Warm Nights in Magnolia Bay
by Babette de Jongh
Publication Date: 3/30/2021
About the Book:
An extraordinary new series from
an extraordinary author...
Abby Curtis lands on her Aunt
Reva’s doorstep at Bayside Barn with nowhere to go but up. Learning animal
communication from her aunt while taking care of the motley assortment of
rescue animals on the farm is an important part of Abby’s healing process. She
is eager to begin a new life on her own, but she isn’t prepared for the
magnetism between her and her handsome, stubborn and distracting new neighbor.
Quinn Lockhart snapped up the
foreclosed estate next door determined to renovate and flip the beautiful bayou
property. It’s all part of a plan to make a financial comeback and reconnect
with his estranged son. Definitely not part of the plan is the noisy petting
zoo next door dragging down his property value. But getting rid of it becomes
more difficult when he falls for the lovely and passionate Abby and bonds with
an abandoned wolf dog who’s mournfully waiting for his family to return. For
humans and animals alike, it will take all the courage they can muster to learn
to love again. But that’s a journey worth taking—with a little help from their
furry friends.
You’ll fall in love right along
with Abby as animals and humans alike find unexpected ways to connect, nurture
each other, and thrive.
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My Review:
Warm Nights in Magnolia Bay is a cute, small town enemies-to-lovers romance with animals and a bit of mysticism tossed in for good measure. Abby Curtis hits rock bottom and, without any help from her parents, ends up at her Aunt Reva's in Magnolia Bay. Helping Reva run her Bayside Barn, Abby is working through her issues, while trying to pick up the pieces of her life. When Reva is left to run Bayside Barn on her own, calamity rains down on her life, starting with the new distraction next door.
Quinn Lockhart's life has also hit rock bottom. When he snatches up a foreclosed estate in Magnolia Bay, his plans are to fix it up and sell it as fast as possible. The petting zoo with screaming children next door puts a kink in those plans. In the head of the moment Quinn makes an impulsive decision that could very well come back to bite him. This is especially so when he gets involved with Abby and she, along with all the animals, become very dear to him.
I fell in love with Warm Nights in Magnolia Bay from the start. The synopsis intrigued me, and the characters and story pulled me right in, hook, line, and sinker. Abby is an amazingly broken character whose love for her aunt and animals brings her to Magnolia Bay after her life hits rock bottom. Quinn pretends to be hard and uncaring, but Abby and those very same animals find a way to get beneath is skin in the most tender of ways.
The various methods the author uses to connect humans and animals was a fun twist. I enjoyed learning about Abby, Quinn, Sean, Aunt Reva, and the animals attempting to live their best lives in Magnolia Bay. The writing is terrific and descriptive with excellent world building. Highly recommend this read to lovers of contemporary romance.
I was provided a copy of this book to read.
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