Reviewed by True

TITLE: Enzo’s Embrace

SERIES: Tide to You #1

AUTHOR: Jaclynn Quinn

PUBLISHER: Self-Published

LENGTH: 300 pages

RELEASE DATE: May 31, 2024

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Enzo Russo

I never thought after spending a week in Coral Pointe with my cousin, helping at his friends’ wedding, that I’d be back in this small town. Life in Sacramento is already lonely, but when my mom finds out my secret and uses it to hurt me in the worst way, all I want is to be where acceptance and love are as vast and dependable as the horizon. The place where the most beautiful hazel eyes I’ve ever seen are only a town away. Evian, the gorgeous, funny, suit designer from Barrett’s Port, has unexpectedly weaved his way into my life. The question is, can he mend this gaping wound in my heart, or will one pull on the wrong thread unravel my life completely?

Evian Skye

Young and gullible. That’s what I’d convinced myself I was after finding out what my much older ex-boyfriend was really doing behind my back. It took years for me to stop blaming the hearts in my eyes for obstructing my ability to see the snake he really is. Only a cold-hearted person would do that to me, knowing the heartbreak I was already facing. So when Enzo, a gorgeous out-of-towner, stops in my shop for a suit, I push aside any attraction for him, as I’d done with every man over the last few years. There’s no harm in being his friend, though, right? The problem is, there’s a sadness in his brown eyes I just can’t seem to forget. I’m not ready to level up our friendship to something as dangerous as love. So why can’t I stop dreaming about Enzo’s embrace?

We’re going back to Coral Pointe in this Shore Thing spinoff!

REVIEW:

Enzo is in a bad place, glad to spend a week in Coral Pointe with his cousin, 3000 miles from home.
He didn’t expect to join the wedding of his cousin’s friends.
He needs a suit and finds not only a suit but also Evian, the funny suit designer.

There are a few things you need to know, Enzo has a vicious mother and ditto brother. She outed him while he begged her not to. She expelled him from her family side.
Thank goodness he has family from his father’s side!
Evian has a very bad relationship experience and a bad breakup. Besides that, his relationship with his father wasn’t smooth after his mom died.
After reaching his breaking point, Enzo’s cousin Burke paid his ticket and let him come back to Coral Pointe, a safe place.

“breathe”

Two adorable guys who got both hurt, become friends and way more, but that last part took some time. So, that’s the short version, the absolutely wonderful long version you have to read yourself!
There is so much to enjoy, the hurt, the joy, the banter, the protective and supportive family and friends.
The combining of their lives was just superbly developed.

There were many details that made this story so real, with characters vulnerable, no picture perfect, just raw realism. I think that was the charm of this story!

A winner!

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