review 1: What can I say about this amazing book. I loved every minute of it from the moment I picked it up until I finally finished it, in the middle of the night. I just couldn't seem to put it aside for long.Kasey and Joseph grew up as next door neighbors. She had quite a crush on him, but didn't think he had any feelings other than friendship for her. On the night before he was supposed to leave for the Marines, they have one night together. In the morning, he left for boot camp. Leaving her to deal with the consequences of that night. By the time he returns for her, her VERY religious family has sent her away, telling everyone she went to college out of state (but they wouldn't say where). Both moved on with their lives, but their feelings never seemed to change. Now, 5 years l... moreater, their paths cross again. Now, they need to figure out what they are going to do. Now that Joseph knows he has a daughter, he doesn't want to be without her, but the 2,000 miles between them is just one of the challenges they will need to overcome. There were so many times that I just shook my head and said 'These two just need to catch a break'. Seeing their struggles was just heart-wrenching.I am adding this book to my "to re-read" list. It is just a perfect love story of fate. This is definitely a book you don't want to miss. I was provided a complimentary copy of this book in return for an honest review as part of a blog tour. review 2: First off let me say I am beyond excited to tell you that this is a STAND ALONE BOOK! I don't have to wait forever to wait for the next book in the series! This makes me happy, so that it one bonus point for this book.Ok- in all seriousness I did like this book. I pretty much knew from the synopsis what was going to be the main plot of the book, so they may as well have said from the beginning that Kasey slept with Joseph before he left to be a Marine. Of course she was going to get pregnant- that was a given because that is ALWAYS what happens. How they get to their HEA though is what the main plot of the story lies. Kasey grows up in a very religious family who basicly shuns her as soon as she gets pregnant (which she is so naive that she don't even know she is pregnant- her parents figure it our for her). They ship her off to live with her Amish aunt in a small town in Wisconsin. She gets by making soup in her home. While at the Farmers Market, she runs into her first love Joseph who is back on a vacation to visit his friend Mark and his wife Ashley. He literally runs into the beautiful 4 year old with the same blue eyes as the one he can't forget. As you can guess it was Kasey and he is beyond surprised to learn that the blue eyed 4 year old is his daughter. He wants to do right by Josephina and her mother, but he is engaged to be married to another woman. One who does not want his daughter to be part of his life.I liked the plot of the story. I loved the characters and the way that the story flowed. I was rooting for Kasey the whole way, and wanted to smack some sense into her at times. She is very independent, which I found refreshing in a lead female. The whole no backbone female lead is getting a bit overplayed lately. I find it funny that everyone but Joseph is able to see how horrible his fiance is, and that he really doesn't want her in his life, but at the same time he is just doing what he needs to do to make her happy. Josephia is as cute as they come and you can see why everyone that meets her falls in love with her. If I had to say what was lack luster, I would say that it was it took Joseph so long to get rid of his evil fiance. We only get a brief glimps of her, but I would have thought that the way that she was that she would try to get even a little bit more then she did. All in all this was a good book that I would recommend to someone that is just looking for that classic romance to read at the beach. less
