Share the Moon
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Publisher Description
Rivals for a New England vineyard find a second chance love worth fighting for in this “heart-tugging small-town romance with real emotion” (Laura Drake, author of The Sweet Spot).
Journalist Sophie Shaw is about to realize her dream of owning a vineyard in Northbridge, Connecticut. For her, it’s not just a beautiful piece of land, but an important part of her past. Not far from Blue Moon Lake and her father’s kayak business, this is where Sophie grew up, fell in love, and experienced a tragic loss. But days before the contract signing, Duncan Jamieson makes a counteroffer that blows hers out to sea.
Duncan still finds Sophie as appealing as he had during boyhood vacations to the lake. Older and wiser now, he has his own reasons for wanting the land, his own losses to mourn, and his own secrets to hide. As much as she wants to hate him, Sophie is undeniably drawn to the surprisingly sensitive Duncan. But when her journalistic research uncovers a Jamieson family secret, trust becomes the biggest deal of all.
Customer Reviews
an unforgettable and enjoyable romance, full of everything that a reader could wish for.
Sharon Struth brings a lovely story of second chances with this first novel in her new Blue Moon Lake series.
Sophie is a reporter for the local paper, and her family used to own land on the lake, where they hoped to build a vineyard. An older woman (40’s), Sophie is hoping to reclaim the land as she still hopes to build that vineyard, and her oldest son’s memorial garden is on this land as well. Her last relationship ended badly, and she hasn’t been looking at men in ‘that way’ in a while, until she meets Duncan.
Duncan is a developer and owns the parcel of land that contains Sophie’s dreams. He recognizes Sophie, but doesn’t share pertinent information about his connection to the proposed development with her.
These two are delightful characters, a bit older than most romance readers are used to: they have previous marriages, extended families, teenaged children and a lifetime of regrets and insecurities that prey on their ability to trust and move forward. Sophie is still grieving her divorce and the loss of her eldest child, but realizes that her being stuck in that grief is affecting her other children. Duncan is a widower and is dealing with his own failures as a husband and father during his marriage.
These two have a rocky and tumultuous relationship that jumps forward and back repeatedly as they learn to trust and communicate with one another. Wholly gripping, their flaws and strengths are laid out for readers to see and empathize with, and perhaps even recognize. You will be cheering and jeering in alternate measures, with several tears of the happy and not so variety mixed in. Plot twists that take the story in unexpected directions and the sense of family and home that is highly intertwined in the story make this an unforgettable and enjoyable romance, full of everything that a reader could wish for.
I received an eArc copy of the title from the publisher via NetGalley for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.