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Title: Love Blooms by Jennifer Faye
Series: Bluestar Island Book #1
Pages: 287
Date Published: April 13, 2021
Publisher: Lazy Dazy Press
Stars: ****
Blurb:
He’s an injured firefighter. She bakes the most delightful treats. When their worlds collide will the baker help heal the firefighter with a mix of blueberry muffins and her caring way?
The elegant baker, Hannah Bell, has always lived on Bluestar Island with her family. While still grieving for her father, who died in a fire, she focuses all of her energy on making her dream come true—opening her very own bakery. But when a broken water pipe washes away her carefully laid plans, she’s on the verge of losing everything.
New York firefighter Ethan Walker’s life is in a tailspin after he’s injured on-the-job. When an urgent call detours him to Bluestar Island, he agrees to help his lovable but meddlesome great-aunt. But organizing the island’s Spring Fling proves a lot harder than he originally imagined. He needs help…and fast.
Under the magic of Bluestar Island’s sea breeze and warm sunshine, Hannah and Ethan must not only face their immediate obstacles but also their own turning points in life. Will they have to do that alone? With a leap of faith and a dash of romance, they might just find the perfect mix to make their dreams come true.
The elegant baker, Hannah Bell, has always lived on Bluestar Island with her family. While still grieving for her father, who died in a fire, she focuses all of her energy on making her dream come true—opening her very own bakery. But when a broken water pipe washes away her carefully laid plans, she’s on the verge of losing everything.
New York firefighter Ethan Walker’s life is in a tailspin after he’s injured on-the-job. When an urgent call detours him to Bluestar Island, he agrees to help his lovable but meddlesome great-aunt. But organizing the island’s Spring Fling proves a lot harder than he originally imagined. He needs help…and fast.
Under the magic of Bluestar Island’s sea breeze and warm sunshine, Hannah and Ethan must not only face their immediate obstacles but also their own turning points in life. Will they have to do that alone? With a leap of faith and a dash of romance, they might just find the perfect mix to make their dreams come true.
My Thoughts:
This was a sweet book that read a lot like a Hallmark movie. Big city guy goes to help his family. Small town girl couldn't imagine living anywhere else. Sigh... I love Hallmark movies :)
Ethan, the male main character, was a firefighter but was questioning his future in the firefighting career. He had scars that were physical and emotional that he had to work through.
The female main character, Hannah, who was a baker had her own emotional scars and tragedies. I loved how her character evolved throughout the course of the book.
Perhaps my favorite characters were Aunt Birdie and Peaches. I hope to see more of them in future books.
I loved the setting of Bluestar Island. Everyone knew each other's business just like my small town :) I loved that cars weren't allowed on the island except for special reasons and that traveling consisted of walking, bikes and golf carts.
There were themes of forgiveness, facing fears and family in the book.
Jennifer Faye is a new-to-me author but I look forward to continuing the Bluestar Island series.
This book is a CLEAN, contemporary romance.
I had downloaded this book from Amazon for free on my Kindle a while ago and finally got a chance to read it.
Onto the next book :)
I read this book while partaking in 3 readathons:
Journey Through the Bible 3.0- Babylon = Flowers on the Cover Prompt
Cozy Cottage Reatathon - Rainy Day Prompt
Annetober - ebook Prompt
Title: Inferno 
