Laurel Ocean never wanted to return to Carmel Cove after leaving so many years ago but with the death of her grandfather, Larry, she must return. Yet coming home brings back many bad memories and all Laurel wants to do is fix up the shop and her grandfather's home and then sell them so she can leave town again.
Eli Downing owes so much to Larry Ocean and he will do anything he can to help Laurel, even knowing she may end up selling the coffee shop that means so much to him. He can't deny his attraction to Laurel but knows she has no interest in moving back to Carmel Cove and Eli doesn't want to get his heart broken.
Laurel is afraid of staying in Carmel Cove with the memories but when she is offered money for her grandfather's shop she must decide where she sees her future.
This is such a great book and I love how it ties right into one of the author's previous series.
I thought Laurel was such a great character but I hated that she was so opposed to staying in Carmel Cove and continuing with her grandfather's legacy. At the same time I got why it was so painful for her to be there with losing her parents and her grandpa as well as losing touch with her cousin, Jules.
Eli was awesome and I loved learning his back story with Larry and how Larry made him pay off his debt. I think I am still having a hard time with Larry's death because of his relationship with Eli and Ash and a few others in the community and something is still off for me, even with the end of this book.
The chemistry between Eli and Laurel was apparent right from the beginning but with Laurel planning on leaving it was hard for either of them to get attached to the other one. I liked that Eli was always there for Laurel no matter how much she tried pushing him away.
It was apparent that Laurel's relationship with her Aunt Jackie, Jules's mom, was strained although Laurel had no idea why and I am curious about this and I know we will get more in the next book. I just don't understand some of the things yet and how they tie into Alexander Blackman.
Alexander Blackman was pure evil and I still think he has much more to do with Larry's death than we are aware of and my guess is that it ties into Jules's parents some how but this is all my speculation and I will be terribly upset if I am way off base!
The end was super tense but expected! I was so proud of Laurel even though she risked so much!! I'm glad that Mick was there and I can't wait to learn about him next! I was definitely surprised with the reaction of Jules's parents and there is so much more to them than we know!!
The end made me so happy and I can't wait for more with these two in them!!
5 Stars
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