Rating: 5 (A recommended read)
Alice Moore discovers she inherited one-third of an old
inn from her hometown. The place holds such bittersweet and painful memories
for her. Alice is forced to stick around and help her two partners – her former
best friend and her teenage crush – renovate the place. They decide to make a
list of rules to follow while working on the inn together. Alice cannot seem to
shake the attraction brewing between her and Knox. Secrets from the past
threaten to break their fragile truce. Can Alice ignore the past to reconnect
with Lauren and Knox? Or will she balk at the first sign of trouble?
Knox Rawlings owns a general contracting company in
Seattle. He learns that he inherited one-third of an old B&B inn in Sunrise
Cove, California. Knox intends to honor his late benefactor’s wishes and
renovate the place to its former glory. He just needs to convince Alice to
remain and help in the restoration process. Knox is ready to put the painful
past behind him. However, long dead secrets
resurface and threaten his and his partners’ peace-of-mind. Can Knox convince
Alice to confront her inner demons? And what backlash will the past have for
the three? Can they overcome it?
I adore Alice’s name. It holds a special meaning to me
because it was my late grandmother’s name. I always get excited when I see it
in books, which is not very often. I like how Alice has three quirks that are
reminiscent of my grandmother. Spunkiness, swearing like a sailor, and
knitting. Although, my grandmother crocheted instead of knitting (almost the
same thing), and she only swore when angered, which was rare. I want to thank
the author for bringing back happy and loving memories of an important person
in my life, who I miss greatly. What I adore the most about Alice is her
feelings towards animals. She has a soft spot for them, including rodents.
Knox is such a sweetheart. He has had a crummy childhood,
growing up with an alcoholic parent. Something I identified with. I like how
Knox and Alice have quite a lot in common. They both have lost someone
important to them, and they both are afraid to open-up to others. What I love
the most about Knox is how he encourages Lauren and Alice to mend their
relationship. He does not know what caused the rift between them, but he knows
they need each other.
THE BACKUP PLAN is the third book in Jill Shalvis’
contemporary romance/woman’s fiction series, SUNRISE COVE. This story can be
read separately from the previous two. The only thing the three books have in
common is the setting. There is no on-going plot or recurring characters. I
like how Jill Shalvis touches on real-life issues such as personal loss,
alcoholism, alienation, etc. She breaks the seriousness with snarky and
sometimes light hearted humor.
THE BACKUP PLAN is an uplifting tale of finding
acceptance, self-worth, and absolution. I could not put this book down and flew
through the pages. Jill Shalvis writes such poignant stories filled with humor.
I never tire of them. I cannot wait to visit Sunrise Cove again in the next
installment.
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