Review: Wonderful love story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 4, 2014
It seems like just yesterday that I read book one in Jacob Z. Flores' 'Provincetown' series, and now here I am at book four 'When Love Comes to Town'. Okay, okay. I have a confession to make. It wasn't yesterday, but it also wasn't that long ago that I discovered this incredible author and these wonderful books. So, I'm not a Jacob virgin anymore, but I'm not exactly 'rode hard and put away wet' yet, either. Doesn't matter though because each installment I've found something to love and this was no exception.I've got to say that I completely and 100 percent agreed with Teddy at the beginning of this book that Brody is desperate for a man to fall in love with and he's working at it just a little too hard. Pun intended. Brody moved to Provincetown and has made new friends and reconnected with old ones. The problem? Everyone is partnered up and Brody wants that. He's lonely and he wants someone in his life to love and to be loved by. The problem? Brody has 'requirements' of hot, sane, single, employed, and childless. When Brody finds out Van's cousin, Eric, is coming to P-Town for the week for Zach and Van's wedding, Brody is hoping this guy is at least someone he can hang out with so as not to be the only unattached guy around. Eric is single, but far from unattached as he has an adorable and very precocious nine-year-old daughter, Maddie.Eric lost the love of his life, Charlie, but he has Maddie and she takes her job very seriously. They live in a small town in Massachusetts where Eric is a deputy and there is less crime and a simpler way of life in which to raise a child. Eric likes his boring, staid life. It's familiar, comfortable, and safe. He is uneasy about his upcoming seven days in P-Town with all the life and energy that exists there. And then he meets Brody, who charms him by charming Maddie. Even though Brody has never felt comfortable around kids, he treats Maddie the opposite of how his parents treated him and it seems to work. With all the baggage in Eric and Maddie's pasts, keeping Maddie from devolving into a full-blown panic attack is a really good thing. Luckily Brody seems to know the tricks to do that even though he has no clue about what they've suffered through.What a beautiful love story! Brody and Eric are each the missing pieces of the other, and when they come together it's a joyous thing to see. This was a happy and easygoing story with a minimum of drama and I enjoyed it very much. I can't wait to see what Jacob has in store for me next.NOTE: This book was provided by Dreamspinner Press for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews