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From USA Today bestselling author J.L. Berg comes an enemies to lovers stand-alone romance.
I was waiting for my life to start…
After forgoing college to help run the family business, I’d given up on the idea of a different life, and finally made peace with something a bit simpler.
That is, until Leilani Hart showed up.
There is nothing simple about about the hotel heiress and the minute our eyes meet, I know my carefree existence is a thing of the past. She has big ideas for our sleepy town and the motel she plans on transforming into a spa destination for the rich and famous.
She’ll have to go through me first.
From our first meeting, we’re like fire and ice and I can’t help but wonder what it would be like to pin her down and melt some of those frigid layers right off.
But, my town comes first. Or, at least, that’s what I keep telling myself. Unfortunately, my heart and head don’t seem to agree and soon, I don’t know where my loyalties lie. I’ve never believed in love, but for her, I just might be willing to risk it all.
Even if it means falling… for the enemy.
Review
4 stars!
This is such a gorgeous read! A sweet, easy, fun and sexy enemies-to-lovers romance that fits into the By The Bay series beautifully, but can also be read as a standalone.
Taylor is the younger brother of Dean (hero of book #2, The Scars I Bare). Born and raised on the island of Ocracoke, he helps run his family’s fishing and tour boat business, and he has a deep love for his home, so when a big corporation buys an old hotel on the island with plans for turning it into a resort, he is immediately on the defensive and ready to protect the island he loves so much.
Lelaini is an interior designer who works for her hotel mogul father. Desperate to prove herself to him, she claims the job of redesigning the Ocracoke resort as her own and flies out with a plan to get straight to work. She’s not expecting the resistance of the town to her presence, or her plans, and it’s Taylor leading the charge letting her know in no uncertain terms that she is not welcome. But when Taylor is appointed as the town’s liaison to Lelaini, it pushes them together and an unexpected friendship forms – one which is heated by their undeniable attraction to each other, and very quickly everything begins to change.
How could I be just friends with someone who made me feel so much?
That was the ultimate question.
The one I was too scared to answer.
I loved this romance! It’s easy, it’s natural, it’s sweet and sexy and lots of fun as Taylor and Lani follow their hearts – and their libidos – and dive on into exploring and enjoying each other. I could feel the happiness they have together and their deepening feelings, and it’s all so functional!
“We both said the other day, that we felt like we were waiting for our lives to start. Maybe we just need to learn how to take leaps when the universe offers them.”
But Lani’s time on the island is limited and they both know that their time together is coming to an end, and with Taylor strongly anti-relationship until Lani came into his life, they both need to figure out what it is they want, and then find a way to get it… before it’s too late
He cupped my face, sincerity written all over his. “I just don’t want to hurt you.”
“Then don’t,” I simply said.
I really enjoyed book, it’s a quick, fun read with lots of heart and a really sweet love story. I love that we got to catch up with previous couples from the series, and I’m looking forward to Macon’s book up next which seems like it’s going to be a really interesting one.
Loved it – 4 stars.
An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
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Meet J. L. Berg
J.L. Berg is the USA Today bestselling author of the Ready series, the Walls series, the Lost & Found series and more. She is a California native living in the beautiful state of historic Virginia. Married to her high school sweetheart, they have two beautiful girls and two pups. When she’s not writing, you will find her cuddled up, watching a movie with her family, obsessing over fandoms or devouring anything chocolate! J.L. Berg is represented by Jill Marsal of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, LLC.
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