whisperingchapters
Written on Jun 27, 2014
In this second installment of the Pine Lake series, readers are introduced into the lives of Natalie, Sammy and Mitch. At the end of Just A Holiday Fling, the readers got a glimpse of these three characters.
Natalie is such a strong woman. I don’t think I would be able to deal with the stuff she dealt with. She is finally staying at a place that she can start calling home. Mitch is a famous photographer that loves to travel the world and is only visiting his mother at Pine Lake. He doesn’t want commitment. I loved Mitch since the beginning. Yes, he was a jerk at times but, once he met Natalie, he started getting attached. He showed romantic gestures towards her that had me fanning my face swooning. I found myself enjoying Mitch’s character. Not because he’s hot (okay, maybe that takes part too) but because he genuinely wanted to help Natalie in every way possible, he really cares for her and her son.
I LOVE how amazing Mitch is with Sammy, Natalie’s son. The relationship they build throughout the book is so charming and endearing. I teared up at the scene where Sammy has a nightmare and Mitch is right there for him. There is more to it but I won’t spoil it for you.
There are a lot of funny moments in this book, a lot of carefree moments between Natalie and Mitch that are so amazing. One of the funny parts I loved is between Natalie and Sammy. Mitch had wanted to take a few pictures of Natalie and Sammy. When Natalie told Sammy, he put on his nicest pants on, a t-shirt and a tie. The way he was described and his face had me laughing along with Natalie. I really love how the author always has Sammy in the book. He always there with Natalie and with Mitch (except for the sexy scenes, of course).
The development in the story was just in the right pace for me. It wasn’t too fast and it wasn’t too slow. It was just perfect. We get to know about characters, like Mrs. Lefen, Mitch’s mom, that was introduced in the first book in the series.
News for the third book: If you have read the first book and the second book, then you will know there is this lovely character named Becca. I was rooting for Becca and Dan to be together in the third book, but sadly, that is not the case. I tweeted the author and she told me there is a new guy being introduced into the series. I wonder who will it be and how Dan will react. I hope he realizes what he let go.