Title: Crescent Hill
Author: Jackie Wang
Genre: Holiday/Contemporary Romance
Release Date: December 20, 2016
Blurb
Roman Finnegan fixes hotels for a living. Give him two weeks with any failing hospitality business and he'll make it profitable
again.
But his latest charity project, Crescent Hill Lodge, may be beyond saving.
But his latest charity project, Crescent Hill Lodge, may be beyond saving.
The
owners refuse to acknowledge their financial problems, the staff are
disrespectful, the hideous rooms are filthy,
and the entire Summers family is on the verge of bankruptcy. If they
can’t turn things around before the new year, they’ll have to shut down
the lodge.
The only person keeping the business afloat is the owners' daughter and hotel manager, Magnolia (Maggie) Summers. She's hard-working, loyal and kind to a fault. She also has big dreams that are stifled by her inner demons.
Despite trying to stay professional, Roman falls hard for this sweet, small-town girl.
So hard, in fact, that he wants to bring her back to London with him.
The only person keeping the business afloat is the owners' daughter and hotel manager, Magnolia (Maggie) Summers. She's hard-working, loyal and kind to a fault. She also has big dreams that are stifled by her inner demons.
Despite trying to stay professional, Roman falls hard for this sweet, small-town girl.
So hard, in fact, that he wants to bring her back to London with him.
His gift: an all-expense paid winter holiday in Europe. All Maggie has
to do is say yes.
Only thing is, Maggie’s past is littered with broken hearts, unfulfilled promises, and stolen dreams.
She’s too scared to leave her family, hometown, and safety net behind.
She doesn’t think Roman can make her happy.
He needs to convince her otherwise…before his flight back to the UK first thing Christmas morning.
Only thing is, Maggie’s past is littered with broken hearts, unfulfilled promises, and stolen dreams.
She’s too scared to leave her family, hometown, and safety net behind.
She doesn’t think Roman can make her happy.
He needs to convince her otherwise…before his flight back to the UK first thing Christmas morning.
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Excerpt
My heart leaped into my throat as I watched her draw closer. Despite all the tears she’d shed, and the humiliation that crushed her between the shoulder blades, she looked radiant. Her eyes, those eyes that captivated me from day one, they studied me. Her lips, whose silky contours once made me rapturous with need, they opened, and then shut again.
Unspoken words floated in the air between us, mingling with dust motes and fading memories.
Despite her mistakes, despite the hateful words I said to her, I just felt sadness now. Anger had dissipated into melancholy and heartache. My body shook with grief; it mourned what could have been between us, but never would be. I wanted to be her hero. But she was never mine to save. The harder I tried, the faster we crumbled. The faster we crumbled, the harder we tumbled. I couldn’t be her hero. And that just about destroyed me.
How did we come to this? How did we go from strangers to friends, to lovers, and back to strangers again?
Review
I
thought this was a cute book with a very different concept. I've never
read a book with this storyline before and it works. I will say I wasn't
a huge fan of Maggie's in the beginning. I thought she was leading
Roman on and was just using him for a strong male role model for her
boys but I was wrong. Maggie has a lot going in her life. She's been
taken advantage of over and over again, two boys to come out of the mix
and still grieving the loss of her brother. Her family isn't much help
so certain they are doing the same. Everyone is living in the past and
afraid to move on until Roman comes. He brings them to land of the
living and helps them heal along the way. He brings a dead business back
to life along with bringing a family together again. Roman I loved all
throughout the book but my beef with his character was, why didn't he
talk British? he was born and raised in London but spoke perfect
American English.. I would have loved to see him more British..
I did like this book regardless of the little quirks I found.
I did like this book regardless of the little quirks I found.
Author Bio
JACKIE WANG fell in love with writing at thirteen and published her first novel at twenty-four. She writes new adult and contemporary romances about feisty heroines and the alpha heroes who love them. When she's not hunched over her laptop, Jackie is reading, hiking, or kayaking. She lives in Vancouver, Canada, with her husband and daughter.
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