Scandalous in Huntington Beach by Melody DeBloisMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Rich and satisfying secret baby and a second chance at love story.
Scandalous in Huntington Beach is the third book in author Melody DeBlois’s Love Is a Beach women’s fiction series, and it features the single father of a surprise secret baby. Senate hopeful Bennett Browning is surprised to discover he’s the father of a baby girl when his former girlfriend, Rachel, passes away. Wanting to do the right thing and be the perfect father to this tiny being he never even knew existed, he’s still woefully unprepared for the day-to-day of caring for an infant when Social Services hands the baby over. But like a miracle, Emma Kuan, Rachel’s older sister, offers to act as nanny to her newly-discovered niece, and the immediate emergency is quelled. But as Bennett and Emma spend time together, bonding over their shared grief for Rachel and love for baby Madelynn Grace, life takes an unexpected turn for them all.
The main characters, Bennett, Emma, and Madelynn Grace, absolutely stole my heart! Strangers to each other on page one, they slowly form a new family (and puppy makes four) from their starting point of an expedient business arrangement as their life priorities change. You can’t help but hope for the best and their relationship to become a love match.
The story, though, is more complex and nuanced than initially imagined. Both Bennett and Emma have complicated pasts as children, and trust issues must be overcome before they can create a new life with new dreams. They experienced setbacks and breakthroughs that had all my emotions engaged on their way to their HEA.
I recommend SCANDALOUS IN HUNTINGTON BEACH to readers of women’s fiction, contemporary romance, especially those who enjoy a satisfying second-chance romance or secret baby theme.I voluntarily reviewed this after receiving an Advanced Review Copy from the author through Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tours.
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