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clak5686's review
4.0
Mark Solomon met his soul mate in high school. They married and had 14 years together before she died. Mark sold their business and has traveled doing adventure seeking pursuits. He's back in Barefoot Bay a week before his class reunion because he's on the planning committee (one of only three guys). He knows there will be comments about Julia and that the single women will be after him. He meets Emma DeWitt on the doorstep of his villa crying. He invites her in and finds she was supposed to stay on her honeymoon in this villa but her fiance broke it off two weeks before the wedding. Mark proposes that Emma pretend to be his fiance so he won't have to talk about Julia or be hit on. Emma can stay with him in the villa. She agrees. They are very compatible and attracted to each other. Mark tries to help Emma address her fears and she does that same for him. It turns out to be a lovely story about the power of love. I'm anxious for the next installment.
dianed's review
4.0
It's great to read a book where the hero and heroine are more mature. I can't remember the last time that I read a story where the heroine was an almost 40 year old single woman and still not pitied for her single status. Don't get me wrong - there a lot to pity Emma for - her fiancee broke off their engagement and since he's her boss she had to quit a job she loved, then when she decided to enjoy their honeymoon suite she finds out the reservations had been cancelled between the time she stepped on the plane and arrived at the resort.
On the other had, our hero Mark is to be envied. He married his high school sweetheart and they had a once -in-a-lifetime love until she died of cancer years ago. He sold his company for a fortune and now spends all his time adventuring around the world.
These two totally opposite people find themselves thrown together and while faking an engagement to keep all the women at a class reunion away from Mark - they manage to start a real relationship.
This book is witty and wonderful - the characters are smart and sexy and still manage to have hot sex despite their "old" age. It's good to read a book that shows older people as real people with interesting, real lives.
On the other had, our hero Mark is to be envied. He married his high school sweetheart and they had a once -in-a-lifetime love until she died of cancer years ago. He sold his company for a fortune and now spends all his time adventuring around the world.
These two totally opposite people find themselves thrown together and while faking an engagement to keep all the women at a class reunion away from Mark - they manage to start a real relationship.
This book is witty and wonderful - the characters are smart and sexy and still manage to have hot sex despite their "old" age. It's good to read a book that shows older people as real people with interesting, real lives.
mslizalou's review
5.0
Absolutely loved this story so much!!! All the feelings and I can't wait to read the next book in the series.
I absolutely love that Roxanne St. Claire has brought her readers back to Barefoot Bay with the Barefoot Bay Timeless series. As I'm not close to my own 25th high school reunion, I love reading about a little bit older hero. I absolutely loved Mark Solomon from the moment he appeared on the page.
I loved that Mark not only fell in love with his high school girlfriend, he still loved her years after she passed away. I grew up in a small town so totally got the whole concern from Mark that everyone would still bring up him and Julia at their reunion. I also loved that Mark still talked to Julia and listened to her advice all those years later. I also absolutely loved that Mark wanted to help Emma out as soon as he met her.
Emma is such a fun and strong character. I love that even though she had been jilted by her fiancée and lost her job, she still went to Barefoot Bay for her honeymoon. I loved that Mark and Emma connected so well from the very first moment they met. Yes Mark is one of those heroes who takes cares of everyone, but they also had an amazing attraction from the very beginning. I loved they didn't really rush into anything to quickly. Yes they were pretending to be engaged to one another, but they talked and connected on every single level.
I loved watching Mark and Emma fall for one another. They had absolutely amazing chemistry together and I loved them as a couple. I didn't love that Mark didn't share when he learned more about Emma's ex, but understood he wanted to protect Emma. I have to admit that as Mark and Emma grew closer to each other, I loved them more and more as a couple.
Roxanne St. Claire pulled every single emotion possible out of me while reading Barefoot at Sunset. I went from laughing out loud at times to crying like a baby at other times. I love a book that makes me feel so many different emotions. Ms. St. Claire gave me hope for second chance romance with Mark and Emma. I absolutely adored everything about Barefoot at Sunset and am anxiously awaiting the next 2 books in the Barefoot Bay Timeless series.
Review copy provided by publisher
I absolutely love that Roxanne St. Claire has brought her readers back to Barefoot Bay with the Barefoot Bay Timeless series. As I'm not close to my own 25th high school reunion, I love reading about a little bit older hero. I absolutely loved Mark Solomon from the moment he appeared on the page.
I loved that Mark not only fell in love with his high school girlfriend, he still loved her years after she passed away. I grew up in a small town so totally got the whole concern from Mark that everyone would still bring up him and Julia at their reunion. I also loved that Mark still talked to Julia and listened to her advice all those years later. I also absolutely loved that Mark wanted to help Emma out as soon as he met her.
Emma is such a fun and strong character. I love that even though she had been jilted by her fiancée and lost her job, she still went to Barefoot Bay for her honeymoon. I loved that Mark and Emma connected so well from the very first moment they met. Yes Mark is one of those heroes who takes cares of everyone, but they also had an amazing attraction from the very beginning. I loved they didn't really rush into anything to quickly. Yes they were pretending to be engaged to one another, but they talked and connected on every single level.
I loved watching Mark and Emma fall for one another. They had absolutely amazing chemistry together and I loved them as a couple. I didn't love that Mark didn't share when he learned more about Emma's ex, but understood he wanted to protect Emma. I have to admit that as Mark and Emma grew closer to each other, I loved them more and more as a couple.
Roxanne St. Claire pulled every single emotion possible out of me while reading Barefoot at Sunset. I went from laughing out loud at times to crying like a baby at other times. I love a book that makes me feel so many different emotions. Ms. St. Claire gave me hope for second chance romance with Mark and Emma. I absolutely adored everything about Barefoot at Sunset and am anxiously awaiting the next 2 books in the Barefoot Bay Timeless series.
Review copy provided by publisher
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