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A review by ladydewinter
Between the Lines by Sally Malcolm
4.0
I adored Sally Malcolm's "Perfect Day", so I was eager to read her newest novel. And I'm happy to say I wasn't disappointed.
Set in the same town as "Perfect Day", this book focuses on the hotel of New Milton, the Majestic. While still beautiful, upkeep hasn't been what it should have been, and part of the reason for it is that Luca, the son of the owner, has been absent from New Milton for the last couple of years. When his mother is planning to sell to Lux Properties, a hotel chain, though, he comes back. On the morning of the meeting, Luca collides with a cute but stuck-up guy who of course turns out to be Theo, the representative of Lux. Because of Luca's objections to the sale - especially the fact that Lux is planning to tear down the building - his mother suggests Theo should stay for two weeks to get to know the town and the hotel. He does that, and soon Luca and Theo can't deny the attraction that has been building between them pretty much from the start. They agree on a no mushy feelings summer fling, and of course that works out just the way it always does in romance novels.
I loved Theo especially - and the only reason this was a four star rather than five star book for me is that I felt Luca didn't have to work as hard as Theo did for their happy ending, and he should have. But apart from that, I loved it and I'm looking forward to more books by Sally Malcolm.
Set in the same town as "Perfect Day", this book focuses on the hotel of New Milton, the Majestic. While still beautiful, upkeep hasn't been what it should have been, and part of the reason for it is that Luca, the son of the owner, has been absent from New Milton for the last couple of years. When his mother is planning to sell to Lux Properties, a hotel chain, though, he comes back. On the morning of the meeting, Luca collides with a cute but stuck-up guy who of course turns out to be Theo, the representative of Lux. Because of Luca's objections to the sale - especially the fact that Lux is planning to tear down the building - his mother suggests Theo should stay for two weeks to get to know the town and the hotel. He does that, and soon Luca and Theo can't deny the attraction that has been building between them pretty much from the start. They agree on a no mushy feelings summer fling, and of course that works out just the way it always does in romance novels.
I loved Theo especially - and the only reason this was a four star rather than five star book for me is that I felt Luca didn't have to work as hard as Theo did for their happy ending, and he should have. But apart from that, I loved it and I'm looking forward to more books by Sally Malcolm.