The Particulars: Contemporary Romance, Carina Press, available as
e-book ( print coming 2013)The Source: ARC from Netgalley
The Grade: C+
The blurb:
A second shot at first love
After college, Ryan Kowalski decided to leave Whitford, Maine, rather than watch Lauren Carpenter marry another man. Now his siblings need his help to refurbish the family-owned Northern Star Lodge and he's forced to face the past sooner rather than later when he collars a vandal--and learns the boy is Lauren's son...
The last person Lauren needs back in her life is Ryan Kowalski. With a bitter ex-husband and a moody teenage son, she has enough man trouble already. But her son needs to learn a few lessons about right and wrong, even if Lauren has to escort him to Ryan's door every day to work off his crime.
With all this close contact, Ryan and Lauren can't deny the chemistry between them is as powerful as ever. But can a few searing kisses erase their past and pave the way for a second chance at true love?
The Review:
After reading All he ever needed, which
was a disappointment to me, I hestitated before I requested this one
on Netgalley. Since it was an Arc, I figured all I would lose if I
didn't like it was time. I am happy to say that I did like it.
Just like all the Kowalski novels, this
book was a small town romance with down to earth characters. I
loved how both the good sides and bad sides of living in a small
town were included in the novel.
If this novel had a theme, it was
second chances. Lauren and Ryan got a second chance at love. It was
touching to follow their relationship. From the first awkward moment
when they met each other again, to their HEA.
Nick got a second chance to make amends
for his stupidity. I'll confess that I liked how Lauren dealt with
Nick. It was interesting to watch how Nick and Ryan interacted.
The biggest problem I had with this
book was that it felt a bit too long. After page 150 it felt like the
book was dragging just to reach a higher wordcount.
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