Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Money can’t buy happiness. Jacob Nussbaum knows this better than anyone. He’s a corporate lawyer deep inside a huge New York firm, where he works overtime, sacrifices any chance at a personal life, and has been selling his soul for years. With a secretary as his only friend, he trudges on, until his whole world is blown apart by a manila envelope of photos—evidence that one of the firm’s partners is the dirtiest lawyer in one hell of a filthy business.In search of the truth, Jacob travels to a small northern Wisconsin fishing resort. There he meets Ben Anderson, a brutally lonely man, who knocks him off his feet. Ben prompts Jacob to reevaluate his life. He’s a dozen years older than Jacob, still recovering from the death of his long time love, and doesn’t want to leave anyone a widower. But a jaded New Yorker on a soul-searching mission might be just the man to convince the grieving Ben that it’s never too late to begin again.
I really enjoyed this story about two men who seem an unlikely match but who end up being perfect for each other. The book had good pacing and it added the investigation in to the love story in a smooth way. While that was the catalyst for the story, the main component was the love story part. I liked that it was not insta-love and that the characters took some time falling for each other. Not only was I drawn to Jacob and Ben but I was drawn to the back story of Ben loving and losing Manny. That was really well done and made my eyes tear up in a few places. You could feel Ben’s grief jump off the pages at you. I was also really pleased to see that the MC’s were middle aged. Having nice, mature characters was a pleasant change of pace. My only complaint was the ending was rushed. It felt off to me. I’m not really sure why it was done like it was since the author spent so much time slow unfolding the love story. While it wasn’t perfect for me I liked the rest of the book too much to really complain much. I’ve never read this author before but will definitely be checking out her other work.
Cover by Catt Ford. I liked the cover and think’s it’s a good representation of the story and the characters.
Book Details:
ebook, 214 pages
Published February 5th 2016 by Dreamspinner Press
ISBN139781634769846
Edition LanguageEnglish
Published February 5th 2016 by Dreamspinner Press
ISBN139781634769846
Edition LanguageEnglish
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