Revisit all of your
Kowalski favorites while falling in love with a brand-new romance in this
reunion novel from New York Times bestselling author Shannon Stacey
Laney Caswell is looking for a change. A decade's worth of less-than-happy matrimony behind her, she wants peace—movies, books and, best of all, a new job at the Northern Star Lodge in Whitford, Maine. Spending the summer living in a camper is her chance to rediscover what makes her happy, and a perfect transition to her new life.
Being a paramedic in Whitford is nothing like Ben Rivers's city life, but when Josh Kowalski offers him the job, the lure of his hometown is too much to resist. Also too much to resist: Laney Caswell. Ben always thought he'd have a wife and kids, a happy family like the Kowalskis have all built, but he never made time in his life. Now he's found a woman who draws him like no other and helps him dream again—and the last thing she wants is a husband.
When the annual Kowalski family camping trip is moved to the Northern Star, both Ben and Laney are surrounded by the kind of happiness they've always wanted but never had. It just might be theirs—if they can put aside the past and reach for it together.
Laney Caswell is looking for a change. A decade's worth of less-than-happy matrimony behind her, she wants peace—movies, books and, best of all, a new job at the Northern Star Lodge in Whitford, Maine. Spending the summer living in a camper is her chance to rediscover what makes her happy, and a perfect transition to her new life.
Being a paramedic in Whitford is nothing like Ben Rivers's city life, but when Josh Kowalski offers him the job, the lure of his hometown is too much to resist. Also too much to resist: Laney Caswell. Ben always thought he'd have a wife and kids, a happy family like the Kowalskis have all built, but he never made time in his life. Now he's found a woman who draws him like no other and helps him dream again—and the last thing she wants is a husband.
When the annual Kowalski family camping trip is moved to the Northern Star, both Ben and Laney are surrounded by the kind of happiness they've always wanted but never had. It just might be theirs—if they can put aside the past and reach for it together.
Release Date: February 28, 2017
Contemporary Romance
Carina Press
Kowalski Family #10
Review copy provided by publisher
I was super excited to get a Kowalski vacation of
doom. The Kowalski family series is one of my favorite ever. I loved
getting to spend time with the entire family, and seeing how
the family has grown since the last book. I will say if
you haven't read the rest of the series, you will be lost with all
the family dynamics if you try and start with this story. I highly suggest
starting with the first book in the series, Exclusively Yours.
With all the members of the Kowalski clan in one
book, there was lots going on and I'll admit it was hard to keep up with
the growing family at times, but I loved every minute with them. What It
Takes also had a budding romance between Laney and Ben. While I liked both
Laney and Ben as individuals, I had trouble with them as a couple for most
of the book. Ben and Laney didn't seem to be on the same page to start a relationship.
Laney had just ended her marriage and not ready for anything serious, while Ben
was at the point in his life that he was ready for a serious relationship.
I thought Laney and Ben had great chemistry, but had trouble buying into
them as a couple for the majority of the book. I did love that Laney received
immediate acceptance into the Kowalski family, which was so nice as her
own parents didn't support her decision to divorce her ex-husband.
I also loved that Ben's family also accepted Laney so quickly.
I did end up liking Ben and Laney as a couple by the
end of the book. I think since there was so much focus on the Kowalski family,
their story took a bit of a backseat at times and it took me until about the
last 20% of the story to really become invested in their relationship.
Rating: 3.5 Stars (B-)
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