When his military service comes to an end due to a knee injury, Jackson Coleman must figure out a new plan for his life. Not quite ready to face his family, he decides to spend a few weeks hiding out in nearby Laurel Bay before returning to his hometown of Magnolia Sound. He's out for dinner one night when a beautiful woman catches his eye from across the room and he decides to approach her. Massage therapist Savannah James is new in town and out to dinner celebrating her recent divorce. She invites Jackson to join her and they spend a fun evening together dancing and playing darts, but don't exchange phone numbers. A few days later, Jackson and Savannah are shocked to see each other again and learn that they share a connection through Jackson's estranged father Cash, who's dying of liver cancer and recently returned to try and make amends with his family before he passes. After losing both her biological and adoptive parents, Cash is the closest thing to family Savannah has left. As they get to know each other better, Jackson and Savannah can't help being drawn to each other, but the relationship is fraught with complications and awkwardness because of his father. Can they overcome their past hurts and fears to build a brighter future together?
While it felt a bit like an
emotional roller coaster at times, "Kiss the Girl" was overall a heartwarming and hopeful story that featured likeable, three-dimensional characters and an engaging plot. I couldn't help but empathize with Savannah and everything she'd been through before moving to North Carolina. Despite everything, she remained a remarkably sane, functional, and positive person, though she did have to battle through the fears that remained in order to build a relationship with Jackson. He had his own set of issues to work through, but I loved the two of them together and found it very easy to cheer them on to their HEA.
I very much enjoyed "Kiss the Girl" and highly recommend it for all contemporary romance fans. It was a great way to bring the Magnolia Sound series to a close, and after meeting a couple of the Donovan brothers in this book, I'm really looking forward to Chase's upcoming spinoff series, coming this fall.
*Review copy provided by the author via Valentine PR. All opinions expressed are my own.
About "Kiss the Girl"
Savannah James is no stranger to heartache and loss. It wasn't enough to lose two sets of parents, now she's losing the only person she has left. Escorting Cash Coleman back to Magnolia Sound so he can say goodbye to his family is a no brainer if it means she gets to spend whatever time he has left with him. Once he's gone, it's back to her lonely life in Seattle. At least, that's what she thought would happen before she met Cash's family—and his youngest son.
When it comes to his father, Jackson Coleman isn't short on anger. So when the old man comes back to Magnolia Sound to say goodbye, he's determined not to care. But with Cash comes Savannah, and Jackson starts to question everything he's ever thought about his father—like why was he able to be a parent to a friend's daughter when he couldn't even be there for his own sons? As much as Savannah represents everything he resents about Cash, he also can't deny the intense attraction he feels for her.
After a lifetime of being left behind, Savannah finally found the one person she wants to stay. But in order to have a chance at a happily ever after with Jackson, she'll have to fight every instinct she has to not get attached.
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