Beacon of Love
By Allie
Boniface
Hometown Heroes, Book 1
Publisher: Lyrical Press
Release
Date: April 26, 2013
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Book Description :
Welcome to Lindsey
Point, Connecticut: suspicious of outsiders, loyal to tradition, and absolutely
devoted to its local legends.
Enter Sophie
Smithwaite, feisty travel show host, in town to film an episode about Lindsey
Point’s haunted lighthouse. But digging into the story of a tragic
murder-suicide and love gone wrong reveals startling connections to Sophie’s
own past. When a gorgeous local handyman fills in behind the camera, Sophie’s
life gets complicated by more than just her family history.
Part-time
paramedic, handyman, seasonal Santa-Lucas Oakes does it all–except get
attached. He’s still reeling from the death of his best friend ten years ago
and the more recent infidelity of his ex-fiancee. Yet despite Sophie’s big-city
nosiness and her insistence on chasing long-dead ghosts, he’s drawn to her.
But mixing with an
outsider means questioning people and traditions Lucas has always defended.
When a series of attacks seem to be connected to Sophie’s investigation, both
Sophie and Lucas must decide if they are willing to risk everything to uncover
the town’s secrets…and their own.
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My
Review
Mix one TV show host, a local EMS/repair man,
and a haunted lighthouse and what do you get?
Beacon of Love, a light hearted contemporary romance by Allie Boniface. The first book in the Hometown Heroes series, Beacon
of Love has likable characters, lively dialogue and a local mystery
which needs to be solved. Well paced
with just the right amount of humor, I found myself turning the pages on Ms. Boniface’s book to see just what
was going to happen next.
When Sophie Smithwaite, a beautiful and lively
TV Travel host, heads off to Lindsey Point, Connecticut, all she wants is the
story on their haunted lighthouse. Instead,
Sophie finds a town full of people who don’t trust outsiders, like to keep to
tradition, and protective of their local legends. Determined to discover the truth about the
lighthouse, Sophie never planned on discovering a connection to the town or on
falling in love.
Local paramedic and part time jack of all
trades, Lukas Oates is determined to stay away from the TV crew staying in
town. Especially when he discovers the
show hosts name is Sophie, nothing good has ever come of getting involved with
someone whose name begins with the letter “S” (after all he’d caught his ex-fiancée
Shannon cheating). When an illness among
the TV crew leaves them short a cameraman, Lukas tries to say no but soon finds
he’s giving in to Sophie’s persistence. Will
the local hometown hero be able to stop himself from falling in love with the
lovely TV show host?
The scenes between Sophie and Lukas are fun,
light and full of sexual tension. Their
dialogue is sharp, witty and full of give and take. Trying to ignore their mutual attraction, Lukas
finds he’s torn between what he wants and protecting his town. Ms.
Boniface did a great job writing likable characters whose very different
backgrounds don’t get in the way of them falling in love. Especially when they discover that Sophie may
have ties to the haunted lighthouse.
The secondary characters are made up of town
members and members of Sophie’s TV crew.
Well written and given some funny dialogue of their own, they make
decent contributions to the story, especially the townspeople who have stories
about the lighthouse of their own.
Adding in some romantic tension, Ms.
Boniface introduces us to Shannon, Lukas ex-fiancée, who suddenly wants him
back.
Will Sophie and Lukas uncover the secrets behind
the haunted lighthouse? Will Lukas and
Sophie be able to make their love work? You’ll
have to read Beacon of Love to find out.
I enjoyed it and look forward to reading the next book in this
series.
My Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
FTC Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.
I enjoyed it :)
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