“Six years, a complex about my freckles, a love for pastrami, and a fear of failure.
That’s what he gave me before slaughtering my heart and my faith in men.”
Suffering from the sting of betrayal, twenty-eight-year-old Avery Johannas quits her job and moves hundreds of miles away to Ocean City, the beach town of her dreams. With the help of her zany roommate, Jodie, Avery finds a new career, home, and freedom. Throughout her self-exploration, she makes only one rule: She won’t give her heart to a man again. She’s living for herself this time.
But then she meets Jesse.
A tattoo shop owner, the green-eyed Jesse Pearce is wild with a touch of mystery. As Jesse and Avery explore Ocean City and their friendship, they’ll have a hard time drawing a line in the sand between their hearts.
When summer nights get a little more heated than either expected, they’ll have to ask themselves: Can they let go of their notions of love, or will their hearts be permanently inked by past pain?
Avery Johannas is divorced at 28 - overcoming self inflicted self confidence issues and now her cheating husband has done nothing but put those pieces back in to play in her head. Starting over and hoping for something even a tad better for herself which includes NO MAN is her plan. Her new roommate might help her remember what it;s like to have fun (I hope to see a lot more of Jodie) and her boss is a good guy she thinks but dating him -- no way.
Jesse knows his new girl is a force to be reckoned with but he will steal her heart -- all he has to do is convince her that he is worth the trouble.
I absolutely LOVED this book. I have been struggling for quite some time to find something that would keep my attention. I found this story refreshing -- I found it worth my time -- I found it exactly what I needed after the emotional toll of Irma and the forces out there right now. This was a great and much needed escape.
This is my first read by this wonderful author. If this is what we can expect from her then sign me up for the rest. The banter between the characters was great -- the characters were all well written and although you didn't have to think too hard to stay on top of the events; it was a page turner.
Thank you for the ARC and thank you for the chance to read! Send more! Great cover as well -- my laid back himself Jesse to the tee.
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