The Happy Camper

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This book got my out of my reading slump. It was very good. Easy love story with a crazy ex that wont leave her alone. Dillon renovates a vintage camper. And falls in love.

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mom_of_4

The Happy Camper | Melody Carlson

Reading some outside. Not sure how long ill be out here cause its hot. But i wanted some fresh air.

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mom_of_4

The Happy Camper | Melody Carlson

My goal is to complete this book. Im in such a reading slump. And challenge is exactly what i need. @Andrew65

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Me too… 2y

Suet624 you can do it! 2y

Andrew65 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Me three! 2y

Andrew65 Hope the Readathon helps us all. 😁 2y

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mom_of_4

The Happy Camper | Melody Carlson

Accept the challenge you are facing. It may become your greatest gift. #tealover

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mom_of_4

The Happy Camper | Melody Carlson

Currently reading. I got this book because I live in a camper. I sure hope its good.

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Rissa1

The Happy Camper | Melody Carlson

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Super cute. Perfect for laying in bed while I am sick with a stomach bug.

CaitZ Hope you feel better soon 2y

Rissa1 @CaitZ thank you. 2y

Reggie Being sick sucks. Hope you feel better. 2y

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Kshakal

The Happy Camper | Melody Carlson

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This was an impulse read from the library and boy am I glad it caught my eye!! So cute and so good… it was everything I needed in a book!

Djspens What a cute, happy cover 😃 3y

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Sharpeipup

The Happy Camper | Melody Carlson

I‘m a happy camper and an audio walker.

Tamra 😃 3y

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bookaddict30

The Happy Camper | Melody Carlson

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Rating: 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Wish I could rate it 10 stars!!)
Review:
This was my first time reading a book by this author so I was unsure what to expect but since the cover is so beautiful I thought the story would be too and I'm glad I was right.

There was the perfect amount of Contemporary, Romance and Comedy that made for a fun and enjoyable read!!

Can't wait to read more by Melody in the future!!!

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bookaddict30

The Happy Camper | Melody Carlson

Starting Book 11 of August and Book 120 of 2020!!!

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BayouGirl85

The Happy Camper | Melody Carlson

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Sometimes you just want a stress-free, extremely low drama read. I devoured this one. I enjoyed the bits about camper renovation. An overall good summer read. This one gave me serious camping envy.

July Book 7/20 #LitsyLove

j.rye #stackadd
I'm a sucker for campers. We just bought one last year and my list of renovations is longer than my life span. 4y

BayouGirl85 @j.rye We have a camper too but it was new. I don‘t have the vision for decorating. So I would have been lost. I think the renovated vintage camper are super cool. 4y

BayouGirl85 @TheAromaofBooks 4y

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TCFG16

The Happy Camper | Melody Carlson

so-so

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Jhullie

The Happy Camper | Melody Carlson

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A standard romance with the usual angst, annoying ex and the obligatory potential rival but there was something that made me keep reading. I enjoyed the small town atmosphere as well as the vintage trailer renovation ideas and I found that I truly cared if Dillon and Jordan would finally make it work. A very well written foray into a small town ‘sea change‘ which will make you want to google vintage caravans. #NetGalley

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xxjenadanxx

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The Happy Camper is a sugary sweet small town romance. After breaking up with her boyfriend and losing her job Dillon packs up her life and moves back to her hometown. There she finds a new verve for life, a new passion in vintage campers - and the handsome town bachelor, Jordan Atwood.

QotD. Other than reading what are your hobbies? I love painting rocks but have been neglecting doing it recently so I'm trying to get back into it!

Hoopiefoot I just snagged this on Hoopla and now I‘m even more excited to read it 😀 5y

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MaggieCarr

The Happy Camper | Melody Carlson

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Finished this audio while working on laundry, crafts and cleaning today. I know authors don't always get a say on marketing and cover art but aside from the turquoise color banding the rest is wrong. Don't they even read the book they are promoting? The camper was an Aloha with an over cab loft for sleeping and the Adirondack chairs a coral orange. Story was just so-so, ending just felt rushed.

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Jhullie

The Happy Camper | Melody Carlson

And that‘s a wrap for the longest school term in history! Staff are now free for 2 weeks of holidays and we will see what we go back to on the 20th April. In the meantime I plan to hunker down with my books, kindle and Audible and stay at home.
I hope everyone is safe and healthy. Big love to you all.
❤️💛💖💚🧡💜💙

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intothehallofbooks

The Happy Camper | Melody Carlson

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Another stress-free, extremely low angst read that is perfect for #socialdistancing!! I inhaled this one. I loved the bits about gardening and the camper renovation. I really enjoyed Dillon‘s grandpa-he reminded me so much of my own grandpa. And I think Jordan, the love interest, is such a great guy. Just a fun, fun story all around.

Thanks so much to @revellbooks for sending along this book for review. It was such a pleasure to read it!

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revellbooks

The Happy Camper | Melody Carlson

Sometimes all we can do is let life take its course. But we'll make it through! Hope all you readers are hanging in there and making the most of all this reading time indoors. 😉

#keeplitsypositive #quotsymar20 #socialdistancing #quotes

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TheAromaofBooks

The Happy Camper | Melody Carlson

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This was a fun fluff read, although it did get a little repetitive ("I think he likes me. Ohno he is talking to her so I guess he doesn't like me after all. Oh wait, I misunderstood! He DOES like me!") and felt like it could have either been shorter or delved more into some of the side issues. Overall enjoyable but not life-changing.

Review copy from @revellbooks - thank you! Full review on my blog soon.

TheAromaofBooks #ReadtheUSA2020 / #SeparatedbyaPondTour - Oregon @Andrew65 || #FebruaryBookBingo - Flowers on the Cover || #MarchBookBingo - Published in March 5y

Andrew65 Love the cover. Holiday escapism for those in isolation! 5y

TheAromaofBooks @Andrew65 - yes!! Are you under government-mandated isolation there, or just highly-recommended-that-you-stay-at-home isolation? 5y

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Andrew65 @TheAromaofBooks Self isolation, but as principal of school schools are still open. Told today Shutting at end if Friday but still to stay open to the children of a range of people who are helping keep society and the fight against Coronavirus. So will be business as usual. 5y

TheAromaofBooks @Andrew65 - everything is so complicated!! Not sure how long people are supposed to go on this way!! 5y

Andrew65 @TheAromaofBooks Big worries about people‘s mental health. 5y

TheAromaofBooks @Andrew65 - definitely! And I see a lot of people bemoaning the fact that their elderly relatives don't want to stay in, but I think a lot of that is due to those older folks not being as comfortable staying connected via technology - that personal interaction is important to them. Uncertainty and isolation make a tough combination! 5y

Andrew65 @TheAromaofBooks I worry that some other people will just give up the will to live. 5y

TheAromaofBooks @Andrew65 - it's definitely a tough time. All we can do is keep reaching out to the people we know who are vulnerable and try to encourage one another!! 5y

Andrew65 @TheAromaofBooks Totally agree. 5y

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TheAromaofBooks

The Happy Camper | Melody Carlson

#20thingsaboutme

1. My husband & I both have a weakness for cars, which is how we end up with things like a motorhome older than me & a 1991 Civic Wagon, among others. If we had unlimited money, we would own so many cars! 😂
2. Met my husband when I rear-ended him in rush hour traffic. We got married 3 months later - almost 10yrs ago!!
3. Own 2 border collies - Waylon & Paisley
4. Oldest of six, spread out over 19 yrs.
5. I lived in 6 houses ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) within 1/2 mile of the same road
6. I was in 4-H for 10yrs & showed chickens, rabbits, & dairy
7. Love to roadtrip, even across the “boring“ parts of the country, but still haven't made it all the way to the Pacific
8. I've been to Guatemala 3 times & would love to go back - so beautiful
9. I've owned 3 different full-sized Chevy vans, including the one I have now (a 1988), which is painted like a cow
10. I used to own a coffee shop ⬇ 5y

Texreader There‘s a love story!!! 5y

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) with my siblings & sometimes I really miss it
11. I work seasonally - autumns/winters at an orchard & springs at a greenhouse
12. I pick up books from our small library branch so often that the librarians all recognize my car & have my stack of reserves ready when I walk in the door 😁
13. I love to garden & mix veggies, flowers, & herbs
14. I live in a small village where we don't have home delivery - everyone here has a PO box. Our ⬇ 5y

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TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) post office is manned by one woman who is amazing & also knows literally everything that is happening in town
15. I live across the street from my father-in-law, who is delightfully crazy & sometimes plays Led Zeppelin so loudly I can hear it inside my house 😂
16. One spring when I was a kid, a garter snake had babies in our basement (they have them live, not eggs) & we caught baby snakes all summer
17. I was homeschooled from 3rd ⬇ 5y

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) grade through graduation & absolutely loved it
18. I love learning new things
19. My sister is my best friend & was my neighbor until last fall - she only moved 20mins away but I miss her so hard!
20. It was way harder to think of 20 interesting things about myself than I thought it would be - I'm overall happiest when life is a little boring!! 😂 5y

TheAromaofBooks @TexReader - It was a whirlwind romance!! We never looked back! ❤ 5y

Texreader You sound like you are living the life!! How marvelous!! 5y

ChasingOm I love Guatemala as well! 5y

Leftcoastzen I have an old Honda too! Not quite that old ,but your Civic wagon is adorable! 5y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awww how you met your husband ❤️❤️❤️ 5y

sheshedbooks 😍 an adorable meeting. Share the details! First words? How angry was he? 😂 Can't help myself. It's lovely. 5y

NeedsMoreBooks Love your love story 💖💖 5y

marleed Your love story is great! 5y

Megabooks You‘re fascinating! 5y

sudi Your love story is like straight out of a movie, love it💖💖💖 5y

RainyDayReading That is an awesome way to meet your husband 🤣 We just started working on our garden today. Hopefully everything lives 🙈 5y

Crazeedi @TheAromaofBooks I love your list. Love your camper. You and I have so much in common! Love my garden, veggies, flowers, fruit, live in very rural area, 1/2 mile off a rural road etc. We are so lucky, arent we?!💚 5y

TheLudicReader Your life makes me happy. 5y

TheAromaofBooks @ChasingOm - all 3 times I went were for wk-long missions trips, twice to work w/ a local church that was building housing for widows back in the late 90's, early 00's. That village was way up in the mountains on Lake Atitlan. Truly the most beautiful place I have ever been in my life. The 3rd time was w/ Compassion Int & was more in the southern jungles - saw Tikal, wild monkeys, etc. Different but also fascinating. What region have you visited? 5y

TheAromaofBooks @Leftcoastzen - Friends of friends were having a medical emergency & needed cash - had been hanging onto this car because they loved it but it hadn't been driven in 2yrs - everyone went away happy from the deal - the car only has 67k miles!! We are the 3rd owners & it has always been garaged - it's in almost showroom shape & we love it. My husband has a passion for regular cars that have been really loved, if that makes sense haha 5y

TheAromaofBooks @greenreads - haha he's a very stoic kind of person, so he contained his rage well 😂 he was SUPER nice about it. I don't know if I believe in love at first sight, but I think your soul can recognize someone that is going to be important to you & we both knew from our first meeting that there was something there. When I went to give him his money for car repair (my car was smashed way worse than his lol) we talked for 2hrs. He only lived a few ⬇ 5y

TheAromaofBooks @greenreads (cont'd) blocks away from me (although we had wrecked like 20miles away lol) & that was in April, so we mostly started taking walks around town in the evening - we didn't really go on any real “dates“ - just walked & talked! We were older (I was 27) so we kind of already knew what we wanted from life & where we were heading, so that made it easier I think. One day he said he had a week of vacation the next week & we should get ⬇ 5y

TheAromaofBooks @greenreads (cont'd) married if I wanted & I said that sounded like a great idea so on Monday we got our license & on Tuesday we were married by the mayor of a small local town & on Wednesday we told everyone 😂 It was a little out of character for both of us to make such a big decision so quickly, but sometimes you just know what the right choice is so no sense dilly dallying!! It's almost our 10th wreckiversary - April 14th! 5y

TheAromaofBooks @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @NeedsMoreBooks @marleed @sudi - thank you! This is why I can't complain about the impracticality of ridiculous meet-cutes when I read romance novels - they really do happen sometimes! 😂 5y

TheAromaofBooks @RainyDayReading - it's still a little early for planting here, but if the weather stays mild we should be planting peas & lettuces around the end of the month. I tend to get impatient this time of year, although working for a greenhouse helps!! 5y

TheAromaofBooks @Megabooks - thank you!! Although I think everyone is fascinating to other people - it's amazing how different & interesting each person's life is & how everyone brings such individual experiences to the table. I love it!! 5y

TheAromaofBooks @Crazeedi - yes!! It's amazing to live the dream, which is why I advocate having simple ones! 😂 5y

sheshedbooks 😍😍😍 Wooow Advance happy 10th wreckiversary! This is such a lovely thing to share. Thank you. 5y

TheAromaofBooks @TheLudicReader - thank you!! Sometimes it's about finding joy in the simple things! 5y

sheshedbooks 😍😍😍 Wooow Advance happy 10th wreckiversary! This is such a lovely thing to share. Thank you. 5y

TheAromaofBooks @greenreads - sorry I got a little carried away sharing my life history 😂 5y

sheshedbooks @TheAromaofBooks No, it's fine! I love real life romances. :D Also, you should retract that "boring" statement. Definitely not a boring life ? 5y

AmyK1 Love the story of how you met your husband! ❤️ 5y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I want a love story ❤️ (edited) 5y

TheAromaofBooks @AmyK1 - we like to say that we hit it off right away 😂 5y

TheAromaofBooks @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks - sometimes they sneak up on you when you aren't expecting them at all - like on your way to a boring office job!! I know you've been focusing on being content as yourself, and that's the best thing you can do. ❤ 5y

MemoirsForMe I love how you met your husband. 😁👍🏻 I met mine thru a personal ad and here we are almost 30 years together. Go figure! 5y

TheAromaofBooks @Katy4peas - here is my list!! 5y

TheAromaofBooks @UwannaPublishme - haha so what was it about the personal ad that caught your eye (or his - which of you published the ad??)?? 5y

MemoirsForMe Me! Lois Lane seeks Super Guy. 🦸🏻‍♂️ No special powers required. Down to earth preferred. Or something like that! 😆😆😆 5y

TheAromaofBooks @UwannaPublishme - oh my gosh Donna, that's the best thing I've heard all day! 😂 How could ANY man resist that one?! 5y

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revellbooks

The Happy Camper | Melody Carlson

A few weeks ago, the view out our window was so green and bright! Now it's just snowy and dreary. 😞 But at least we have pretty covers like The Happy Camper to admire and help us dream of spring!

JenGalaxy4 I'm so excited for this story!! Fun photo!! I love the cover and I love tiny houses & campers! Can't wait!! 5y

revellbooks @JenGalaxy4 You will definitely feel a connection with the main character in this story then! We just love this cover too! 😍 5y

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revellbooks

The Happy Camper | Melody Carlson

A few of our latest ARC arrivals! 😍 We are so looking forward to these spring releases!

#springreleases #comingsoon #melodycarlson #tomthreadgill #arcs

Alora 😍😍😍😍 Yesss! This looks so good. 5y

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