Silver Harbor #3
Author: Melissa Foster
e-ARC, provided by author
We met Deirdre (and Jagger) in the first book of the series about the sisters who are forced to come to Silver Island when their alcoholic mother dies, leaving them The Bistro, the family restaurant. She’s a hot shot lawyer in Boston, who resents her late mother for the childhood she had, hates coming home to the island and has no time for the “hippie boy” her sister has hired as cook and in-house entertainment. Jagger is the opposite of everything she wants in her life: he lives in an RV (“the hippie van”), lives wherever the mood takes him, makes zero plans for anything, and apparently takes nothing seriously. To add insult to injury, he’s hot as sin and five years younger than her. So, why on earth is her stomach filled with butterflies whenever “the hippie” is around?
I had been waiting since book 1 for Deirdra’s story! She’s such a complex character! Forced to grow up at 11 years old, taking care of her mother and her sister, she created this “controlled living” for herself that I knew needed someone like Jagger to be able to break through her walls. Jagger is so much more than the “hippie boy”. You just know that underneath the hemp pants (take your mind off the gutter, pervs! lol), the hippie van and the devil-may-care attitude, there is a lovely, sensitive and caring man. He’s the big brother to Gabe, who’s autistic and non-verbal and the love between the brothers is absolutely beautiful! When “Didi” and Jagger get together, they bring out the best of each other and it’s lovely to see her revert to “the dancing girl”.
Melissa never disappoints. This is a low angst, low conflict book, but it packs a punch in the feels. It’s a beautiful romance, but it is also a touching book about love – for your siblings, for your flawed parents, for the people who show up when you need support in life.
(I loved how Melissa cleverly inserted the titles of the three books in a conversation!!)
Though book 3 in a series, it can be read as a standalone.
Possible Triggers and REP: MMC’s brother is non-verbal autistic; misogyny in the workplace; mentions of alcoholism; dealing with an alcoholic parent; grief
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you, Melissa, for the ARC.
