Giveaway Review BAREFOOT BY THE SEA by ROXANNE ST CLAIRE @roxannestclaire @ForeverRomance

Book Description

Publication Date: October 29, 2013

A Barefoot Bay Novel

When you think you know your heart's desire . . . 

Tessa Galloway is a gifted nurturer-her verdant garden at Barefoot Bay's new resort is living proof. If only the woman who can grow anything could grow what she wants most: a baby. Her friends think the right guy will come along, but Tessa doesn't want to wait. All she needs is the perfect donor to make her dream come true. Then John Brown is hired at the resort. If anyone could make beautiful babies, it's this gorgeous, mysterious man. So why does Tessa suddenly find herself wanting so much more?

Can you give up all your dreams for love?

It's been three long years since John Brown had to leave his old life. Forced into the witness protection program, he's desperate to be reunited with his toddler twins. When he gets that chance, there's a catch-he must prove he's got a steady job and a new wife. Landing a gig as a chef in Barefoot Bay is easy enough. And falling for lovely Tessa is even easier. The hard part? Can he win the heart of a woman who prizes honesty-when the truth may shatter it?

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About the Author


First published in 2003, Roxanne St. Claire is a RITA® Award-winning author of thirty novels, including her bestselling Bullet Catchers and Guardian Angelinos series. Her critically acclaimed books have been published in numerous languages and recognized with multiple awards including the National Readers' Choice Award, the Daphne du Maurier Award, and the HOLT Medallion, all for best romantic suspense. She currently lives on the east coast of Florida with her husband and two teenagers.

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My Thoughts

Loved it

Tessa has a serious case of Baby Lust so much so, that she is asking random, albeit handsome, strangers in bars about their DNA.  When said handsome stranger is falling in lust with her, she starts asking about his medical history, which of course, is a known lust-killer.  The handsome stranger turns out to be a chef with a PAST.  John Brown, aka Ian Browning, aka handsome stranger, applies for a job at the Casa Blanca resort where Tess is in charge of the gardens.  With the "help" of her friends and co-owners, Tess must face her PAST and in turn John must face his.  

There is a serious chemistry between the two and as you get to know John/Ian, he begins to grow on you.  His sordid past is not that sordid and I developed a strong sympathy for him. I mean what isn't there to love about him.  He knows his way around a kitchen and loves kids.  I did wonder if he was just too perfect on the inside and was afraid that Tess would never know about it since he was forced to keep that a secret. But there is a twist in the plot and what seems impossible becomes just what Tessa wants but now for all the wrong reasons.  Vague?  I know -- go read the book.  Sigh.  

The friendship between Tess and her girls is full of laughs.  You really want to meet these girls and hang out with them. There is also an undercurrent of tension there as well, since the four have combined to create a resort worthy of four star destination weddings.  Between that and the back story of John, the balance between light-hearted fun and serious consequences is well done.   I have read the whole series and each book does stand alone, but it is better to read them in order.  This is just a wonderful romance that will take you away.  If you enjoy Jill Shalvis or Robyn Carr.






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