Welcome to the small town of Roses, North Carolina, where landscaper Shanice (Shay) Williams has inherited her grandmother’s home. Living on a tight budget, Shanice realizes that she must put the property up for sale if she wants to be able to pay her bills. But the property is old and in need of repair, and even with a lowered listing price that reflects that the property is to be sold “as is,” no offer has been made that comes close to what she needs to break even after paying her own expenses.

However, there is a mysterious out of town person interested in the property. Could he be the buyer she is hoping to find? Shay is shocked when she discovers that it is none other than Lincoln Reid, her love of sixteen years ago.

Author Josie Riviera weaves a wonderfully romantic tale as she sets the stage for Shanice and Lincoln to fall in love again. In spite of the fact that he is a very successful businessman and she is struggling to make ends meet, they have much in common. They are encouraged along the way by friends and my Lincoln’s older sister. Lincoln is completely charming…bringing old memories alive and trying to create new ones.

There are fun moments such as learning about how Lincoln always messed up the words to songs. These are balanced out with more reflective times such as finding out why Shanice broke up with Lincoln so many years ago. The story is set during Kwanzaa, and Ms. Riviera has done her research so that she can incorporate the traditions into her story and perhaps teach something about this holiday to those readers who know little about it.

It has been a while since her last book in this 1-800 series, so I was glad to see that this one lived up to my expectations.

Although this is a series and the reader does see some of the same characters in more than one book, each can easily be read without reading any of the others. ( )

1-800-NEW YEAR (Flipping For You #5) by Josie Riviera
Starts with an introduction where author talks about her news and signing up for her newsletter.
Praise for the authors works from readers.
Shannice is crusing the dating apps... She hadn't felt her old boyfriend even listened to her.
Her first boyfrined left an impression on her, Lincoln Reid. He is a divorcee.
She needs to move forward....
story also follows Lincoln and he's returned to the town. He has plans to relocate the toy store he and his sister run to that little town.
He even looks at Shay's farm house. He tells her a bit about his plans...
Love small things like thrift store and fire pit. So many secrets come to light and he tells her his new plans..
She's devastated that he's not paying for her farmhouse, she really needed the money...
She's hurt and didn't wait to hear what else he had to say....You wonder if they will ever get together...
Love learning about the holiday, Kwanza and all it stands for.
Like hearing more about their careers, using their hands, priceless!
Love the charity work everybody is involved in.
Recipe included. Note from the author about the book and series.
1800 cupid excerpt is included at the ned. Other works by the author are listed.
Dedication page and about the author are listed at the end.
I received this review copy from the author and this is my honest opinion. ( )