He barely knew her, and he can’t forget her… Riley, who’d been hired to fix the leaking roof at their grandmother’s home, had liked talking to Nikki and had been looking forward to getting to know her better when she disappeared. Months later, he still thinks of her every day, even if he wishes he didn’t. She’s hard to forget.
As the manager for Jordan’s reality TV career, Nikki finds herself square in the middle of the kind of drama she’s had more than enough of, especially since her sister plans to go back to the husband who released a sex tape that devastated Jordan last fall. Enough is enough for Nikki, who quits her job and heads for her happy place—her grandmother’s oceanfront home on Gansett Island, hoping she might run into the sweet, sexy guy who fixed the roof last fall. She liked talking to him and wonders if he stayed on the island for the winter. She really hopes he’s still there.
The minute Riley hears that Nikki has come back to Gansett Island, he has to see her. He has to know if the spark of attraction he’d felt for her is still there, and more than anything, he’d love to know why he’s thought more about a woman he met exactly twice than he ever has about anyone else. Come back to Gansett Island for Riley and Nikki’s sweet, sexy story and catch up with many of your favorites, including Mac and Maddie, Adam and Abby, Shane and Katie and Kevin and Chelsea!
The Gansett Island Series
Book 1: Maid for Love (Mac & Maddie)
Book 2: Fool for Love (Joe & Janey)
Book 3: Ready for Love (Luke & Sydney)
Book 4: Falling for Love (Grant & Stephanie)
Book 5: Hoping for Love (Evan & Grace)
Book 6: Season for Love (Owen & Laura)
Book 7: Longing for Love (Blaine & Tiffany)
Book 8: Waiting for Love (Adam & Abby)
Book 9: Time for Love (Daisy & David)
Book 10: Meant for Love (Jenny & Alex)
Book 10.5: Chance for Love, A Gansett Island Novella (Jared & Lizzie)
Book 11: Gansett After Dark (Owen & Laura)
Book 12: Kisses After Dark (Shane & Katie)
Book 13: Love After Dark (Paul & Hope)
Book 14: Celebration After Dark (Big Mac & Linda)
Book 15: Desire After Dark (Slim & Erin)
Book 16: Light After Dark (Mallory & Quinn)
Book 17: Victoria & Shannon (Episode 1)
Book 18: Kevin & Chelsea (Episode 2)
Book 19: Mine After Dark (Riley & Nikki)
Book 20: Yours After Dark (Finn & Chloe)
Book 21: Trouble After Dark (Deacon & Julia)more
I adore Marie Force’s magical weaving of the family saga. I’ve been a huge fan of the Gansett Island series for years, and she absolutely does not disappoint with Riley and Nikki’s story.
If you’re a fan of my With Me In Seattle Series, Ms. Force’s Gansett Island series is an absolute must read!
I just love coming back to Gansett Island time and time again. I love the way that Marie writes. I love this family. I love that we don’t only focus on one couple, but there are ongoing stories within the “main” storyline. You will fall in love with Riley and Nikki. This is a contemporary series. This is an ongoing series. I would highly suggest reading the other books first so the continuing storylines will make sense. I strongly believe this series should be a television series. It’s just that good. Dual points of view. No cliffhanger.
Neither Riley nor Nikki has forgotten their brief encounter in the fall. When Nikki comes back to Gansett Island, she and Riley take a cautious step into a “forever” relationship that neither of them expected to find. Sweet story with hot sexy times. We also get to catch up with some of our favorite Gansett couples (Mac and Maddie, Shane and Katie, and Adam and Abby). Too many surprises to share in a review, but this is a great summer read.
More exceptoonal writing be Marie Force. Her books are hard to put down.
Love being back on Gansett. Nikki and Finn are another amazing couple who have no plans on finding love but just click!!
Love, love, love all the Ganset Island series!
I went back to my reading log and saw that I’ve been reading this series for six years now. Six. Every book and every character introduced I’ve fallen in love with. Actually, I’m in love with this island. My friends, whom are reading this series as well, and I are want to go over to Gansett Island and meet EVERYONE. Including the two new characters in this installment, Nikki and Riley.
Mine After Dark is about taking a chance on love. Nikki has walls around her heart, her emotions that will make it hard for Riley to walk through. Thank goodness he’s a construction worker and know how to use a sledgehammer. He’s going to need to break those walls so Nikki can welcome his love in her heart.
In true Gansett Island series fashion, we catch up with our favorite Islanders, The McCarthy’s. I so want to be part of this family. Their banter, their love it just grows as this series continues to grow.
One of the things I loved about this particular book, it was focused on Riley and Nikki. Marie Force created a truly heart felt romance with them. It was sensual and sweet, which helps with this couple who are coping with their own issues. I loved this book. I love this series. Every book that is created makes me feel as I’m on Joe’s ferry getting ready to spend a season with my family and friends.
This book is part of the Gansett series. The entire series is great. You met new characters and hear from old ones in each book. You can read it as a stand alone but it is sooo much better if you have all the background info. I love this series.
Every Gansett Island book is like returning to visit old friends. This one was no different. The “baby cousins” are getting their due. I love that
Marie gives us little bonus epilogues about other characters along the way in Riley and Nikki’s story. These books are easy reading, not long on conflict but full of heart and family and love. Gansett itself is a character in the book and who wouldn’t want to go there? While the central plot revolves around Riley and
Nikki, you can’t miss Riley’s relationship with his dad. The McCarthy men make me laugh but the thing I love most about them is their unabashed affection for their male children. Expect news about Abby and
Adam and Maddie and Mac. Expect to laugh, she’d a few tears and swoon. Riley has the McCarthy charm, for sure.
It was a choppy ferry ride back to Gansett Island and a rollercoaster ride for Nikky and Riley. Riley, cousin to Mac and the rest of the McCarthy clan has been pining for Nikky since she left her Grandmothers house months before. Upon hearing of her return its not long before they are falling for each other big time. Nikky has a secret that she is worried if she tells Riley will scare him away. It’s a ride full of laughter, sadness and angst as we follow their story as well as catch up with our favourites .. and mine as well of Mac & Maddie – these guys are hilarious, Shane & Katie who together fight their way through a tragedy and Adam & Abby who receive some surprising news … look forward to reading more about them. Finnbar & Nicholas OMG crackup. Cannot wait to see where Finn’s story goes.
I’ts crackalackin fun.
He’s her Lobster.
Loved Nikki and Riley’s story. The cousins are just as great as the rest of the McCarthys. I look forward to the next book!
#KURead
There’s something special about Gansette Island and the inhabitants… 19 books in and I still laugh and swoon through each book, and Riley and Nikki were no exception. Seriously, from home renovations together, to the way he stays by her side… Plus, as always, we get caught up with previous characters, and there are a lot of surprises in this one.
This book was a Great read! This author, Marie Force does a lot of research in subjects that she wants to speak about. In this particular book she wrote about one of the main characters suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). She went into detail on how hard it was to live with and make plans for the future. Her books are so real-life. I find it hard to put them down. This is a Must Read!!!
I liked the book in a way because of the love that was shown between the couple, it was the way it should be in real couples.
I always love a trip to Gansett Island. My heart is always so happy and full of love when I leave, and I hate to leave until the next trip. When I read these stories I feel like I am there on the island. I just get pulled right in at the first chapter. Riley and Nikki were a great addition to the couples who spend their life on this great little island. Their story shows that you can even find love in the winter on a island. I enjoyed to catch ups with all the other couples also. Once you meet the McCarthy family you can’t get enough of them, and their friends. I would recommend this book and all in the series to anyone looking for a great romance story.
Made me smile
Seconds chances do happen. I really liked the way the story started and how it ended.
From one of my favorite series.
Loved Riley and Nikki. Going back to Gansett Island is always a treat. Can’t wait for Finn’s book.
I have loved all of her books and I love series where you get to know the people!!! I feel like I’m part of the family!