Author: Sherryl Woods
Publisher: Harlequin MIRA
About the Book: In a trade-off she's lived to regret, Emily Castle left home years ago to become an interior designer. The youngest of three sisters, Emily desperately wanted to prove herself. Success, though, came at the cost of leaving behind the man she loved.For Boone Dorsett, losing Emily left his heart shattered, but another woman was waiting in the wings. Now a widower with a young son, Boone has a second chance with Emily when a storm brings her home. But with his former in-laws threatening a custody suit, the stakes of loving her are higher than ever.
Will fate once again separate them—or is the time finally right for these two star-crossed lovers?
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My Thoughts: This is the first in a new trilogy about sisters by Sherryl Woods. I love trilogies and so I jumped on the chance to review all three of these (Wind Chime Point will be reviewed in April, followed by Sea Glass Island in June).
This one focused on Emily, the youngest of the three sisters. She left home ten years before and has since become a very successful interior designer. She has only returned home after a hurricane has damaged her Grandma Cora Jane's restaurant. Both of her sisters also return to help with the clean up -so you get to meet them all in this book. There is Gaby, who has a career in PR and still lives in North Carolina. Samantha is the oldest sister and is an aspiring actress in New York City.
Cora Jane is somewhat of a meddler and begins pushing to get Emily and Boone back together almost before Emily gets there. She has always liked Boone and he has become a son to her, so it is only natural for her to want him paired with Emily. He has a precocious son, BJ, who is always welcomed at Cora's restaurant and Emily finds a place in his heart without even trying. This causes some dissension between Emily and Boone though. Boone does not want BJ to be hurt as he is still recovering from the death of his mother. Where Emily is concerned, Boone is still hurting himself over her leaving years before and wants to spare his son that. Even though they both try to pull away, the attraction between them continues to grow.
I really hated Jodie, BJ's maternal grandmother. I just wanted to pick her up and shake her! She does everything to make Boone feel guilty about the death of Jenny and even threatens to try to take BJ away from him if he continues to see Emily! Aargh! Talk about unreasonable!
My only criticism is that the book seemed to get a little long about 3/4 of the way through. But I had to keep reading because I had to find out how it ended!
~I received a complimentary ecopy of Sand Castle Bay from McAllister PR and Harlequin MIRA publishers in exchange for my unbiased review.~
Publisher/Publication Date: Harlequin/MIRA, March 2013
ISBN: 978-0778314363
384 pages
