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The Sweetheart Secret (2014)

by Shirley Jump(Favorite Author)

3.88 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0425264521 (ISBN13: 9780425264522)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Berkley

series

Sweetheart Sisters

review 1: Author, Shirley Jump takes readers back the quaint Gulf Coast town of Rescue Bay, Florida in her third book in The Sweetheart Sisters series, The Sweetheart Secret. This book features a story about a divorce gone wrong, for all the right reasons. The enchanting beach side setting, the second chance romance and a furry friend, all add up to make this a great contemporary romance read. Readers looking for small town charm and compelling characters will love this addition to the series.What I liked: Shirley Jump has created a small town in Florida that will draw the reader in. Rescue Bay is the kind of place that readers will want to visit often. The beach is perfect, the people are diverse and interesting and romance always seems to be right around the corner. I loved the sm... moreall town charm of this novel. I wanted to stay at Daisy's bed and breakfast. I wanted to walk along the beach and feel the sand between my toes. I even wanted to visit those pesky matchmaking ladies that make this series so special. I think Jump has a real knack for small town romance and The Sweetheart Secret is a great example of that.Daisy the heroine was such a free spirit. She had a wildness about her that felt like catching a ray of sunshine. I really liked her. She had a very unconventional childhood since her mother never stayed in one place long and now she wants nothing more than to settle down. But the past has a way of getting in the way sometimes. I loved the fact that Jump used a botched divorce to get her characters back together, what a great plot device! Colt had to grow on me. He was a bit too straight laced and too buttoned up to make me like him in the beginning. He should have just told Daisy what was going on with him. But he grew on me and the two of them ended up making a great couple. Jump always seems to know how far she can take each relationship before it starts to come together. Even though I know it will probably be a happy ending she still makes me wonder.As usual the matchmakers, Greta, Esther, and Pauline steal the show, as far as, comic relief goes. They have a penchant for getting people together who need to get together, LOL! I found myself not only loving their meddling ways, but also loving the cantankerousness of Colt's grandfather, just as much. Major Pain, the rescue dog was a great character that also added another dimension to the story. The secondary characters always shine in Jump's books and this one is no different. What I didn't like:It did take a while for Colt to start flying right. He was a bit hard to like, but he did redeem himself. I understood from his back ground why he did what he did by leaving Daisy, but I didn't really get why he couldn't tell her about it. It might just be me, I have a tendency to think that honesty is the best policy, but I guess we wouldn't have had this good book, without that little issue. So, who am I to complain, LOL.Bottom Line:A great setting, characters that make reader want to get to know them and a sweet and romantic love story all added up to make a very good book. Jump knows how to write them when it comes to layers of feeling, both painful and blissful. The rescue animal also made the book even more compelling. A good choice for small town romance addicts!
review 2: This third Sweetheart series book by Shirley Jump continues this emotional rollercoaster path set up for readers-- Former lovers and apparently still married couple Colt and Daisy provide lots of laughs, tears, and great fun and conflict all in one book. Everyone's favorite odd couple Greta and Harold definitely make many appearances in this installment as well as some new characters like Colt's challenging Grandfather and Daisy's sister. Check out this title along with the first two books to get three wonderful anytime reads! less

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