The One Who Stays

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Lose your heart to Summer Island, where summers are easy, winters are cozy and friends welcome you with open arms.Summer Island has always been home to Meg Sloan She runs the Summerbrook Inn, like her grandmother did, and she loves the laid back pace of life and the close knit community the island offers Meg also loves Zack Sheppard, a local man she s been seeing for years What she doesn t love is Zack s refusal to commit to her, his reluctance to be exclusive with her.Seth Darden arrives on Summer Island in search of summer work, but also in search of something else his past There are secrets buried at the Summerbrook Inn, secrets that forged the path of Seth s life But he wasn t counting on falling for the lovely innkeeper, Meg.When Meg meets Seth, she can t ignore the sparks that fly between them, even though she feels like her heart has been torn in half But if Zack won t commit, should she take the leap with Seth And can she even have a future with him if he can t reckon with his past Best Read Books The One Who Stays Author Toni Blake – kino-fada.fr 3.5 Stars Romantic, engaging, and sweet The One Who Stays is a heartwarming, inspiring tale featuring the dependable innkeeper and cancer survivor Meg and the charismatic, secretive, hardworking Seth as they work together to unravel secrets from the past and find a place to truly call home.The prose is light and hopeful The characters are supportive, welcoming, and authentic And the plot is a dramatic tale full of relationship dynamics, genuine emotion, family, friendship, community, life, 3.5 Stars Romantic, engaging, and sweet The One Who Stays is a heartwarming, inspiring tale featuring the dependable innkeeper and cancer survivor Meg and the charismatic, secretive, hardworking Seth as they work together to unravel sec...What a beautiful book this was Filled with love, heart break, a little intrigue and some amazing women who will make you proud Meg grew up on Summer Island and wouldnt trade her life for anything She was in love and knew that she was loved back Unfortunately, he wont commit to her and shes finding that its something that she needs.Everyone assumes that her and Zack will be together forever but she cant stand him sailing away when the mood strikes Along comes Seth, the summer worker who What a beautiful book this was Filled with love, heart break, a litt...I enjoyed The One Who Stays, it provides a good book cation It was a cute and sweet romance.Meg loves Summer Island, the memory of her grandmother, Summerbrook Inn the inn her grandmother left her and Zack, a local fisherman who simply wont commit.Seth is a wander searching for his past on Summer Island He meets Meg as a handyman and helps Meg see her dreams again while remodeling Summerbrook Inn What he didnt plan on was falling for Meg.Meg is conflicted with her attraction to Seth and her I enjoyed The One Who Stays, it provides a good book cation It was a cute and sweet romance.Meg loves Summer Island, the memory of her grandmother, Summerbrook Inn the inn her grandmother left her and Zack, a local fisherman who simply won t commit.Seth is a wander searching for his past on Summer Island He meets Meg as a handyman and helps Meg see her dreams again while remodeling Summerbrook Inn What he didn t plan on was falling for Meg.Meg is conflicted with her attraction to Seth and her feelings for Zack.The story moves between character with multiple points of view I m not a fan of multiple points of view especially with lots of internal dialog In the end, I liked it but it kept me from loving it.I received this ARC copy of The One Who Stays from HARLEQUIN Romance U.S Canada HQN This is my honest and voluntary review The One Who Stays is set for publication July 30, 2019.My Rating 3 starsWritten by Toni BlakeSeries Summer Island Book 1 Mass Market Paperback 448 ...I was very excited about this new series from Toni Blake Im a big fan of her Destiny series and when she said that this series would have a similar feel, I couldnt wait to get started I will say that I definitely got some of the same feels Set in a small town, theres a much sweeter and slower pace to these books that I absolutely adore But for me, the biggest similarity was the conflict ONE RECKLESS SUMMER had one of the most interesting conflicts Ive ever read and this book has I was very excited about this new series from Toni Blake I m a big fan of her Destiny series and when she said that this series would have a similar feel, I couldn t wait to get started I will say that I definitely got some of the same feels Set in a small town, there s a much sweeter and slower pace to these books that I absolutely adore But for me, the biggest similarity was the conflict ONE RECKLESS SUMMER had one of the most interesting conflicts I ve ever read and this book has something quite similar to it.I will give a warning to readers though The heroine, Meg, is in a one sid...Review will be posted soon3 stars The blurb is intriguing However, I thought this was a romance novel based on the title my fault It is, but it dwellson the heroine finding herself through reading her grandmother s journal and the love triangle that follows Unfortunate for me, I am not fond of reading about finding one s self I find it boring and while I am looking forward for the love triangle, it lacks some kick The story was a bit slow at least for me This book is captivating on its own But, like I 3 stars The blurb is intriguing However, I thought this was a romance novel based on the title my fault It is, but it dwellson the heroine finding herself through reading her grandmother s journal and the love triangle that follows Unfortunate for me, I am not fond of reading about finding one s self I find it boring and while I am looking fo...Received copy from third party source for review.There s absolutely nothing wrong with this book I didn t like it, but that is purely my opinion and doesn t speak to the plot, writing, pacing, etc It just wasn t for me I hate love triangles, and this one has a doozy I didn t like the main character, Meg, who I felt didn t make good decisions or just let decisions be made for her by the men in her life I didn t like either of the main male characters, Seth and Zach, for a host of reasons I Received copy from third party source for review.There s absolutely nothing wrong with this book I didn t like it, but that is purely my opinion and doesn t speak to the plot, writing, pacing, etc It just wasn t for me I hate love triangles, and this one has a doozy I didn t like the main character, Meg, who I felt didn t make good decisions or just let decisions be made for her by the men in her life I didn t like either of the main ...The One Who Stays is a heartwarming, inspiring story about Meg, a cancer survivor and innkeeper who lives year round on Summer Island Meg moved to Summer Island while recovering from leukemia Her grandmother took care of her, then Meg stayed to help her run the Inn, she never left Meg is a hardworking woman who is content in her life with Zack, a fisherman who spends as much ortime at sea than with Meg Recently, she is realizing that she wantsof a commitment than Zack is willing The One Who Stays is a heartwarming, inspiring story about Meg, a cancer survivor and innkeeper who lives year round on Summer Island Meg moved to Summer Island while recovering from leukemia Her grandmother took care of her, then Meg stayed to help her run the Inn, she never left Meg is a hardworking woman who is content in her life with Zack, a fisherman who spends as much ortime at sea than with Meg Recently, she is realizing that she wantsof a commitment than Zack is willing to give When Seth Darden appears on the island looking for work as a...Good book, though it readlike women s fiction than the romance I thought it was It was enjoyable, but I frequently found my attention wandering to scrolling through facebook rather than reading the book The only thing that kept me on task was that I was reading on a transatlantic flight, so distractions were limited.Meg is an innkeeper on Summer Island, running the inn that she inherited from her grandmother She retreated to the inn several years earlier, recovering from both a serious Good book, though it readlike women s fiction than the romance I thought it was It was enjoyable, but I frequently found my attention wandering to scrolling through facebook rather than reading the book The only thing that kept me on task was that I was reading on a transatlantic flight, so distractions were limited.Meg is an innkeeper on Summer Island, running the inn that she inherited from her grandmother She retreated to the inn several years earlier, recovering from both a serious illness and the desertion of her fianc when he found out about that illness She likes the quieter lifestyle and the closeness of the resident community but also enjoys the bustle of the summer tourist season For the past five years, she has been in a relationship of sorts with Zack, but she finds herself wantingthan he is willing to give.Zack is a fisherman who spends long periods on his boat He is content to leave his relationship wit...Meg Sloan runs the Summerbrook Inn that she inherited from her grandmother Returning home to Summer Island has been peaceful after a series of unfortunate events which really caused her emotional distress Meg enjoys her romantic time with a local man, Zack, but he is not willing to take things further.Meg gradually tries to cope with Zacks lack of commitment Some of the towns folks really pushed for him which struck me as odd since they were together for 5 years and he couldnt commit She Meg Sloan runs the Summerbrook Inn that she inherited from her grandmother Returning home to Summer Island has been peaceful after a series of unfortunate events which really caused her emotional distress Meg enjoys her romantic time w...

The One Who Stays
  • 07 June 2018
  • Kindle Edition
  • 384 pages
  • Toni Blake
  • The One Who Stays