Moon Harbor, Maine was
supposed to be the fresh start Alex Benning was looking for. As she settles into
her new life, not only does she reconnect with her first love, Sam Waters, but
also uncovers a family secret that threatens to change everything. Fans of the
Indigo Ridge series by Devney Perry will devour Light in the Dark by Kate
McWilliams, a steamy small-town, romantic suspense.
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A woman in search
of a place to belong.
A man finally
getting his second chance.
And a lingering
secret that threatens to change everything…
Alex Benning has
never known a true home. After inheriting her beloved aunt’s cottage in the
small coastal town of Moon Harbor, Maine, she finally gets a chance to start
over and leave the life of solitude behind. But she never expects to find
herself face to face with her first love—the first man to ever break her heart.
Sam Waters
stopped looking for love a long time ago. With a job he enjoys and people he
cares about, he’s finally learned to be content with things just as they are.
Until the one who got away comes back into his life and makes him crave more.
The flame between Alex and Sam reignites and the sparks between them are
brighter than ever.
But as Alex
settles into her new home, she begins to uncover the truth about her family and
the tragedy that changed her life all those years ago. With more questions than
answers, Alex and Sam set out to discover what really happened. And the closer
they get, the closer danger lurks.
Will Alex be able
to survive the unraveling of old family secrets before it’s too late? Before
she loses Sam forever.
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My thoughts:
Light in the Dark is first book in the Moon Harbor series. It's a nice second chance romance involving Alex and Sam. As you know it's one of my favorite tropes. I enjoyed this one. Sam and Alex have nice chemistry. I also liked that they had a history and were able to talk about what happened fairly early on. It saved a lot of angst. The epilogue was very sweet I also loved the secondary characters and how they became Alex's chosen family. What I wasn't expecting was the bonus mystery. It had me guessing and on my toes. This is a great start to the series. I look forward to reading Sara and Theo's story next.
Excerpt
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@Kate McWilliams
Alex fucking
Benning. One of the most beautiful girls I’d ever been with, and one of the
most beautiful memories I had in my life. Sitting thirty feet away from me
right now. I hadn’t seen her since I broke her heart twelve years ago. I broke
my own that day too, but I was too young and stupid to realize that at the
time.
Her hair was a
bit darker now. She was a little taller maybe. Her features were softer back
then, but the carved look of them now was stunning. It took me a minute to
recognize her because of that but now that I did, it felt like I had been
looking at her our whole lives. What was she doing here again?
Carol. Shit.
I knew Carol
Baldwin had passed away last month but I’d been out of town sourcing new lumber.
I got distracted and was ashamed to admit I hadn’t thought about Alex visiting.
Or maybe it was that I tried my best to not think about her at all. Any time I
did, which was far too often that I would have liked to admit, I was faced with
the failure of my youth. And the one who got away.
“Alex who?” I
heard Rafael question from behind me. I still didn’t take my eyes off her, but
she wasn’t paying me any attention. Had she recognized me?
“Alex…Alex. Wait,
Alex?” Theo’s voice now rang in my ears and a chill went through me. Yeah. The
very one. My first everything. First love. First fuck. First heartbreak. I
stood up but couldn’t get my feet to move from the spot next to our table. From
what felt like a distance, I vaguely heard Theo filling Raf in on my teenage
romance with Alex. It felt inadequate to explain it that way though. And I had
spent the past twelve years doing my best to forget her. But my traitorous
heart never wanted to do such a thing.
I got my feet
moving before I could think twice about it. She was here, no changing that. I
needed to talk to her. And I sure as hell needed to get her away from Johnny
the bartender. I approached her from the side but she didn’t notice at first.
She was reading something on her phone and I didn’t want to startle her so I
sat down at the bar, one stool away, and waited.
A moment later,
she looked over. And then did a double take. So maybe she hadn’t recognized me
before.
“Sam Waters.”
“Hey, Alex.”
About Kate McWilliams
A writer, poet,
and essayist, Kate McWilliams loves letting loose by writing steamy,
heart-melting romances mixed with mystery and suspense.
Growing up in a
“reader” household, she gets her love of mysteries from her mother and her love
of steamy romance from being a triple Taurus. An avid reader, she loves most
genres, though her favorite books usually come from her fellow indie romance
authors.
Kate is mom to
the best kid in the world, who rightfully turns her nose up at anything
romantic. Together they live in New Jersey with their crazy corgi, Nova.This promotional event is brought to you by Indie Pen PR
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