Cara O'Shea's Return

by Mackenzie Crowne

After eight years of self-imposed exile, shy bombshell Cara O'Shea returns to her hometown to create her art in peace. Big city living has left her craving the quiet only a small town can offer. Bitter over the wreckage of her father's infidelity, she risks town gossip, and her heart, when she enlists the town's football hero to help renovate her studio and mend a decade-old rift.

A career-ending injury and a failed marriage leave Michael "Finn" Finnegan questioning his worth and avoiding anything smacking of permanence. A playboy lifestyle soothes his battered ego, but lately the pretense has lost its appeal. However, one look at Cara, with her expressive green eyes and bunny-of-the-month body, and he's hell-bent on proving his worth with the shy artist--and himself.

As old truths are revealed, will Cara and Finn overcome the mistakes of the past, trust their hearts at last, and take a chance on love?

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Sports, Amazon

162 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 26, 2013

About the author

Hi there. My name is Mackenzie Crowne.

I'm a a wife, mother and really young grandmother. Together with my high school sweet heart husband, a neurotic Pomeranian and a blind cat, I call Phoenix home because the southwest feeds my soul. My love of the romance genre has been a lifelong affair, both as a reader and a writer. A bout with breast cancer sharpened my resolve to see my stories shared with others. Today I'm a seven-year survivor living the dream.

Raised on the concept that a stranger is just one conversation away from being a friend, I love meeting new people. My friends call me Mac. I hope you will too.

Reviews

[Delaney · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought this book started out pretty okay in the beginning. I liked Cara and thought it was a nice contradiction of her shy personality to her "bomb shell body" however I didn't like her love interest Finn he seemed kind of shallow and not very developed. I also felt like the ending was rushed not to spoil it but there should've been more groveling. It felt kind of unresolved but seeing as this is the authors earlier book since I've read her To win her love and the two other books that follow I suggest skipping this and reading that series since it's similar to this but better written and developed.

[Jen_C · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gave it 4-1/2 stars. I liked it a lot but had a few issues with the h.

[Kristen · Rating 4 out of 5]

In Mackenzie Crowne's Cara O'Shea Return, she introduced us to Cara O'Shea, a petite red-haired artist who returned home for her sister's wedding. From there, she ran into a lifelong crush on Michael "Finn" Finnegan, a former NFL player, when she both bid for the same building and were in the same wedding. From there, there's a love-hate relationship between Cara, who needed Finn to help him transform that building into her artist and home. Cara also dealt with her father, who she never forgiven for breaking her heart, while Mike dealt with a divorce of his own, and his own feelings about her. Jealousy and tensions were high, when the sparks flew between them. In the end, they fell in love and needed each other.

[Debbie Kolins · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got this book as a prize. Cara O'Shea is a shy but curvy artist and she's finally returning to her hometown of Palmerton after years away from her cheating father, her graduation night humiliation and her lifelong crush on town heartthrob and celebrity Michael "Finn" Finnegan, a former NFL player. Michael is sexy and talented but more than a little insecure with a failed marriage behind him. This is refreshing in a romance as the man is not completely stable and confident all the time. Cara is the one in this book who knows what she wants and doesn’t waiver, even if she is a little bad at expressing herself. When her romance with Finn hit the skids, she was pretty sassy in the way she wouldn't back down. The Hot sex scenes were awesome. I really loved this book. This is a must read.

[Pat Harrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read

Loved, loved, loved this book. Small town romance with big time personality. Two people who have made it big in their chosen careers decide to move back home and the sparks fly.
I love Mackenzie Crowne's writing style, she can write a love story.

[Vanessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a short quick read for me. I really enjoyed this it was light, fun, and easy read to pass the time. Plus it was free!

[Stace · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5