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OAK BLUFFS - Joan Early Genesis Press/Indigo April 2010 |
SYNOPSIS: Set against the historic splendor of Oak Bluffs, sparks fly when New York sophistication tangles with Texas toughness in this passionate story of love between two people determined to uphold their initial disdain for each other.
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE |4| Marguerite Lemons
REVIEW:
Lacey Daigle is strong willed, smart and
highly educated, but she has never been able to live up to her mother’s picture
of perfection. Lacey steps out on faith, with the help of her grandmother, in an
effort to live a dream that began many years ago when she was a child. Against
her mother’s wishes, and after dumping her fiancée’, she moves with her
grandmother to Ocean Cove to open Camp Noepe; an all girl horse-riding camp
named in honor of her grandfather and her Native American heritage.
Monroe Falkner, aka, John Jacob Tobias is a hugely successful businessman who
has lost his sense of direction after the death of his wife and their unborn
child. He assumes the identity of the new Camp Noepe riding instructor in order
to get away from the memories. He arrives three weeks after his expected arrival
and is so stunned by Lacey’s resemblance to his deceased wife that he
immediately puts up a wall to protect his heart.
Oak Bluffs
is set in Martha’s vineyards and New York, with trips to Boston and Dallas,
Texas. The plot and sub-plots are woven together seamlessly with characters that
are easy for the reader to identify with. Both characters are extremely loyal to
those they love and the supporting characters know when to voice their opinions
and when to be quiet; with the exception of Lacey’s mother and ex-fiancée’ who
learn the hard way, that when you push Lacey in the corner she comes out
fighting.
Oak Bluffs
is a story of second chances. Many of the characters have had some type of life
altering experience and managed to rebuild their lives and move on.
Ms. Early has written an enjoyable page turner.
reviewer@romanceincolor.com | 14th March 2010