COME ON CLOSER is Book 4 in Kendra Leigh Castle's
Harvest Cove series. Harvest Cove's least wanted
bachelor, Shane Sullivan, is sweet on bakery owner Larkin
O'Neill. After reading the first book in this Harvest
Cove series, I didn't much care for the wise-cracking,
tactless hottie who is Shane. However, seeing Shane
through the eyes of his friends over the course of the
series made him grow on me. In COME ON CLOSER, Kendra
Leigh Castle takes an already appealing character and
makes her shine and takes another character and gives him
an unforeseen complexity and depth of feeling.
Kendra Leigh Castle triumphs again at capturing the magic
and excitement of a burgeoning romance. The attraction
between Shane and Larkin is palpable and like a live
wire. I like having the story told from both perspectives
because it gives me a better understanding of the main
characters. Shane's pursuit of Larkin is adorable and the
sexual tension is amazing. The banter between Shane and
Larkin is amusing and exemplifies how perfectly matched
they are.
Happily for me, the primary source of conflict in COME ON
CLOSER is external to the romance. Shane and Larkin work
together, and make more sense as a couple than they
originally thought. What they both have in common, and
what drives them insane, are their atrocious family
members. I love that the hurdles their families present
only serve to strengthen their relationship and increase
their intimacy and intense connection. The family drama
adds to the overall emotional kick of COME ON CLOSER
without distracting from the romance.
COME ON CLOSER is pure bliss for romance fans. If you're
not reading the Harvest Cove series, you should be.
Shane and
Larkin's friends add texture to COME ON CLOSER and make
an already fabulous story even greater. I'm dying to read
Fitz's book and hope his story is next.
Nothing’s sweeter than a chance at true love...
Larkin O’Neill refuses to let anything stand in her way.
Despite a troubled upbringing, she’s
created the life she always wanted, surrounding herself
with close friends and opening the bakery
of her dreams. But the free-spirited baker is blindsided
when she falls hard for the local bad
boy. She knows that she should stay away, but the
sizzling attraction between them is just too
tempting...
Shane’s love 'em and leave 'em ways have left him a
persona non grata in Harvest Cove. But when
Larkin bursts into his life, the handsome lawyer can't
think of anywhere he'd rather be than by
her side. She’s the first person in a long time who
believes there could be more to him than
meets the eye. Now he’s determined to prove to Larkin
that he’s worth taking a chance on—and
prove to himself that he’s the kind of man she deserves….
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