Book Review: Let’s Call a Truce by Amy Buchanan

My review:

3.5⭐
Genre ~ contemporary romance
Setting ~ Orlando, Florida
Publication date ~ January 14, 2025
Publisher ~ Macmillan Audio
Est Page Count ~ 336 (33 chapters +e)
Audio length ~ 10 hours 3 minutes
Narrator ~ Charlotte North
POV ~ single 1st
Featuring ~ debut, widower, single parent, close proximity, coworkers, workplace romance, enemies to lovers, second chance at love, some steamage

Juliana (35) & Ben (37) don’t get off on the right foot her first day on the job. She is back in the workforce due to her husband, Jason’s, untimely death. But as a single parent now her top priority are her two girls, so when the school calls she has no choice but to leave early and miss an important meeting with Ben. The next day she overhears him complaining about her and flash forward 2 years and she’s still mad.

Oh boy, the sexual tension was on point, which is to be expected with enemies to lovers. I liked that it was just a workplace romance and not a boss/employee type of situation. Juliana was a rock star of an employee. They share a bff, Asia, who also works with them. She’s put in the middle sometimes, but she handles it well.

Regarding the dead hub ~ I do feel like the grief was handled well and I felt bad for her and the kids, obviously, but I was tired of hearing about him over and over and over again after a while. Ben was pretty great in that aspect and didn’t mind her talking about him, so I liked that. He was pretty great all around and I do wish we had a few chapters with his POV.

Overall, this was mostly great for a debut, except for the 3rd act that I absolutely hated, but could also maybe see a teeny tiny bit, like pin prick size, of why it was done. Still could have gone without it, though. I probably could have rated this higher had it not been for it.

Narration notes:
She did great. She deepened her tone for the men almost convincingly.

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Book blurb:

LET’S CALL A TRUCE is a sexy contemporary romance about second chances at life and love, bursting with humor and a touch of angst from debut author, Amy Buchanan.

After Juliana Ryan’s husband dies unexpectedly, leaving her with two grieving kids and a stunted career from years as a stay-at-home mom, she has no choice but to make it work all on her own. But her confidence crashes around her when[AB1] she overhears her condescending but infuriatingly attractive new colleague, Ben Thomas, talking about how her kids and inexperience are a liability the company can’t afford. This sets off a feud between the two, as Juliana vows to prove him wrong.

Two years later, their feud rages on, but it may be charged with something they aren’t willing to admit. When they are forced onto a career-making project together, Juliana has no choice but to call a truce. As their lives become more intertwined in and out of the office, Juliana finds it hard to ignore Ben’s perpetual smile and charming determination. What started as a truce grows into more, as boardroom-clearing arguments turn to desk-clearing kisses. Could the man she deemed her nemesis understand her life–her stress and responsibilities–better than anyone?

But just when Juliana decides to open her heart again, Ben’s past threatens their newfound bliss, and she has to figure out whether this second chance at love is worth it after all.

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