**Mature Content Warning** Recommended for ages 17+ due to language and sexual content.
After the sudden death of his wife two years ago, Darren Griffin has finally found peace. He has a good life, good job, two daughters he’d do anything for, and a beautiful home on the beach.
Greer Monroe is grieving the loss of her father. It’s the final rung on the broken ladder that’s become her life—crappy job, no friends, and a cheating ex-boyfriend. At the insistence of her aunt, Greer decides to spend some time at her family’s beach house.
When the glee-filled sound of children’s laughter dances through the breeze, Greer finds herself smiling again. The neighbor girls are carefree, depicting a life Greer has only dreamed about. Husband, children, happiness—a family. And their father, Darren, he’s everything a woman could ever want.
But it is, of course, only a dream.
She can’t stay at Carolina Beach, no matter how much she adores Darren and his daughters. She has responsibilities at home, a mother who needs her. Where there’s love, there’s heartbreak, and she can’t go through that again. And she sure as hell won’t do that to those little girls.
But Darren isn’t letting her go that easily. It’s been so long since he’s felt this way for anyone. Greer is his missing piece, a piece he never thought he’d find.
Saying goodbye is hard, but sometimes starting over is even harder.
Only when they dare to dream again, will they ever dare to love.
I bought this book.
So I have had the privileged to meet this amazing author and I have only read one book when she first published. Being a blogger it’s tough to start reading books one they are in the middle of a series so I have let a lot of her books go. When I saw she started a new series, I jumped. But seriously CA, hit me over the head girl for letting you slip so many books past me….
So our girl Greer….worst day EVER!! Her father dies unexpectant and she goes to seek comfort from her boyfriend to find him with one of his many ex conquests. After a few weeks of just walking numbly through life, her mom and aunt tell her to go. Go far far away to the family vacation home to regroup and re-center her life. Figure out what she wants/needs from life. The first day in her new reality she sees her dream…..a loving man with his 2 daughters. She can remember her life with her father and then remembers the hurt that she thought she might have that with her ex.
Darren sees the stranger and is curious about her as are his daughters. They want to know about the pretty princess that lives behind their house. The couple play some stalkery type stuff trying to learn about the other when Darren just kinda calls her out on it and they go out on a date.
Once the couple begin to date, the chemistry and connection is clear as day. They are both drawn to each other and his daughters love love love Greer as she is as much in love with them. As the book goes on, they know there is a time limit and theybegin to wonder what the other is feeling and what will happen WHEN her time ends at the beach house.
I liked the story and I loved the girls. I loved the girls talking to Greer’s ex on the phone. That scene cracked me up. I know some people will think this is an insta-love story and in a way it might be but they both have been through the same situation that their quick bond is legit to me at least. Also can I say Greer and Darren’s family scenes….HILARIOUS!!!!!
So yeah Smiley, I won’t be letting your books pass me by anymore!!
A little about me. Let’s see where to start.
I love HEA stories, as long as they come packing a little heat. I need some excitement, some angst, and moments that make me fan my face are always good too. I am an Illinois girl, born and raised. Simple and true, it honestly doesn’t take much to make me happy. I love the little things; they truly mean the most. I may have a slight addiction to my new Keurig—oh my, that thing is a godsend. And so fast too. I have two children who truly are my very best friends, and their faces never fail to put a smile on my face. I have been married to my husband for sixteen years, and even though at times I want to beat him with a stick, I would never change the years we have had. We have learned and fallen, only to pick each other up, dust off the ache, and help each other make it right.
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