About the Book:
Jamie Valentine is the wildly successful author of self-help books advocating transparency in every relationship. But when her widowed mother passes away unexpectedly, Jamie discovers her own life has been based on a lie. Angry and deeply betrayed, she sets out to find the truth—which may be in a small town on the Chesapeake Bay. Cutting her most recent book tour short, Jamie books a room at the Inn at Sinclair’s Point, just outside St. Dennis.
The death of Daniel Sinclair’s father forced him to take over the family inn, and his wife’s death left him a single parent of two children, so there’s little room for anything else in his life. His lovely new guest is intriguing, though, and he’s curious about the secret she’s clearly hiding. But in the end, Jamie and Dan could discover the greatest truth of all: that the search for one thing just might lead to the find of a lifetime—if you keep your heart open.
My Comments:
I don't think it is much of a spoiler to say that the "lie" on which Jamie's life has been based is that she was adopted, and her parents never told her so. While cleaning out her parents' house following the death of her mother, Jamie learns her parents secret and decides to try to find her birth mother and her search takes her to St. Dennis, the setting of this story.
I enjoyed watching the relationship between Jamie and Daniel develop and it happened a good pace. While they eventually ended up in bed it didn't happen right away and it wasn't graphic. I also liked the relationship Jamie developed with Daniel's mom and enjoyed looking at back issues of a small town newspaper with them. I also liked the fact that Jamie respected the wishes of her birth mother and did not contact her until she knew the birth mother approved. The only thing I did not like about the book is that in a few places there were pages from the diary of Daniel's mom and she mentions that it is time to get out the Ouija board. That did not advance the story and just pushed something I believe is wrong. Nevertheless, both the plot and the setting make it an ideal beach read.
I'd like to thank the publisher for making a review copy available via Edelweiss. Grade: B.
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