Review: Fun, sweet and light-hearted read!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 19, 2014
Sail Away With Me is a light, sweet and engaging read with charismatic characters who kept me engaged from beginning to end.Jody Carter is very recently divorced and is slowly trying to find her way in the new world that she has found herself in.  She is trying to find the right balance between being a mother and an artist with a burgeoning career.  She definitely has her priorities in line, but often times, like so many women, she neglects her wants and needs while taking care of others.  Her friends convince her to go on a cruise to let loose and have fun.  When she meets Taggart Keith, she gets way more than she wants, or expects.  I really enjoyed Jody's character and felt that her feelings, concerns and actions were very honest and authentic.  She is attracted to Taggart, but fights it every step of the way because she thinks that is what she needs to do.Taggart Keith is is an author and speaker on the self-help circuit.  After meeting Jody on the cruise where he is a guest speaker, he is immediately intrigued by her and the feelings that she awakens in him.  After years of trying to help other people, he realizes that he may be the one that needs a little help, and thinks that Jody is just the person to give it to him.  He doesn't realize that he is in the for the fight of his life!  I really liked Taggart's sweetness and honesty with Jody.  He was tenacious in his fight to win Jody over, and I loved that he accepted the challenge of winning her heart instead of just giving up.Sail Away With Me was a fun read but I wanted more.  The dialogue between Jody and Taggart was great. However, the interactions and dialogue between Jody, and her group of friends, felt very stiff, unrealistic and unsupportive. I just didn't feel their connection, and support for each other, like I wanted to.  The book only skimmed the surface of the potential that these characters had, I wanted to delve deeper into their stories and personalities so that I could've understood their actions better.Overall, Sail Away With Me is a quick, fun, light-hearted and sweet read that I think fans of the romance genre will enjoy.  The magic of finding love where you least expect it, and when you're not looking for it, is always a win!