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A woman looking for a new lease on life moves to Arizona where she rents a guest house on a gorgeous property with a mysterious ownerāa man who teaches her about resilience, courage, and ultimately true love, in this funny, bighearted novel about hope and healing from New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay.
Stuck in a dreary Boston winter, Annabelle Martin would like nothing more than to run away from her current life. She's not even thirty years old, twice-divorced, and has just dodged a marriage proposalā¦ from her ex-husband. When sheās offered her dream job as creative director at a cutting-edge graphic design studio in Phoenix, she jumps at the opportunity to start over.
When she arrives in the Valley of the Sun, Annabelle is instantly intrigued by her anonymous landlord. Based on the cranky, handwritten notes Nick Daire leaves her, she assumes he is an old, rich curmudgeon. Annabelle is shocked when she finally meets Nick and discovers that heās her age and uses a wheelchair. Nick suffered from a stroke a year ago, and while there's no physical reason for him not to recover, he is struggling to overcome the paralyzing fear that has kept him a prisoner in his own home.
Despite her promise to herself not to get involved, Annabelle finds herself irresistibly drawn to Nick. And soon she wonders if she and Nick might help each other find the courage to embrace life, happiness, and true love.
Stuck in a dreary Boston winter, Annabelle Martin would like nothing more than to run away from her current life. She's not even thirty years old, twice-divorced, and has just dodged a marriage proposalā¦ from her ex-husband. When sheās offered her dream job as creative director at a cutting-edge graphic design studio in Phoenix, she jumps at the opportunity to start over.
When she arrives in the Valley of the Sun, Annabelle is instantly intrigued by her anonymous landlord. Based on the cranky, handwritten notes Nick Daire leaves her, she assumes he is an old, rich curmudgeon. Annabelle is shocked when she finally meets Nick and discovers that heās her age and uses a wheelchair. Nick suffered from a stroke a year ago, and while there's no physical reason for him not to recover, he is struggling to overcome the paralyzing fear that has kept him a prisoner in his own home.
Despite her promise to herself not to get involved, Annabelle finds herself irresistibly drawn to Nick. And soon she wonders if she and Nick might help each other find the courage to embrace life, happiness, and true love.
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Community Reviews
A meet-cute of flawed characters who have made a mess of their lives when barely out of their twenties. Annabelle, a creative director who has married twice already, but hasnāt been left downtrodden by her experience as the embraces a new adventure in a move from Boston to Phoenix. And Nick, a curmudgeonly recluse, damaged by his childhood and a medical catastrophe, a stroke. I have also had a stroke. There are many different kinds of stroke. Mine was ischemic, and impacted my speech. Nickās was seemingly limb-related, but actually, more of a mental or PTSD issue. The thing that didnāt ring true for me was that the doctors could not center on a cause of Nickās stroke. Frankly, thatās just inaccurate. There is always a cause, and the story just seemed to blow this off, or seemed to depict that the doctors were just idiots. Theyāre not. And to prevent recurrences, there are ways to combat, and to not be rendered a ticking time-bombshell of a person - such as surgeries, medicines, behavior, etc. E.g., you are not damaged goods. Anyway, I did love that Annabelle grew in her love of Nick, and didnāt regard him as a detriment in her life, but an enhancement. I appreciated the healing bonds of family and friendships in this story. And loved the creative backdrop of what made Annabelle tick. My entire career was spent in ad agencies, and Jenn McKinlay spoke my native tongue. The whole Carson the Enemy portion seemed unrealistic. But in a comical comeuppance, I cheered when he got what he deserved. Fun, light read. Steamy scenes also fun.
3.5 āļø to be exact, this is the 200th book I've read! (On my new account)
This book was a ride, it was easy to put down in the first few chapters and got a lot better after that and it kept you on your toes.
Annabelle's sass is something I'm so for, her will to stand up for herself and how she was so determined to break Nick.
Nick's growth towards the end was nice to see and what a fine man he is
This book was a ride, it was easy to put down in the first few chapters and got a lot better after that and it kept you on your toes.
Annabelle's sass is something I'm so for, her will to stand up for herself and how she was so determined to break Nick.
Nick's growth towards the end was nice to see and what a fine man he is
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