A
Barefoot Bay Novel, Book 1
Grand
Central
May
1st, 2012
978-1-455-50821-1
Contemporary
Romance
Paperback
ARC
Reviewed
by Dawn (love2read28@gmail.com)
Obtained
by Publisher
Lacey
Armstrong’s world implodes when a hurricane destroys her home on Barefoot Bay.
Deciding that this was a chance to do something different, she decides Barefoot
Bay needs is a new hotel. A chance to start over for her and her daughter,
Lacey never anticipates the complication that is Clay Walker, the young
attractive architect that has alarm bells ringing inside Lacey’s head even as
her heart and body yearn for his arms around her. Can Lacey find the strength
to let Clay tear down the walls around her heart and show her he is there for
her and her daughter forever?
In
her introduction to her new series, Roxanne St. Claire weaves a spell around
her readers, giving them a lush, exotic place to enjoy and characters to fall
in love with. In this first book, we meet several people who I have a feeling
will play a prominent role in future books (Zoë, Tessa & Jocelyn to name a
few). Ms. St. Claire delivers a strong storyline with an equally strong heroine
in Lacey Armstrong. All the characters come across as multi-dimensional and you
get a sense of their vulnerabilities even as they try to shield themselves from
the world itself. Lacey is on the verge of finding herself, on a path to
self-discovery and learning to deal with pain in her life with a smile and a
will of steel. I loved how this character was portrayed as a strong yet at
times, vulnerable woman who tries to balance being a mother and finding a way
to make her dreams come true as well. Lacey just never anticipated Clay Walker
to run into her life and turn her upside down. The sparks fly with these two
and the reader is lost as Clay and Lacey find themselves falling in love even
as they try to fight it from happening. These two are absolutely perfect for
one another. Lacey needs Clay to stand up and support her in the way she needs
and Clay needs to let himself fall in love with this vibrant woman and maybe
see that love isn’t so bad.
What
really thrilled me was how much Lacey’s friends (Tessa, Jocelyn and Zoë) play
in keeping her spirits up and helping her as much as they can. Their friendship
comes across the pages as genuine and real which tickled me to death. They gave
a much needed lightness to t he story with their wine, laughs and support for
Lacey and her daughter. That friendship was deep and beautiful to behold.
Roxanne
St. Claire delivers a wonderful introduction to her Barefoot Bay series and I
am eager to see what happens next there. I hope you can check out this
wonderful sleepy little town on the coast of Barefoot Bay, you can’t help but
fall in love with the town and its residents. BAREFOOT IN THE SAND is a
beautiful told story that will leave you breathless.
This
is an objective review and not an endorsement
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