Review: LOVED IT
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 5, 2014
SUMMER'S BOOK BLOGEvan Carlson is the most well-known actor on the red carpet and has been deemed the World’s Sexiest Bachelor. Everywhere he goes, he is surrounded by the flash of the paparazzi’s cameras. When pictures of his girlfriend Emmy are splashed in the tabloids while she is on vacation with another man, something in him changes.He grabs a jeep, some cash, and two bags of peaches, and escapes Atlanta. He drives and drives until he runs out of road far away from the faade of the movie industry. Away from his reality, away from his agent and away from his life. After he runs out of road, he hops a ferry and lands on Perry Island, a small, tight-knit community just off the coast.He takes camp on the Island and begins spending his days on the beach drinking his troubles away. After two weeks of laying low and disguising himself as ‘Jay Grady’, an out of town writer on vacation, he finds himself thoughtlessly accepting a job as a fill-in clerk at the local general store. Owen’s General Store is the largest store on the island and employs, Haven Owens, another clerk at the store that happens to be the owner’s daughter.Jay/Evan and Haven hit it off from his first day of his employment at the store. They begin spending a lot of time getting to know each other. Haven is an aspiring songwriter trying desperately to hit it big in the music industry and earn herself a ticket off the island. Jay/Evan tries frantically to keep the secret of who he really is from everyone on the island, including Haven. After someone leads the paparazzi to his door on Perry Island, his secrets are secrets no more. Haven realizes who Jay really is and the stuff hits the proverbial fan.The book is written in third person. It does end with a HEA and appears to be a standalone. One of the things we loved the most was that the character development was great. The characters are very genuine and lovable.  We really found ourselves cheering for Evan and Haven. Overall, it was an enjoyable, sweet story. We enjoyed getting to know the characters and their history. The author’s writing style is very good and does a great job of moving the story along. We would highly recommend this as your next read and we will be looking for more from TA Foster!