Disclosure: eCopy received from author in exchange for honest review. All opinions are completely my own.
I had the pleasure of meeting JoMarie DeGioia at the Mount Dora Romance Expo last month and it was a joy to spend a few moments chatting with her. Her Cypress Corners series is set in a fictional town in Central Florida. I was intrigued because I grew up in Central Florida and like to see landmarks that I recognize within the stories I read. Loving Cassie is a love story that is perfect for your next beach read.
Loving Cassie: A Cypress Corners Novel by JoMarie DeGioia
Synopsis
The girl with a knack for getting into trouble
The guy who comes to her rescue again and again
Can he be the one to save her from herself?
Or is she too much to handle?
Cassie Chapman finally caught her father’s attention when racy photos of her hit the tabloids. She comes to Cypress Corners to get a job and find herself. She reconnects with her family but doesn’t believe she deserves their faith in her. Or their love.
Ty Walsh makes sure the animals at Cypress thrive in their habitats. He can’t resist Cassie’s combination of boldness and vulnerability. As he rescues her from wild animals and her own enthusiasm, he sees there’s so much more to her than she thinks.
Can Ty prove to Cassie that she can find herself with him?
Or will she let her past mistakes cost her the life she was just starting to build?
My Review
Sweet and sassy. Loving Cassie by JoMarie DeGioia is set in Central Florida and gives us a swoon-worthy, down-to-earth hero and a heroine trying to find where she fits in this world.
JoMarie DeGioia gives her characters depth and spark. I have not read the other books in this series, but they can each be read as stand-alone stories. Each book being about a different Chapman sibling and set in this fictional Florida town. There are a few landmarks that show up throughout the story and it’s nice to read about places that I’ve visited.
If you like your love story to have a dash of humor, a bit of sexy, and a lot of family then look no further. Loving Cassie gives us Ty Walsh as the animal wrangler / nature lover next door, as well as (let’s not forget) sexy and charming. Cassie Chapman is sent to Cypress Corners in exile, but can she find where she’s meant to be or is she just biding her time?
Unique twist on a bad-girl/good-guy story line that has me wanting to pick up the other books in this series. JoMarie made it so I couldn’t put the book down because I had to know what was going to happen. Loved it!
★ ★ ★ ★ Stars
- Ty as a BBF: ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2
- Hotness Level: ★ ★ ★
- Swoon Level: ★ ★ ★ ★
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About the Author
I’ve been making up stories for as long as I can remember and love giving a voice to the characters in my head! I’ve known Mickey Mouse from the “inside,” have been a copyeditor for my tiny town’s newspaper, and a bookseller. I write Historical and Contemporary Romances, along with Young and New Adult Fantasy/Adventure stories. I get lost in DIY projects around the house and work out plot ideas with my dog Bailey. I divide my time between Central Florida and New England, and you may contact me at [email protected].
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