Review : Summer on Mirror Lake

Summer on Mirror Lake by JoAnne Ross

(Honeymoon Harbor #3)

Genre: Contemporary, Romance,

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Pages: 384

Published: June 11th 2019 by HQN Books 

Summertime is the best time to lose yourself in the romance of Honeymoon Harbor…

When he lands in the emergency room after collapsing at the funeral of a colleague and friend, Wall Street hotshot Gabriel Mannion initially rejects the diagnosis of an anxiety attack. But when warned that if he doesn’t change his adrenaline-fueled, workaholic lifestyle he could end up like his friend, Gabe reluctantly returns to his hometown of Honeymoon Harbor to regroup.

As he adjusts to the sight of mountains instead of skyscrapers, Gabe discovers advantages to this small Pacific Northwest town he once couldn’t wait to escape. But it’s irresistible librarian Chelsea Prescott who, along with the two foster children she’s taken under her wing, makes slowing down seem like the best prescription ever.

Over the course of their summer romance, Gabe gets a taste of the life he might have had if he’d taken a different path. But with his return to New York City looming on the horizon, he’ll have to choose between the success he’s worked tirelessly for and a ready-made family who offers a very different, richly rewarding future…if he’ll only take the risk. 

Gabe works on Wall Street and managed to have an anxiety attack that felt a lot like a heart attack at  a friends funeral. So while he gets his bearings he goes to his hometown Honeymoon Harbor to relax before jumping right back into things. He never expected to fall in love. Chelsea is a librarian who has recently been able to take in two foster children with Gabes help. As a summer romance pursues its clear that Gabe had a deadline and intends on going back to his job, but now got something more to live for in a slower life with Chelsea and and the girls but he has to choose which one he wants more.

If your looking for a good summer contemporary romance you might want to consider checking out this book. I loved getting to know the characters. Seeing Gabes mind set when it came to his job, what was going on with his side of the story seeing how he was taking Chelsea and the girls in his life even though knowing its not going to last. I loved seeing the romance, that connection between Gabe and Chelsea and it was entertaining how they were going as a couple with two children in tow being thats hard to get a moment of piece with kids around. I loved how hard working, loyal and caring Chelsea was. She cared for those girls like no others, she saw her self in those girls and did what most people wouldn't even consider when it comes to taking in kids. I loved seeing how she was with the girls and how the girls did stay present in the book and didn't fade into the background. Overall this was a pretty good book and I really enjoyed it.