He needs one surfer for the ultimate team. The one woman he’s ever loved. The one woman who hates him. Will she give him a second chance?Pro surfer Brett Garrett is coming up on the last wave of his calling. Carrying career-ending injuries, he invests in a dream surf team and puts all he has on the line. But he fears his elite crew doesn’t stand a chance without the one gorgeous woman who has … without the one gorgeous woman who has every reason to hate him.
When board shop owner Keely Mack’s heart was broken, she said goodbye to the ocean. Shaken by her husband’s death in a massive wipeout, she’s given up riding barrels to ensure her daughter always has a mom. But when the blond hunk who betrayed her floats into town begging for redemption, she can’t help but wade into their gnarly past.
Using a phony story to win Keely to his side, Brett has no idea how he’ll tell her the truth if she accepts…
Can these former childhood sweethearts turned lovers carve a 180 back into each other’s arms?
Pleasure Cove is a stand-alone novel in the A Coastal Romance series. If you like unexpected second chances, quick-witted conversations, and hi-octane chemistry, then you’ll adore Kristina Luckey’s sun-splashed adventure.
Buy Pleasure Cove to paddle out for passion today!
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Kept me on the edge of my seat. Loved reading this book. This book was full of many twists and turns and the author constantly keeps you on the edge of your toes. A beautiful storyline with action-packed scenes that will leave you wanting more.
I have to start this review by saying that had Brett did that to me what he done to Keely I wouldn’t never take him back, ‘cos in my opinion there was no return from that buuuut… putting aside my personal view this was a solid second chance romance. We’ve got a strong heroine who is fighting to keep her head above the water after loosing her husband. We’ve got a remorseful hero who is putting everything on the line to prove to her he is worth her trust and love. Despite everything that has happened in the past they simply fit.
My first read by this author and I’ll happily pick up another book in the future.
***Review copy requested and reviewed on behalf of OMGReads Blog***
Keely hasn’t been back on the waves since her husband passed while surfing. And it’s taken all the joy out of her life aside from her beautiful daughter. And then her first love, Brett, walks back into her life, wanting a second chance. Keely is equally determined not to give him an entry into her life, just as equally determined as he is to get her back.
Pleasure Cove is a great second chance romance. I loved reading Keely and Brett’s journey back to each other, and I felt so for her. She had not had it easy since her husband passed, and Brett coming back into her life just brought back all the pain of not only losing her husband, but losing Brett before, too. I am not sure, given how hurtful his betrayal was, that I would have been as strong as she was and probably wouldn’t have even given him the time of day if I had been in her position. But, the character development was superb in Pleasure Cove and I could see why Keely did forgive him, because he had very obviously changed and matured from the boy he had been when she was with him first, into a good man in their present. Pleasure Cove was not only emotionally substantial, with excellent character and relationship development, but the chemistry between Brett and Keely was electric! I am looking forward to much, much more from Kristina Luckey after having read and loved Pleasure Cove.
Keely Mack has had quite a bit of heartache in such a short lifetime. At only 28 she has given up her career, lost her mother, lost her first love, and been widowed in turn making her a single mom. It’s more than one person should have to handle, but she is strong and you can tell that throughout the entire book. I loved her strength and I loved seeing the internal battle she struggled with. I know it has to be difficult to get up and continue on with life after so much pain and loss, but she did it, not only for herself but for her daughter as well.
Brett Garrett is a professional surfer, he has been forced into retirement due to injuries he’s sustained, he’s always been a risk taker out on the water and it has finally caught up with him. He also has grown up in the past few years and realizes what he wants out of life and is willing to do what it takes to get it. He started a professional surf team and he wants Keely on the team, only problem? Keely has sworn off surfing since losing her husband. Is she willing to give it and Brett a second chance?
I enjoyed this book so much, it was sweet and romantic. The sparks between Keely and Brett were so electric! This was a sweet feel-good romance novel. It helped me out of a month long book funk! I just wished the ending wouldn’t have felt so abrupt. It felt like there should’ve been another chapter or maybe an epilogue.. just my opinion 😉
Overall, well worth the read. I enjoyed the Hawaiian dialogue as well. It was something I haven’t read before which was a nice change from the regular. I also liked all the surf lingo and how well it was explained.
Now on to my favorite part of this book… HANA! Oh my goodness, I have a 4 year old daughter and Hana was just perfection she was very well written I caught myself just smiling every time she and Brett had a conversation. They were so sweet! Her and Brett’s relationship was just exactly what I wanted it to be. I loved when he was explaining double overhead to her! Such a swoon worthy moment for him!
Keely left the Pro Surf Circuit after her husband Dillon was killed in a surfing accident. She felt she needed to be safe to raise their young daughter. Brett was her first love and the man who broke her heart. Keely hasn’t heard from him in years and that is the way she wants it. Brett on the other hand realizes he screwed up and wants her back. Brett has realized the Keely really doesn’t want safe. She is longing for the rush of surfing the big waves and just doesn’t know it yet. Can he get her back in her heart while getting her back in the waves?
This was an excellent debut novel from author Kristina Luckey. She created characters that were real. I could relate to how Keely felt about staying safe so that her 4 year old daughter didn’t end up parentless. I could also feel how deeply Brett regretted hurting Keely. I also enjoyed the surf knowledge that was put into the story. Took a subject I knew nothing about and educated me just a little. I am looking forward to reading more from this author.