"... a simple, yet sweet, flirtatious, emotional romance that I devoured in one sitting." - Craves the Angst
SERIES: Standalone
AUTHOR: Penelope Ward
AGE GROUP: Adult
GENRE: Contemporary Romance
RELEASE DATE: August 18, 2019
PAGES: Approx. 261
COPY PROVIDED BY: Author
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RATING: 4 Stars!
CLIFFHANGER: No.
BOOK BLURB:
It was the summer of my life.
I’d met the guy of my dreams.
Unfortunately, he was the son of my uppity employer—and very much off-limits.
But Gavin was a rebel. He knew his mother would disown him if she found out about us; in his eyes, we just had to be careful.
He never treated me as his mother did—like hired help.
Instead, Gavin put me on a pedestal and loved me harder than I’d ever been loved in my life.
What a summer it was.
Until it all ended—badly.
I was never supposed to see Gavin again.
That didn’t stop me from thinking about him every day for ten years.
I knew little about his life now, just that he was an entrepreneur living an ocean away.
When a twist of fate had me working again in the very place our love affair started a decade earlier, I knew it was only a matter of time before I might see him again.
But I wasn’t prepared.
What if he hated me?
What if he loved someone else now?
I wasn’t prepared for all the unknowns.
And most of all, I wasn’t prepared for today to be the day he came back.
REVIEWER'S NOTE: I received an eARC from the author in exchange for an honest review.
4 Stars!
The Review:
This was a wonderful read! The Day He Came Back was a simple, yet sweet, flirtatious, emotional romance that I devoured in one sitting. I absolutely adored the characters. I savored the story. And I was completely hooked by the sexy chemistry between the mains.
A wonderful summer read!
Story/Characters...
This book is broken up into two timelines. Ten years ago. And present. Ten years ago, Raven Donatacci took at summer job at the Masterton’s, the wealthy family, her mom has worked many years for. The last thing she ever expected was to fall in love with a man she couldn’t have.
Home from England for the summer and preparing to transfer to law school in the states, Gavin Masterton never expected to find the daughter of the woman he’s known most of his life so intriguing. But the moment he sees Raven, sees how different she is from all the other girls, how interesting and how heartfelt she is, he’s completely taken.
They spend a secret but enchanting summer together. Their love was quick but deep.
She’s from the wrong side of town. He’s got the world at his fingertips. And they were never meant to be. So their summer love came to a screeching halt.
Ten years later and a twist of fate, they are reunited. Their attraction is instant, but a lot of time has passed and rekindling their love looks even more impossible.
This story was beautifully told. Tragic. Emotional. Sexy. And had such a romantic feel. I loved both Raven and Gavin. They were lovely characters I couldn't help but adore. Their maturity and honesty (for the most part) was refreshing and easy to read. I thoroughly enjoyed their get-to-know-you moments, their real conversations, their secret time away from prying eyes and their personalities. They were fun and delightful and their love was intense and consuming.
Ten years later, it’s even more intense and the chemistry is smokin’ hot. There’s a slow burn between these two the author did perfectly. And even though this plot has been used many times in the past, the author wrote it with such conviction and passion, it felt fresh and revived.
The Wrap Up:
There’s romance. A little bit of angsts. A story that was easy to love. Plenty of swoons and feels. And an ending that was fulfilling and exceptionally well done.
As always, Penelope Ward delivers an exceptional story I know I’ll reread time and again.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR...
She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism.
With over two million books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over twenty novels. Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.
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second chance romances can be great fun to read and from your wonderful review, this sounds like a good one
ReplyDeletesherry @ fundinmental