Description:
When Meg Whitaker's father decides to sell the family's lobster-fishing business to her high school nemesis, she sets out to prove she should inherit it instead. Though she's never had any interest in running the small fleet--or even getting on a boat due to her persistent seasickness--she can't stand to see Oliver Ross take over. Not when he ruined her dreams for a science scholarship and an Ivy League education ten years ago.
Oliver isn't proud of what he did back then. Angry and broken by his father walking out on his family, he lashed out at Meg--an innocent bystander. But owning a respected fishing fleet on Prince Edward Island is the opportunity of a lifetime, and he's not about to walk away just because Meg wants him to.
Meg's father has the perfect solution: Oliver and Meg must work the business together, and at the end of the season, he'll decide who gets it. Along the way, they may discover that their stories are more similar than they thought . . . and their dreams aren't what they expected.
About the Author:
Liz Johnson is the author of more than a dozen novels, including A Sparkle of Silver, A Glitter of Gold, The Red Door Inn, Where Two Hearts Meet, and On Love's Gentle Shore, as well as a New York Times bestselling novella and a handful of short stories. She works in marketing and makes her home in Phoenix, Arizona
My Thoughts:
I always so enjoy Liz Johnson's books and have been eagerly awaiting this one! It's the start of a new series, set on the Prince Edward Islands, and after her first series there, I've been wanting to visit. This one certainly didn't change that desire! And since it’s seeming my opportunity to visit right now rests in fiction, I’m definitely enjoying the trip!
One of my favorite things about Ms. Johnson’s writing is how she brings the characters and area to life. I had no idea what lobster fishing entailed, prior to reading this book (I honestly hadn’t ever really thought about it), and she managed to pull me into a story about it, tell me in reasonable detail what the job looks like, all the while making me fall in love with the characters and their plights. I also loved the banter between Meg and Oliver, as they started going from not-so-much-enemies-but-friends.
I will say that I was mildly disappointed at how the slight mystery was resolved. I was feeling pretty involved in it and didn’t expect the resolution that came. I really enjoyed Ms. Johnson’s suspense stories and miss them every now and again (though I think I own almost all of them and I should just reread), so I kind of perked up at a hint of mystery in this book. It was a little anticlimactic for me, but looking at the story as a whole, it definitely fits better than what I may have been thinking.
Overall, I greatly enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a sweet romance in a beautiful setting!
Thanks again for stopping by and reading my ramblings! I'm still pondering the merits of possibly trying to write some different content, so we'll see.
I started this blog . . . I don't even know how long ago. I'll have to look back and see. But so much has changed in my life since I started it, simply to review books. So I'm wondering what it would look like to maybe alter some things to better suit my life now. We'll see!
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