Maybe he grows as a character, but I don't care enough to find out.

The two MCs literally hadn't even met yet, and I was already cringing at the shit I'm sure was going to fly right out of Nick's mouth the moment he spoke to Annabelle. I read to escape, not to see more mediocre men make thinly veiled misogynistic comments about women to avoid their feelings. Unfortunately, it all came crashing down for me in about two seconds, the moment we get a peek into Nick's POV. Grumpy landlord + sunshine artist = what's not to love? She moves into the guest house of Nick, a friend of a friend, who has become a recluse since experiencing a stroke a year ago. moving to Arizona on a whim) when her first ex-husband re-proposes to her on their most recent un-anniversary. But also I received an ARC of this from NetGalley (thank u btw!) so it's time for a mini review:Īnnabelle is a 28 y/o artist who decides she needs a major change (ie. I'm a bitch with a busy schedule, so it's really helpful when a book reveals itself as something I should not continue right out of the gate. And soon she wonders if she and Nick might help each other find the courage to embrace life, happiness, and true love. Nick suffered from a stroke a year ago, and while there's no physical reason for him not to recover, he is struggling to overcome the paralyzing fear that has kept him a prisoner in his own home.ĭespite her promise to herself not to get involved, Annabelle finds herself irresistibly drawn to Nick. Annabelle is shocked when she finally meets Nick and discovers that he's her age and uses a wheelchair. Based on the cranky, handwritten notes Nick Daire leaves her, she assumes he is an old, rich curmudgeon. When she arrives in the Valley of the Sun, Annabelle is instantly intrigued by her anonymous landlord. When she's offered her dream job as creative director at a cutting-edge graphic design studio in Phoenix, she jumps at the opportunity to start over. She's not even thirty years old, twice-divorced, and has just dodged a marriage proposal. Stuck in a dreary Boston winter, Annabelle Martin would like nothing more than to run away from her current life. A woman looking for a new lease on life moves to Arizona where she rents a guest house on a gorgeous property with a mysterious owner-a man who teaches her about resilience, courage, and ultimately true love, in this funny, bighearted novel about hope and healing from New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay.

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