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Publisher: Persephone Publishing LLC Genre: Contemporary Romance Publication Date: June 28th, 2018 Series: Love Over Seas, #1 Standalone: Yes  
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| Sports: Surfing, Alter Ego | |
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AUDREY I moved to a small town on the island of Maui, ready to live out my days on my own and far away from the monster I left back in Chicago. It was the perfect reset until I needed something more. Someone more. When I met Jake, the hottest guy in board shorts this side of the island, I started living again. He's teaching me how to surf, making my toes curl from pleasure, and is the one person I want to let into my world, with one condition... He can never know my real name. No one can. Because if I'm found, I'll have to give up the life I'm building with Jake. JAKE Where did this girl come from? My life was on a straight trajectory—waking up at dawn, getting my brother off to school, heading to the shop, and watching surfers come and go—until a beautiful woman named Audrey Logan moved to town. She's guarded and mysterious, but I'm drawn to her in a way I can't resist. I'm determined to break down her walls one surfing lesson at a time, in hopes that she'll stay in Maui and let me love her, come what may. What to expect from this standalone novella: hot surfer dudes, bonfire parties, kissing under the stars, romps on the beach, lovey-dovey stuff, mysterious backstories, "I will protect you!" hero vibes, suspense, kick ass women, and of course a happily ever after. | |
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| I didn't realize until the end of this that it was a novella, which does actually explain a lot. I enjoyed these characters, the setting, and the mystery of Audrey/Sara... But I really felt like there was a lot missing that never was fleshed out, which made many things seem off.
Audrey's dad was gay... And decided to have a kid all by himself? Never dated? He was also apparently filthy rich and left it all to Audrey... Where did the money come from? We later learn that Audrey was some sort of a socialite... But barely any info is actually shared about that. She dated another socialite, and he became obsessed with her. Okay. Did they not know each other before? They obviously ran in the same circles, and most situations like that would have had them going to schools together, etc.... Not a lot of socialites teaching high school drama, either, so... What was that about? There were also a bunch of questions about the big suspense scene... Like how a tiny Hawaiian town got on Brandon's radar at all. Audrey's reaction to his Facebook post, how she knew what it meant, wasn't explained. Or why she went from normal and "If he shows up, I'll stoll be okay because I am not alone" to surprised he showed up and winding up in the position she was... Their first sexy scene seemed to be missing some descriptions, too. I backtracked to see what I missed at least once, but had to just assume what was going on (I don't need it super graphic, but doing from fingers to tongue without any mention of a position change was a bit odd). I liked this. I did. I just think another 100 pages or so would have taken it from good to great! | |
| My Source: I borrowed this via Kindle Unlimited to voluntarily review. This in no way influenced my review. My opinion is unbiased and 100% my own. | |
| About the Author: | |
| Ellie Malouff has been dreaming up stories for as long as she can remember. When she’s not writing, you can find her parked on the couch in Colorado with her husband, kids, and cats. She loves traveling to Ireland whenever she gets the chance. |  |
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