Review: Another fantastic story by a truly fabulous author...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 22, 2014
Having already been hooked on Shirleen Davis' period MacLarens, I was immensely excited to pour through this present day glimpse at these rough and tumble men with a heart of gold and as I've come to expect with Davis' writing "Second Summer" was every bit as enthralling and well-written as her historical pieces.Her character development, as always, is second to none. And I could fully relate to both Heath and Annie because they were both so realistically portrayed. Neither one was perfect, each contained multiple layers, and while they both handled their pain in different ways: one turning inward and retreating from life, basically, the other settling for shallow relationships that meant little in an effort to protect his heart from further wound, both methods were understandable and entirely human.But as great as Ms. Davis' character building is, she never lets it outshine the plot. She is one of those who has truly mastered the technique of being well-balanced in her storytelling, granting just enough description to picture advents in your head but not enough to make the story drag. The result, as was the case with this fantastic book, is one excellent adventure and a romance that pulled at the heartstrings. I will be saving this to reread again and again.