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The Mistakes I've Made
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Release Date September 10, 2018
From USA Today bestselling author J.L. Berg comes an enemies to lovers stand-alone romance.
I was waiting for my life to start...
After forgoing college to help run the family business, I’d given up on the idea of a different life, and finally made peace with something a bit simpler.
That is, until Leilani Hart showed up.
There is nothing simple about about the hotel heiress and the minute our eyes meet, I know my carefree existence is a thing of the past. She has big ideas for our sleepy town and the motel she plans on transforming into a spa destination for the rich and famous.
She’ll have to go through me first.
From our first meeting, we’re like fire and ice and I can’t help but wonder what it would be like to pin her down and melt some of those frigid layers right off.
But, my town comes first. Or, at least, that’s what I keep telling myself. Unfortunately, my heart and head don’t seem to agree and soon, I don’t know where my loyalties lie. I’ve never believed in love, but for her, I just might be willing to risk it all.
Even if it means falling... for the enemy.
Fans of this series already know Taylor Sutherland, Dean's younger brother. He has always lived in Dean's shadow and has given up his own dreams of college and adventure to stay home and take care of the family business. He is hardworking, protective, and loyal, but he's also broody, sarcastic, and a bit bitter. And he is a man that avoids relationships like the plague.Leilani Hart is heiress to a hotel magnate, but has always felt invisible. She can never seem to impress her father and he makes her work harder than anyone else only to ignore her accomplishments. In an attempt to prove herself, she makes an impulsive choice and decides to take on a small hotel project in Ocracoke. And she is not prepared for the way the inhabitants of the town are interested in every detail of her plans and what it might mean for the quiet tourist town.
Taylor and Lani have an immediate attraction closely followed by antagonism, distrust, and frustration. He sees her as an interloper who does not care about their town and wants to sabotage her. She is out to prove that she has what it takes to get the project done, but she also knows she does not have a chance of impressing her father with the town against her.
It's attraction and distraction. They try to avoid it, and when they can't then they try to control it by rules. But rules are made to be broken. Suddenly they are experiencing something new and different. Where she had not really been living, he had not really been forming attachments. They had both been waiting to come out of limbo and for their real life to begin. Taking a leap could mean just that. But it also comes with complications and sacrifice. Things might just be getting too real and they are not prepared...and there is a lot at stake.
Life is a series of chances, risks, choices, and mistakes. But communication and trust is also key. When it comes down to priorities, they will have to figure out what they can and cannot live without and make their needs known.
This is an emotional, steamy, angsty, humorous, enemies-to-lovers story with some twists and surprises. I love this series and all of the familiar characters make appearances in this one. They are a tight knit dynamic group who have been through their own struggles and challenges. I enjoy the small town island setting and how nosy everyone is. I liked seeing more of his brotherly relationship with Dean. I was intrigued by a scene with Macon so I am interested to see what his book will bring.
I received this book for free from the author in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
The Choices I've Made (By The Bay #1)Add to Goodreads
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Kim's 4.5 star review
Death is easy.
Surviving it? That’s the hard part.
Dr. Jake Jameson knows this all too well. Losing his mother at the age of eighteen, he walks away from his small hometown and the painful memories it holds, vowing to never return again.
Twelve years later, he finds himself driving back down the coast of North Carolina. When his father leaves him a small medical practice, he has no choice but to heed the call until he can find someone else to take it off his hands.
But coming back home means facing everything he left behind, including the one woman who might make it impossible to leave again.
Molly McIntyre has spent her entire life in one town. Taking over her parents’ small inn, she’s settled into a quiet, happy life. But all of that comes to an abrupt halt when Jake shows up at her door in need of a place to stay.
Molly loathes everything about this man, but she can’t find it in her heart to refuse his request.
After over a decade, these former lovers quickly discover what once burned brightly between them has only grown in their time apart. Soon they must decide if the choices they’ve made have led them back to each other for a second chance or one final goodbye.
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Kim's 4.5 star review
Every scar tells a story...
Some are etched on the skin, for the whole world to see.
Others are buried deep, so deep, only the heart can truly find them.
Dean Sutherland was the quintessential guy next door. Strong and dependable, with a heart of gold, he knew exactly where his life was headed. Until one fateful night at sea ripped away everything. Now he’s adrift, a man without a purpose.
Cora Carpenter thought she had the perfect life. A successful career, an affectionate husband and a daughter who adores her. But soon that perfect world is crashing down around her, and she’s in need of a fresh start. Moving to a remote town on the coast of North Carolina seems like the perfect plan. That is, until she finds herself face to face with a kindred soul from her past.
Dean and Cora have more in common than either are willing to admit. Both deeply rooted in their pain, they can’t help but find hope in each other’s eyes and passion entwined with every touch. But can two broken hearts make a whole?
Will the scars they bare haunt them forever, or can love truly heal all?
The Lies I’ve Told (By The Bay #3)
The Lies I’ve Told (By The Bay #3)
From USA Today bestselling author J.L. Berg comes a brand new By the Bay stand-alone novel...
Everything was going according to plan...
After years of working my way up the corporate ladder, it was finally my time to shine. I was about to receive the promotion of a lifetime.
But just like that, my life was destroyed with a single career crushing email.
Now, I am headed back home to North Carolina, under the ruse of an extended vacation to help run the family inn while my sister is on maternity leave. After all, what is family for? Plus, a few days at the beach could definitely help uncomplicate this crazy life of mine.
Enter Aiden Fisher.
Aiden is a guest at my sister’s inn. He’s wicked hot, a huge flirt and has one of the sexiest British accents I’ve ever heard. But beyond all that, I see a darkness in his soul, as if he’s carrying a great weight upon his shoulders.
I find myself pushing back my trip home to Florida in hopes that maybe I’ll look into those hazel brown eyes and finally see truth shining back instead of lies. That maybe he’ll stop running and tell me the truth for once.
But you know what they say about liars? It takes one to know one and I’ve been telling the biggest lie of all – I’ve fallen hopelessly in love with Aiden.
And isn’t that the scariest truth of all?
J.L. Berg
I’m a California native, who lives in the South – Virginia to be exact. I still prefer sushi to fried chicken, avocados to okra, and I absolutely loathe humidity. I do love watching the seasons change though. My husband and I have been here for over a decade, and I still get giddy like a school girl every time it snows. It’s magical!
I’m married to my high school sweetheart, and we’ve been blessed with two beautiful daughters and two rescue pups I like to call my “coworkers”. I’m obsessed with chocolate, minions, anything Harry Potter and I love to watch re-runs of Friends and Gilmore Girls!
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