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As Sandi Cartwright suspected, Jace Hart turns out to be a god in the bedroom.
She didn't mean to go to bed with him. The first time is an accident, kind of, when she’s caught up in the magic of her sister’s wedding. Then, once he discovers she has a secret interest in sex therapy and is willing to share a few tips of the trade, the second time proves to be inevitable.
When her last relationship ended terribly, she didn’t think she’d ever open her heart to another man, but Jace provides the key to unlocking every damaged part of her.
Almost. She knows he’s hiding something. He wants her to trust him, but last time she trusted a man, it nearly destroyed her.
The only way to keep her heart safe is to end it, now. But when you share a love as timeless as the sea, there’s always hope for a happy ending.
She didn't mean to go to bed with him. The first time is an accident, kind of, when she’s caught up in the magic of her sister’s wedding. Then, once he discovers she has a secret interest in sex therapy and is willing to share a few tips of the trade, the second time proves to be inevitable.
When her last relationship ended terribly, she didn’t think she’d ever open her heart to another man, but Jace provides the key to unlocking every damaged part of her.
Almost. She knows he’s hiding something. He wants her to trust him, but last time she trusted a man, it nearly destroyed her.
The only way to keep her heart safe is to end it, now. But when you share a love as timeless as the sea, there’s always hope for a happy ending.
Genre: contemporary romance
Publication date: September 2017
Mature content: yes
Review: As Timeless as the Sea is book three in the Blue Penguin Bay
series and closely follows As Deep as the Ocean (read my review here) and As Beautiful as the Bay (read my review here). Actually, the opening scene of the book is Ginger and Sam's wedding (the couple from book 2), but As Timeless as the Sea can still be read a stand alone.
Sadly, of the three books in the series this last one didn't convince me. First because it broad terms the plot seems almost a carbon copy from book 2: a woman with a traumatic previous relationship - including, but not limited to, some sort of sexual problem - and a man who has been asking her out repeatedly for quite some time (with little success) but that is keeping secrets himself.
Sadly, of the three books in the series this last one didn't convince me. First because it broad terms the plot seems almost a carbon copy from book 2: a woman with a traumatic previous relationship - including, but not limited to, some sort of sexual problem - and a man who has been asking her out repeatedly for quite some time (with little success) but that is keeping secrets himself.
And second because, frankly, the whole thing is unrealistic. Sandi has her own reasons for turning down Jace's advances, but then at her sister's wedding she has one glass of wine too many and suddenly decides to take him to her bedroom. Granted, it's almost at the end of the party but still in full view of the last remaining guests. Of course this isn't the first lust induced romance novel, but in the case of Sandi and Jace I truly found nothing else to sustain the romance. Fred and Mac (book 1) had their love of the land joining them together. Ginger and Sam (book 2) had cooking and baking in common. Sandi and Jace have...well, nothing but lust, which originates some very detailed sex scenes but little else.
And then, almost at the end of the book we find out Jace's secret - which is told in a very rushed and confusing way. In addition, I have never seen a person in a witness protection program maintaining regular communications with his family over rather public media channels (sorry for the spoiler). Because, really, the bad guys are not technologically savvy these days to find out where a person is that way...
So, overall As Timeless as the Sea is not badly written and could even have some potential, but is throughly unconvincing, hence the three stars rating.
Happy readings,
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