A blast from her past…
Having narrowly avoided losing everything to her romance scammer ex, artist Delilah Waters is done with men and focused entirely on her quest to buy Puffin Island’s magical lighthouse. It’s a crucial piece of her own family’s history and the perfect space to turn into her home. But then Max Harrington walks through her door.
…puts her future in question.
Her feelings for her former art teacher might have been forbidden at the time, but now he’s back, and single, and there’s no denying that the attraction is mutual! But when something seems too good to be true, it normally is, and Dilly soon makes a shocking discovery that changes everything for her and Max. Now she’ll have to call upon the same fortitude as her beloved lighthouse if she’s to weather the storm headed her way…
Review: This is the second book in the Puffin Island series from this author. The small island is joined to the mainland by a causeway which can be crossed only at certain states of the tide. As well as being home to a large colony of puffins, the island has a close community of human inhabitants and is popular with tourists. At one time, ships passing near the island were protected from treacherous waters by its lighthouse and the keepers who maintained its warning beam. This book can be read as a standalone for those who haven’t read the first in the series.
This story features local artist and gallery owner Delilah (Dilly) Waters, whose late mother was actually born in the Puffin Island lighthouse. When it is announced that the building is to be put up for auction, Dilly is desperate to win the lighthouse and make it her home. Having recently had a narrow escape from a man who tried to con her out of her inheritance, Dilly has sworn off romance, but when a face from her past walks into the gallery, that may change. Max Harrington was Dilly’s art teacher at college. She had feelings for him then, which of course she had to ignore, but she realises that she is still attracted to him now. What’s more, it turns out that her feelings are reciprocated. However, Dilly makes a shock discovery that may prove an obstacle to any relationship developing with Max. It also turns out that there is a long-held secret waiting to be discovered.
This was an enjoyable book that I am happy to recommend. It was good to return to Puffin Island and meet up once more with some of the inhabitants who featured in the last book in the series. Dilly and Max were both likeable characters who seemed made for each other, but needed plenty of strength to overcome the hurdles being thrown in their direction. I loved Dilly’s idea of making the lighthouse into her home. I managed to guess the secret that was revealed later in the book, but that didn’t spoil my enjoyment of the story. Once again, I was fascinated by Puffin Island; it sounds a really lovely place to visit and I look forward to learning more about it in the next book in this series.
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