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No Regrets
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A love story about second chances. No Regrets is a steamy, contemporary beach romance set in sultry South Florida. Both sweet and sexy. No Regrets is a fun, escapist read.
Aidan Brice is a man with a string of tragedies in his past. He has settled into his life comfortably as a single man and has no interest in falling in love. But when Jamie Connolly shows up unexpectedly in Seabrook, all bets are off. She was the one who stole his teenage heart years ago, then disappeared from Seabrook without a trace. Seeing her awakens an irresistible desire for her, despite his mistrust of Jamie and a conflict doomed to keep them apart forever.
Jamie Connolly has returned to the tiny town of Seabrook to escape her high society Ex who is stalking her. Once an impoverished orphan, Jamie is now a famous designer in Palm Beach. But she has found the jet-set life style empty and passionless. She hires her old crush, Aidan to remodel a cottage she bought in her hometown. It is soon obvious the innocent kiss they once shared has grown into a burning passion. Too soon, she realizes she is caught up in a web of secrets, lies, and betrayals. A dangerous web that will certainly endanger herself and the people she has grown to love.
A love story about second chances. No Regrets is a steamy, contemporary beach romance set in sultry South Florida. Both sweet and sexy. No Regrets is a fun, escapist read.
Aidan Brice is a man with a string of tragedies in his past. He has settled into his life comfortably as a single man and has no interest in falling in love. But when Jamie Connolly shows up unexpectedly in Seabrook, all bets are off. She was the one who stole his teenage heart years ago, then disappeared from Seabrook without a trace. Seeing her awakens an irresistible desire for her, despite his mistrust of Jamie and a conflict doomed to keep them apart forever.
Jamie Connolly has returned to the tiny town of Seabrook to escape her high society Ex who is stalking her. Once an impoverished orphan, Jamie is now a famous designer in Palm Beach. But she has found the jet-set life style empty and passionless. She hires her old crush, Aidan to remodel a cottage she bought in her hometown. It is soon obvious the innocent kiss they once shared has grown into a burning passion. Too soon, she realizes she is caught up in a web of secrets, lies, and betrayals. A dangerous web that will certainly endanger herself and the people she has grown to love.
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October 8, 2014
OK, I'm not really sure where to go with this review. At first, I thought it'd get 4 stars, but the further I got into the book the more it became apparent I'd only give it 3. I liked it; it just needed something more. There were so many ways the author could've developed the story but for some reason didn't. The storyline and plot are really good. I'm a sucker for second chances and this one pretty much had it all.
Aidan and Jamie had their first encounter in high school, 15 years ago. Both have a tragic history. Both are determined they can't trust anyone. Ever. Again. They have one common factor, in the form of a very self-serving and powerful politician. Each is sure the other doesn't remember them from high school. Aidan is the only person that Jamie can't forget. When Aidan first sees Jamie he keeps reliving their first encounter and thinks "what if." Aidan overhears a private conversation he was never supposed to hear and that sets the stage for how things are going to play out when they finally have to work together. As they work side-by-side, they realize their perceptions of the other was wrong. What to do about it? Throw in the evil villain and you've got the makings of a good story.
The story was sometimes disjointed, jumping to another scene too quickly. Also, it had some discrepancies in time, such as after dropping Ross & Jo off it was 8:00 and dusk would be falling soon, then two pages later saying it was 6:00 and he only had two hours to close up the house. It was still the same scene. At first I thought I had misread or missed something. Nope. I went back and read the beginning of the chapter and there was the time discrepancy. Again, not a big deal, just something I noticed. Also, the ending seemed abrupt, things fell into place a little too easily for all the plotting and tension beforehand.
There were a few grammatical/spelling errors and dropped words. Nothing that interferes with the flow though. All in all, this was a quick and easy read that holds your attention with relatable characters, good dialogue and an adorable little boy all set in a small town south of Palm Beach, FL.
Aidan and Jamie had their first encounter in high school, 15 years ago. Both have a tragic history. Both are determined they can't trust anyone. Ever. Again. They have one common factor, in the form of a very self-serving and powerful politician. Each is sure the other doesn't remember them from high school. Aidan is the only person that Jamie can't forget. When Aidan first sees Jamie he keeps reliving their first encounter and thinks "what if." Aidan overhears a private conversation he was never supposed to hear and that sets the stage for how things are going to play out when they finally have to work together. As they work side-by-side, they realize their perceptions of the other was wrong. What to do about it? Throw in the evil villain and you've got the makings of a good story.
The story was sometimes disjointed, jumping to another scene too quickly. Also, it had some discrepancies in time, such as after dropping Ross & Jo off it was 8:00 and dusk would be falling soon, then two pages later saying it was 6:00 and he only had two hours to close up the house. It was still the same scene. At first I thought I had misread or missed something. Nope. I went back and read the beginning of the chapter and there was the time discrepancy. Again, not a big deal, just something I noticed. Also, the ending seemed abrupt, things fell into place a little too easily for all the plotting and tension beforehand.
There were a few grammatical/spelling errors and dropped words. Nothing that interferes with the flow though. All in all, this was a quick and easy read that holds your attention with relatable characters, good dialogue and an adorable little boy all set in a small town south of Palm Beach, FL.
July 17, 2014
How Catherine and Heathcliff would handle it today?
Novella. Love story with a neo-Gothic suspense background plot. What if Edgar Linton in Wuthering Heights was the villain, and Catherine and Heathcliff stayed true to their feelings and got together after all?
No Regrets is not as dramatic as Wuthering Heights, but it does raise similar questions about class standing (the heroine works hard to climb out of poverty and considers "marrying up" in order raise her social status even further), trauma (the heroine wants to save a house as part of healing her childhood trauma, the hero wants to destroy it as part of healing a trauma) and whether true love can survive when two people are not completely honest with each other.
The characters grow in a pleasing way, but there is a curious hiccuping pattern to their emotional progress. Steps are made forward-awesome sex proves to them that they still have "it," for example—but in the next sentence the heroine will be planning to leave town and the promising love affair behind. Then in the next paragraph she's agreeing to stay at her lover's house for a week, even as she plans to abandon him completely. This emotional hiccuping didn't stop me from enjoying the book, but it did get irritating at times. Still, I look forward to reading more from this author.
Novella. Love story with a neo-Gothic suspense background plot. What if Edgar Linton in Wuthering Heights was the villain, and Catherine and Heathcliff stayed true to their feelings and got together after all?
No Regrets is not as dramatic as Wuthering Heights, but it does raise similar questions about class standing (the heroine works hard to climb out of poverty and considers "marrying up" in order raise her social status even further), trauma (the heroine wants to save a house as part of healing her childhood trauma, the hero wants to destroy it as part of healing a trauma) and whether true love can survive when two people are not completely honest with each other.
The characters grow in a pleasing way, but there is a curious hiccuping pattern to their emotional progress. Steps are made forward-awesome sex proves to them that they still have "it," for example—but in the next sentence the heroine will be planning to leave town and the promising love affair behind. Then in the next paragraph she's agreeing to stay at her lover's house for a week, even as she plans to abandon him completely. This emotional hiccuping didn't stop me from enjoying the book, but it did get irritating at times. Still, I look forward to reading more from this author.
August 1, 2014
Here's a great sexy read in a tiny town off the east coast of Florida. Susannah Gautier is an author to watch. She's an amazing writer.
April 28, 2015
Loved it. It had a lot of suspense and good story.
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