Mini Review: Second Chance Island by Jenny Schwartz

Second Chance Island by Jenny Schwartz

Published: February 8, 2015

Format: via NetGalley

Publisher: Escape Publishing

Rating: 3.5/5

Synopsis

She’s escaped to a tropical paradise, but her past is going to find her. Laura Robertson is working at a tropical resort on the Great Barrier Reef, biding her time and nursing her wounds when her ex-lover Phil Cooper arrives on Topaz Island. She’s betrayed him, broken his trust, and shamed herself. And yet it seems that he’s the one man she can’t let go. She’s spent her whole life fighting to save the reef, and her time on Topaz Island fighting for her self-respect. Does she have enough fight left to fight for a second chance?

My Thoughts

This is fun and sexy read about getting a second chance at love. I loved that the characters Laura and Phil have a great chemistry that can’t be denied. Throw in the sexy atmosphere of the Great Barrier Reef and the islands and what could be any better? Sometimes we met the right person at the wrong time but that doesn’t mean that we aren’t meant to be. There are times that we just have to learn from our mistakes and hope that in the end we are forgiven for those wrongs. This is the perfect read for those who want a little escape and a great romantic read.

Review: Style Me Sexy[Short Novella] by Tara Chevrestt

Style Me Sexy [Short Novella] by Tara Chevrestt
Published: October 2013
Format: NetGalley
Publisher: Escape Publishing
Rating 2/5

Synopsis

A charming short story about beauty, the beholder, and believing in yourself.

Bridget knows she isn’t beautiful; her ex made that point abundantly clear. So when her online-only romance suddenly leads to a real-life blind date, she beelines to the salon for a makeover. She’s dismayed and embarrassed when her usual stylist isn’t available and the sexy Javier steps in.

Javier has long been aware of the timid but kind woman, and vows to take this opportunity to make her see that she's beautiful on the outside, as well as in. Will he succeed in keeping his own feelings at bay and style her sexy?

My Thoughts

I normally don’t like novellas but since I have so many on my Kindle I figured this past weekend I would finally just read a bunch of them. I really wanted to like this but I just couldn’t, I just couldn’t believe the connection between the two characters.  I liked the whole idea of the online romance meeting thing, but I just felt they were making Bridget into this ugly duckling person which I didn’t buy into. Without giving it away I just felt this novella was quite predictable, no real surprises. It had the making of something great; but just fell kind of flat in my eyes.