Tuesday, July 14, 2015

{Book Review} Five Days in Skye by Carla Laureano


Five Days in Skye by Carla Laureano
Reviewed By:  Jackie Thomas
Radiant Lit Blog Tours
Genre: Romance
Publisher: David C. Cook
Date: June 10, 2013

About The Book:
Hospitality consultant Andrea Sullivan has one last chance to snag a high-profile client or she'll have to kiss her dreams of promotion good-bye. When she's sent to meet Scottish celebrity chef James MacDonald on the Isle of Skye, she just wants to finish her work as efficiently as possible. Yet her client is not the opportunistic womanizer he portrays himself to be, and her attraction to him soon dredges up memories she'd rather leave buried. For James, renovating the family hotel is a fulfillment of his late father's dreams. When his hired consultant turns out to be beautiful, intelligent, and completely unimpressed by his public persona, he makes it his mission to win her over. He just never expects to fall under her spell.

Soon, both Andrea and James must face the reality that God may have a far different purpose for their lives—and that five days in Skye will forever change their outlook on life and love.

My Thoughts:
This was an enjoyable book that is an easy read and great to add to your summer reading list.   The characters are realistic and I enjoyed the story between Andrea and James.  I loved how Andrea and James met and its their first meeting that hooked me and I couldn't wait to see where the story went from there.  The author does a great job of describing the scenes and the landscape of Scotland and I could clearly see it all from her descriptions.  This is a romance but there is enough conflict to keep it interesting. I found myself reading quickly because I wanted to find out what was going to happen next.  This book was a joy to read and I look forward to reading more by Author Carla Laureano.

About the Author:
Carla Laureano is the author of the RITA® award-winning romance Five Days in Skye as well as London Tides and the Celtic fantasy series The Song of Seare (as C. E. Laureano). A graduate of Pepperdine University, she worked as a sales and marketing executive for nearly a decade before leaving corporate life behind to write fiction full-time. She currently lives in Denver with her husband and two sons.

Five Days in Skye is available for purchase through Amazon.com.

Note: I received this book as part of the Five Days in Skye  blog tour from Radiant Lit.  I received no compensation for this review and only received a copy of the book for review purposes.

Review copy provided by the publisher.