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All Corinne has ever wanted was the role of clarinetist for the Toronto Philharmonic Orchestra. The clarinet, and working to master it, is all she has left of her father, who abandoned the family when she was a little girl. But after failing to clinch an open spot in a heated audition, her life-plan soon goes overboard. Not only does she break up with her longtime boyfriend, Clay, she also makes a decision that will alter her destiny in ways she never imagined...
After a medical procedure and a couple of months of changing everything in her life, a pregnant Corinne meets Melissa and her gorgeous flirt of a brother-in-law, Austin, on a cruise. The heat of the Caribbean sun soon combines with a mutual attraction to create a sizzling connection neither Corinne nor Austin can deny. But when the truth comes out about Corinne's condition, will lifelong playboy Austin man up? Or will Corinne's hope for a future beyond a shipboard romance prove yet another PLAN OVERBOARD?
~~I received this in exchange for an honest review~~
This is kind of a continuation of All at Sea (or at least you meet the characters in that book). This is the second book that I have read by Heather, and this one didn't disappoint at all.
This is about a woman who plans everything out. She plans months in advance. She know how much, when, where, and how she is going to accomplish this goal. This woman also just found out that she didn't make it into the Toronto Philharmonic Orchestra. Corrine has spent the last 20 years planning on making it into the Philharmonic. When that doesn't pan out, she makes a new plan including becoming a single mom, and forgets her old plans. What she doesn't plan on is Austin. Austin, is a playboy, everybody who knows Austin, knows that he doesn't do relationships. And Corrine on the same cruise as Austin, is just wonderful for him. He'll spend the entire cruise with her, and when it is over, he will say goodbye and never see her again. Or so he thinks. What he doesn't plan on, is the feelings that he has for her. But, can those feelings hold true when Corrine tells Austin the secret that she has been carrying with her?
I love books like this. They make you laugh and they make you cry. This book did both. I was skeptical about this book. Knowing what Austin is like and how fragile Corrine is. But Heather balances the story well. There is enough give and take with the story, that it doesn't feel overpowered by one story or the other. She wraps it up with a nice ribbon and delivers a fantastic story!! You will love this book!!
This is kind of a continuation of All at Sea (or at least you meet the characters in that book). This is the second book that I have read by Heather, and this one didn't disappoint at all.
This is about a woman who plans everything out. She plans months in advance. She know how much, when, where, and how she is going to accomplish this goal. This woman also just found out that she didn't make it into the Toronto Philharmonic Orchestra. Corrine has spent the last 20 years planning on making it into the Philharmonic. When that doesn't pan out, she makes a new plan including becoming a single mom, and forgets her old plans. What she doesn't plan on is Austin. Austin, is a playboy, everybody who knows Austin, knows that he doesn't do relationships. And Corrine on the same cruise as Austin, is just wonderful for him. He'll spend the entire cruise with her, and when it is over, he will say goodbye and never see her again. Or so he thinks. What he doesn't plan on, is the feelings that he has for her. But, can those feelings hold true when Corrine tells Austin the secret that she has been carrying with her?
I love books like this. They make you laugh and they make you cry. This book did both. I was skeptical about this book. Knowing what Austin is like and how fragile Corrine is. But Heather balances the story well. There is enough give and take with the story, that it doesn't feel overpowered by one story or the other. She wraps it up with a nice ribbon and delivers a fantastic story!! You will love this book!!
Heather is a natural 1200 wpm speed reader and the author of fifteen self-published novels including the free ebook "Life, Love, and a Polar Bear Tattoo" which has had over 375,000 downloads.
She came to writing after careers as a software developer and elementary school computer teacher and has no plans to leave it.
In her spare time, she reads, runs, swims, crochets, takes care of her aquarium and her cat Trinity, and plays drums and clarinet. Generally not all at once.
To receive a free monthly short story from Heather, visit http://heatherwardell.
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