RESILIENCE AFTER DARK by Marie Force

 

Series: Gansett Island, Book 25
July 19^th, 2022
978-1-952793-77-6
Contemporary Romance
Paperback
Reviewed by Dawn (love2read28@gmail,.com)
Obtained by self-purchase

4.5 Hearts

 

Cindy Lawry needs a new roommate ASAP now that her sister, Julia, is moving in with her fiancé, Deacon. When she places roommate wanted flyers around the island, she is anxious to find the right person to room in the house with her after the abusive upbringing she had as a child.

Jace Carson is determined to find a permanent lodging know that summer is done and Gansett Island gets back to normal with the year round residents. When he is told about a room for rent, he jumps at the chance until he finds himself face to face with Cindy, the one woman he’s been flirting with for weeks and she is all he thinks about now.

Sparks fly this autumn as Jace and Cindy see if they can have a relationship even as their pasts surface as the summer heat gives way to autumn cool. It’s about to get interesting on Gansett Island and the fun has just begun.

 

RESILIENCE AFTER DARK is another wild ride from start to finish. Marie Force delivers lots of laughs, sadness, love, and friendship as readers are treated to the going on of the residents of Gansett Island. With a big cast of characters as well as it being the twenty-fifth book in the series, the author does an amazing job in capturing sub-plots and storylines of the other residents that readers have fell in love with since the first book, Maid for Love. What delights me the most in RESILIENCE AFTER DARK is the characters and how much they all have grown since we, the readers, first met them eons ago. This is an author who knows her characters inside and out, captures their vulnerabilities and strengths, keeps them growing with each book in the series and overall, delivers a character ensemble of a series that delighted me from the very first time I picked up the first book and met these wonderful characters.

With Jace and Cindy, we got to see two characters who deserve their own happy ever after more than these two. With each page of RESILIENCE AFTER DARK, I was rooting for Jace and Cindy to get their own brand of happy ever after and though there were a few interesting things along the way, I got to admit even I was thrilled at how their story turned out. Jace and Cindy have had some hard knocks and their past makes itself known in more ways than they thought but I loved how the author made it come as a strength rather than weakness for this couple and I, for one, am looking forward to seeing how they continue in future books.

RESILIENCE AFTER DARK is more than boy meets girl and falls in love, Its full of love, family, friends and more. The theme I keep coming back to is hope and love for Jace and Cindy. They took a chance on each other, and I know I am not the only one who rooted for them to win their heart’s desire. Marie Force delivers a story that is full of that hope and love not just for Jace and Cindy but for all the wonderful people set in this universe that I adore. If you want to check this series out, I highly recommend this series as a fun, sexy read and perfect for those lazy hot summer days/nights. I can’t wait to see where the author goes next in the series and just what happens next for everyone there on Gansett Island.

 

This is an objective review and not an endorsement