This book contains:
- Cheating spouse/s
- Strained family relationships.
Xanthe is at the peak of her career as a stage performer when her boyfriend blows her life apart in ways she didn’t expect. Not only does the latest revelation come at a horrible time for her personally, but she has some difficult choices to make that will likely have lasting impacts for years to come.
Dimitris hasn’t had an easy life. He’s difficult get to know or get along with. And his mother living with him makes his life even more challenging in so many ways.
Xanthe’s life explodes in ways she doesn’t expect, drawing her to escape to Greece to try and find answers, to give her time to heal and make some big life decisions she’s been putting off. Along the way, she has to learn to deal with Dimitris, the next-door neighbour and his prickly mother who still lives with him.
For most of this book, I thought this was more of a women’s fiction novel rather than a romance. Despite knowing that Kate writes travel escapism romance.
The challenges that Xanthe faced in such a short time pushed her to reconsider her life priorities. Both in career and in life.
These challenges are often difficult for women, especially when they have those with more traditional values pressuring them to live their life in a certain way. Regardless of how that way makes them feel.
I think one of my favourite things about this romance was the natural way that both Xanthe and Dimitris got to know each other, worked through their life difficulties and found their way to each other and the future they both want.
As usual, Kate’s ability to place us in the location is amazing and I love it.
