Review: Outstanding Read from a First Time Author
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 6, 2014
Sam’s been dumped by a man, not one time but many times.  Her last guy dumped her via the Internet.  Can she ever find happiness with a guy again? Her friend helps her find a beachfront house to “house sit” for a couple.  Things are going well.  Sam enjoys the area, is paying down her debt (Did I mention that her last beau left her about $50,000 in the hole when he left?), has integrated herself into the small Pleasure Island community, and has found an enjoyable stint as a member of a girl’s band that plays regularly on the island. Just as she learns the house she has been living in has been sold to some unknown, Sam encounters Brock Knight, on-time soccer star from Wales who is now in retirement, when her car dies on the island drawbridge. Little do either of them know that their paths will cross because Brock is the new owner of the beachfront house that Sam has been living in for the past few years. The story of their life together those first few weeks is the plot of this funny and endearing novel.  I loved the way Sam and Brock interacted, stiffly at first, gradually becoming more comfortable with each other. There is real chemistry between the two, from the very start.  I found myself enthralled with finding out just how and if these two would ever end up even tolerating each other, let alone liking or loving each other.  The island is small and has so many interesting, quirky characters, from Sam’s best friends and fellow band members, to the gossipy older woman who sees to be everywhere you don’t want her to be because of the tales she spreads, to the plucky ostrich who belongs to a couple on the island and is usually around somewhere. This is the author’s first book and has definitely shown all of us readers just how well she can and does write and how creative and real she can be with plot and characters. I immediately felt a part of the island community, as I became engrossed in this sweet romantic tale. My only regret was that it ended too soon.  I certainly will be looking for the author’s next installment. This book should appeal to every reader who enjoys a light romance infused with comedy and memorable characters and settings. I received this from Library Thing to read and review.