A luxury escape… A chance to reveal her baby bombshell! In this Destination Brides story, a bid at a charity auction wins Eve Bliss a dream holiday on safari! As a penniless single mom, she’d be mad not to go, but she’s not expecting Kit Merchant to be there on business. She and Kit once shared a passionate moment. Now, together in beautiful Africa, how long can she keep her four-year-old … her four-year-old secret… Kit has a daughter!
Destination Brides quartet
Book 1 — Summer Romance with the Tycoon
Book 2 — Swept Away by the Venetian Millionaire
Book 3 — One Night in Provence
Book 4 — A Secret, A Safari, A Second Chance
“The most important thing I can tell you about this story is that it will grab your heart, squeeze it tightly, and then never let go. From the start, I fell in love…. I read this story in one sitting and it was just the entertainment I wanted….”
— Goodreads on The Billionaire’s Convenient Bride
“I was deeply moved by the sincere characters and thought about them even after I closed the book. What really kept me turning the pages though were the deep emotions the author layered into the story. Overall, this is a wonderful and touching story. It is fast-paced, engaging and the perfect treat….”
— Goodreads on Her Pregnancy Bombshell
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A Secret, a Safari, a Second Chance will not only grab your attention but it will touch your heart. I can’t do the story justice so I’ll just say what I loved about it. The story opens four years after the characters’ story begins. Genevieve “Eve” Bliss, a single mom, is attending a charity auction in a very swanky resort where the owners of that resort bring back a lot of memories and feelings of inadequacy. Annnnnnnnndddddd of the encounter she had with the prodigal son, Christophe (no lame ‘r’ for him!) “Kit” Merchant. Eve thinks she is safe, to not run into Kit, as he is somewhere across the world racing a yacht. Of COURSE it doesn’t work out that way as Kit shows up at the event and the fun begins!
Eve has hidden their four year old daughter from Kit – one he never knew about. Simple explanation and the author does a much better job of telling this story. Both Eve and Kit have such sorrow in their lives, when the world thinks they have it “all”. Reading what they have dealt with, reading how they felt growing up, actually feeling when they get their lives going in the same direction…it makes for a wonderful story. I loved them singularly; I loved them together as a family. Wonderfully warm read!
A lovely story about a second chance. When meeting for the first time they had one night only together. But it had consequences, as Eve became pregnant. Now, years later, she wants to avoid him, to not have to tell him about their daughter. When she gets a chance to return to her favourite childhood place – in Africa – she did not expect to find Kit to be there as well. Her daughter had stayed behind but meeting Kit again and learning more about him she believes it is time to tell Kit that he has a daughter.
A sweet love story of two people who had met at the wrong time in their life and now have a second chance at a life together.
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Liz Fielding is a must read author for me, she has such a wonderful voice for storytelling, her stories are just so very good and so very romantic with so many fabulous emotions throughout and this one had me smiling with joy as Kit and Eve get a second chance at love and families.
Eve is back in Nantucket for family reasons she was last there four years earlier and a very sensual night at the beach gave her, her beautiful daughter, she is doing her best to stay under the radar when she attends a charity auction being run by the Merchant family and bids on and wins a safari in Africa, a place that brings back many memories for her, it also brings her in contact with Kit Merchant the one person she was trying to avoid.
Kit Merchant is a famous yachtsman but he is home because of family, he has never forgotten the night at the beach years before and the beautiful woman he called Red, at the auction he is remembering her more and when he arrives in Nymba for a safari he never expects to run into Red and feel that instant attraction again and then when she uncovers her secret, Kit is determined to become a father and husband.
I loved this book from the first page, the characters the settings are amazing, getting to know Eve and Kit was absolutely wonderful, they are both such amazing people they are caring and loving, open and honest and their journey was so very moving and emotional, there were lots of happy sighs while reading this one and I do highly recommend it, it really is a must read, and although part of a series it can be read as a standalone but I will be reading the others in the series. Thank you MS Fielding for another keeper.
It’s been a long time since I’ve read a Liz Fielding
book and I’m glad I got a chance to read this one. A really sweet second chance read.
Book four in the Destination Brides series a well written story of a second chance. This is Genevieve/ Eve Bliss, their daughter Hannah and Kit Merchant’s story which I enjoyed reading. Kit does not know about Hannah. Kit and Eve meet four years ago on the beach in Nantucket. I enjoyed reading their story. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I was hooked from the get go with this book, The characters are fantastic and you can’t help but fall in love with them as well as connect in different ways with them. Eve has had an interesting life but one where she has never been able to well stand up and be proud of herself, instead she hides and now she has to face up to a big secret. Kit is a man who has always done what he wants, yes he is successful but at a cost he doesn’t realise until his family needs him, but even then it takes a second chance encounter with Eve to see what he truly needs in his life. There is a lot of heartbreak, happiness, sass, warmth, laughs and love that wraps around you as you read about Eve and Kit’s adventure in love.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
4 1/2 STARS!
A SECRET, A SAFARI, A SECOND CHANCE by Liz Fielding is book four in the Destination Brides series and revolves around a single mom teacher and a carefree sailing champion in a delightful take on a reunion story with a surprise baby.
The book starts with a bit of back story to fill us in on how they came to have their fling a few years ago, then we are thrust into the story that leads to them unexpectedly reconnecting.
Kit comes across as a bit of a partying playboy, but beneath the surface, he’s a guy that has searched for the woman that touched his soul for years. He’s thrilled to finally have her back in his life … but how will he feel when he learns she’s kept his adorable daughter from him?
Eve has a high expectation of what she expects a father to be, and because she doesn’t feel in her heart that Kit could ever be that man, she’s reluctant to even give him the chance. She’s a bit of a conundrum really. You like her, and feel for what she’s gone through … but she’s a bit self-righteous too.
I highly recommend this story to anyone who loves a surprise baby romance, and especially to those who enjoy a story set in a foreign country where the details of the sounds, sites and wildlife in this book really shine.
Readers can’t help falling in love with the wonderful contemporary tales written by longtime fan-favorite author Liz Fielding. The characters are captivating–with a unique charm all their own. The story lines are involving, and the settings are detailed and atmospheric. “A Secret, A Safari, A Second Chance” is an engaging reunion romance where the consequences of a single night’s encounter will shape the destinies of a woman, a man, and a precious little girl. Years ago, Eve Bliss and Kit Merchant shared a brief moment pf passion, after which she had vanished. He had not known who she was, but, for more than one reason, she will never forget their night together. Life sent them on different paths, but Fate brings them back together in a most unexpected way. Struggling single mom Eve, wins a dream prize: an African safari which will take her from Nantucket back to the beloved land of her childhood. The unwanted complication: Kit, a dashing former yachtsman now working for his father’s company, will also be on the journey. Kit sees through Eve’s attempt to disguise herself, realizing she is the girl he knew only as “Red”, and he allows her time to reveal her true identity. However, he is in for the shock of his life when he learns that he is the father of Eve’s daughter, Hannah. Angry over being deprived of the first four years of his daughter’s life, Kit is determined to make up for lost time. With only a brief acquaintance as a beginning, can he and Eve find happiness together with their child and build a happy life together as a family? Romance lovers will be charmed by this sweetly surprising romance by talented storyteller Liz Fielding.
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The title is perfect for this book because it did revolve around a secret that started in Nantucket shortly after Eve’s mom died, a safari in Africa where Eve Bliss had lived, and a second chance with Kit Merchant, the father of her cute, little girl.
Eve Bliss is a passionate woman who lost her mother and ending up spending the night with sexy Kit Merchant, a yachtsman who has won gold medals and is known to be a playboy. Kit has been smitten by Red ever since that night.
Kit is a romantic guy, who has searched everywhere he goes for Eve. He only knows her as Red. He has a stuffed animal that belongs to her that he has been carrying around wherever her goes, kind of like Prince Charming with the glass slipper.
The characters are wonderful and the story was very romantic at times and at other times I was biting my nails to see how it would finally end. This is the first book I have read by this author and I want to see what other books she has written. I also want to read the rest of the books in the Destination Brides Quartet series. I hope there will be a book with Brad and Lucy’s story. I received an advance copy of this book and I willingly chose to write an honest review.
Once again Liz Fielding delivered an amazing story. This book is a page-turner with interesting characters and the unique setting gives the reader a breath of fresh air! I would definitely read it all over again!