TEMPTED BY LOVE
The Steeles at Silver Island
Melissa Foster
World Literary Press
Releasing Sept 9, 2020
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book for review from the author. I was not compensated nor was I required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am posting this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising".
Blurb:
Enjoy heart-meltingly beautiful and toe-curlingly sexy romance in Tempted by Love, an emotionally riveting story about a man who has lost it all and carries a torturous secret, a divorced single mother who has everything to lose, and the little girl who helps them heal. Fall in love on the sandy shores of Silver Island, home to coffee shops, boat races, midnight rendezvous, and the sexy, sharp-witted Steeles. They have a penchant for pranks, a passion for loyalty, and a trunk full of secrets.
In TEMPTED BY LOVE…
Years ago, bestselling author Jack “Jock” Steele lost his girlfriend and baby in a horrific accident that drove a wedge between Jock and his family, keeping him from sharing a devastating secret. An aging philanthropist saved him from the brink of despair, and for a decade Jock cared for his ailing friend who became his family. Now his friend has passed away and left him a fortune—on the condition that he publishes another book. Jock is floundering, unsure how to rebuild the life he’d walked away from, much less find his muse, have another relationship with a woman, or even think about having a family of his own. But he can’t get his sweet, sexy new friend, single-mother Daphne Zablonski out of his head, and her adorable toddler must know something he doesn’t, because she wraps her tiny fingers around his heart and won’t let go.
Daphne has been through the wringer with her ex-husband and doesn’t believe true love is in the cards for her. Friends she can handle, but letting a man see her mom bod naked? Especially someone as strikingly handsome and unbelievably sexy as Jock? No, thank you. Besides, she has a toddler to chase after and enough fictional boyfriends to fill her lonely nights. If only her book boyfriends could make her body tingle the way one look from her mysterious neighbor does.
As Jock and Daphne’s friendship turns to something too tempting to deny, their lives take an unexpected turn. Can a man who has lost everything find redemption with a woman who has everything to lose? And then there’s that secret…
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Available in audiobook (narrated by Brian Pallino and Jennifer Mack)
My Thoughts:
The author has written a note to her readers to let them know that this is an emotional story. After I read that, I figured keeping tissues close at hand was warranted.
Daphne has a cutie pie that some day may be a heartbreaker but for right now she’s just a scene stealer – and hilarious without really trying. Jock may seem angry at the world but it could be something deeper than that. It was nice to see a relationship blossom as this couple gets to know each other. The author does a great job in having Daphne feel uncomfortable which she has a cute way of displaying. All the sexual innuendos that seem to pop up may have you laughing out loud. After all, laughter is the best medicine.
Parts of the story were sweet, parts were romantic, parts were sad, and some may have even been bittersweet. It’s a story that will quickly grab your attention as well as a certain someone. This is one of those books that I wanted to read at the beach so bad. I was just not comfortable with what’s happening in the country right now. Our author though makes it very easy to imagine things as if I were there and I can ask Alexa to play “ocean” in order to hear waves crashing on the beach.
These characters are so easy to fall in love with. You want to be able to watch people walk by and wonder if that was so and so or not. Maybe these people might be Daphne and her family. Picture who might be Jock in your mind. With so little on TV that I really want to watch, why not watch this story play out in my mind. Can you picture yourself fitting in with their group? Having time together on the beach at night? There was one last thing I loved about this book and that was how open ended the last chapter was. I thought it would get me ready for the next book but that is several months away. Not a hardship to read something else of this author’s while waiting for that day to happen.
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Author Info:
Melissa Foster is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author. She writes sexy and heartwarming contemporary romance and new adult romance with emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Melissa’s emotional journeys are lovingly erotic and always family oriented–perfect beach reads for contemporary romance lovers who enjoy reading about wealthy heroes and smart, sassy heroines.
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❤️ MY TRUE LOVE (Book 2)
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