Kate Parello runs a volunteer program in Belize for Artists for International Aid, where she deals with self-centered artists who use the program as a means to repair their marred reputations. She loves the country, the people, and what AIA stands for, but too many diva volunteers have turned her off to press-seeking celebrities altogether and left her questioning the value of the volunteer program. When she meets incredibly handsome and charming Sage,Β heΒ stirs emotions she hasnβt felt for ages, even though heΒ represents the things she despises.
Laid-back artist SageΒ RemingtonΒ escapes his wealthy lifestyle in the Big Apple for a two-week journey of self-discovery to figure out how a guy who has so much can feel so empty. When he meets ultra-organized Kate,Β who lives her life the way heβs always dreamed of living his,Β the attraction is too hot to ignore, but Sage is there to figure out whatβs missing in his life, not to find a woman.
Every look, and every late-night chat in the romantic jungle brings them closer together, but Sage can barely think past stripping away Kateβs misconceptions about him. Kate fights him every step of the wayβeven though she finds it hard to ignore the strikingly handsome, generous-to-a-fault artist who wants to do nothing more than right the wrongs of the worldβand love her to the ends of the earth.
Series: Love in Bloom: The Remingtons #2
Release Date: March 11th 2014
Publisher: Self Published
Source: AToMR
Reviewer: Shannon
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3.5 Cocktails
What’s an artist to do when he just can’t find the meaning to his life anymore? Β Take a trip down to the Belize jungle and find the love of his life.
OK, so there was a bit more to STROKE OF LOVE than that, Β Sage Remington (artist) wants to be able to use his money and his fame to do something good for those less fortunate. Β That leads his to sign up with AIA for a two week stint helping in a small jungle community in Belize. Β It’s in Belize that he meets AIA liaison Kate Parello and discovers that he might be able to have everything he wants: Β the love of a good woman and helping those less fortunate, as long as Kate’s by his side.
I liked Sage. Β He was thoughtful, a little quiet, but kept his word and was there to lend a hand when needed. Β Kate was a little harder to warm up to. Β She was very judgmental and didn’t like to listen to others ideas (especially when that encroached on her turf). Β It took a bit for me to warm up to the idea of the two of them together. Β Even though Sage kept seeing the two of them together, I had a hard time believing Kate was going to be willing to believe in any of Sage’s visions…simply because they weren’t her own. Β In the end, I was gladly proven wrong, but I did have to wonder right up until the end if Sage was truly going to get what he wanted.
I will admit, I didn’t like this story as much as Dex’s story in GAME OF LOVE. Β But it’s still a solid edition in the series and worth picking up. Β The Remington brother are pretty hot, no matter what they’re doing.
You can read our review for the first book in the Remington series, GAME OF LOVE, here.
Melissa Foster is aΒ New York TimesΒ &Β USA TodayΒ bestselling and award-winning author. She writes contemporary romance, new adult, contemporary women’s fiction, suspense, and historical fiction with emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Her books have been recommended byΒ USA Today’sΒ book blog,Β Hagerstown Magazine,Β The Patriot, and several other print venues. She is the founder of theΒ Womenβs Nest,Β a social and support community for women, and theΒ World Literary CafΓ©. When she’s not writing, Melissa helps authors navigate the publishing industry through her author training programs onΒ Β Fostering Success. Melissa has been published in Calgaryβs Child Magazine, the Huffington Post, and Women Business Owners magazine.
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I’m happy to hear you liked Dex so much, I guess Sage will have to learn a trick or two from him π
Thank you so much for reading Stroke of Love and for your thoughtful review! XOXO