For American audiences, Sarah Morgan may be an unfamiliar name. Prolific in the UK, I discovered her work in a Belfast charity shop, attracted to the colorful cover and the need to distract myself from my onerous PhD work. I inhaled the book quickly, and discovered an author I would follow from that point forward. Upon my return to the U.S., I was frustrated to discover the lag time between releases of Morgan's in the U.K. and their subsequent release in the U.S.; meaning I've been waiting for SUNSET IN CENTRAL PARK for a while now!

But, petals, it was worth the wait. A delightful tale of a man who has loved a woman forever, and a woman who wakes up to that love and lets it change her. Frankie is a garden architect, someone who has always been more at home with plants than people. Matt is the aforementioned fella who loves her. When a job project he's on allows him to hire Frankie, he thinks this may be the 'in' he needs.

What unfolds after that is a tale of two people who learn that knowing yourself, and freeing yourself of your past demons, is key before finding that happily ever after. Full of fun side characters and a literary version of New York that will have you booking a ticket first and asking questions later, SUNSET IN CENTRAL PARK is a must for any contemporary romance fan looking for a gentle read in these dog days of summer.