Tapping into Love Review: Is It Worth Reading?

Verdict: A short, cosy, Hallmark-style enemies-to-lovers romance set among maple syrup farms and fall festivals in small-town Maine. Readers love Sierra, the banter and the seasonal vibes; the big divide is Lucy, whose grudge many found childish, and a brief third-act breakup.

Best for: Readers who want a quick autumn-to-Christmas comfort read with bickering leads.

Heat level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Rating: ★★★★☆ (3.8/5 — a 4.12 Goodreads average across 2,306 ratings, 3.87 on StoryGraph from 512 reviews, and 4.6 stars across 1,443 Amazon ratings)

Tropes: Enemies to lovers, family feud, return to hometown, small town, holiday romance.

Tapping into Love is Monica McCallan’s 2019 contemporary lesbian romance. Lucy Parsons wants nothing to do with the Westmoore family or their maple syrup. When Sierra Westmoore — a Boston lawyer who hasn’t set foot in Maple Run for fifteen years — returns after her father’s death and tries to rent a room at Lucy’s family B&B, The Maple Inn, Lucy kicks her out on the spot.

It holds a 4.12 average across 2,306 Goodreads ratings, with 76% of them four or five stars, 3.87 on StoryGraph from 512 reviews, and 4.6 stars across 1,443 Amazon ratings.

What Is Tapping into Love About?

Sierra and her brother Drake set out to improve the town’s opinion of their family now that their father is gone. Lucy doesn’t believe any Westmoore could have good intentions.

She may have to play nice with Sierra. That doesn’t mean she has to like it — or that she won’t fall for her.

What Works in This Book

Sierra: Many readers side with Sierra — sweet, guarded and confident; one signs off #TeamSierra.
Banter and chemistry: Readers laughed out loud at the early bickering.
Cosy vibes: Maine, maple syrup, fall festivals, Thanksgiving and Christmas — one reader calls it a Hallmark fall movie in book form.
Audiobook: One listener bumped their rating up a star for Lori Prince’s performance.

Book Synopsis

A B&B owner with a grudge and the daughter of the family she blames.

A modern Hatfields and McCoys, with syrup.

My Review

McCallan makes readers invested quickly despite the short length, and the side characters bring the small town to life. One reader compares it to wrapping up in a warm blanket on a dreary day.

Lucy is the sticking point. Many readers found her petty, immature and unfair to Sierra for her father’s sins, and one felt the reason for the grudge came too late in the book. Several found it too short, with time jumps near the end skimmed over. Two readers flag a sudden third-act breakup caused by poor communication, and one noted clichés and overused phrasing.

My honest note: Stick with Lucy — readers say she owns her mistakes by the end.

Element	In Tapping into Love
Central relationship	Lucy Parsons (B&B owner) & Sierra Westmoore (Boston lawyer)
Core tropes	Enemies to lovers, family feud, hometown return
Setting	Maple Run, a small town in Maine, from fall to Christmas
Heat level	🌶️🌶️🌶️
Length	196 pages (Kindle listing)
Series	Standalone
Content notes	Death of a parent, homophobia, abandonment (StoryGraph)

How Spicy Is Tapping into Love?

Steamy for its length; one reader calls it satisfactorily steamy.

StoryGraph users flag death of a parent, homophobia and lesbophobia, and abandonment.

Who Should Read This Book?

You’ll likely love it if: you want a quick, seasonal enemies-to-lovers read. It is on our low-angst lesbian romance list.

You may want to skip it if: unlikable heroines or third-act breakups are dealbreakers.

In short: Sweet as syrup, once Lucy thaws.

What Readers Are Actually Saying (September 2026)

On Goodreads the split is 38% five stars, 38% four, 19% three, 2% two and under 1% one. On StoryGraph, 73% tagged it lighthearted and 57% emotional.

Why readers love it (according to the discourse): Sierra first. Second, the banter. Third, cosy small-town vibes. Fourth, the audiobook.

What readers argue about and complain about: Lucy, above everything. Second, too short. Third, the third-act breakup.

The comparison worth making first: McCallan’s Then and Now.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a third-act breakup in Tapping into Love?

Yes. Two readers flag a third-act breakup caused by a lack of communication; one says it comes on suddenly and ends just as suddenly.

Why do readers dislike Lucy?

Lucy holds Sierra responsible for her late father’s actions, and many readers found her childish or unfair early on — though several say she owns her mistakes by the end.

How long is Tapping into Love?

Short — about 196 pages on Kindle, in eight chapters. Several readers wished it were longer.

How spicy is it?

Moderately steamy; one reader calls it satisfactorily steamy.

Is Tapping into Love on Kindle Unlimited?

Yes, when we checked. Lori Prince narrates the audiobook.

If You Loved Tapping into Love, Read These Next

Try more Monica McCallan: Then and Now or The Pining Paradox. Browse our low-angst list or the full Book Reviews archive.

The Bottom Line

Tapping into Love sets out to be a cosy small-town enemies-to-lovers story, and it nails the atmosphere. What holds it back is a heroine many readers struggled with. A good seasonal read. Check Tapping into Love on Amazon →