Review: Adrift in Cheshire Bay by H.M. Shander

 

Adrift in Cheshire Bay (The Cheshire Bay series #2)

by H.M. Sander

My rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Adrift in Cheshire Bay by H.M. Shander | Goodreads

She’s ready to surprise her boyfriend. Turns out she’s going to be the one in shock.

Tonight’s the night. Cedar couldn’t be more excited to announce to her long-time sweetheart, at their anniversary dinner, that she’s expecting. That is until a mysterious woman shows up at their work, looking for Mitch, to introduce him to a young boy; their son.

With her plans up in smoke, Cedar doesn’t know what to do next. When Mitch shuts down and refuses to discuss his past, she risks everything to uncover details that had changed her future. In the middle of it all, her soulmate discloses how he never wanted kids. Heartbroken, Cedar is forced to plan a new future.

But Mitch means the world to her. Can she forgive and forget? Will she move on without him? Or will she always be adrift in a sea of what could’ve been?

Readers who like Aurora Rose Reynolds will fall for the spunky Cedar, and pine for the two lovers to overcome their misfortunes and find the HEA they both deserve.

My review:

Adrift in Cheshire Bay is the second book in The Cheshire Bay series.  It was a short novella but was still a good read.  We meet Cedar and Mitch in Return to Cheshire Bay where they were already a couple.  This story picks up after they have been together for five years.  

On the day of their fifth year of being together, Cedar discovers she is pregnant.  She has made plans to take Mitch to a nice restaurant and then tell him the good news.  Only her plans are ruined when a woman from Mitch’s past arrives at the small airport with a child, which she claims is his.  Mitch was caught by surprise and declares he never wanted kids.  Cedar is heartbroken especially when she learns Mitch cheated on her.

I must admit I never did warm up to Mitch.  Not only did he cheat on Cedar, but he did not get why she was upset.  For me he never redeemed himself.  Cedar seemed to be the only one invested in their relationship and my heart went out to her.

I received an ARC and am voluntarily leaving a review.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.