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wow what a great beginning to a new trilogy cant wait for more of these sexy men.
I read this book when it was originally released and I enjoyed it then. It was great to be able to reread Faith and Ethan's story and see it updated to meet the current times. This is a classic Carly Phillips book and one that was a pleasure to revisit.
Coming home again is never as you expect it. Faith is coming back to Serendipity to prove that she is nothing like her Ponzi-scheming father. Ethan is coming home to right the wrongs he left behind. But with one chance encounter the two embark on a relationship neither of them saw coming. Throw into the mix Ethan's hateful brothers he needs to try to reconnect with and a teenager sister no one even knew about and you have the makings for family dysfunction at it's best while surrounding everyone involved with strength, integrity and a hope for the future. Another wonderful read for Carly Phillips.
Serendipity by Carly Phillips
Ethan Barron bought the house Faith Harrington had once lived in til her father was jailed for taking money from others and got caught.
She now works for him designing the rooms. They have a mutual sex appeal to one another.
Things get stirred up when Tessa, the sister Ethan and his brothers didn't know about shows up and he makes a family for them.
The older housekeeper helps to make all feel welcome in a loving home.
The book talks about others past lives. Faith has put an ad in the paper and one of her mom's friends wants her to redo her kitchen and if she does it well she can do the rest of the house. She talks to Faith about how good her mother really is.
Ethan Barron bought the house Faith Harrington had once lived in til her father was jailed for taking money from others and got caught.
She now works for him designing the rooms. They have a mutual sex appeal to one another.
Things get stirred up when Tessa, the sister Ethan and his brothers didn't know about shows up and he makes a family for them.
The older housekeeper helps to make all feel welcome in a loving home.
The book talks about others past lives. Faith has put an ad in the paper and one of her mom's friends wants her to redo her kitchen and if she does it well she can do the rest of the house. She talks to Faith about how good her mother really is.
With Carly Phillips books I can go one way or another, I either like it or am poorly disappointed. This one wasn't too bad actually. I think Tess is what made it though.
Fun and sexy read. It reminded me a little of a classic Susan Elizabeth Phillips. I loved Faith and Ethan, they had such a strong presence in the story and their story was hot, hot, hot! I loved the good girl gone broke falls for the bad boy gone good story. They had a great connection, even after their years apart. Wonderful story and a great start to a new series!
Rating: 3.5
After reading so many contemporary romance novels by authors such as Susan Mallery, Susan Andersen, Debbie Macomber, Nora Roberts, Rachel Gibson, Jessica Bird, Barbara Freethy, Jennifer Probst, and many many other authors I have completely given up expecting a new, fresh story in the genre. The same clichéd story line, the same meet-fuck-love romance storyline. That’s not to say that I hate the genre, or the authors. Au contour this genre is my fail-safe. Whenever I’m in need of a good-enough read I fall back to romance. I picked up Serendipity as a fail-safe after some not-so-good reads. And I have to say, Serendipity and Carly Phillips did not disappoint.
This is the second book that I’ve read by the author and I love her writing style. Her story always have a secondary storyline in them along with the main romance between the MCs which helps to keep you glued to the book. Serendipity was full of romance, family drama and some good tidbits here and there.
However, this wasn’t a five star read for me, since novelty was very rare in this book. Serendipity is a good book if you’re looking for a nice escape and a decent story, but do not go into it looking for something mind-blowing.
PS I love the cover!
After reading so many contemporary romance novels by authors such as Susan Mallery, Susan Andersen, Debbie Macomber, Nora Roberts, Rachel Gibson, Jessica Bird, Barbara Freethy, Jennifer Probst, and many many other authors I have completely given up expecting a new, fresh story in the genre. The same clichéd story line, the same meet-fuck-love romance storyline. That’s not to say that I hate the genre, or the authors. Au contour this genre is my fail-safe. Whenever I’m in need of a good-enough read I fall back to romance. I picked up Serendipity as a fail-safe after some not-so-good reads. And I have to say, Serendipity and Carly Phillips did not disappoint.
This is the second book that I’ve read by the author and I love her writing style. Her story always have a secondary storyline in them along with the main romance between the MCs which helps to keep you glued to the book. Serendipity was full of romance, family drama and some good tidbits here and there.
However, this wasn’t a five star read for me, since novelty was very rare in this book. Serendipity is a good book if you’re looking for a nice escape and a decent story, but do not go into it looking for something mind-blowing.
PS I love the cover!
Serendipity is the first book in the same named series by Carly Phillips. The book is being re-released.
This is a book about second chances and small towns. Faith Harrington has returned to her hometown to start over. Scandal has rocked her family, and she is building her life back up by taking chances in herself.
Ethan Barron has come back to Serendipity to prove he has changed. He's determined to prove to his brothers that he isn't the same scared and angry boy who left ten years ago.
Neither Ethan nor Faith receive an especially warm welcome, so when they see each other again, it's nice to find a friendly face. And they have some unfinished business. Just when they might have a chance to explore, Ethan is floored by an unexpected surpise that forces him to look at the past in an entirely new light.
This is a book about second chances and small towns. Faith Harrington has returned to her hometown to start over. Scandal has rocked her family, and she is building her life back up by taking chances in herself.
Ethan Barron has come back to Serendipity to prove he has changed. He's determined to prove to his brothers that he isn't the same scared and angry boy who left ten years ago.
Neither Ethan nor Faith receive an especially warm welcome, so when they see each other again, it's nice to find a friendly face. And they have some unfinished business. Just when they might have a chance to explore, Ethan is floored by an unexpected surpise that forces him to look at the past in an entirely new light.
Excellent book. I liked Faith and the way she was putting her life back together after her father's and ex-husband's betrayals. She was determined to get her new business off the ground and start her new life. When she ran into Ethan again, she wasn't sure she wanted anything to do with him. She had had enough of losing herself to someone else's desires. But she did agree to decorate the house for him. Just as things were starting to get interesting, Ethan had his previously unknown, troubled 14 year old sister dropped in his lap. He had to get his estranged brothers on board to help. I loved seeing Ethan cope with a sister who is so much like him, and try to keep a relationship with Faith going. I also liked seeing Faith as she came to terms with her feelings about her father, trying to reconnect with her mother and old friends, and retain her independence. There were lots of great characters - main and secondary -- and plenty of real situations and feelings. I just wish I didn't have to wait so darned long for the next one!
Ten years ago, an eighteen year of Ethan Barron dared sixteen year old Faith Harrington to take him up on his offer for a ride home. For Faith, it was a chance to step outside the expected and be with the bad boy she was drawn to. For Ethan, it was to prove something. That he was good enough.
Fast forward ten years and we find Faith and Ethan in very different places.
Faith's world have fallen apart with the conviction of her father in a Madoff style ponzi scheme and the end of her marriage to a man who was too much like her father. She's moved back home to Serendipity, NY hoping to rebuild her life and prove to people she's not at all like the two men who let her down. As a start, she's going to open her own interior design business and hope that she can get customers despite what her father's done.
Ethan moved back to Serendipity to prove a point. He was back to put down roots and rebuild the shattered relationship with his brothers. When he'd left town ten years ago, it was with the knowledge that if he hadn't been desperate for attention and doing all he could to get it, his parents wouldn't have been on their way to pick him up when they were hit by a drunk driver. If that hadn't have happened, he wouldn't have run off, leaving his younger brother behind.
Carly Phillips creates beautifully flawed characters and she doesn't disappoint with Ethan and Faith. Both of them seem stuck trying to make up for past mistakes, some of which they truly don't own, in hopes of getting the acceptance they both want. In the end, they find it's accepting themselves that makes all the difference in the world.
Fortunately for us, them finding this acceptance comes with a great story and secondary cast of characters (which set up the next books perfectly). It was a great read which had me turning pages as fast as I could read them to see what kind of HEA Faith and Ethan would have. You will not be disappointed!
4 Cocktails
Fast forward ten years and we find Faith and Ethan in very different places.
Faith's world have fallen apart with the conviction of her father in a Madoff style ponzi scheme and the end of her marriage to a man who was too much like her father. She's moved back home to Serendipity, NY hoping to rebuild her life and prove to people she's not at all like the two men who let her down. As a start, she's going to open her own interior design business and hope that she can get customers despite what her father's done.
Ethan moved back to Serendipity to prove a point. He was back to put down roots and rebuild the shattered relationship with his brothers. When he'd left town ten years ago, it was with the knowledge that if he hadn't been desperate for attention and doing all he could to get it, his parents wouldn't have been on their way to pick him up when they were hit by a drunk driver. If that hadn't have happened, he wouldn't have run off, leaving his younger brother behind.
Carly Phillips creates beautifully flawed characters and she doesn't disappoint with Ethan and Faith. Both of them seem stuck trying to make up for past mistakes, some of which they truly don't own, in hopes of getting the acceptance they both want. In the end, they find it's accepting themselves that makes all the difference in the world.
Fortunately for us, them finding this acceptance comes with a great story and secondary cast of characters (which set up the next books perfectly). It was a great read which had me turning pages as fast as I could read them to see what kind of HEA Faith and Ethan would have. You will not be disappointed!
4 Cocktails