For Avery Montgomery, the devastation of losing her parents in a tragic accident has left her completely shattered. As she begins to pick up the pieces of her once perfect life, she uncovers a secret that will forever change her—she’s adopted!
In a search for answers, Avery ventures to Portland where she rents a room from Jonah, a quirky artist who quickly becomes her best friend. His house puts her in close proximity to the metaphysical shop run by her birth mother, the free-spirited Marianna Hutchins. Avery enters The Crystal Moon fully intending to confront Marianna, but instead she chickens out and inquires about a job. She's hired; yet remains leery about confessing her secret.
As Avery settles into town, she has an embarrassing encounter with Gabe, the incredibly attractive man who works a few doors down. Despite the awkward introduction, there is undeniable chemistry, but after a recent heartbreak all he’s looking for is friendship.
Everyone deserves a second chance. Will Avery get hers with a new family? Will Gabe allow himself a second chance at love? Will they embrace their new relationships, or will they simply decide to take a rain check?
Foxy Rating = Four stars
*Copy kindly provided by the author in exchange for an
honest review
This was a sweet and enchanting new adult romance which was
engaging from the start.
Avery has made her way to Portland to find her real mother
after she found out she was adopted after her parent’s death in a car crash a
few years before. However when she finds herself standing in front of the woman
she now knows to be her birth mother, she finds she cannot confront her and ends
up applying for a job working for her in her mystical shop, The Crystal Moon.
Whether this is a good move, only time will tell but it
means a longer stay in Portland which she is happy about as she gets to stay with
her new found best friend, Jonah.
Jonah is a freelance artist and an instant lovable
character. He is currently off relationships due to his last man letting him
down. He needs his own book *hint hint* Ms Choszer! I loved how supportive he
was of Avery and how he kept her spirits high after each disappointment she
has. After all who could not love a man who loves chocolate, ice-cream, cookies
and Supernatural!
It is whilst out on a night out at the local bar with Jonah
and his friends that Avery first makes eye contact with the gorgeous Gabe. But after
a disastrous episode in the men’s toilet she escapes and hopes she never has to
see him again after she had embarrassed herself in front of him! However they
do meet again in the local coffee shop that Gabe’s family happen to own and he
runs. It was from then on that the romance blossoms with a hiccup in between,
but for the most part a sweet romance occurs.
I had my misgivings for Gabe at first and thought he was a
bit of a coward (which Avery even calls him at one stage) but it’s after
getting to know what he is going through and has gone through that I realised
he would have misgivings of a new relationship. After all if there was a threat
of the people he loved leaving him then for sure he would be trying to protect
himself. So I guess in the end I did get to like Gabe and thought the epilogue
was especially sweet.
Rain Check is a really sweet and tender book to read and
totally satisfied my yearning on a sunny Sunday afternoon. I liked that it wasn’t
overly angst ridden and kept things at an enjoyable pace. It did, in parts,
even bring a tear to my eye.
It’s a good solid story about family values,
letting go of the past, building new foundations for the future and never
letting go of love. Gorgeous. Four stars.
Gypsy Rae Choszer grew up in valley below Mount Timpanogos where she watched the apricot trees in her backyard bloom every spring. When she was eighteen she packed her bags and ran away to the exotic locale of Mesa Arizona to begin the work of being an adult.
Gypsy’s love of reading began as a child when her mom would take her to their local library and let her bring home stacks of whatever she wanted. This often lead to Gypsy reading with a dictionary nearby to explain words like “ass” and “bastard.”
In her spare time she likes to explore photography, make jewelry, eat chocolate, and mix magical potions.
When she’s not writing, you can find Gypsy hanging out at home with her husband and best friend, their three children, a neurotic dog, and four chickens. However, Gypsy knows her family will not be complete until she brings home a peacock and a goat.
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