My rating: 5 stars / It was amazing
Synopsis
She only remembers loving him. But he can’t forget the way she left.
Following
a concussion, Lucy Lovett can’t remember the last seven months of her
life. She doesn’t remember leaving her fiancé Zac Callahan weeks before
their wedding or moving to Portland, Maine. And she sure doesn’t
remember getting engaged to another man. All she remembers is loving Zac
more than life itself.
It’s taken Zac months to move on after
Lucy left him with no explanation. He’s thrown himself into his family’s
farm and his restaurant business in Summer Harbor. Now Lucy’s back,
vulnerable, homeless, and still in love with him. She needs his help
putting the pieces together, but letting her back into his life is a
risk—and the stakes are high. If he follows his heart he’ll win back the
love of his life. But if her memory returns he’ll lose her all over
again.
My Review
Wow, this is one emotion-packed book! I really felt for both Lucy and Zac and the difficult situation they find themselves in. Zac's struggle to be there for Lucy despite his hurt and anger shows his character and strength. Lucy is hurt by his distance, and doesn't understand how she ended up rejecting him when she loves him so much. Zac's family is a bit protective of him even though they like Lucy, although she finds an ally in Beau's new wife Eden. There's a lot of heartache that Zac and Lucy work out, and the hope for reconciliation is strong as well as their chemistry together. There is a bit of suspense wondering when Lucy will regain her memory and find the answers to her secrets. I enjoyed the flashbacks to the early days of their relationship and seeing how they fell in love. Highly recommend to fans of clean contemporary romance!
(I received a complimentary copy of the book; all opinions in this review are my own)
Don't miss the other books in the Summer Harbor series!
My rating: 5 stars / It was amazing
Synopsis
When the Christmas
season finds Eden in Summer Harbor, Maine, she's on the run from
trouble. Romance is the last thing on her mind.
Riding in a bus
in the thickly falling snow, Eden Davis wonders how it ever came to
this- fleeing under cover of night with young Micah sleeping fitfully in
the seat beside her. When a winter storm strands them in Summer Harbor,
Maine, Eden wonders if what might have been the end could be a new
beginning.
Beau Callahan is a habitual problem-solver. He's
recently left his job with the sheriff's department to take over the
family Christmas tree farm to save it from insolvency. But he's
flummoxed. During the busiest season of the year, he's shorthanded. Then
Eden shows up looking for work, and Beau believes he's been rescued.
Competent, smart, and beautiful, Eden's also guarded and quiet. He soon
figures out she comes with a boatload of secrets. But Beau can't seem to
help himself from falling for her.
As Christmas Eve approaches,
Beau discovers he'll do anything to keep Eden safe. But who's going to
protect his heart from a woman who can't seem to trust again?
My rating:5 stars / It was amazing
Synopsis
Riley Callahan’s
plans to reveal his secret feelings for his best friend are derailed
when his life is drastically altered in Afghanistan.
Watching
the love of his life fall for his brother was enough to send Riley
straight to boot camp. But over a year later, he’s officially a marine,
and Beau and Paige are no longer an item. When Riley’s tour in
Afghanistan is up, he intends to confess his feelings to Paige and win
his best friend’s heart once and for all.
But all that changes
when an IED takes the life of a comrade and leaves Riley an amputee. Now
he’s heading home, injured and troubled. His plans to win Paige are a
distant dream. She deserves so much more than the man that’s left. All
he can do now is put some healthy distance between them. But upon his
return he discovers his family has arranged for him to stay with Paige.
Paige
is a nurturer at heart and happy to take care of her best buddy. By all
appearances Riley is adjusting miraculously well to his disability. But
as the days pass, Paige begins to see that the smiles and laughter are
just a mask for the pain he’s hiding. To make matters worse, her job is
in serious jeopardy. The animal shelter that she’s poured her heart into
has lost its funding, and she has three months to come up with the
money needed to save it.
As the weeks wear on, Paige’s feelings
for Riley begin to shift into uncharted territory. Why is she suddenly
noticing his arm muscles and the way his lips curl at the corners? Will
she be able to deny her feelings for another Callahan brother? And will
Riley let his heart heal so he can let Paige in?
