Needing a fresh start, eighteen year old widow Breanna Hayes flees from America to England to fulfill her husband's last request and her dream of going to Cambridge University. There she meets Callum. He's arrogant, brash, affluent, rippling with charisma - and certain to run away when he learns about her tainted past. But as an unexpected bond is formed between them she discovers he has secrets of his own. She must overcome her stubbornness, fears, and open her heart again or risk losing a chance at love and the stable family she has always wanted.
L. R. JOHNSON is the founder and President of The Inspired Writers League – an active community writers group. When L. R. Johnson was a child she would live in a world of her imagination. Her teachers would have to put her in the front row of the class or she would drift off into a story she was creating. Though she studied Psychology in college she never lost her imagination, constantly creating stories in her mind. Bringing to life her characters and writing great love stories filled with adventure, dynamic characters, and brilliant surroundings is something that L.R. Johnson has a natural gift for. She lives in California with her husband and two wonderful children.
I absolutely loved this book. I seriously could not put this down. I really enjoyed the romance in this book, and I'm not a huge romance fan so that's saying something. There were also a ton of quotes throughout the book that I wholeheartedly fell in love with. I would have to say that my favorite character definitely had to be Oliva. She is spunky, high-spirited, and has a spitfire attitude. She is such a great friend, but I definitely would not want to get on her bad side. Olivia constantly had me smiling and laughing and kept me on my toes throughout the book.
Unfortunately, our two main characters, Breanna and Callum both have stubbornness as their fatal flaw. This leads to miscommunication and problems that could have been solved sooner if they would simply talk to each other. This had me very frustrated at times, but I can see how this was (somewhat) necessary for the plot.
Breanna, in my opinion, was an extremely irksome character. I understand she has had a tragic past and has had it rough from the start, and I feel for her I do. And I would be fine with her greaving every once in a while, but she is constantly, and I mean constantly wallowing in self-pity. (If I have to read "this is my burden to bear" one more time I think I'll scream) It frustrated me to no end that instead of fighting for what she deserves and doing her best to play the cards she'd been dealt in life, she instead willingly succumbs to her fate. Stating things like, "Try as I might to run away from my past it only seems to pull me in." or "I was doomed from the start."
But asides from Breanna's stubbornness, I really did enjoy this novel. I thought it had great characters and a plot that I thoroughly enjoyed. It made me laugh it made me cry I felt or these characters (even though they annoyed me at times) and there were several instances where I was surprised by the reveals and outcomes to situations. Pick up this book if you are looking for a story with heart, humor, and just the right amount of sex appeal. 10/10 would recommend.