Published by Random House - Ballantine Genres: Contempory, Fiction, Romance
Format: ARC, eBook
Two people, one island, a one-bedroom hideaway….
Cleo Wilder is a relationship/dating columnist who gets sent to Salvation Island by her publisher. She is going to spend her birthday alone while self-coupling, like Emma Watson did on her birthday. But it is hard to self-couple when you find a man in the one-bedroom hideaway that you rented. A man who says he rented the cabin, and he is not leaving.
Mack has been looking forward to getting away from his life in Boston. Things are in shambles, and he needs some time to regroup. He was also hoping to learn more about where his family came from. If only there wasn’t woman in his rented hideaway claiming it was her cabin!
Tension, angst begins to ebb and flow throughout the cozy little hideaway. What would you do? Both traveled to get there, and both are stuck as the ferry only comes weekly. Mix ups happen, right? But how comfortable would you be stuck with a stranger?
Well….
I found this book to be as charming as the villagers. There is a line drawn in chalk…. will it be crossed? What happens when two different people begin to work through the tension, talk and spend time together?
This was quite the journey. Both go through individual journeys while also going on a journey together. This was a book that should be savored and read slowly. Life, you never know what is going to come your way, or how things will change over time. This book is about change, taking a break, looking at your life, taking chances, accepting (and loving) yourself, amongst other things.
Josie Silver has done it again! One Day in December remains my favorite book by her, but this one does not disappoint.
Thank you to Random House Publishing Group – Ballantine, Ballantine Books and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.