If It Makes You Happy

De: Julie Olivia

Narrado por: Blair Young, Emily Eiden, Alex Raby, Sean Patrick Hopkins

An Instant USA Today Bestseller!

Grab your favorite fall candle, cuddle into a comfy blanket, and travel back in time to 1997 in this cozy, slow-burn romance set in the autumn glow of small-town Vermont.

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My new next-door neighbor seems to have everything figured out. Small town golden boy? Check. Single dad extraordinaire? Check. Hot baker forearms? I didn’t notice them, I swear.

I, on the other hand, don’t–at all–have anything figured out. Trust me, I didn’t think taking over my mom’s dream bed and breakfast in Copper Run Vermont was going to be easy. It should be a good place to heal after my divorce. But apparently my scones belong in the garbage with my small talk skills. As pointed out by none other than Cliff.

Cliff is inescapable. He knows exactly what people need–always. His charm, the way he wears flannel, and even his pastries, make not wanting to be friends with Cliff and his daughters pretty hard.

Friends? I can make friends. That’s safe. Except I’m leaving in three months to pass the inn off to my little sister and get the promotion in Seattle I’ve been working towards. So ask me why I’m thinking about kissing my hot neighbor.

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Praise for If It Makes You Happy

“If It Makes Your Happy is pure romcom magic. For the nostalgic girlies who want a hit of 90’s romance comfort, you’ll be kicking your feet and giggling. Get ready for Julie Olivia to be your new favorite.”—B.K. Borison, New York Times bestselling author

“Julie Olivia’s If It Makes You Happy made me oh-so-happy! Every page of this brilliant book is filled with tenderness, warmth, and nostalgia that will wrap readers up in a giant, cozy hug. Highly recommend for fans of gentle love stories with heart, wit, and spice in equal measure. I’ll forever read anything Julie Olivia writes.”—Hannah Bonam-Young, USA Today bestselling author

"Julie Olivia has written the perfect cozy romance. In If It Makes You Happy, Julie has distilled the best parts of the autumn season and paired this with the ultimate small town setting that will have every reader wanting to pack a bag and travel to Copper Run. All of this is a beautiful backdrop to the heartwarming, swooniest love Olivia crafts between the most endearing opposites attract couple I've read. I adore this book!"—Lauren Connolly, author of PS: I Hate You

“If It Makes You Happy is a delicious romance full of yearning, hope, and second chances. Julie’s characters will capture your heart from the very first chapter.”—Thien-Kim Lam, author of Something Cheeky

“If It Makes You Happy is a nostalgic tale of love, friendship, and finding happiness. A sweet, slow burn that's worth every aching moment. Cliff and Michelle are absolute perfection."—Teagan Hunter, author of Empty Net

“Julie Olivia has created a charming small town romance, with perfectly imperfect characters you can’t help but root for. If It Makes You Happy has just the right amount of tension and banter between single-dad Cliff and newcomer Michelle, and the delicious slow burn of their growing affection had me turning the pages late into the night. An exceptional 5-star read that I couldn’t put down until I reached the final, emotional moment!”—Jillian Liota, author of Sweet Escape

“Chock full of ‘90s nostalgia and cozy, small-town sparks.”—USA Today

"[F]ull of small-town charm and humor that will warm your heart."—Bookstr

A Sweet Taste of Home

What a sweet story to enter this new Fall season. The nostalgic storyline painted the familiar faces, places and tastes of my childhood decade, the 90’s! Thank you for giving me a place to escape to during these stressful times of 2025.

all the fall vibes!!

I love how long this story is — it's a great fall book! I really enjoyed the plot; it's one of my favorite fall reads so far!

Fun fall back in time 🧡

This was so fun! The 90’s setting was perfect and the characters were great. I loved the story line and had a blast being along for the ride in this rom-com that felt like a movie. The dog had me ❤️🤣 and all the cozy feels made for the perfect fall read.

All of it

It gives you all that happy feeling that you're feeling like you're feeling like you're feeling like you're feeling like you're feeling like you're feeling like you're feeling like you're children are all and at the same time gives you the romance movie feeling at. The same time, it's a sense of feeling happy in sad back to happy. It gives you an emotional road concert that it's also amazing.

Hallmark movie in book form but not cheesy

I loved the 90’s throwback and the Fall/Winter seasonal setting. Now I am in the mood for the holidays while ai listen to an old high school playlist. Great book overall

Sweet Fall Romance

This was such a cute romance novel! The banter between Michelle and Cliff was amazing. Their chemistry was top notch even when they tried to pretend they were just friends! It was definitely a slow burn but totally worth the wait! I also thoroughly enjoyed that it takes place in the 90’s, 1997 to be exact. Reading this book brought back some amazing nostalgia.

Just so cute!

OK this book is totally outside my normal genres that I read. I’m a huge horror fan and this is definitely not horror lol. All the fun 90s references were just so nostalgic and it was even a little steamy! Highly recommend reading, the end of the book had me in tears in the best way possible!!

Cute fally hallmarky read!

I would say 3.75 overall. I definitely would have rated it higher if it wasn’t so long. It was much longer than it needed to be. It was a cozy fall read though and a great one to end September with!

Great fall vibes

This book was perfect! Being thrown back to 1997 brought back great memories. The epilogue made me cry so much 💕💕💕 as a dog mom I wish I could see my life thru my babies eyes .

Nostalgic comfort

This was adorable, comforting, sweet. Hallmark-y but not tooo cheesy compared to some other cheesy reads.