Who doesn't love a second chance?
When Mallory Farrell inherits her grandmother's run-down tourist shop in
Portside, Oregon, she knows selling it is the only sensible thing to do. The
place holds treasured memories for her, but it would take a fortune to restore
it.
But when she learns that her childhood crush, Grayson Matthews, wants to buy
the building to redevelop the funky town's business district into a soulless,
cookie-cutter outdoor mall, Mallory digs in her heels. With a lot of hard work
and a little bit of help, she is sure she can renovate the property herself.
Though Mallory makes incredible progress turning the store into an eclectic
home decor shop, she's heartbroken when an exciting opportunity turns into a
guaranteed nightmare. Should she surrender her dreams to Grayson's bulldozers?
Or is there a future for both of them in this charming seaside town?
My Thoughts:
This was a second time romance for a successful career woman and mother. After her youngest, her daughter got married, Mallory Farrell started having some second thoughts, maybe some regrets, or more just sadness as her three children were grown and she was a divorced woman whose boyfriend just broke up with her. So as Mallory starts taking stock of her life and what she likes, she receives some surprising news. She is the heir to her late grandmother's store and apartment above it along the coast of Oregon in a small seaside town.
Mallory does not understand why she was left the store, and thinking just to sell some things transpire that make her hesitate on that decision. One she meets an old crush, Grayson, who wants to buy the property but for reasons that Mallory doesn't like. Then there is the developing feelings between Grayson and Mallory that complicate things and tends to make things interesting.
This was an overall sweet romance about a woman whose life is not finished yet, even though her kids are grown, and she has successful career, at any age or time in your life new things can blossom.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher. I was not required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.
About the Author:
Melody Carlson is the award-winning author of more than 250 books with sales of more than 7.5 million, including many bestselling Christmas novellas, young adult titles, and contemporary romances. She received a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award, her novel All Summer Long has been made into a Hallmark movie, and the movie based on her novel The Happy Camper premiered on UPtv in 2023. She and her husband live in central Oregon. Learn more at www.MelodyCarlson.com.
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