*ARC REVIEW*
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Ok if you want a sweeter than sweet romance with instant chemistry then you need to pick up this book by Marquita Valentine. This book was an easy, quick to the point but no less impressive for it read and I honestly am so glad I got the chance to read it.
The story is the first in the Kings of Castle Beach series and is the story of Campbell, a single mother who has such a heart tugging history and Knight, an army Lieutenant with a heart for helping people, an easy-going warm nature and a family that he needs to reconnect with. When the two meet at an airport waiting area, Campbell exhausted with little money to her name but a determined spirit and Knight with his good humour and the desperate urge to help, the two ride out an ice storm together in what forms the beginning of their love story.
I really fell hard for this book. I usually don’t care for instant love matches and while this one had a little bit of that going on it really didn’t detract from how lovely the story was. I mean, Campbell has experienced a marriage, a divorce and getting pregnant with a baby whose father wants nothing to do with all by the age of twenty six! If your heart is not pulling for her to get a happily ever after within the first chapter it has to be made of stone! What I really admired about her was her resilience and her love for her daughter Hazel not to mention her guilt at having to tell some untruths to the people of Castle Beach. I loved that while her upbringing wasn’t rosy (like, at all) she didn’t let that make her jaded or bitter and she still freely loved her daughter!
Speaking of her daughter, I love any story with kids in it and reading about baby Hazel and her connection with Knight had me feeling all the warm and fuzzies! Talk about making my ovaries dance! They say kids can sense if people are good natured so the fact that Hazel clicked with Knight had me lighting up on the inside.
Knight. What an apt name. He has a saving woman in need complex (I would have said hero complex but I think that makes it sound more self serving than it came across as). He loves to help people and his guilt when he fails like with his dad and his brother eats at him. I really loved that although he had this tough time with his family he was still this funny, charming guy who was so keen to give. I honestly found his goodness downright unrealistic but also something I seriously hope exists out there!
The King family has so many characters that I can’t wait to spend more time with. I really loved Quinn, Knight’s twin sister! She was spunky and had this fun personality and tried really hard to help Campbell and Knight’s love along. She is someone I am hoping to see have her own love story soon. I honestly felt really bad for Ophelia. She seemed like such a sad character (understandably so) and I really hope she gets some sort of closure in future.
I loved everything about this book and gave it a warm, funny and well rounded 3.5 stars! I thought it could have been longer so I could delve a bit deeper into each of the characters but that's typical me, wanting more of a good thing!
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