First let me say I started this one while laying out and this is the perfect beach/sun read. Light and fun is the best way to describe it. I love the total opposites attract and you dont get much more opposite than what you see with Nick, the straight-laced, by-the-book man in life and business. Tori believes in ghosts and spirits. tarot readings and candle magic spells. Tori has never really had a family and that is what she desires most in life.

I loved the interaction between Nick and Tori. I also loved watching them grow as characters. The additional characters of Nicks family really added something, especially his daughter Leigh and his younger brother Johnny. Nonna. the kleptomaniac grandmother is an interesting addition to.

This is a fun and quick to read story. It is my first by Ms. Nash and it will not be the last. I hope she does more with this family as I would love to hear stories about Nicks brothers.

So if you want a good summer romance, this is for you especially if you like the opposites attract plot. I always love the play between the hero/heroine in these type of books and its definitely not lacking here. The attraction between them is also very strong and I loved the tension that
was throughout the book.

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This is a really cute and sweet romance between a new age woman (who wants a baby in the worst way) and a down to earth construction worker (who has an 18th year old daughter and doesn't want more children or to be married again). Tori has no family and Nick has a large Italian family. Many ups and downs between these two, both resisting the pull of love while fighting to be together. This is NOT a bodice ripper (as they say) but a sweet ride to a happily ever after.

It reminded me of Maureen Child's writing. Specifically the Marconi Sisters trilogy which were wonderfully romantic. And Then Came You Sam's Story, A Crazy Kind of Love Mike's Story, Turn My World Upside Down Jo's Story

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A soft porn romance novel. The reason I picked it up was the setting of the story. Margate Fl. An area of New Jersey outside of Atlantic City that I am familiar with. Basically a single dad who lives with his daugher, mother and grandmother is over frequently along with alot of brothers. In short , a large family. He meets Tori who was a foster child and has no family. Tori wants a baby while Nick has his daughter and is done expanding his family. But the chemistry between the two. We know what happens.

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This light and enjoyable romance deftly takes on a deeper undercurrent of issues - a woman who feels time is running out to have a baby but falls in love with a man who is raising a teenager and doesn't want another child, a teenager who desperately wants love and acceptance and thinks she may find it through sex, a man trying to balance taking care of an extended family with taking care of his own needs, reproductive complications, and more.

I thought I'd be taking on a silly but fun read, not expecting to really connect emotionally with the book given its focus on magic and other new-agey ideas, yet I found the interaction between Tori and Nick compelling, and their backstories almost entirely believable and realistic, especially Nick's concerns about having another child. The minor characters from the Santangelo family shine: Nick's rebellious but needy daughter, his kleptomaniac grandmother, and his younger brother stand out.

The only discordant note I felt throughout the book was the reason for Tori's desire to have a baby immediately. Being 30 and without any family in the world is plenty enough reason to want to have a child, especially after losing a much-wanted pregnancy. But pregnancy is no longer considered a real treatment for endometriosis, and it certainly struck me as disturbingly irresponsible that a woman who couldn't afford laparoscopic surgery because she had no health insurance would think it would be more affordable to have a baby. It turned me off to her character in a way that kept nagging at me while reading.

Nevertheless, I'd happily read another book about the Santangelo family, especially if I could do so on a breezy day at the beach.

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This is a wonderful book. It has characters that you care about, makes you laugh and makes you cry. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. I was sad to see it end. I hope that there will be more books about the Santangelo family in the future.

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