After the death of her mother, Breeze Waters inherits the family business. She soon realizes that her mother's second husband isn't satisfied with his share of the assets. Making himself a nuisance in her life, she suggests an arrangement with her handsome, well-built neighbor. Finn Donovan had been hurt too many times to let the smiling face and the appealing figure of his neighbor penetrate the wall around his heart. A simple lie of omission and her assumptions lead him down an unexpected path where lies start piling up. Digging out of this hole is harder than he thought, putting in jeopardy the first relationship that has meant anything to him in a very long time.
A wonderful debut for Ms Tiffin. All characters should be strong and vulnerable. She managed to create believable characters who we cheered on as they struggled to dig themselves out the past and build a future. Finn is everything you want in a hero, sexy, strong and with a tragic past. Breeze is beautiful, kind, strong and wary. She’s the kind of woman who makes a man put in the extra effort.
Truth and illusion; trustworthiness and betrayal--these are themes that weave through all the relationships in this fresh and sweetly serious take on contemporary romance. Breeze Waters is a strong-minded, capable heroine--handily running a successful business, but vulnerable and suspicious when it comes to love. Whom can she trust? Who has been lying to her? Some of the answers will shake her to the core. Yet the story overall has a light, sunny feel. We just know Breeze can handle things.
This is my first Linda Tiffin book, and I look forward to many more!
The debut novel by Linda Tiffin, Love By Design, was just what I needed. It took me away and gave me a perfect growing relationship with just the right amount of intrigue and mystery into what’s happening around them. Breeze is a strong, independent woman, which always appeals to me, and Finn is the hunk of everyone’s dreams. You need to give this writer a try!