Fifteen years after she left Prince Edward Island, Natalie O’Ryan had no plans to return. But when her fiancé, music producer Russell Jacobs, books their wedding in her hometown and schedules a summer at Rose’s Red Door Inn, she sets out to put the finishing touches on the perfect wedding. But she can’t possibly prepare for a run-in with Justin Kane–the best friend she left behind all those years ago after promising to stay.
Justin’s never forgotten Natalie or the music career he always dreamed of pursuing. He’d been prepared to follow her off the island until his dad died and he was left to run the family dairy farm. He’s done the best he can with the life that was thrust upon him–but with Natalie back in the picture, he begins to realize just how much joy he’s been missing.
After Natalie’s reception venue falls through, she must scramble to find an alternative, and the only option seems to be a barn on Justin’s property. As they work together to get the dilapidated building ready for the party, Natalie and Justin discover the groundwork for forgiveness–and that there may be more than an old friendship between them.
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Summary
From: Rebecca Maney
Book Title: On Love's Gentle Shores
Book Author: Liz Johnson
What do you like about this book:
"The island is all about lights and gentle shores."
That may been have true for most residents of picturesque Prince Edward Island, but coming back to her childhood home to be married was only full of dark shadows for Natalie O'Ryan. Unknowingly, because she had never told him otherwise, her fiance surprised her with a destination wedding site that he thought would thrill her, instead she is busy stuffing down humiliating memories, while trying to keep Russell far removed from the gossip that continually swirls between local residents.
Justin Kane would know those riotous red curls anywhere. Growing up, it had always been "them". "There hadn't been a Natalie with Justin. Or a Justin without Natalie." Until she left, without a word. Natalie O'Ryan has certainly grown into a beautiful woman and her appearance back on the island is a brutal shock to his senses; but as he continually reminds himself, she is getting married, getting married, getting married . . . to someone else. . . . . and it seems, the celebration venue is his old abandoned dairy barn.
The romantic tension between these two former soul mates greets the reader instantly, and with enough "snap, crackle, and pop" to fill a thousand cereal bowls. What could possibly be gained, at this juncture, by telling the whole truth and nothing but the truth? Can Natalie discover that it is never too late to "do the next right thing"?
"On Gentle Shores" is a lovely conclusion to Liz Johnson's "Red Door Inn" series, seamlessly inserting characters from previous stories into the present one, making life on Prince Edward Island nearly impossible to resist. I am grateful to the author for an advance copy of this book; the opinions stated are entirely my own.
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