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Thursday, February 14, 2019

4 Star Review: Lost in Paradise (Stranded #2) by Rachel Lacey

 


SOMETIMES LOVE HAS TO BE LOST BEFORE IT CAN BE FOUND…

Nicole Morella boards a private Mediterranean cruise with one goal: to reclaim herself after her divorce. When she sits next to a beautiful blonde in the ship’s lounge, she’s knocked off balance by the immediate attraction between them, and it’s not just because Nicole hasn’t found her sea legs yet. Fiona stirs things in Nicole that haven’t been stirred in a long time, but a fiery kiss turns dangerous when the ship is hijacked. The women launch a daring escape, leaving them adrift in an empty lifeboat.

Fiona Boone has been adrift most of her life, but never in such a literal sense. She’s a survivor, though, so when they land on a deserted island, Fiona’s ready to do whatever it takes to stay alive until they’re rescued. In the meantime, she can’t get enough of the feisty woman she’s stranded with, despite her usual fiercely independent nature. Although they’re lost, Fiona finds something unexpected in the comfort of Nicole’s touch. But when an injury puts her life in jeopardy, they begin to worry help won’t arrive in time. If she survives their ordeal, Fiona might just face her biggest challenge yet: falling in love.







My Review

I received an advanced copy of this book with the promise of an honest review. 

Nicole and Fiona are on the same cruise, but for very different reasons. Nicole is trying to get over her divorce and Fiona is on a trip with her "friend with benefits". But when Fiona's friend doesn't show up and hijackers take control of the ship, the two find themselves making an escape for it. Set adrift in the ocean and then alone on a deserted island, Nicole and Fiona find themselves fighting for their lives.

From the moment they meet each other, there is a clearly a connection between them. Fiona can sense that Nicole is attracted to her, but something is holding her back. Nicole being attracted to a woman wasn't new, but she's been married to her husband long enough and hasn't felt that in a long time. She's trying to reconcile those feelings when they have to escape the hijackers. The two of them trying to survive and supporting each other through what will probably be the hardest thing they will ever go through only cements their feelings that develop during that time.

I just want to say that I love the strangers stranded together trope! I haven't read too many stories with this trope, but I find it so interesting. The characters not only get a chance to learn a lot about themselves and but they also get to know about the people they are stranded with. What else are they going to do besides lighting fires, finding shelter and trying to get rescued?

This book was so enjoyable. It was sweet, sexy and had that element of suspense that kept me on my toes. Would they make it off the boat? Will they every get rescued and how? And what will happen after they do? I loved both Fiona and Nicole and wanted nothing more for them to live happily ever after, especially after everything they went through. 



Rachel Lacey is a contemporary romance author and semi-reformed travel junkie. She's been climbed by a monkey on a mountain in Japan, gone scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef, and camped out overnight in New York City for a chance to be an extra in a movie. These days, the majority of her adventures take place on the pages of the books she writes. She lives in warm and sunny North Carolina with her husband, son, and a variety of rescue pets.

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