Luck and Last Resorts

In the middle of a book slump. This just couldn't hold my interest.

Nina and Ollie are...complicated. As the cranky Irish yacht chef and sassy ex-gymnast chief stewardess of Serendipity for the past ten years, they have had their ups and downs. To those around them, it's a constant “will they/won't they” situation, infused with thick sexual tension.

To each other, it's a lot more complicated. Nina's commitment-phobe attitude causes Ollie to give her an ultimatum, he will go home to Ireland if she keeps denying their love. She must decide whether she's ready to let go of her anxieties and jump in full force, or lose him forever. Nina revisits their past as she decides whether she's ready to take a chance on love.

I loved both Nina and Ollie in the first installment of this series so I was so glad to see that they were going to be the focus of this novel! And I was not disappointed! It was such a pleasure to see their love story in both the past and the present. I loved reading their banter with one another and seeing their devotion to each other as well.

I also enjoyed seeing Nina overcome her fears and work through such turmoil in her mind. It was so real. And seeing this kind of situation in a female instead of a male is refreshing to read. Usually, the man is considered the commitment-phobe but I liked the spin that Grunder Ruiz took on giving Nina that role.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I cannot wait for the next one to come out. However, it's hard for me to give five stars and this book just wasn't a five-star for me. But I did love it!