The girl he always loved ran away to join...the circus. But will a homecoming give him a second chance at giving her a reason to stay in this unrequited love romance? Magnolia Bay s development director, Cade Landry, would do anything for his town and his family. So when the mayor who also happens to be his father decides to retire, he talks Cade into running for his seat. But Cade is already up to his dimpled cheeks in the town s post-hurricane revitalization fundraiser Magnolia Days, featuring a flashy Cajun Circus. If Cade can t put the bay back on the map as a tourist town, he ll let the whole community down and worse yet, his father. Rosalyn Dupree is a famous aerialist with a secret actually, quite a few of them. Much to Cade s relief, she agrees to return to Magnolia Bay for the first time in years as a headliner for the Cajun Circus. But neither her charming former school rival Cade nor her parents know she s broke, in debt, and nursing a knee injury...among other things. She d love to move back to the bay for good, but the beloved sport that used to let her fly has become her cage. Despite her best efforts at resisting, sparks fly between Cade and Rosalyn as they work together on the circus fundraiser. But when everyone s secrets are revealed and worlds collide, will Rosalyn find forgiveness and restoration in a town being rebuilt? Or will there never be anywhere to truly call home?
This is a great addition to the series that you may want to read more than once. This novel is an enemy to more trope, even though you’ll probably conclude that Cade and Rosalyn always really liked each other. They were never enemies, just competitors. Full of zany side characters, this small-town romance is interspersed with good doses of humor and a little suspense. If you look for a theme, I’d say it is accepting that there is no shame in asking for help. Cade and Rosalyn learn this the hard way, which reflects real life for many of us. Cade is one of the most adorable characters I’ve read about in a long time. Rosalyn is interesting and somewhat mysterious. You’ll grow to like her more and more as the story progresses. The novel pulled me in from the start and I enjoyed it all the way through.
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