Smitten in Summer by Jennifer Bernard

 

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From USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Jennifer Bernard comes a steamy, single dad, small town romance set in fan-favorite Lost Harbor, Alaska with a free-spirited heroine and a grumpy hero who can't stay away.

Ice cream goddess and perennial life of the party, Trixie Tran lives life large, from her eclectic wardrobe to her offbeat perspective on, well…everything. No one knows her carefully crafted persona evolved after one life-changing summer during her teens, when a need to belong led to falling for Chase Owens, who betrayed her trust. Now, years later, Mr. Wrong has come to her tiny town of Lost Harbor…and he’s not leaving until Trixie gives him what he wants.

With his young daughter in tow, rescue trainer Mac Brindisi is in Alaska to fulfill a short-term contract. Romance isn’t part of the plan. He’s also built a career—literally—out of shutting people out of his life. Despite that fact, he’d have to be dead inside not to notice the sexy siren who owns the local ice cream shop. When some rich jerk from her past sails into town, all his protective instincts are activated…and then some.

Turns out Chase is no ordinary rich jerk. Dealing with him will take all of Mac’s skills…as well as courage Trixie didn’t know she had. Can she afford to put her trust in a man again? Or is Mac just another smitten-in-summer mistake waiting to happen?

My rating; 5 out of 5 stars

My review:

Smitten in Summer is the twelfth book in the Lost Harbor, Alaska series. This was a new-to-me author, and I was pleasantly surprised by the book. It was well written, easy to read, interesting, and had great characters.
Trixie buries her painful history with smiles and a sunshiny attitude. She never expected Chase Owens, the boy who betrayed her trust, to show up in Lost Harbor or try to blackmail her. Faced with her past, she must choose between two painful outcomes.
Mac had only come to Lost Harbor to train the crew on water rescues. He had traveled his entire career, but the warmth of the Lost Harbor community made him want to stay there. He never meant to fall for the carefree ice cream store owner Trixie.
This was an entertaining book and I loved Mac and Trixie’s cute meet. I enjoyed meeting all the people from the small town of Lost Harbor and I loved seeing their backup and support for Trixie. This is one of those books you hate to see the end, but it left me with a smile.
I received an ARC and am voluntarily leaving a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

About the Author:

Jennifer Bernard is a USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance. Her books have been called “an irresistible reading experience” full of “quick wit and sizzling love scenes.” A graduate of Harvard and former news promo producer, she left big city life in Los Angeles for true love in Alaska, where she now lives with her husband and stepdaughters. She still hasn’t adjusted to the cold, so most often she can be found cuddling with her laptop and a cup of tea.

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