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Jessica Blackwood is trying to make her architectural design firm a success, and she’s off to a great start, thanks to a recommendation that leads to the job of the century-designing a house for a wealthy but reclusive bachelor. The only problem? Jessica’s new client happens to be her old high school nemesis. The bigger problem? He’s no longer the cocky boy who once tormented her, and suddenly she finds herself intrigued by her new client.<\/span>

Christopher Martin isn’t proud of his past behavior. He regrets nothing more than hurting Jessica all those years ago, and now that he’s back in Magnolia Harbor he finally has a chance to make amends. As the two work side by side, Topher begins to realize he wants more than a house. He wants forgiveness and a future with the woman he’s never forgotten. But can he prove to Jessica he’s truly changed?<\/span><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Release Date:<\/strong> Jun 23, 2020
Series:<\/strong>\u00a0Moonlight Bay
<\/em>Book: <\/strong>3
Heat Level:<\/strong> Warm
Publisher:<\/strong> Grand Central
Imprint:<\/strong> Forever
Price:<\/strong> $6.99<\/p>


Return to Magnolia Harbor<\/strong> is the third book in Hope Ramsey\u2019s<\/strong> Moonlight Bay<\/em> series. Our heroine Jessica Blackwood<\/strong> hopes to make a success of her architectural design firm, so she lands an amazing job. Unfortunately, the client is none other than her high school nemesis, Chrstopher \u201cTopher\u201d Martin<\/strong>. Topher has learned the error of his ways after a recent accident that left him scarred mentally and physically. Now that he\u2019s back in Magnolia Harbor and working with Jessica, he\u2019s hoping to make amends. But is Jessica willing to forgive him?<\/p>

This was my first book by Hope Ramsey and I was intrigued by the blurb and the cover. I love a good small town romance set in a beach community, and I especially love a redemption story. This book is packed with the usual small town gossip and intrigue most romance readers expect, though I will say some of the residents of this story come off much darker than most small town romance characters. This may turn off some readers that were expecting a lighter read.<\/p>

The main couple of Topher and Jessica were good on the page together, but a bit vanilla for my taste. There is a Beauty and the Beast theme that is running throughout this story, and I enjoyed that piece of the romance. However, there were also undertones of Christian morals and beliefs that I didn\u2019t not expect. As a non-religious person, and a reader that enjoys more steam this made the story drag for me. I don\u2019t need explicit scenes in a novel, but I do need to feel that passion and connection in a much more tangible way.<\/p>

The plot is a pretty simple second chance\/redemption story which is a very popular trope. I enjoyed some of the secondary characters, especially the pirate obsessed kid and his search for treasure. There were pieces of the story that really worked for me, unfortunately it was overshadowed by how clean and wholesome the story was. It felt like the equivalent of reading the script of a Hallmark channel movie. There\u2019s very little in the way of external conflict, much of the conflict comes from the main characters themselves which can be fine in some books, but did not work for me here.<\/p>

I think this book just didn\u2019t work for me on a personal level because I\u2019m not usually a fan of this type of book. However, fans of clean or sweet romances may still enjoy the story. The writing is definitely well executed and the storyline was adequate. I just needed the characters and the romance to be much more passionate than what we were given. This book reminded me a lot of Sheryl Woods<\/strong><\/em> or Debbie Macomber<\/strong><\/em>, so if you\u2019re a fan of their works you\u2019ll enjoy this novel. For me it was just only okay, so I gave it three stars.<\/p>

~ Lindsey<\/em><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The only problem? Jessica's new client happens to be her old high school nemesis. The bigger problem? He's no longer the cocky boy who once tormented her, and suddenly she finds herself intrigued by her new client.<br \/><br \/>Christopher Martin isn't proud of his past behavior. He regrets nothing more than hurting Jessica all those years ago, and now that he's back in Magnolia Harbor he finally has a chance to make amends. As the two work side by side, Topher begins to realize he wants more than a house. He wants forgiveness and a future with the woman he's never forgotten. But can he prove to Jessica he's truly changed?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3-hearts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Jun 23, 2020<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>Moonlight Bay<br \/><\/em><strong>Book: <\/strong>3<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Warm<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> Grand Central<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong> Forever<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $6.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><br \/>Return to Magnolia Harbor<\/strong> is the third book in <em><strong>Hope Ramsey\u2019s<\/strong> Moonlight Bay<\/em> series. Our heroine <strong>Jessica Blackwood<\/strong> hopes to make a success of her architectural design firm, so she lands an amazing job. Unfortunately, the client is none other than her high school nemesis, <strong>Chrstopher \u201cTopher\u201d Martin<\/strong>. Topher has learned the error of his ways after a recent accident that left him scarred mentally and physically. Now that he\u2019s back in Magnolia Harbor and working with Jessica, he\u2019s hoping to make amends. But is Jessica willing to forgive him?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This was my first book by Hope Ramsey and I was intrigued by the blurb and the cover. I love a good small town romance set in a beach community, and I especially love a redemption story. This book is packed with the usual small town gossip and intrigue most romance readers expect, though I will say some of the residents of this story come off much darker than most small town romance characters. This may turn off some readers that were expecting a lighter read.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The main couple of Topher and Jessica were good on the page together, but a bit vanilla for my taste. There is a Beauty and the Beast theme that is running throughout this story, and I enjoyed that piece of the romance. However, there were also undertones of Christian morals and beliefs that I didn\u2019t not expect. As a non-religious person, and a reader that enjoys more steam this made the story drag for me. I don\u2019t need explicit scenes in a novel, but I do need to feel that passion and connection in a much more tangible way.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The plot is a pretty simple second chance\/redemption story which is a very popular trope. I enjoyed some of the secondary characters, especially the pirate obsessed kid and his search for treasure. There were pieces of the story that really worked for me, unfortunately it was overshadowed by how clean and wholesome the story was. It felt like the equivalent of reading the script of a Hallmark channel movie. There\u2019s very little in the way of external conflict, much of the conflict comes from the main characters themselves which can be fine in some books, but did not work for me here.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I think this book just didn\u2019t work for me on a personal level because I\u2019m not usually a fan of this type of book. However, fans of clean or sweet romances may still enjoy the story. The writing is definitely well executed and the storyline was adequate. I just needed the characters and the romance to be much more passionate than what we were given. This book reminded me a lot of <em><strong>Sheryl Woods<\/strong><\/em> or <em><strong>Debbie Macomber<\/strong><\/em>, so if you\u2019re a fan of their works you\u2019ll enjoy this novel. For me it was just only okay, so I gave it three stars.<\/p><p><em>~ Lindsey<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2A3wyFk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/return-to-magnolia-harbor\/id1482602878?mt=11&app=itunes&at=11l88k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/return-to-magnolia-harbor-hope-ramsay\/1133983256?ean=9781538701720\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/return-to-magnolia-harbor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Hope_Ramsay_Return_to_Magnolia_Harbor?id=tq20DwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25653\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}