Expected publication date: July 25, 2017
Cover blurb:
Known for its rugged beauty and eccentric residents, tiny Blue Moon Harbor is big on love . . .
For busy lawyer Eden Blaine, a trip to a Pacific Northwest island she’s never even heard of is far from a vacation. Eden’s ailing mother has tasked her with finding her long-lost aunt, who once had ties to a commune on the island. Still reeling from a breakup with her longtime boyfriend, romance is the last thing Eden is looking for. But her gorgeous seaplane pilot has her wondering if a carefree rebound fling is exactly what she needs. . .
Aaron Gabriel has no illusions about happily ever after. His troubled childhood made sure of that. But he does appreciate a pretty woman’s company, and Eden is the exact combination of smart and sexy that turns him on. Still, as he helps her search for her missing aunt, the casual relationship he imagined quickly becomes something much more passionate–and much harder to give up. Can two people determined to ignore romance recognize that their heated connection is the kind of love destined to last?
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I read the first chapter on the RT VIP website and was really intrigued so I requested it on Netgalley. I thought there was a lot of potential from what I read and was really looking forward to reading the whole thing. Unfortunately all I can say was that it was just okay, and I *hate* having to say that. For me, the main characters ended up being the drag on the story.
Eden is a lawyer from Ottowa who travels to a small island in British Columbia searching for clues to the whereabouts of her aunt Lucy. Lucy disappeared from Ottowa in 1969 and the last letter received from her was sent from Destiny Island where she and her boyfriend had joined a commune. Aaron owns a charter business and is the pilot flying Eden to the island and offers to help her interview some of the island’s more eccentric residents.
Things heat up between Eden and Aaron during the course of the week she is there, while the hunt for her aunt appears to be unsuccessful. A secondary story line about members of the commune is introduced, however I didn’t really understand the necessity. I’m assuming it must factor into a future book in the series, but to me it was a distraction from the main mystery in this book.
I actually liked most of the secondary characters in this book better than the main ones, but I never grew to care about Eden and Aaron which was disappointing. I will read the future books in the series to see what happens because I did like the setting, and maybe they will allow me to change my mind about this initial outing.