Chasing You (Drake Isle Book 4)
He’s the island’s sexiest bachelor in uniform, obsessed with
solving an unexplained death. She’s a broken-hearted divorcee who’s
about to stop him in his tracks...
Andy McCabe is Drake
Isle’s charismatic police chief and most eligible bachelor. But
following the leads in a college student’s unexplained death has become
an obsession for him, until a young divorcee moves onto the island and
turns his world upside down.
Kate Kinney is forced to move to
Drake Isle after her ex-husband’s infidelity. A newcomer to the island,
she knows nothing about being a homeowner. When the chief comes to her
rescue more than once, she finds herself falling for the island’s most
powerful man.
But the more Andy follows clues in the island’s
unsolved mystery, the more he finds himself torn between the woman he’s
falling for and a woman whose death deserves justice. When he discovers
Kate’s stunning connection to the case, he’ll have to decide whether
love in the present is more important than answers about the past...
MY REVIEW: Author Allie Boniface brings her intriguing "Drake Isle Series" to a reader-gratifying conclusion with Book Four. "Chasing You". Seventeen years ago, Drake Isle rookie cop Andy McCabe had been called to the scene of a young woman's death on the campus of Misterion College. The unresolved case--did she jump, or was she pushed from the roof--would haunt residents of the island for years to come. The community was affected in many different ways. A black cloud of doubt and mystery seemed to hang in the air. While tourism on the picturesque island recovered fairly quickly, the college itself was closed for ten long years before it finally reopened and offered classes to students. Now almost forty, and the chief of police on the isle, Andy had never let go of the image of Piper Townsend's crumpled, lifeless body. Solving the case was never far from his mind--it affected every aspect of his life. When he meets Kate Kinney, a beautiful woman struggling through a nasty divorce, he begins to think more of Kate and somewhat less of his obsession with Piper Townsend's death. Kate is equally smitten with Andy--he's everything her ex-husband is not--and she is very ready to move forward to finding happiness in life. As their friendship and attraction grows, so do deeper feelings,--more permanent feelings--grow between them. However, each has their own troubling issues to overcome. Andy needs to find the truth of Piper's death. If it really was murder, then the killer must be brought to justice. Kate has to leave the past behind, learn to find joy in each day, and hope for a brighter future. Does that future include Andy? When all truths are revealed, will there be healing and new beginnings, and will Piper's restless spirit finally find peace and be at rest? I have greatly enjoyed this well-written, involving series, and I am looking forward to the upcoming spin-off series.
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Ghosts of You (Drake Isle Book 3)
Quinn’s world shattered
when his college girlfriend fell to her death. Will returning to Drake
Isle help him find closure or raise unanswered questions about the night
she died?
Quinn Nolan lives a solitary life outside Chicago,
working as a contractor and moonlighting as a ghost hunter. When he
hears about the haunting of the Delta Eta Chi fraternity house, he
decides to return to Drake Isle to try and make contact with the woman
he’s never gotten over.
Local science teacher Polly Parker has
heard all the stories of Drake Isle’s haunted house, and she spends her
days trying to explain away the ghostly sights and sounds. But her
efforts are complicated by the return of Piper’s gorgeous college
boyfriend, who turns Polly's world upside down.
As the theories
grow and the ghostly sightings multiply, Quinn and Polly find themselves
drawn to each other despite their opposing beliefs. When a night in the
Delta house turns sinister, can they put aside their differences to
save each other? Or will the secrets of Piper’s death reach beyond the
grave and prevent them from ever finding happiness?
MY REVIEW: Author Allie Boniface once again invites contemporary romance readers to the beautiful Drake Isle community on the Massachusetts coast with "Ghosts of You", Book Three in the series. This time, with added elements of paranormal suspense, we meet new acquaintances and touch base with old friends as the local residents try to move forward from the unsolved death of Piper Townsend so long ago. The tragic loss of Piper, a student at Misterion College, had a lasting effect on the inhabitants of Drake Isle. None was more devastated than Quinn Nolan, Piper's sweetheart, who left the area when Piper died. Quinn, who had moved to Chicago and worked his way to success as a contractor, had an unusual sideline--he was a "ghost hunter". Hearing reports that Misterion College was "haunted", and a "woman in white" made appearances on the dorm roof from which Piper had fallen to her death, Quinn heads back to Drake Isle. Glad to reunite with his college buddies, Quinn is quite taken with someone new in his life--Polly Parker. A science teacher, and the daughter of a scientist, Polly is not a believer in ghosts, but she knows one thing for sure: her attraction to Quinn is undeniable. Sparks fly between them from the start, and soon Polly is accompanying Quinn as he investigates the haunting of Misterion College. Each of them has known loneliness in their lives. Polly had endured a solitary childhood with her remote-minded father after the death of her mother. Quinn had never found happiness after Piper's death. The mutual attraction between Polly and Quinn is a welcome surprise to them both--is there a chance for something more--maybe even love? As they work to solve the mysteries of the past, can they survive present dangers and look forward to a happy future together? "Ghosts of You" is an involving romantic suspense tale with a just-right touch of spookiness, and I read it all in one sitting. Allie Boniface is a talented story teller, and readers will also enjoy the first two books in the "Drake Isle Series", "Because of You" and "Finding You".
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Finding You (Drake Isle Book 2)
When Piper Townsend fell
to her death twelve years ago, she took Trey’s secrets with her. He’s
never trusted another woman. Until now.
Lillian arrived on Drake
Isle twenty years ago pregnant, broke and alone. Since then she’s raised
twins and opened a renowned beauty salon. Fiercely independent, she has
no interest in settling down. Then she meets Trey.
Trey lives a
jet-set lifestyle on the mainland, a billionaire who's hidden a
shockingly abusive childhood from the world. His best friend, the only
woman who knew his secrets, died in a tragic accident twelve years
earlier. Since then he's mastered the art of carefree living, with
little emotion and no commitment.
Their attraction is instant.
Their desire is powerful. But when Trey's former life catches up with
him, it threatens to destroy everything they’ve built together. Can two
people from different worlds find love on Drake Isle, or will past
secrets tear them apart for good?
If you like small town island
romance, second chances, and a hint of mystery, then you'll love Book
Two in the emotional Drake Isle series.
MY REVIEW: Author Allie Boniface returns readers to the beautiful Drake Isle community on the Massachusetts coast with "Finding You". Appealing characterizations and compelling story elements make for an involving tale of unexpected love with the hope of new beginnings. Lillian Santini had not meant to end up on Drake Isle, but that's just where a wrong ferry ride had landed the broke and overwhelmed pregnant young woman. Twenty years later, she was a successful businesswoman with a hair salon of her own, and she was the proud mother of grown-up twins, Matt and Sarah. Their father, a married man who had misled Lillian, had never been a part of their lives. Lillian had settled in to the quaint little village and made a steadfast friend in Tilly Drake, who ran a B&B and also rented a house on her property to Lillian. Trey Jeffries, who had attended college on the isle, had made a fortune at a young age. Visiting with friends, he meets Lillian, and despite her being eight years his senior, sparks immediately fly between the two. Trey sets out to woo Lillian, and she finds him oh-so-hard to resist. Each of them have issues from their childhood which have shaped their outlook on life and the way they interact with others. Lillian has a mistrust of men due to the way she was treated by the twin's father. Trey's childhood was filled with abuse, and later, the one person he trusted the most, his college friend, Piper Townsend had died in a mysterious incident on the college campus. Her death had not only devastated Trey, it had rocked the whole community and the college had closed. Now,with a reopening of the university and a new investigation into Piper's death, the truth may finally come to light. Is the love between Lillian and Trey strong enough to make peace with the past and open the way to a bright and happy future? "Finding You" is Book Two in the "Drake Isle Series", and readers will also enjoy Book One, "Because of You".
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Because of You (Drake Isle Book 1)
Ten years ago, Piper
Townsend fell to her death from the top of a fraternity house, and no
one on Drake Isle has ever been the same. Blake Carter's fraternity was
scandalized. Misterion College closed down altogether. And Blake's
girlfriend, Emerson Doyle, fled the island after her best friend died
and never looked behind her.
Now they're back.
Blake's the
CEO of a multi-million dollar tech firm looking to relocate to the
island. Emerson owns a yoga studio in the building he wants to buy. They
haven't spoken in ten years. They're on opposite sides of the
bargaining table.
But old flames die hard.
And the more
Blake and Emerson fight both the past and each other, the more they
realize that coming to terms with tragedy is their only chance of
finding love again...
MY REVIEW: Author Allie Boniface begins her new contemporary romance
"Drake Isle Series" with "Because of You", an intriguing second-chance
love story. Carrying the weight of a painful past makes it hard to move
forward. A decade ago, Emerson "Emmy" Doyle and Blake Carter were
college sweethearts, very much in love, and looking toward the promise
of a bright future together. Just as their time at Misterion College,
located on beautiful Drake Isle on the Massachusetts coast, was coming
to a close, an unthinkable tragedy occurred. Emmy's best friend, Piper
Townsend, fell to her death from the roof of the fraternity house of
which Blake was the president. Losing Piper was more than just a great
personal loss for Emmy--the resulting turmoil and scandal eventually
closed the college, and the effects spread wide through the community.
Blake's family had deep roots in Drake Isle, and his corporate
executive's father attempts at damage control had separated Emmy and
Blake, who were each grieving in their own way. Now, ten years have
passed, and Misterion College is set to reopen. Blake is sent to Drake
Isle by his father to obtain the ideal property for their software
company, which will serve the IT needs of the college. The problem is,
that ideal property is the site of Emmy's yoga studio. The reunion
between Blake and Emmy is an electric shock to them both--especially
when Emmy learns the real reason for his sudden reappearance. The same
need, want, and awareness of each other is still as vibrant as ever, but
there is much for each of them to reconcile. Is that once great love
still alive, and is it strong enough to overcome all the obstacles they
face? "Because of You" is a very well-written story, told in three
viewpoints: Emmy, Blake, and Tilly Drake, a longtime resident--and
observer--who runs a cozy B&B on the island. The mystery element of
Piper's death is left open, with a new investigation beginning that will
be further explored in the next book in the series, and I look forward
to a return visit to Drake Isle.
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