Carolina Breeze (A Bluebell Inn Romance)

Carolina Breeze 

(A Bluebell Inn Romance #2) 

Paperback – ebook, audio

May 19, 2020

by Denise Hunter  (Author)

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson 
• ISBN-13: 978-0785222774

A jilted bride. A struggling innkeeper. And a romantic mountain getaway that changes everything

Rising Hollywood star Mia Emerson is looking for a safe place to land in the wake of a public breakup and celebrity scandal, and she finds it in the lake town of Bluebell, North Carolina—the location of her canceled honeymoon. She wants nothing more than to hide and wait for the tabloids to die down.

Soon after her arrival at the Bluebell Inn, Mia meets Levi Bennett, who runs the inn along with his two younger sisters. Drawn to one another from the start, Mia trusts Levi to keep her location from the press, and Levi confides in Mia about the precarious financial state of the inn—a secret he’s been keeping from his sisters.

When Mia and Levi discover an old journal that hints at a rare diamond necklace hidden in the inn, they set off on a treasure hunt to find the long-lost heirloom. What they don’t expect to surface are feelings they thought were safely locked away. Mia and Levi must decide if falling in love again is too big a risk—or if it will uncover a treasure of its own instead.

“A breeze of brilliance! Denise Hunter’s Carolina Breeze will blow you away with a masterful merge of mystery, chemistry, and memories restored in this lakeside love story of faith, family, and fortune.” —JULIE LESSMAN, award-winning author

• The second novel in the Bluebell Inn Romance series
  • Book one: Lake Season
  • Book two: Carolina Breeze
  • Book three: Autumn Skies – Available October 2020
• Full-length romance (c. 87,000 words)
• Includes Discussion Questions for Book Clubs

My thoughts (lvh):  CAROLINA BREEZE is the second book in this series about three siblings.  I haven't read the first book, yet, but hope to soon. I wasn't lost at all.

Okay. Ms. Hunter is one of my favorite romance authors, and while I loved the  romance between a needy Hollywood star and a control-freak inn keeper, I did have some misgivings.

The writing level didn't seem up to Hunter's usual standards. It was choppy and repetitive. The kissing scenes were way over the top -- and for me that is huge. The faith message is very very weak, and there are some soft swear words. The black moment was beyond obvious with no surprises.

The low key mystery element was nice.

Overall a disappointment for me but I will still read the other two books in the series.

I was given a copy free. All opinions are my own.