sheila1957:Once again Sabrina has been fired from her job. She has to move back to Wisconsion to h
sheila1957: Once again Sabrina has been fired from her job. She has to move back to Wisconsion to her parents’ home. The best paying job in town is driving a Ducky boat whose company is owned by the classmate who bullied her all through school. Ray is in town because his uncle is dying, and he is there to help him as well as put distance between him and his parents and their expectations. They meet at a water park where she has just been hit in the face with a frozen margarita, glass included. They meet again at his restaurant. Sabrina keeps trying to stay away from him while Ray wants to see where their attraction will lead. She agrees to work with him on the Goodbye Gala, a yearly fundraiser for their town’s charitable organizations. Their attraction grows but can Ray get past Sabrina’s shyness?I loved this book! Sabrina has a lot of baggage especially since she has massive debt, a family secret, and a desire to leave Wisconsin and go back to D. C. She hates journalism because she does not like talking to people especially those she does not know. She loves the writing and researching but nothing else. Ray hates real estate and New York City because of the competition and cut throatness of it even though he is good at it. When he comes to live with his uncle, he knows he wants to stay and work the night club he and his uncle owned. When he meets Sabrina and finally learns her family’s secret, he is fine with it. Sabrina has a harder time coming to grips with him knowing.I liked the second story arc that involves the family secret (I don’t want to ruin it) and Ray’s ancestors. When it comes out, it is beautiful. The ending to that arc brought tears to my eyes. I got two happy endings with this book.The secondary characters were wonderful. I liked Sabrina’s parents and niece and nephews. They clearly loved and supported her. There were villains who got what they deserved. I liked Lucy, Ray’s sister. She was a buffer between Ray and his parents especially his mother. She was a bit intense as was his great-grandmother who we only meet through flashbacks.The story made me feel so good as Sabrina and Ray fell in love. It took courage for Sabrina to let herself love Ray and say it. Their lives turned out different from their expectations as well as others. I liked how Ray built her confidence up when he explained how she stood up to her nemesis without losing her dignity. It was great when Sabrina realized that and took the higher road.This is a feel-good book and a keeper from one of my favorite authors.This has only been on my TBR pile since August, 2021 so it’s only 8 months old. -- source link