REVIEW:

Second Bloom by Tess Thompson is book three of The Parent App. When I first read the premise for her new series, I knew I had to read it. I wasn’t wrong. I am so glad that I am reading this series. It is fun, heartwarming, romantic and takes place in a small beach town named Willet Cove. You know how I love small towns. What could be better than that? Nothing!

This one is about Esme Taylor. She is one of the five friends whose kids have signed them up for a dating app. She is the one who has two children and owns the flower shop in town and lives upstairs. She is divorced and has a best friend named Grady Nash. They’ve been friends for 5 years. I thought I knew where this book was going. Not so. It takes some sharp left turns and a few gradual right turns until we find out what is going to happen. As usual, I am not going to ruin the book for you. You’re going to have to read it and get all the pleasure yourself.

I think these are the perfect books to curl up with and just enjoy going along for the ride. I love a book that just lets me enjoy the story without having to figure anything out. These books are perfect for that. They bring me so much enjoyment, peace from the world around me and the fun of living another romance.

If you are like me and love small town romance or small town anything, you will love this book and series. If you haven’t started it yet, I don’t know what you are waiting for. Go pick up this series and this book and start giving yourself some relaxation. Make sure you put them on your nightstand. They are the perfect way to end your day. Until next time…Happy Reading!

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SYNOPSIS:

She’s been looking for the right man her entire life.
Everyone knows who it is—except her.

Single mom Esme Taylor doesn’t do risk. Not anymore. She runs her flower shop in the small coastal town of Willet Cove, raises two kids, and never again depends on a man who might leave when things get hard.

But there’s one man she lets close.

Grady Nash has been her best friend for five years. He fixes what breaks, shows up when she calls, and loves her kids unconditionally. He feels like everything she needs.

Which is exactly the problem.

Because Grady runs a surf shop, lives simply, and seems content with very little. To Esme—who needs security, stability, a man with a future—he looks like everything she can’t afford to risk.

What she doesn’t know is that Grady is hiding a past so toxic, he’ll do anything to keep it from touching her life.

A past that comes with a fortune he’s never claimed. A scandal that destroyed everything he was. And a truth that—if it ever surfaces—could bring danger and scrutiny crashing down on the family he’s sworn to protect.

When buried feelings force them past the safety of friendship, Esme must decide if she can trust the man who’s been lying to her for years.

And Grady must choose between the life he’s built in the shadows—or risking everything, including her safety, for the love he’s never stopped wanting.

Because some secrets are kept to protect the people we love.
And some will test whether love is strong enough to survive the truth.

A clean and wholesome friends-to-lovers romance set in a small coastal town from USA Today Bestselling author Tess Thompson.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Tess Thompson is the USA Today Bestselling and award-winning author of contemporary and historical Romantic Women’s Fiction with over 50 published titles. Her books are emotional and heartwarming with themes of second chances, redemption and the power love has to change lives and create community.

She lives in the Pacific Northwest in a house on a small lake with her husband and kitties. Her four children are now young adults exploring their own paths and adventures, leaving an empty nest and a lot more time to write. She and her husband enjoy a quiet life, obsessed with birds and the other wildlife on their property, which makes them officially old. On any given day their yard could be visited by deer, bears, coyotes and squirrels.

Most days, she can be found curled up in her favorite chair reading or in her office writing while keeping an eye out for hummingbirds in the feeder outside of her office.