Loving him was hard. Wanting him was so damn easy . . .
Sofia Mercer may have been sick as a teen, but she’s no delicate flower. And she’s proven it by making it on her own and starting a new life away from the town that turned against her, away from the boy who broke her already fragile heart. But when her aunt Luz dies unexpectedly, leaving Sofia with a mountain of regrets and the keys to a quirky boutique, Sofia has no choice but to return to Cape Cod. Only, this new life in her old town comes with complications.
Burke Wolf was Sofia’s first love—a relationship that burned bright and went up in flames. Seeing him again, Sofia can’t help but get caught up in that all-too-familiar tornado of passion and pain. He’s battled his own demons—that much is clear. But Sofia can’t afford to be careless with her heart . . . and loving Burke again might just break it completely.
Review
I am a complete sucker for a small town contemporary romance. Sometimes they just feel like a breath of fresh air and Meant To Be Mine did just that for me. The story wasn’t all easy going bubble gum but still left me with a light and happy heart. Sofia and Burke’s story both had hard childhoods and there was still a lot of pain to deal with. These two has great chemistry and their slow burn relationship really worked well for me.
This novel had an eccentric cast of characters that you get to know very well and have set up the future books in the series to be just as good as this one. I will say there was almost too much of the other characters but I know she is setting up the other books in the series so for this one I can look past that.
This was my first book by Lisa Marie Perry but I can tell you it won’t be my last. While waiting for the next book in the Guilty Pleasures series I will be working my way through her backlog happily.
