Review - Love Around the Corner by Amanda Weaver
SYNOPSIS:
The last thing Gemma Romano needs right now is her first love coming back home. She’s trying to keep her family’s bar from being bought up and developed into some glass eyesore, just like all the other family businesses in her beloved Brooklyn neighborhood.
Like it or not, she’s in charge of the Romano legacy, and she can’t afford to risk it—or her heart—on Brendan Flaherty. Not now and not ever again.
Brendan’s old neighborhood is changing fast, but some things are still the same. Gemma’s as devoted to her family, her neighbors, and the bar as she’s always been. And she’s still the one woman he can’t seem to forget.
Gemma’s determined to steer clear of Brendan at first. Not only did he break her teenage heart, but now he’s grown up to be a property developer—he’s the enemy. Staying away from him would be a lot easier if she didn’t find him so infuriatingly attractive. Their chemistry still burns as bright as it ever did. But their painful past is still there, too, and Gemma’s not sure she’s ready to risk her dreams, her business, or her heart on Brendan a second time.
Review:
Love Around the Corner is the third and final book of The Romano Sisters series. I have loved each of these books but really liked reading Gemma's story the most. This is a second chance romance and possibly my favorite second chance I've read. I didn't love Gemma in the other books as much and wasn't sure how I would feel about her in this book but she definitely surprised me! She is such a selfless person, caring for her younger sisters after their mom passed away and committing herself to the family business.
When Brendan walks back into her life after 14 years, the tension was palpable. You can tell they had such passion for each other when they were in high school and that it hadn't waned in the years away. Gemma is wary of Brendan because he left her all those years ago but decides to give into her lust for him. I loved this. Gemma is abashedly sexual and while she gives up so much for her family, she takes this one thing for herself. Loved.
