Blog Tour + Review: "The Way the Story Goes" by Samantha Chase

I am pleased to participate in the blog tour celebrating the release of "The Way the Story Goes" by Samantha Chase, book #7 of the Magnolia Sound series. It reads as a complete standalone, though characters from previous books make appearances in this one.

 

I really enjoyed this sweet opposites attract romance between author Mia Kingsley and architect Austin Coleman, who were both quite likeable and sympathetic. Austin grew up relatively poor after his father abandoned their family, leaving his mother to support him and his two younger brothers on her own. He was fortunate to have the support of his great-grandfather, however, who paid for his college education. By contrast, academically gifted Mia was the only child of two successful college professors who prioritized education over nearly everything else. Despite their differences, I really liked the two of them together; their personalities were complementary and they really seemed to bring out the best in each other. There was a wildness to Austin that seemed to settle when he was with Mia, and in return he helped get her out of her comfort zone and experience life.

I recommend "The Way the Story Goes" for all fans of contemporary romance and look forward to whatever Samantha Chase writes next.  

 

*Review copy provided by the author via InkSlingerPR.  All opinions expressed are my own.

 

About "The Way the Story Goes"

Thriller writer Mia Kingsley has been hit with a serious case of writer’s block and she needs a little peace and quiet. A beach front property in Magnolia Sound seemed like the perfect escape and just the change of scenery she needs to get the words flowing again. That is, until her noisy neighbor starts running power tools and blasting music at all hours of the day and night. Before long, the next victim in her story starts to bear an uncanny resemblance to the contractor next door.

Austin Coleman never wanted to come back to Magnolia Sound. But sometimes, life takes an unexpected turn and the only way to get back on your feet is to go home. His plan is to avoid all things connected to his past, and renovating a beach house in the off-season is just the way to do that—there’ll be no neighbors and no distractions. Or so he thought until he almost maims his sexy neighbor with a flying sink. Despite his best efforts, trouble follows everywhere he goes.

At first she wanted to kill him. Now she wants to kiss him. Sometimes you just have to wait and see where the story goes.