Author: Carly Phillips
Book: The Right Choice
Series: Love Unexpected
tl;dr recommendation: A sweet romance that leaves you hugging yourself with a smile on your face
Longer Review/Reaction:
I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review.
I generally hate books that involve love triangles. I suppose my poor heart just can’t take it and I generally avoid these stories like the plague. However, this story may have changed my tune…this book is one of Carly’s older stories that has recently been released as an ebook and it tells a tale of Carly’s journey from what she thinks she needs to love that she’ll allow herself to accept.
Carly is engaged to Peter, a lawyer who is on the partnership track at her father’s firm. The proposed marriage is one of convenience for both of them more than anything else. But when Carly meets Mike, Peter’s brother, she’s assaulted with feelings. She forces herself to ignore the sparks, insulates herself from the growing desire, and convinces herself that marrying Peter is the right choice. Mike is in town to help with the party planning, and is also using this time to escape and run from his own demons. When the two come together the chemistry is practically unavoidable and the growing need for each other causes them to grow closer to one another until they shut down and do what they do best: run.
You too will get over the whole love-triangle-thing when it resolves itself to your satisfaction. Promise. And you’ll cheer when Carly begins to actually stand up for herself and her needs in her life and finally accepts the love she so desperately thinks she doesn’t deserve. The love story between Carly and Mike hit a warm nerve that made my heart happy. There’s so much sweetness, consideration and love running between these two that it’s no surprise when they can no longer run from each other. This is the kind of book you save to re-read on a cold, wet day where you need to be warmed from the inside out.
We all know I love a good smutty novel – and this isn’t it – but it’s a sweet romance that leaves you hugging yourself with a smile on your face. readreadread!
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