Zoe Costas is a security specialist and a Costas through
and through. Her eccentric, rather dubious family runs an Atlantic City spa
that's just this side of legit. So Zoe isn't inclined to trust handsome,
charming Ryan Baldwin when he shows up claiming to be related to Sam, the girl
the Costas family is about to adopt. But Ryan is Sam's uncle and one of the
famously rich and snooty Boston Baldwins.
Ryan's search for his sister has led him to news of
her death, and to a niece he's never met. But someone else has also tracked Sam
down — someone who never wanted the child to be found. Ryan is determined to
protect Sam and find out what really happened to his sister. And Zoe is just
the woman to help him do it. Neither expects to lose their heart in the
process.
Re-release Date: July 11,
2017
Costas Sisters #2
Contemporary Romance
CP Publishing
Review copy provided
by publisher
Liza's Review:
I
absolutely adored Summer Lovin' by
Carly Phillips. It is the second book in the Costas Sisters series but reads
pretty well as a stand-alone story. I had to laugh at how Zoe and Ryan first
met and how they had a misunderstanding about his identity.
When
you hear the term opposites attract, Zoe Costas and Ryan Baldwin fit the
statement perfectly. Zoe is way more of a free spirit than Ryan and while she
can handle some rules, she goes more with her feelings than too many rules.
Ryan is a Boston Baldwin and while he pretty much always follows the rules, he
can tell as soon as he meets his niece Sam, that she is a free spirit like her mom. I loved there was an attraction
between Zoe and Ryan from pretty much the moment they met. I also loved
they both worried so much about Sam and what was best for her, all
while trying to figure out what had really happened with Ryan's sister.
Zoe and Ryan had to find a
way to get their two very different families to work together for Sam's best
interest. I liked the bit of mystery that Zoe and Ryan had to figure out when
it came to Sam's mom. I also have to say I adored how the Baldwin family
started to bend and be so much more understanding when it came to their
granddaughter. The Costas family is such an accepting group that you just
knew they would do anything for Sam just like they would for any
other member of their family.
I really liked Zoe and Ryan
as a couple. Again, there was an attraction between them from the very
beginning, and it got stronger the more time they spent together. I hated that
Zoe was so hesitant in admitting her feelings to others, her family
included. However, I felt like her feelings for Ryan were too strong for her to
fight.
Summer Lovin' had me experiencing so many different emotions as I read it. I laughed
at all the antics of the Costas clan and Sam, smiled and sighed as I saw Zoe
and Ryan fall in love, and even experienced both anger and sadness as we
learned the truth about Ryan's sister and her past. I love a story that
makes me feel so many different emotions as I read it and highly recommend Summer Lovin'.
Rating: 5 Stars (A)
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