelight series.

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