A second shot at first love
After college, Ryan Kowalski decided to leave Whitford, Maine, rather than watch Lauren Carpenter marry another man. Now his siblings need his help to refurbish the family-owned Northern Star Lodge and heβs forced to face the past sooner rather than later when he collars a vandalβand learns the boy is Laurenβs sonβ¦
The last person Lauren needs back in her life is Ryan Kowalski. With a bitter ex-husband and a moody teenage son, she has enough man trouble already. But her son needs to learn a few lessons about right and wrong, even if Lauren has to escort him to Ryanβs door every day to work off his crime.
With all this close contact, Ryan and Lauren canβt deny the chemistry between them is as powerful as ever. But can a few searing kisses erase their past and pave the way for a second chance at true love?
Series:Β Kowalski Family #5
Release Date:Β November 19, 2012
Publisher:Β Carina Press
Source:Β NetGalley
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Reviewer’s Thoughts:
You can’t help but love the Kowalski men–Shannon Stacey makes sure of that. Ryan is no exception in this story. He’s rugged yet sensitive in just the right amounts. I haven’t read this series in order, but even if you haven’t, Stacey does a good job of familiarizing the reader with the characters & glimpses into the other story lines, so you are never lost as you read.
Ryan returns to his hometown to help out his family & comes into contact with Lauren–the girl he’s never forgotten. They rekindle their relationship, but in the process encounter many hurdles. This story ends happily, but in a realistic way. Stacey made Lauren a very “real” woman with issues most readers will identify with. I’ll definitely read more in this series, they do not disappoint!
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