The cheating trope is my guilty pleasure and this book was done just right! I hurt when Barron cheated on Eden and rejoiced when she blocked him out off all her accounts. When she got a fantastic opportunity to model, in New York, no less, it was like a very well-deserved slap to Barron and the skanky girl he cheated with.
Both Eden and Barron were seventeen and about to start their Senior year in high school. They had been together since they were fourteen, their mothers were best friends. Peer pressure and his cousin Simon’s ill-fated counseling caused Barron to cheat. It was very humiliating for Eden in school! She was a beautiful, very tall girl, radiating goodness from within. Even Barron was clear he made a huge mistake, but as is often the case in life, Eden found her destiny in the middle of her devastation.
Fast forward seven years, another summer, and Barron was about to be schooled!
I loved how the author developed the action, loved that she wrote Eden as a wonderful young woman with strong temper and a healthy dose of confidence. She’s a successful super model, and Barron is also successful with restaurant he opened in their home town. There’s such a thing as soulmates but there’s a lot of work to be done in repairing trust and achieving forgiveness. Both Barron and Eden are wonderful characters and it’s a joy to read about the reconnections among the families, the friends. Barron actually had to woo, not only Eden, but also Ryan and Sofia, Eden besties who were also his until the rift. They chose sides and Barron had to do a lot of groveling.
My little heart was rejoicing as Eden took Barron through his paces, but also felt for Barron’s uncertainty and despair. You could say “serves him right” but his actions came from immaturity. He needed to learn his lesson and he needed to redeem himself. Well done by the author, she treated them with dignity and kindness.
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I love reading and writing romance. My books are a mixed bag - angst, insta-love, paranormal, contemporary, full length, novella...and everything in between. But always with a HEA.
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