Summer Affair by Marina Adair

 

3.5 Stars

The day Jillian caught her husband cheating was the day she gave up on men. She decides to focus only on her son. To help survive she rents out her inherited home to others. When she’s asked to rent to her BFF’s Brother-in-Law she agrees. She was not expecting it to be Clay Easton or for him to see her skinny dipping on his first night. He’s trying to recover from his NFL injury that might prevent him from ever playing again. He was not planning on falling for his new landlord. Will they find a way to get their HEA?

I liked this story a lot, but the ending was very abrupt. I really enjoyed the story and seeing Jillian and Clay come together. I wanted more information on Jillian’s ex as in the description it was talked about but other than that you know she's divorced, and her ex is a dick. This is book 3 but it can be read as a standalone well. Overall, I blew through the book & liked it until the end when it just kind of ends. I wanted more. I am looking to forward to the next one.

Book 3 Easton

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Tucker’s Crossing by Marina Adair

 

3 Star

Cody Tucker thought he was done with his hometown and his high school sweetheart Shelby Lynn, until his dad died. He shows up to claim is inheritance and finds out Shelby was living with his dad. He’s ready to kick her and the rest of the employees off the ranch until he finds out about Shelby’s kid who just so happens to be his. Now he’s got to figure out what he wants and where everything went wrong.

There are two big issues with this book. First which is a big one for me is a secret baby. Shelby thought Cody knew about their kid, but he didn’t. He’s trying to make the best of the whole situation and Shelby kept fighting with him over everything. You can’t be mad when you walked away. They finally work things our and are finding a way to their happy ending and her ex-husband/his ex-friend shows up to cause problems. Things happen with this that would be a huge spoiler. The book just kind of ends with no closure. The book felt unfinished. She’s since released book two so we will see what happens.

Book 1 Sweet Plains

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Kissing Under the Mistletoe by Marina Adair

 

3.5 Star

Regan has been dealt a really crappy hand in life.  She lost her job, house, and her reputation all for falling for the wrong man.  After struggling to find a job in the wine industry for the next 6 years she finally lands a good job working in Napa Valley for a new wine company.  This allows her a fresh start and her daughter gets to be enrolled in a good school.  The problems start when she finds out that her new boss is none other then Gabe DeLuca the man who has made her life hell since finding out her fiancé was married to Gabe’s sister.  He wants nothing more then for her to disappear and not cause is little sister any more harm.  Gabe wants her gone but maybe he can use her first to find out where the lousy ex went with some stolen capital.

I accidently read these out of order.  I don’t know if I would have necessarily read this series if I had started with this book.  Gabe was a major asshole throughout the majority of this book and I never truly felt he redeemed himself at any point in this book.  The saving grace was the writing itself was really good.  I enjoyed the rest of the members of DeLuca family.  Regan also doesn’t score major points for me either as she is kind of a doormat and let Gabe do a lot of things to her and her daughter and just kind of lets him.  There are moments of her having a backbone but ultimately lets him get away with a lot of shit that he should have been called on.

Book 1 St. Helena Vineyard