Gorgeous blonde English woman Jade Taylor is looking for a bit of direction in life. She works as a publishing assistant (read general dogsbody) and she know she wants to work with books but she's not sure exactly what! She decides to take a three month contract running a bookstore on Nantucket Island to see if this helps give her some clarity. This time away will also help her reinvent herself. No more disastrous relationships with men. She is determined that she will only fall for someone who sees her true worth, something she is not sure even her family does.
When Jade arrives in the harbour where she needs to catch a boat to get to the island she mistakenly assumes which boat she needs to get on. The first boat she gets on is manned by a gorgeous man and there is an instant sizzle of attraction between them! What can a bit of fun hurt?
What no one has told her is Liam is in the process of buying the bookstore and the adjacent private wharf, which is next to the upmarket resort he owns, and he has plans to shut the store down as soon as the deal is finalised. Jade's working arrangement looks like it is going to end before it even gets started.
As much as Jade is attracted to Liam, she is also not afraid to stand up to him and fight for opportunity for the cosy seaside bookstore to stay open. It doesn't take Jade long to round up the locals to join the fight. Some are keen to see the bookstore stay because they like books, but others just want to see Liam Haven get some comeuppance.
Liam grew up on the island but never really fit in because he wasn't a member of the established rich families on the island. As a result of the hurt and rejection from those years, Liam has built big barriers around himself. The only person who he allows into his inner world is his grandmother who raised him, and now Jade. He is, however, really confused by the feelings that Jade provokes in him so he often says and does the wrong thing. There is always a push-pull between them.
I really enjoyed some of the secondary characters in this book, especially Jeremy and his fiance Leroy. Jeremy is trying really hard to help Liam become less rigid when it comes to his interactions with everyone around him. Liam keeps on rejecting Jeremy's well intentioned assistance, but Jeremy is determined that they will one day be more than just boss and team members. Watching that play out was a lot of fun, and I was impressed with Jeremy's persistence.
This is your classic grumpy/sunshine romance which is based on a serious case on instant attraction. There is good chemistry between Liam and Jade on the page, but there were times when the push-pull became a bit much for me.
I loved reading about the island of Nantucket which sounds like a gorgeous place to visit. In the author's note she mentioned that she thought about setting this story in the Maldives. We are going to Sri Lanka and the Maldives later in the year, and now I am wondering if there are other books set there that I could start reading before we go.
I am sharing this review with the New Release Challenge hosted by The Chocolate Lady's Book Reviews and the Bookish Books Reading Challenge hosted at Bloggin' Bout Books. Be sure to check out other stops on the tour shown below. Thanks to the publisher, Netgalley and Rachel's Random Resources for the review copy.
Rating 3.5/5
About the Book
Booked for Summer
A love story she didn't see coming…
When book lover Jade Taylor applies to manage the Little Bay Book Shack on Nantucket Island over the summer, the last thing she needs is the distraction of billionaire resort owner, Liam Haven.
But things take an unexpected turn when Liam becomes Jade’s boss – a man who only reads contracts for pleasure…
In a bid to save the bookshop from being absorbed into the Haven resort, Jade is determined to teach Liam that there’s more to life than acquiring real estate. And if she can make him realise happily ever afters do exist, might she be able to save the island’s bookshop in the process?
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A former pharmacist, Kathryn now writes romantic comedies. Feel good books that are sexy and sweet, funny yet heart-warming. Mr Right Across the Street won the RNA Award for Romantic Comedy in 2022.
With a husband who asks every Valentine’s Day whether he has to buy a card (yes, he does), the romance in her own life is all in her head. Then again, his unstinting support of her career change proves love isn't always about hearts and flowers - and heroes come in many disguises.
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