"Love the Montgomery Series-- Perfect Summer Read!"
Reviewed by Susan Gorman
Posted June 26, 2015
Romance Contemporary
STAY WITH ME
Stay With Me is a very emotional, compelling story of love
and forgiveness. I adored the hero workaholic Mackenzie
Montgomery and his heroine Gina Micelli. Their story is a
twist on the opposites attract trope.
Gina travels to North Carolina to visit with her
terminally
ill father Arthur Micelli who is William Montgomery's best
friend. Gina settles in in the Montgomery guesthouse to be
near the hospital. Before heading out of town, William
gives his oldest son Mac an ultimatum. He is to leave the
office by 5:00 P.M or take an extended leave of absence.
William
asks Mac to check in on Gina while he is away. Mac shows
up
at the guesthouse with pizza and beer and forgets all
about
work when he sees Gina by the pool.
Samantha Chase takes a potentially heartbreaking situation
and provides the characters with a positive life lesson.
Gina is given a huge gift by her father; the opportunity
for happiness. During their conversations at the hospital,
Arthur encourages Gina to figure out what she wants to do-
-
not what others expect her to do. This part of the book
was
very emotional and well - written. The honest Father-
Daughter discussions brought tears to my eyes. Loved the
conversations between Gina and Mac. They took time to
listen and appreciate each other and became friends. Mac
is
impacted by this lesson as well. He realizes that he is
looking forward to spending time with Gina and his family
and learns that there is more to life than work.
The last few chapters of this full length novel are
well-
paced and superbly crafted. I was invested in the
characters and their story and finished the book in an
afternoon. The conflict, characters, dialogue and
storyline
were spot on. Enjoyed how Mac's parents and brothers and
their brides were woven into the story as it added to the
continuity of the series, I found the ending rewarding and
absolutely loved Mac's grand gesture!!
MORE OF ME
William Montgomery asks his nephew Ryder Montgomery to
meet
with wedding planner Casey Peterson in More of Me. I
enjoyed this classic second chance at romance. It's a fun
story filled with passion and fabulous characters and is a
perfect beach read.
Ryder meets former girlfriend Casey while jogging on the
beach. He is unaware that his uncle has suggested that
Ryder step in due to a family crisis and decide on his
cousins wedding venue. Ryder feels guilty because he ended
things with Casey badly when they broke up twelve years
ago. He's very attracted to Casey and decides to use this
opportunity to win back Casey's heart.
Samantha Chase infuses More of Me with a lot of great
dialogue and quirky characters. I loved the fact that when
Ryder saw Casey with her partner's baby, he mistakenly
assumed it was Casey's child. Ryder stressed over this for
a few days. And Casey let him stew! My favorite scene in
the novel occurred when Casey and Ryder were observing a
wedding venue. Two elderly guests, Minnie and Izzy, find
Ryder and Casey hiding by the a big potted plant and
accuse
the couple of hanky panky at their nieces wedding . The
Ladies suggest that they get a room! The aunts invite the
couple to sit with them and the conversations between the
aunts (there are a total of five), Casey and Ryder are
loud
out loud funny!!!
More of Me is an enjoyable, light read told with lots of
style and humor. I love a great second chance at love
story. Enjoyed how the couple talked through (with the
Aunts help!) what happened when Ryder left Casey. I felt
it
was important that Casey admitted she was hurt and wasn't
sure if she could trust Ryder. I appreciated that couple
needed to learn to trust each other and that it would take
time and effort to succeed. Loved, loved the ending of
the
novel as it provided a few surprises for Ryder and Casey!
SUMMARY
Two Great Books in One! Book #3 plus the Bonus Novella in
Samantha Chase's popular Montgomery Brothers series. Stay with Me
Mackenzie Montgomery is floored when he reluctantly
agrees
to help out an old childhood friend and finds she's grown
into a gorgeous woman... More of Me
When Ryder Montgomery shows up on her doorstep ten years
after breaking her heart, Casey can't decide which burns
hotter- her desire to be with him or the pain he left her
with...
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