Member Review
Review by
Abbott F, Reviewer
4.5 rounded up to 5 stars
When her uncle dies, Wen Apollo takes over the family business of driving the mailboat that makes deliveries to the people live on the islands in the St. Lawrence River because there is no one else to do the job. She puts her own dreams of joining the Peace Corps on hold. When a package arrives for the Gage family compound on one of the islands, Wen is surprised because the Gage family only spends the summer months on their island. When she makes the delivery, she meets Estelle Gage, a woman Wen has been crushing on since she was in high school. Estelle has fled to the island from NYC because her latest thriller manuscript is long overdue to her publisher and she can’t find the words to finish it. As the two women from very different backgrounds, one the daughter of very wealthy family and the other the daughter of a working-class family, begin spending time with one another, the attraction between them grows. However, Wen’s insecurities about being good enough for Estelle threatens to sabotage the relationship in its infancy.
The author is a skillful writer who knows how to bring readers into her story and hold them enthralled from the first page to the last. Strong has created two characters, one a successful author and the other a mailboat captain, who will capture the hearts of readers and have them rooting for the two characters to make the relationship work even though readers know the book will have a happy-ever-after ending. Both characters are strong, intelligent, and looking for a relationship that will complete their lives. Strong’s descriptions of life on the river are vividly drawn and will have readers Googling possible vacation destinations in the thousand island area.
If you like your romances between two well-drawn strong and intelligent characters without constant angst, this book is for you, and should be put at the top of your to-be-read list.
My thanks to Bella Books and NetGalley for a free eARC.
When her uncle dies, Wen Apollo takes over the family business of driving the mailboat that makes deliveries to the people live on the islands in the St. Lawrence River because there is no one else to do the job. She puts her own dreams of joining the Peace Corps on hold. When a package arrives for the Gage family compound on one of the islands, Wen is surprised because the Gage family only spends the summer months on their island. When she makes the delivery, she meets Estelle Gage, a woman Wen has been crushing on since she was in high school. Estelle has fled to the island from NYC because her latest thriller manuscript is long overdue to her publisher and she can’t find the words to finish it. As the two women from very different backgrounds, one the daughter of very wealthy family and the other the daughter of a working-class family, begin spending time with one another, the attraction between them grows. However, Wen’s insecurities about being good enough for Estelle threatens to sabotage the relationship in its infancy.
The author is a skillful writer who knows how to bring readers into her story and hold them enthralled from the first page to the last. Strong has created two characters, one a successful author and the other a mailboat captain, who will capture the hearts of readers and have them rooting for the two characters to make the relationship work even though readers know the book will have a happy-ever-after ending. Both characters are strong, intelligent, and looking for a relationship that will complete their lives. Strong’s descriptions of life on the river are vividly drawn and will have readers Googling possible vacation destinations in the thousand island area.
If you like your romances between two well-drawn strong and intelligent characters without constant angst, this book is for you, and should be put at the top of your to-be-read list.
My thanks to Bella Books and NetGalley for a free eARC.
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