You meet finally your perfect match, and then he moves…

Synopsis

A weekend away changes everything… 

The chemistry between Keira and Noah is instant. After their first date, it’s clear there’s something special between them. 

A weekend in Noah’s hometown further cements their feelings, and Keira falls head over heels. Not only for Noah, but his close-knit family and the stunning Isles of Scilly.

There’s just one problem: Noah’s about to move back home and his plans can’t be altered.

It’s too early in their relationship to make life-changing plans, but if they stand a chance of being together, one of them is going to have to take a leap of faith.

Can love triumph over location? And when following your heart, how far should you go?

My review

Keira and Noah have been flirting for weeks whenever Noah is working at the bar where Keira enjoys to have a drink with her best friend Mel.
And when that same Mel is scheming for the both of them to go finally on a date, it seems to be the start of something special. The chemistry is instant and Keira realizes that their bond is something very special and unique.
Rather quickly, but feeling just perfect for the both of them, Keira accompanies Noah to a family party and the feelings deepen even more!
Everything seems like a perfect fairy-tale. That is until Noah tells Keira that he is planning to move back home in Scilly, and that is a fact.
With only being together for such a short time, will the distance make or break their tender relationship? Will the long distance thing work, or does someone have to leave their home behind to be with the person they love? 

This was the first book I’ve read from this author, and I can say I was very pleasantly surprised!
I don’t truly believe in instant chemistry, falling in love quicky etc., maybe because I haven’t experienced that kind of love myself. But that doesn’t mean I don’t like reading stories where it does happen. 

Keira is such a lovely character even if I feel she should believe more in herself. Even if at work she doesn’t have the same degrees as others, I truly believe she is even better and doesn’t have to proof her capabilities all the time.
She is a great friend, and even when Mel puts her in awkward situations, like the karaoke, she takes it in stride.
Also as a daughter, maybe she should be stricter in lending money to her parents and show them their problems and thus becoming also a problem for her. But don’t we all somehow still listen to our parents?  

And Noah… while Keira couldn’t see herself getting together with a bartender, I wouldn’t bother with a man’s job, as long as he makes me happy. Luckily,; Keira is slowly also learning that lesson.
Even if sometimes I was getting a bit angry at his determination of moving back, I could see where he was coming from.
And his positivism and believing that their relationship would survive the distance, made me like him even more. 

This story made ma laugh several times, from the mix – up of Scilly – Sicily, the interfering of Mel at the most romantic moments and a family being a typical family!
But there were also some bits that made me feel a little bit sad. When the moving became a real thing, the struggle of missing someone so much. And family with issues for both our main characters that are difficult to address. 

The most beautiful thing in this book was the sense of hope I felt through each page. Two people who finally find each other, give their impossible relationship a chance, friends that stand by your side at even the worst or awkward moments (some even schemed by them). And the hope that even broken families can be glued back together, just as long as the will is still there. 

And that sometimes you have to dare to take a dive into the unknown, hoping that whatever you sacrificed, will be worth it, because love is always worth it!  

I found this a wonderful book to read, a great first acknowledgment of a new author. I found myself totally submerged in Keira’s and Noah’s story. I found myself standing next to Keira, trying to make her see what everyone sees in her, standing next to Noah, almost imploring him not to move. But most of the time I felt my heart warming over the beauty of this whole story…