When a rather unwelcome visitor brings unexpected chances…

Synopsis

When Laura’s bride-to-be sister, Polly, organises a surprise reunion for her fiancé and his long lost American friend, Laura grudgingly agrees to help keep the secret. And when the plain-spoken, larger-than-life Hunter McQueen steps off the bus in her rainy Devon town and only just squeezes into her tiny car, it confirms that Laura has made a big mistake in going along with her sister’s crazy plan. 

But could the tall, handsome man with the Nashville drawl be just what reserved Laura Williams needs to shake up her life and start something new?

My review

Polly wants to surprise her fiancé with a visit from his old from Hunter. So she asks her sister Laura to go picking Hunter up at the bus station and let him stay at her place for a few days.
How can Laura say “no” to her little sister?

When Laura and Hunter meet, it’s rather obvious they couldn’t be more different. Hunter is social, nice and ready to flirt with everyone. And of course he is American.
Laura is not an unpleasant woman, but she has been through so much, that now she is more an introvert person, and not keen on making simple chit – chat.
Will their differences be a catalyst for something worst? Or is it true that opposites attract?

What a funny, sweet story to read!
Laura and Hunter are so different people, that you are just waiting that everything will combust.
But the further you read in the story, Laura is more than just a quiet girl. The way she retort when Hunter makes one of his jokes, shows that still waters run deep.
She is also a caring sister to Polly. Even if she does not agree with Polly getting married, she goes along with the preparations.

Hunter is the total opposite of Laura. But looks can be deceiving. Because there is a dark secret, that also involves Polly’s fiancé. And going to the wedding he sees this as an opportunity to redeem himself.

Laura and Hunter together was a recipe for chaos, but somehow they are able to bring out the best  in each other.
They start as total strangers but the more time they spend together, they feel they can open up towards each other and are able to spill out their secrets.

A lovely story to read, about how a single encounter make you realize what you want and what you are missing out. And sometimes a single encounter is all what you need to take the reins of your life back in hands and dare to take a leap of faith!