Anya Caliendo left her family and their resort two years ago. She was ashamed and afraid that her family would blame her for some of their father’s ruthless dealings. Now she returns to the resort in secret to find files to clear her name, but she doesn’t plan on running into her one-time lover, Quinn. Quinn used to work for Anya’s father too and he’s out to do the same as Anya – clear his name. … his name. When he runs into Anya, they strike a deal to help one another. Quinn wonders how he can trust a Caliendo to keep her word. Will she turn out to be just like her father?
Amid the secret meetings and late-night file searches, Anya and Quinn also fight a connection that seems to draw them closer and closer. Will they be able to clear their names and rekindle a romance or will their past destroy the future they so desperately seek?
This book can be read as a STAND ALONE, but for more enjoyment read them in the order of the series, as all the characters appear in future books.
“Ms. Leah’s ability to create romantic scenes that are like wispy clouds, not clearly defined, not graphically detailed, but hinted at and fleeting after she has set the warm up scenes to intense passion. I always trust my imagination, and with Shannyn Leah’s guidance, it was sparking and sighing and once again, melting down. That is romance. That is sensual heat. Give us a tease and cut our minds and hearts loose to make the best scenes ever! Kind of brings out our own personal melting point, as if she wrote each scene specifically for each reader.” ~Dii Tometender~
Read the full BY THE LAKE SERIES:
THE CALIENDO RESORT
BOOK 1: Sunset Thunder
BOOK 2: Sunset Rivalry
BOOK 3: Sunset Sail
BOOK 4: Sunset Flare
BOOK 5: Sunset Shelter
Other books from the By The Lake Series:
THE MCADAMS SISTERS
BOOK 1: Lakeshore Secrets
BOOK 2: Lakeshore Legend
BOOK 3: Lakeshore Love
BOOK 4: Lakeshore Candy
BOOK 5: Lakeshore Lyrics
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Anya walked away from the family a couple of years ago and is now back sneaking around her family resort looking for her file that can answer a question that has haunted her since she left. Unfortunately for her Quinn has also turned back up at the resort to track her down at the request of her brother but he is also after his own file he knows is there after working for her father. I love how their past relationship slowly reveals itself as well as seeing neither have moved on from each other but the drive to find the files and their distrust of each other and secrets they hold keep you guessing if they will end up together or if the files will ruin both of them. There are some great twists you don’t see coming and is really well paced and I love how the whole family is included within the book so you get to know them better and get even more emotional involved with them all.
Really a page turner. The whole series were so intriguing that made me wanting the next book to read. Can’t wait for the last one to be released.
Anya and Quinn’s relationship began two years ago. Anya’s father was not to be trusted and Quinn worked for him. That didn’t stop her from falling in love with him despite his shady dealings. Quinn had a hidden agenda in getting close to Anya and the truth of that secret keeps him from going all in with her.
This was a great lovers to enemies to lovers romance with a lot of push and pull in the beginning. These characters both have reason to keep their distance but the chemistry that flairs when they are together cannot be denied. I hurt for both Quinn and Anya as they suffered through so much to try to find their own form of redemption.
I enjoyed the pace of this book as well as all the secondary characters and the added color they brought to the story. The steam factor isn’t high and it’s a fade to black but still gave me enough to feel the passion between the hero and heroine. While this isn’t a low angst read, it isn’t extreme either.
Overall, this is a very nice book with characters that I cared about and was invested in. Would love to have had an epilogue but I’m hoping we’ll see more of them in the books following this one.
“We will take this one day at a time until you do. Together.”
And this is Quinn’s promise to Anya, his former lover, since her return to her family after an unexplained absence of two years.
Two years ago, her father exposed Quinn for the heartless man that he was. Two years ago, her father died. And, two years ago, she was responsible for almost killing someone and her life then changed drastically.
She’s not the same vivacious chef that she was. She hasn’t cooked in two years, and it looks like she hasn’t eaten much in that time either. Guilt has been eating her alive as we see the legacy of blackmail and deceit built by Robert Caliendo almost destroy the lives of not only his own family from within, but many more throughout the years.
Quinn Barker had been Robert Caliendo’s digger of dirt, just like his father before him, only his own motivations completely differed. For one, Robert has something to blackmail Quinn into doing this dirty work for him, and Quinn himself had his own motivations. This goal was further complicated by his fascination and secret love for a certain gorgeous Caliendo chef.
Sunset Rivalry is a well crafted second chance romance that sees Quinn and Anya have another go at discovering love, trading secrets that neither of them know the true depth of, and learning to trust each other.
Trouble is, when Anya realises just who her guilty secret has affected, she’s convinced that those she loves will no longer want to be around her. There are plots within plots in this series, and as fast as my questions are answered, I always have more! 5 Stars for the continuing twisted legacy of Robert Caliendo.
I enjoyed this book. Lots of drama with Anya and her family. Lots of secrets that can hurt so many people. We uncover some pretty heartbreaking news.
We find out what happens to Anya and her love. Looking forward to reading the next book Emma’s story.
When Anya left her family it was to find Rebecca and now two years later she is sneaking around to find Rebecca’s file, but Quinn is looking for a file too. When Quinn catches her sneaking around they make a deal as friends to find the files but they have been love with each other for over two years and keeping their hands off each other is quite a challenge. Secrets are going to come out the closer they get to the files and Anya and Quinn’s friendship will get ruined before it has a chance.
Anya’s character intrigued me from previous books, so I was happy to get an advance copy of her story to read, and it was even better than I anticipated! Of course, it’s a treat to return to the Caliendo family with all their colorful, larger-than-life characters and the shenanigans that inevitably ensue. But Anya and Quinn’s story was so much more, with a bunch of push and pull (whiplash, anyone?) but so much complexity and deep emotion that makes their story supremely satisfying. I’ve likened this series to a soap opera, but this book has all the makings of primetime drama with a twist at the end I never saw coming! Sunset Rivalry has everything you could ever want in a romance – scorching chemistry, riveting drama, hilarious mayhem, shocking surprises and heart tugging, feel-good emotion. Grab this one today!
“He liked her, he craved her, but he was ready for her to stab him in the back like he’d done to her. “
Anya Caliendo left 2 years ago. She left her luxurious life, a career she loved and a man she was deeply attracted to but that deceived her. She now has to live with the weight of her dad’s last wish on his deathbed; she has to redeem his faults.
Quinn Barker is used to be in the shadows. He won’t let his feelings drive him away from his goal; to access the Caliendo secrets to uncover a certain hidden file. He wants to make amends to the people he hurt by working for the dark souled Robert Caliendo. His dad had a last wish he has to accomplish in order to finally be free and live his life.
Two families pulled apart by a drift caused by lies, pains and a deceitful man; Robert Caliendo. Anya and Quinn used each other but develop a mutual attraction that they are trying to push away. Quinn confuses her by caring but pushing her away and sending Anya mix messages. She wants him but he is torn between his family and the woman he loves.
He wants her to find something more ,better than what he has to offer; She wants him.
Anya’s father’s dark manipulative side ruined a lot of lives and his children once again are paying the big price. Can she and Quinn leave the past behind, get past their families’ feud and finally let loose of their love for each other?
Shannyn Leah, as usual brings us in a world where we fall in love, get heart broken and keeps us on edge a few times! Even thou her books are standalones; I’m always excited to find out what will happen in the next in the series! Bravo!
Book 2 in Caliendo Resorts with Anya and Quinn. The shenanigans continue here at this paradise. Will our heroine get her hero? Will there be an HEA? Trust me just read this book to find out the answers you won’t regret it.
Ms. Leah is becoming a favorite”one click” author of mine. The Caliendo Resort is a series about the Caliendo family & the lies, betrayal & trust issues left behind when their father died. Anya had disappeared two years ago shortly after her father passed. She was afraid her family would find out the role she had in one of her father’s secrets. On his deathbed he asked her to do him a favor. It went horribly wrong & a woman ended up hurt. Now she’s sneaking my around the resort trying to get into her father’s secret room to recover the woman’s file so she can find her family. She knows the footprint of the resort. It can’t be that hard, right?
Quinn took over his father’s job as a PI for Mr. Caliendo. Marc Caliendo, the son, has asked Quinn to helping the family find Anya. He can’t believe it’s this easy when he catches her sneakers no around the resort. He turned her into the family & once she was back in the fold, told her he’d help her find the file she was looking for if she helped him out with his file. He can’t stop the chemistry or his feelings for her from growing.
Shannyn Leah has managed to set up this story in such a way that the reader’s attention is immediately caught & kept. This story has romance, betrayal, family tensions, lies & mystery. Anya’s hurt & feelings of guilt catch your emotions & you can’t help feeling for her. Quinn is hot, sexy & extremely manipulative. He has tension with in his own family over his actions & sexual tension with Anya. Quinn & Anya both need to learn to get past what her father’s has done & their individual feelings of guilt. They also need to learn to trust each other & their feelings. The plot builds in intensity until the final twist you really don’t see coming.