Local metalsmith and gift shop owner, Dahlia McGuire, likes her quiet life in Hartwell, Delaware. It’s the perfect place to hide from her family and the tragic events that led to their estrangement. However, when her father, the person she loves most in the world, needs her Dahlia has no choice but to return to Boston to face her ghosts. One of those happens to be her ex-boyfriend’s best friend, Michael Sullivan. The man she was never supposed to fall in love with.
Michael Sullivan has never forgotten Dahlia McGuire. Some might say he’s never gotten over her. For years he lived with the anger of her desertion, and now, newly-divorced, he’s finally ready to move on. That proves impossible when Dahlia returns to Boston and reawakens their explosive connection. Despite everything, Michael wants her back, but Dahlia can’t seem to let go of the tangled emotions of the past. When she flees home to Hartwell, Michael follows, determined to do everything in his power to convince her they belong together.
However, when the unthinkable hits the quiet seaside town, Michael finds himself trying to unravel more than the mystery of Dahlia’s broken heart. It’s time for truths left unsaid to finally be spoken or Michael and Dahlia might find themselves torn apart forever…
Title : Things We Never Said
Author : Samantha Young
Series : Hart’s Boardwalk #3
Format : eARC
Page Count : 361 pages
Genre : Contemporary Romance
Publisher : Indie
Release Date : May 7, 2019
Reviewer : Micky
Rating : ★ ★ ★ ★
Micky’s 4 star review
It felt great to be back with the Hart’s Boardwalk crew and the friendships that feel more like family were just as I recalled. THINGS WE NEVER SAID quickly transported the story to Boston but this did not detract from the Hart’s feel and fans will be glad to know that Hart’s Boardwalk remains central to everything in this book.
THINGS WE NEVER SAID is an intense second chance romance between Dahlia and Michael. This was a story that traversed a few decades but centred on the present. Dahlia and Michael had a serendipitous meeting. Life after that was peppered with possibilities and roadblocks. The connection between these two was undeniable but they just didn’t seemed destined to be together.
There is a wonderful family that pulls the whole focus of the story and Dahlia’s family is real, warts and all. The family story made me just get lost in the words as I identified with the relatability of this aspect. There was also a suspense element later in the story that added to being drawn completely into the story.
I don’t want to give anything away about the whys and whens of Dahlia and Michael’s story but suffice it to say they made great reading. The build of the relationship burnt slow and deep, the heat was preeettty firey.
Like most fans of this series, I continue to need Emery’s story badly. Please let this be coming sometime soon.
I voluntarily read an early copy of this book, thanks to the author for the review copy.
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