Zoe Tamarin Is the third of the four college friends to get
her own story in the Barefoot Bay series. Zoe has a
convoluted past, one that has been carefully hidden from
everyone, including her three closest friends. Both Zoe and
her 'Aunt' Pasha have been running for many years from
tragedies in their pasts; picking up roots and moving on
when they feel they are threatened or in danger of being
discovered. Nine years previously, Zoe had been in a
glorious, one month love affair with Oliver Bradbury, which
ended abruptly and disastrously due to unforeseen events.
There was a very nice flashback in the beginning of BAREFOOT
IN THE SUN detailing their past love story and tragic
separation. Oliver shows up briefly near the end of the
previous book of the series, Barefoot In The Rain; and it
is made known to the reader at that time that he is a
'person of interest' in Zoe's past.
Now they have been thrown together again in Barefoot Bay,
after a 'meet cute' event. Zoe appeals to Oliver, an
oncologist, to treat her Aunt Pasha's cancer. Oliver is
recently divorced with a young son, and wants to try again
with Zoe. Oliver has always loved her, and never forgot her
after she disappeared on him so many years before. Zoe,
however, holds back on him repeatedly, unwilling to commit.
This creates a lot of unnecessary drama. Oliver is a very
good hero, and has good interaction with the players of the
story. He is willing to help medically in any way that he
can, and he has a very nice, interesting relationship with
his son Evan.
The story as a whole was enjoyable, even if some of the
parts didn't quite add up. Zoe, Pasha, and Oliver all had
pasts and secrets; some of which were 'throwaway' events
designed to add drama and angst to the story that it didn't
really need. Readers could probably do with a
little less of Pasha's past indiscretion and issues, and
more concentration on her current dilemma. On top of all the
drama running rampant, there was a Cold Case murder
investigation thrown in for good measure, and a possibly
corrupt law enforcement official after Zoe.
BAREFOOT IN THE SUN is a very nice story, even if the plot
could had been a little tighter and more straightforward,
and less dependent on everyone's past issues. There
is a lot of interaction with the other couples and past
characters in the series; and a nice catch-up with what is
currently going on in everyone's lives. BAREFOOT IN THE SUN
is a good addition to a consistently well written series.
A Barefoot Bay Novel When running is all you've ever known .
. . Caught between fight and flight, Zoe Tamarin has always
picked flight. Since she was rescued from a nightmare
childhood by her great-aunt Pasha, they've been on the move,
never staying in one place long enough to risk exposing
their precarious past. But now that they've reached the
sun-baked shores of Barefoot Bay, Zoe may have to stay and
fight-for her aunt's life . . . and for a love she ran from
years before.Sometimes the bravest act of all is to stand
still.Oliver Bradbury came to Florida to start over, as both
a doctor and a father to his eight-year-old son. He never
expected life to hand him a second chance with the woman he
lost years ago-but one look at Zoe Tamarin and he knows
he'll do whatever it takes to prove that this time, he can
be the man she needs. But when demands of family and
friendship threaten to shatter their rekindled passion,
Oliver must heal Zoe's lifelong wounds with more than hot
kisses . . . but will that be enough to keep her from flying
off with his heart?
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