He has it all, except the one thing money can’t buy: her heart.
When Cat Keene finds a medical bill with the horrendous words final notice stamped across the front, she learns two things: first, her uncle/the man who raised her is keeping things from her for the first time in her life. Second, they need money—and fast—or they’ll lose the only thing she has left of her parents: the bed & breakfast she runs with him.
Noah Belacourt is a billionaire with a newly acquired anxiety diagnosis and a one-way ticket to Sunset Harbor for the summer, courtesy of his company’s board of directors. Being on the island he grew up on for a forced sabbatical has a major perk when he runs into the girl he’s harbored a crush on since they were teens. She’s still the same old Cat, except now she’s in some major financial trouble. Noah wants to help her, but Cat is stubborn. She holds onto past biases about his family and takes some convincing.
When Cat agrees to work as Noah’s personal assistant for the summer, she doesn’t realize she’s signing up for a lot more than debt relief. Some of her preconceived notions about the Belacourt family begin to feel wrong. Noah proves that not all first impressions are reliable, forcing Cat to face the past—and to hope that things will end up just peachy keen after all.
Because the alternative is losing everything that matters to her, and she is not about to let that happen.
My Review:
The perfect summer escape read…and look at me enjoying a billionaire romance! It’s not my favourite romantic trope but I’m discovering never say never when I find gems like this.
So yes, Noah is a billionaire — born one and will likely die one — there’s just too much money for him to go through in one life time. 🙂 He’s part of a highly public family (I got Kardashian vibes) but he’s not a fan of the limelight and he’s struggling with a personal issue that has him seeking tranquility in the small island town he grew up in…where his teenage crush just happens to still live.
Only Cat is not a fan of all things Belacourt. She has a painful history that has coloured her opinion of the whole clan. Stuck up, holier-than-thou snobs, the lot of them (in her humble opinion.) Cue the enemies to more trope and settle in for a delightfully funny, achingly sweet love story…with just the right amount of heartache and drama to keep things interesting.
Love the way their relationship develops over the course of the summer. Cat is so stubbornly determined to not give an inch and it was fun to watch Noah gradually wear down her defences. Lots of lighthearted moments with some swoony toe-curling ones thrown in! But since they are both struggling with some serious personal and family issues, there’s plenty of scope for depth and character growth which makes the read that much more rewarding.
I listened to the audio edition narrated by Rylie Kuberra and John Rogers. I quite enjoy listening to a dual narration, especially for a rom/com and I feel like they captured the essence of these characters perfectly. Made the comedic parts that much funnier and the serious parts more emotional. Excellent performances that kept me captivated to the very end.
My thanks to the publisher, Dreamscape Media and Net Galley for providing me with an audio edition of this book.
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