Review: Gorgeous romance
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 18, 2014
This is the second book in the Return to Me series and I would definitely advise to read book one – The Return, first.This book picks up where Eve and Jake had resolved their early relationship issues and come to a stage they were ready to move onto. For Eve that meant finally cutting all ties with Newport by ending her job as a Judge and selling up. This still raised some insecurity for Jake as he is still battling with his demons of not being good enough for Eve, so for Eve to go back and be with her old life – could this sway her to stay there and give up on her new life in Colorado with Jake?I really love this series and am definitely hooked on the second chance romance of Eve and Jake. Eve, from the high society and rich, Jake, a chief fire fighter and not so rich – oh the insecurities that created. It has been a beautiful storyline to follow their ongoing courtship and romance and to see them work through their own demons of the past and try to not let them destroy this wonderful new love.Jake is an absolute hero for me and even though he is the tough firefighter, I just love how he shows his sensitive side and his obvious love for Eve. We didn’t get to find out much about his custody battle for his daughter Lauren in this book but it appears this is to feature in the next one, Lauren’s Return.Eve has finally found her ‘old self’ again and will not be dragged back down by the old ‘friends’ and her abhorrent ex, Brad. She’s really come to shine in this book and I was there at the side lines cheering her on.However, they both had some issues to work through and as in all good romances there are always outside influences just waiting to pounce and throw a spanner in the works, leading to confusion and misunderstanding which threatened the newly developed love and trust. I love a little bit of angst and this was nicely done but not over exerted.Sometimes a book will come along and just grab you by the heart with its simplicity and pure romance, this book (well the series) is one of them. It is a believable and compelling storyline that just draws you in with no need for a sub plot or shocking curve balls. That’s not to say this wasn’t an explosive sexual story because, oh yes, it certainly had some serious sexy times throughout. The chemistry and sexual attraction between Eve and Jake just sizzled from the kindle.This series so far for me has been an amazing read and I can’t wait for more from Ms Parks. A definite five star read and highly recommend.