After finding her fiancé in bed with another woman, Candace, a twenty-something, up-and-coming romance novelist with a deadline, takes off for a friend’s vacation home in Tahoe. The good news? She’ll share the place with fellow house guest, Logan, her best friend Eric’s latest lover. Except…Logan, the nearly-irresistible-to-women, burned out photographer, isn’t Eric’s lover. Not now, not ever. … ever. He’s hiding out licking personal wounds, and before he’s allowed anywhere near Candace, he’s sworn off her. No problem. Except…
There’s something about Candace. She’s not simply beautiful and enticingly off-limits. It’s in the way she doesn’t flirt with him. In the way she treats him like he isn’t a shallow pleasure-seeker. In the way, somehow, she brings peace to his world-weary soul.
Too bad she thinks he’s gay. But even if he can clear that hurdle, can he really entrust Candace’s heart to his own haphazard keeping?
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Lover’s Leap really is a fun ride. It keeps you on the edge from the beginning with a case of mistaken sexuality to giving into steaming hot chemistry, and finally finding their way together with a few fun and suspenseful twists and turns along the way. The characters and situations are both believable and so well written it is easy to fall right into the story and cheer for Candace and Logan – honestly who doesn’t want a haunted by his past hottie and a wronged woman to heal each other and find true love. I would recommend snuggling in for an afternoon and enjoying this fun read.
Romance novelist Candace is under a deadline when she discovers her fiancé in bed with another woman. Stunned doesn’t begin to describe how she feels. Her agent, Eric, swoops in to save the day by offering her his vacation home in Lake Tahoe. The only catch is that she needs to share the home with Eric’s ‘special friend’, Logan. Candace assumes Logan is Eric’s latest lover and heartily agrees. She’s attracted to him instantly and this confuses her to no end. The more time they spend together, the more Candace is drawn to him, no matter that he’s totally off-limits. When he reveals he is in fact not gay, can she entrust her heart to him and take the leap to love?
Lover’s Leap is a romance between two scarred souls which takes place in Lake Tahoe. Candace and Logan hit it off right away. End of story, right? Nope, with Candace assuming Logan is gay brings a fun romantic comedy sub-plot I loved. The plot is nice and easy with plenty of fun dialogue. The characters are flawed with past hurts to overcome. Trust is a big obstacle these two need to overcome. The writing flows so well, there were times I forgot I was reading fiction. I felt like another character in the story. This is my first book by Kimberly Keyes and it won’t be my last. Her writing strengths lie in the uncanny ability to weave a captivating story. I can’t wait to read more from her. Curl up to this romance and escape to Lake Tahoe. Highly recommend!
Disclaimer: I received a copy from the author in the hopes I’d review it.
My Rating: 5 stars
This book pulled me in from the first moment. I bought it for a plane ride and had finished it by the time the plane landed. Emotionally wary Candace and world weary Logan meet and sparks fly. They can’t help but want to get to know each other but they are both not looking for a relationship for their own reasons. Sparks of attraction turn into the slowburn of physical and emotional connection as they get to know each other and realize they both desperately want to take a chance on this relationship. Ms. Keyes does a great job showing how Candace and Logan’s pasts affect their ability to risk feelings and take the leap into love.
But they prove to each other again and again that for this one special person they are willing to take that risk.
This story had it all – and I loved traveling the emotional road with both Candace and Logan as they found their happily ever after. Highly recommended.