The First Installment in the Waves Series— A Messy Family. Epic Romances. Endless Suspense.After her father's death and leaving her fiance at the altar, Blakely plans a vacation to get out of her small town. It's what she finds when she gets there that changes everything entirely. Judson. He's older and stable, with an empire built on his own, while she is young and trying to find her way. Their connection is undeniable from the first moment, making it hard for either to fight it. When both of their pasts come creeping into their new routine, Blakely quickly learns there is no love without chaos.
Kirstie Goode is the author of several series, including the Waves series, Legacy High, The Golden Boys duet, and Send It. She writes stories you never want to put down, featuring flawed but relatable characters you’ll fall in love with—and occasionally want to strangle. While she especially enjoys writing sports romance, she refuses to limit herself to a single genre, preferring to keep readers guessing what she’ll do next. A lover of plot twists and a devoted happily-ever-after enthusiast, she can often be found with a dead phone battery, living life entirely by chaos, vibes and pop2k music.
This is the first novel I have read by Kirstie Goode and honestly it is only because I had not heard of her prior to buying tickets to a local author signing coming later this year. Unfortunately I have missed out on this story for while, but at least now I do not have to wait for the rest of the series to come out!! I loved everything about this novel and felt myself continually wanting to know what happens next.
This novel has a lot of themes, and topics that are brought in and appropriately addressed. This has some of my favorite tropes in it including a surprise towards the end that I did not see coming but was overly excited about! Kirstie developed the characters Judson and Blakely so beautifully. There were elements of suspense in here too however the main focus was the beautiful love story. I highly recommend going into this novel blind.
From the very first page, this book hits the ground running. The story line is so intense that every page makes you feel like you cannot wait for the next one. So well written that you get sucked in and feel like you are part of the entire story. Loved this book and highly recommend it.
I met this author at a book convention in KY. She was so nice I just had to buy her books not knowing much about them. I am so glad I did!! I am not much of a physical book reader. I lean more towards audio but I could not put this book down!