The plot: Rachel Beck is a single mom--her daughter, Maisie, is almost four. She works as the night manager at a luxury hotel in Miami and it's a job she really loves. Until the night she gets fired. And when she realizes that Maisie's father is never going to step up and be the man she wants him to be, she decides to accept a job at a new brewery/hotel on Kelley's Island in Ohio. Only the lodgings there haven't even been built! And her new boss, Mason Brown, isn't the most outgoing or friendly guy. (Although he's very handsome when he does smile.) Somehow he convinces Rachel to stay and help him get The Limestone up and running. And things slowly start to fall into place for all of them.
My thoughts: I really liked how Rachel takes a chance and creates a new life for herself and her daughter. And Mason's own journey, as he deals with his grief over the death of his daughter a year ago, felt very real; his interactions with Maisie were especially poignant and sweet. These two characters are both so easy to like and root for. I loved watching their relationship deepen first into friendship, then into love. This book is a charming and fun romance. And I liked it a lot.
Happy Reading!
Since the beginning of the pandemic, I've seen light reads edge out heavier ones for me. This one looks delightful.
ReplyDeleteI've needed more light reads this past year, too. And this one is just enjoyable with an ending that made me smile.
DeleteYeah making new beginnings is hard so these kinds of stories I like ... taking chances! Sounds enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteI love when Rachel gets to the island and realizes there's nothing there, but grabs the chance to help build something. :)
DeleteThis sounds so good! I really love that cover too! I'll have to see if my library gets this one. :)
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed! It's a good one. :)
DeleteI've read The Suite Spot and really enjoyed it too. Nice review, Lark!
ReplyDeleteHave you read Float Plan, too? I'm trying to decide which one I liked best. :)
DeleteHi Lark, Still having trouble signing in properly so I will just leave it like this. The Suite Spot sounds really good. And I like the kind of romances where the two people involved are hesitant about each other at first because they have been hurt by life. It just makes the romance that more interesting.
ReplyDeleteI wish I knew how to fix the comment problems, but I didn't make this stupid change, and half of my comments on other blogs disappear altogether. And this romance does a good job dealing with Mason's grief and how they become friends first. I liked it a lot.
DeleteThat sounds like such a sweet romance. I love a hero who is a little standoffish and grumpy in the beginning.
ReplyDelete:D I do, too!
DeleteIt's so nice to have a feel good read when you need it. Going on the list.
ReplyDeleteI really liked her previous novel Float Plan, too. It's also a feel good novel. :)
DeleteYes, let's hear it for fun, easy reads. Plan to read a few of them myself this summer. 😀
ReplyDeleteMy list of fun, easy reads for this summer keeps growing and growing! I'm going to need an extra month off just to read them all. ;D
DeleteI have heard great things about this author. I do want to give her a try sometime soon.
ReplyDeleteI've read two of her books now and really liked them both. I think Float Plan is still my favorite, but this is a close second.
DeleteI like stories where people have to up and start a new life somewhere. This sounds nice. :)
ReplyDeleteThe island setting was a fun one. :)
DeleteIt sounds really sweet!
ReplyDeleteIt is! I just really liked the characters. :)
DeleteI don't usually read romance novels but this sounds interesting.
ReplyDeleteI liked that there was more going on in each character's life than just falling in love, but that part was really good, too. :)
DeleteEvery reader needs something lighter once in a while and this writer sounds like she fits the bill.
ReplyDeleteI know I like a bit of bookish fluff every now and then, and this is a cute and fun romance.
DeleteI will give this a read.
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Enjoy! :D
DeleteThis looks like a fun summer read. Thanks for sharing, Lark!
ReplyDeleteIt would be a very fun summer read. :)
DeleteGreat reviews. I'm such a big fan of this series. Float Plan was a little heavier read with the grief element, but they're both just such wonderful stories and I adored both sisters.
ReplyDeleteFloat Plan was a little heavier, but handled so well! I loved that one, too. :)
DeleteYes! I loved this one, too! The setting sounded wonderful on top of a cute romance.
ReplyDeleteIt was cute and fun! I look forward to reading whatever Trish Doller writes next. :)
DeleteI read a review of this at another blog. The reviewer grew up in Ohio and had fond memories of Kelley's Island, so it was a nostalgic read for her and she said that the author used the island as a setting very well. My husband also grew up in Ohio, and had visited Kelley's Island on a family vacation in his childhood. I will read this book if I get a chance.
ReplyDeleteIt's a fun summer read. :)
DeleteSounds like a fun read! Onto the wishlist it goes!
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