Eternal (Carolina Beach, #2)

by Cecy Robson

[Nadz@Totally Addicted to Reading]

Eternal by Cecy Robson tells the story of two generous, but broken souls who suffered heartbreak in the past at the hands of people whom they both loved and trusted. Two souls who now finds it difficult to embrace the miracle they both experienced New Year's Eve.  Eternal is a story about discovering unconditional love, learning to trust again and healing.

Eternal is book 2 in the Carolina Beach series. This installment focuses on Trinity's older brother, Landon whom was introduced in book one. In the first book Landon is engaged to a woman his family disliked for good reason. However, blinded by his need to protect this woman he failed to see what everyone else saw. The events in Eternal, took place a year after he went through a nasty divorce from the very woman he tried to protect. Since the divorce, he built walls around his heart, determined to not allow anyone to get close. However, he never counted on meeting the beautiful, innocent, and  generous Luciana Diaz. The one woman who possessed the power to break through the walls he constructed around his heart.

I had a wonderful time with this story. It was fun getting to know both Landon and Luci, and observing the development of their romance. The thing I liked about these characters was their imperfections, which made them realistic and relatable.
Landon possessed an innate need to protect those he believed were in need of rescuing.  A strength which was a product of his upbringing and a weakness in his choice of a life partner. Thankfully Luciana was nothing like the woman from his past.
Luci confidence shines in her career, but when it came to her personal life her insecurities shined brighter. Insecurities which were a product of her past.

The romance which developed between them, began with them tearing up quite a few sheets during  one heck of a passionate and steamy weekend. They both had no expectations at the end, but when their paths crossed at Luci's place of work it all changed . The development from that moment, although steamy took a path, where we see them getting to know each other on a deeper level. They experienced a fee hiccups here and there, but nothing over the top.

There were points in the story where my heart broke for Luci. Trying to reach out to someone who is beyond caring about changing their life and who refuses to accept the help being offered is a challenging. A challenge Luci, refused to give up on despite the threat to her life. Not that one could fault her for her stance.

The side characters added depth and they brought their share of humour and heartbreaking moments.

Eternal is one of those that will pull you in with its steamy scenes, heartbreaking moments, a heart-meltingly romance and laugh out loud moments. Readers who enjoy angst free romance will appreciate the story Robson delivered in Eternal. This review was originally posted on Totally Addicted to Reading