The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe by Mary Simses

Lily swears she’ll never end up in another abusive home, but when Ryle starts to show all the same warning signs that her mother ignored, Lily learns just how hard it is to say goodbye. The provocative opening takes a dark turn when Lily receives a warning about Ryle’s intentions from his sister, who becomes Lily’s employee and close friend. They meet on a rooftop in Boston on the night Ryle loses a patient and Lily attends her abusive father’s funeral. Hoover’s ( November 9, 2015, etc.) latest tackles the difficult subject of domestic violence with romantic tenderness and emotional heft.Īt first glance, the couple is edgy but cute: Lily Bloom runs a flower shop for people who hate flowers Ryle Kincaid is a surgeon who says he never wants to get married or have kids. Simses’ portrait of small-town Maine is enchanting, a place for a reader to linger it’s unfortunate the plot is so predictable. When Hayden comes to Maine to rescue Ellen, she has to consider the kind of life she really wants to live. Along the way, she discovers paintings by her grandmother and learns she was so talented she was given an art scholarship. The day after, with a hangover and vague memories of Roy, Ellen sets upon her quest to find Chet. The next day, they have a few rowdy, infuriating and wonderful hours at the local bar. But she can’t stop thinking about Roy and that kiss.

And she has the rock from Van Cleef & Arpels to prove it. Why not? Hayden Croft is handsome, elegant and heir apparent to an American political dynasty. When her fiance calls, she doesn’t tell him a thing. Embarrassed by the incident, she slinks back to the B&B. In the arms of handsome savior Roy, she gives him a big kiss. On the beach, she is shocked and relieved. Thankfully, someone saves her from drowning.

The dock breaks beneath her, and she is swept out in a riptide. Ellen is so charmed by the scenery in Beacon that she walks out on a private dock to indulge her photography hobby. Ellen decides to travel to Gran’s hometown of Beacon, Maine, to hand-deliver the note, and so begins a week of transformation for a woman who already has it all. Ruth had a dying last wish: for her granddaughter Ellen to send a very special letter, an apology to Chet Cummings, the small-town boy whose heart she broke 60 years ago.

A New York lawyer travels to Maine and encounters enough surprises to reconsider her whole life in this conventional romance.

The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe by Mary Simses