Synopsis
Ava Lawton can’t believe her run of
bad luck. It’s supposed to be an exciting time in her life: fresh out of
college, living in a new state, with a new job, and away from her family at
last.
But when she’s forced to quit her
job, everything falls apart quickly. Suddenly, she’s alone in a crowd, with no
one to turn to.
At her lowest point, a stranger gives
her a message that brings her hope.
Now is the time to live life her own
way.
Now is the time to choose to be
happy.
And maybe it’s time to let a
beautiful stranger be part of her life.
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Excerpt
And there we saw the sunset.
My mouth dropped open as a blaze of
red and orange burned the sky, setting the mesa alight in an astonishing
display of nature or God or some deity more powerful, older, more mesmerizing
than anything I had seen.
I think I gasped, and clutched Cody’s
arm, our silence more meaningful than any words could have been. A deep
stillness filled me as I watched the cycle of day to night, as the earth
turned. And I was part of it; together we were part of it. My problems seemed
small and ridiculous and I promised myself that this was where my life started
again: this day, this moment, with this man at my side—if he’d have me.
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Meet Jane Harvey-Berrick
I started writing contemporary romance two years ago.
Before that, I didn’t think I could write a sex scene. Turns out I can!
My lucky number is 13 because I was born on the 13th and live near a haunted castle by the
ocean. My number one past-time is watching hot surfers get changed into (and
out of) their wetsuits.
My husband doesn’t read my books. My mother does.
Writing is my love, my hobby, my total addiction. All my
characters are important to me and whisper their stories, even when I’ve
finished writing their books. That’s why you’ll often find bonus
chapters/out-takes from various books, because those voices just won’t be
quiet.
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Laura’s Review of Playing in the Rain by Jane Harvey-Berrick
If you
have read and enjoyed Broken Wings by Erika Ashby, All I Ever Wanted by Kristan Higgens, and Summer
Rental by
Mary Kay Andrews, then you will LOVE this book!
The
Rundown
Ava Lawton can’t believe her run of
bad luck. It’s supposed to be an exciting time in her life: fresh out of
college, living in a new state, with a new job, and away from her family at
last.
But when she’s forced to quit her job, everything falls apart quickly. Suddenly, she’s alone in a crowd, with no one to turn to.
At her lowest point, a stranger gives her a message that brings her hope. Now is the time to live life her own way. Now is the time to choose to be happy. And maybe it’s time to let a beautiful stranger be part of her life.
But when she’s forced to quit her job, everything falls apart quickly. Suddenly, she’s alone in a crowd, with no one to turn to.
At her lowest point, a stranger gives her a message that brings her hope. Now is the time to live life her own way. Now is the time to choose to be happy. And maybe it’s time to let a beautiful stranger be part of her life.
First Impressions
It’s been a while since I’ve read just a great cute romance story that
wasn’t filled with hot raunchy sex scenes, and the reason it’s been awhile is
because I love raunchy. But after
beginning this book I realized how much I missed these kinds of books. I think I have an idea where this is going
but it’s just a hunch. So far this is a
great quick read, and I love Cody so damn much!
Who wouldn’t love a guy that is perpetually happy and has fallen head
over heels in love with the protagonist?
What I Loved
I love that even
though this is a love story, it’s also a story about living your life to
fullest and following your dreams. You know throughout the story that Cody is
holding things back from Ava and in some ways that kind of annoyed me because
she’s being so brutally honest with herself and him but he isn’t paying that
back to her. But at the same time it’s
what kept me reading and why I finished this story in the very same day I began
it because I was so damn intrigued. This
is book is so bittersweet words cannot describe how I felt when I finished. I will say I was balling like a 14 year old
girl watching a Justin Bieber concert!
Not So Much
I absolutely loved this story, and I have the biggest book hangover ever
after reading it but I do feel like it could’ve been maybe 50 pages
longer. I wish there was more details as
far as the foundation of Cody’s character goes.
At the end you finally enter into Cody’s world and what he was hiding
from Ava and that was awesome, but I felt like it was a little rushed. I would’ve liked to have gotten more detail out
his family life, about his mother, and about his current house. The ending I felt like was kind of just told
to you, with no description of what Ava was going through, where her head was
at hearing all this and what Cody’s environment looked like around her. I wish there were more detail in the
background places as well, I know that Ava lives in an expensive apartment building
but I have no idea what that apartment building looks like. There’s massive detail into what Cody looks
like, or what he is wearing but the same attention isn’t paid towards Ava
herself. Overall great book, but very
short and it could’ve been a little longer if those details were included.
This Book Was…
Very moving. I have this biggest
book hangover after finishing this one, along with red puffy eyes, and a drippy
nose. This book grabs hold of your heart
and doesn’t let go to the bitter end. I
love Ava’s inner monologue, it felt very natural and it was easy to be
emotionally invested in her character. I
love that Cody although being an 18 year old is so mature and so wise in lots
of ways but shy and inexperienced in others.
Cody not only taught Ava a lot about life, he taught me a lot of things
too and I love books that at the end you feel rung out but uplifted at the same
time. I do wish this book was a little
longer, and at times it was obvious the author was not from this country,
because the colloquialisms weren’t American.
I don’t have issues with this when the story doesn’t take place in the
US, but if it does then the writing has be as if the author is American. I wish there was more detail as far as San
Diego goes, where in the city does Ava live?
Other than those little critiques this book was just beautifully written
and so moving. Like I said before I
haven’t read a romance story that isn’t filled with sex in a really long time,
and this story reminded me why I used to love those kinds of books. Great story, easy read, emotional ending, and
I would definitely read other stories from this author again.
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