For Victoria, it started with the perfect dress and the perfect man...well, she thought he was perfect.
For Cameron, it started with a devoted wife and a bright future...until he discovered devotion was never high on his wife's list of marital duties.
When trust is tested and faith in the power of true love is lost, there is only way one to restore it:
Give that person everything you’ve got, nurture her, love her…
And watch her bloom.
In the first installment of The Beachy Bride series, we experience the love story of Victoria and Cameron. Both are no stranger to heartache, but both believe in the power of love.
4.5 Star Review by Jen Skewes
Victoria is all set to marry the love of her life. They are building a house together and a
life. But not everything is always as it
seems. Her fiancé loves her there is no doubt in that. But she comes to find out that everything
that she thought was real was nothing but a lie. Her fiancé was not the man she thought he was
and in the blink of an eye her world and heart were shattered. Enter Cameron Muir.
Cameron has been dealing with his own heartache and
betrayal. His ex wife was one lying, cheating, manipulating bitch (at least that's how I saw it) and all he wants is to get rid of all things related to
her and just move on. For the past two
years he as admired Victoria, his boss’s fiancé, from afar. She is the type of woman that you fall in
love with, who you know from the instant you see her that she is the perfect
woman. He knows that a part of her life is about to explode and he vows to be there for her when it does. When he tells her that one day she will need him, Victoria doesn't exactly understand nor does she think there will be a time when she actually does need him. But when it all came crashing down, he was exactly
what she needed.
Cameron knows that Victoria is “The One” but he needs to
make her see that and want it as much as he does. There was somewhat of insta-love in this
book. Maybe it was more of an instant connection. I am not sure but Cameron just knew that
Victoria was the one without even really knowing her. But here’s the thing it completely
worked. He had known her for two years
and the first time he saw her there was just something about her that caught
his eye. She was beautiful, no doubt but
he could see beneath that beautiful exterior and see how beautiful she was on
the inside as well. And while he may not
have known too much about her he knew her better than anyone. He was not like her previous boyfriends or
fiancé who she seemed to do things for to make them happy. He knew HER, he knew what made her
happy. An that is why it worked. As the story goes on and they start spending
more time together and opening up to each other you see it and you feel it. You
feel why they belong together and you get why they both just knew!
People always say when you meet The One, you just know. And while Cameron may have known, it took a little time and healing for
Victoria to see it but when she did she was going to take it all and not let it
go. I loved the way Cameron went about
it all. He was building their castle so
to speak and planning a life together but at the same time he was also taking
it slow. He needed Victoria to see how
much they belonged together. And here’s
the thing, they both felt it and knew it but they still both needed to take their
time with each other. They need to get
to really know each other and regardless of how much they “felt it” they needed this time. And it all just flowed and in a beautiful way
these two slowly fell in love with each other.
They way Cameron woo’ed her and the little gestures just
completely melted me. Everything this
man did he did it with her in mind. He
knew what she wanted and what she needed and he just wanted to make her happy.
When he told her he would be there for her he meant it and he was. I cannot put into words how wonderful this
man was. He is sweet, and sexy all
rolled into one. He has this way of
talking sweet but yet dirty at the same time.
I loved Victoria. I honestly give
her so much credit for the way she handled things. I would have been one hell of a bitch and as
angry as she was the loving side of her took over and she just understood and
wanted to move on.
This was such a beautiful fairy tale like story. Cameron and Tori will completely melt your
heart when they are together. I loved
that we get to see some of our fave characters from Nico. I honestly had no idea that this was a
spinoff of that series and was so excited when I realized that it was. JB Hartnett completely captured me with this
story from the very beginning. I did not want to put it down. From the moment I met Cameron he made me
laugh and had me from the start. This
story is sweet, romantic, sexy and fun.
I hope we get to see more of these characters in the future. Fantastic job.
Excerpt
“I hope to God you can look in the mirror and see what me
and twenty other guys see: you’re the girl that men wish they had, even when
they have a good one, they still fantasize about what it’d be like to have you.
And not because they wanna fuck you, it’s because you’re you, Victoria. So when
shit goes down, you let me know if you need someone to remind you.”
About the Author
Julie is a Southern California native, a fan of a really
good story (preferably romance with a happily ever after), really good pie
(preferably pumpkin) and copious amounts of coffee (preferably Folgers).
She
has always enjoyed writing and at one time thought she could be a singer
songwriter...the 'writer' part is the one that stuck.
Julie
is obsessed with pi...the equation(and the food). She's allergic to cats and
cantaloupe and hates mushrooms...so if you ever want to give her a gift, those
are out for sure.She currently lives with her own romance hero husband and two
boys in Melbourne, Australia.
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