Review: Mastering Macie – Rebecca Joyce

Macie Lynn Owens loved her life. She did what she wanted, when she wanted, and nobody was going to tell her otherwise. She gave up the silly dream of finding a man, children, and happily ever after. Accepting what life had dished out to her, she never looked back, until one night changed everything.

When fate knocks and gives Matthew and Andrew Jenkins a second chance, they grab on with both hands and refuse to let go. However, convincing the spitfire diner owner to accept their claim is harder than they thought. When two shocking dinner guests arrive unexpectedly, they have a new bargaining chip, and they aren’t afraid to use it.

As the town gears up for its bicentennial Founders Day Parade, a blast from the past returns, causing more trouble than the town can handle. As the pots and pans start flying, the residents must stand together to save everything they hold dear, or watch it all burn.

Series: The Men of Treasure Cove #7
Release Date: October 14th 2013
Publisher: Siren-Bookstrand Publishing
Source: Manic Readers
Reviewer: Gwen
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3.5 Cocktails

Mastering Macie book seven of The Men of Treasure Cove series by Rebecca Joyce was a fun book. I love the way that Rebecca Joyce can draw you into her books. She is amazing with her series and making it so you are not lost if you read one of her books out of order or haven’t read any of the others in the series. The characters are unforgettable and truly exciting to read. Matthew Jenkins an attorney from Pleasure Cove living in Los Angeles returns to his home in Pleasure Cove and moves back into the family home with Andrew “Doc” Jenkins, his brother. Doc is understandable with his mixed emotions about his brother coming home after all these years. But Doc wants a particular woman in town and he is determined not to let his brother Matthew interfere with his determination at Mastering Macie. Both brothers have to face conflicts regarding their past and their own family but also the feelings and heartbreak they left with a young Macie Owens who knew as a young girl that the Jenkins brothers belonged to her. The book is full of twist and turns that keep you looking to see what brought Matthew Jenkins home, the past of the town of Treasure Cove as a total has and how it affected all the residents including Macie Owens and the Jenkins brothers.

The traditions of Treasure Cove and the neighboring town Celestial are rather unique and fun. They are not the everyday towns that you would normally come across, and make it a great escape from real life and into the town of Treasure Cove. However the one draw back that I have with the book is that as an avid reader I am rather familiar with the series. The benefits the book has for new readers of Rebecca Joyce as I have mentioned can be a drawback for others familiar with the series. Sometimes the book was not easy to read because it recaps very thoroughly incidents that have occurred in previous books of the series. I do agree with time between new releases that can still be great so you don’t have to reread previous books when the next in the series is released. But if you have read several of the books in a row of the series it can be a little tedious. Overall though I loved the book regardless of the recaps of previous stories and plots. Macie discovers more about herself and finds out more about her mother and her family and how it is tied to the events in Treasure Cove. The entire town is wrapped in a mystery regarding the land. The traditional lifestyle the town itself was founded on versus the ideas of how people should live their lives is a battle that all the traditional family members have to fight for. Macie has to fight for her place in the town and the past injuries she has from the Jenkins brothers to be able to move forward. I love how Macie does move forward, is hard working and is determined. When Macie and the Jenkins brothers are surprised with a turn in events in their life I loved how Macie showed how afraid and overwhelmed she was. This is another exciting installment of the Treasure Cove series. You not only have the continuation of the mystery of Treasure Cove itself but Macie’s development and you finally find out more about the infamous Doc Jenkins and his brother Matthew. All the while you see how the Jenkins brothers have to come together for mutual goals of getting acquainted with family and the Mastering of Macie.