Review: Paradise Cove by Jenny Holiday
SYNOPSIS:
Dr. Nora Walsh has just been dumped in spectacular fashion, making it the perfect time for a major life change. She figures taking over the medical practice in tiny Matchmaker Bay for a couple of years will help her get over her broken heart, and then she can head back to the big city. But when the first man she sees looks like a superhero god, she wonders if maybe there's something to small-town living after all.
Jake Ramsey also has a broken heart -- one he never expects to heal. He doesn't need people anyway and is content hiding out in his secluded cottage on the beach. But after helping Nora with a medical emergency, he finds himself opening up to the witty, warmhearted doctor. Soon the local matchmakers are working overtime to pair them off, and Jake begins to wonder if his campaign to get Nora to stay is for the town or because he can't bear the thought of her leaving.
Review:
HELLO, SWOON ALERT!! This book swooped me up and snuggled me tight. I loved these characters and the town of Moonflower Bay. This book's premise gave me Hart of Dixie vibes (I love that TV show) so I was excited to read about another city doctor moving to a small town and taking over a general practice. It was a bit similar but honestly, this book took on way more emotion and life's trials of finding love and happiness; it was splendid.
The opening scene & meet-cute of Nora and Jake at the beauty salon was such a gem and completely hooked me. Jake is getting his lushes locks braided while Nora is getting her pixie cut bleached blond. Off the bat, Jake is described as similar to Aquaman, which HELLO, hot. The two are sort of drawn together and some of Jake and Nora's pasts are revealed. She is fresh out of a relationship, ready to take back her life, while Jake is reclusive and just go through the motions after losing his son.
Nora starts to bring life back into Jake. He can't explain, he just seems to open up with her. The pair form a wonderful friendship that develops to best friends and eventually lovers. There is so much to explore with these two and reading about the grief that both of them have experienced was heartbreaking. This book had me laughing, crying, and mildly yelling at the character but it was just so damn good!!
