Friday, 9 October 2015
Cape Cod Promises by Bella Andre & Melissa Foster
Series: Love on Rockwell Island Bk 2
Release Date: 30th September 2015
Publisher: Bayside Books
Publisher: Bayside Books
Genres: Contemporary Fiction
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Trent Rockwell has it all—a thriving legal
practice, co-ownership of the Rockwell Resort, and a big, loving family. And
yet his failed marriage to Reese Nicholson has haunted him for ten long
years. Now that he has moved back to Cape Cod Bay to help run his family’s
resort, he is surrounded by memories of Reese…and he can’t stop longing
for the woman he’d always believed was his one true love.…
At nineteen, artist Reese Nicholson was swept off
her feet by the handsome, charming, and incredibly sensual Trent Rockwell.
After a whirlwind courtship, they married and moved to New York City, where
they hoped all of their personal and professional dreams would come true. But
six months later, Reese returned to Rockwell Island broken-hearted and
disillusioned.
For a decade, Trent and Reese carefully kept
their distance. But all it takes is one accidental late-night encounter to
immediately stir the desires they have both tried to bury deep. Powerless to
resist the heat between them, every passionate kiss, loving caress, and
heartfelt apology draws them closer together. So close that they can’t help but
wonder if the promises they once made to love each other forever are still
true…
I love it when a series of books is written that introduce us to wonderful characters who we become invested in. We are privy to their family secrets, their broken hearts and fears. We get to glimpse at their insecurities and their greatest loves. Following on from the first book in the series Cape Cod Kisses, we meet characters from the book and this time we are focused on Trent Rockewell. His thirst for a successful career made him lose sight of what was important and his wife Reese was bogged down by loneliness in an unfamiliar city far from home. Reese left Trent nothing more than a note and headed back home to Rockwell Island.
Now fast forward 10 years and due to demands made of him and his brother by his domineering grandfather, Trent Rockwell has returned to the island with a different set of priorities and a new outlook on life and his career. The last thing he expected was to find that Reese still held a special place in his heart. Reese is equally surprised by this herself. But will either of them be brave enough to rekindle a love that never really died in the first place? There's a lot at risk.............mainly a broken heart.
This was a really enjoyable read by writing partnership Melissa Foster and Bella Andre. It was not a conventional love story and the road to finding happiness was a bumpy one. It did make me a little sad that Trent and Reese waited 10 years before realizing the depth of their feelings for one another but maybe they both needed that time to grow up. As they both matured, so did their perception of what life is and should be about. Its a story about taking a chance, a leap of faith. I will admit to a big shuddering sigh at the very end. But I did not cry! Honest! Well maybe just a tear or two! Go Reese! What a girl!
ABOUT MELISSA FOSTER
Melissa Foster is a New
York Times & USA Today bestselling and
award-winning author. She writes contemporary romance, new adult, contemporary women’s
fiction, suspense, and historical fiction with emotionally compelling
characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Her books have
been recommended by USA Today’s book blog, Hagerstown Magazine, The
Patriot, and several other print venues. She is the founder of
the World Literary Café and Fostering
Success. When she’s not writing, Melissa helps authors navigate the publishing
industry through her author training programs on Fostering Success. Melissa has been published in Calgary’s Child
Magazine, the Huffington Post, and Women Business Owners magazine.
Melissa hosts an annual Aspiring Authors contest for children and has
painted and donated several murals to The Hospital for Sick Children in
Washington, DC. Melissa lives in Maryland with her family.
Visit Melissa on social media. Melissa enjoys discussing her books with
book clubs and reader groups, and welcomes an invitation to your event.
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ABOUT BELLA ANDRE
Bella
Andre is the New York Times, USA Today and Publishers
Weekly bestselling author of “The Sullivans” and “The Morrisons”
series.
Having
sold more than 4 million books, Bella Andre’s novels have been #1
bestsellers around the world and have appeared on the New York Times and
USA Today bestseller lists 23 times. She has been the #1 Ranked Author
at Amazon (on a top 10 list that included Nora Roberts, JK Rowling, James
Patterson and Steven King), and Publishers Weekly named Oak Press (the
publishing company she created to publish her own books) the Fastest-Growing
Independent Publisher in the US. After signing a ground-breaking 7-figure
print-only deal with Harlequin MIRA, Bella’s “The Sullivans” series is
being released in paperback in the US, Canada, and Australia.
Known for
“sensual, empowered stories enveloped in heady romance” (Publishers Weekly),
her books have been Cosmopolitan Magazine “Red Hot Reads” twice and
have been translated into ten languages. Winner of the Award of
Excellence, The Washington Post called her “One of the
top writers in America” and she has been featured by Entertainment Weekly,
NPR, USA Today, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and
TIME Magazine. A graduate of Stanford University, she has given keynote
speeches at publishing conferences from Copenhagen to Berlin to San Francisco,
including a standing-room-only keynote at Book Expo America in New York City.
Bella
also writes the New York Times bestselling Four Weddings and a
Fiasco series
as Lucy
Kevin. Her
“sweet” contemporary romances also include the new Walker Island series written as Lucy Kevin.
If not
behind her computer, you can find her reading her favorite authors, hiking,
swimming or laughing. Married with two children, Bella splits her time between
the Northern California wine country and a 100 year old log cabin in the
Adirondacks.
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You're right--sometimes people need a little time to grow up to be able to see what they're missing. So happy you enjoyed the book! Thank you for your review XOXO
The cover is truly lovely. It feels the love for the sea and beaches. Amazing reads.
I love that it's a beach scene. Everyone likes a beach scene. Lovely colours too