Summer of Love Book Reviews

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Great characters!. This is book 2 in the Costas Sisters series and it features Zoe, Ryan and Sam. I love Zoe! She likes to live her life HER way, no matter what anyone says. Luckily her family is the Costas. As far as her and Ryan, all the right words and actions were there but I failed to feel the connection until much, much later in the story. My heart broke for all Sam had been through.  She’s such a wonderful girl and I liked the special way she tested people.  Again, not my favorite by this author but it is a highly entertaining story with fantastic characters.

Love Zoe & Ryan!. 4.5 stars. I loved Zoe and Ryan’s story from start to finish. Things are not all sunshine and rainbows for them as there is quite a lot to work out, but when people are willing to compromise, that happens without too much drama. We also get more of the quirky Costas family in this book, but I felt they were a bit more down to earth than they were in Ari’s story, probably because of the situation with Sam. Don’t get me wrong they still made me chuckle often, like with Ima, for instance, but they definitely show more of their familial loving and nurturing side. Anyway, I don’t want to give anything away but let’s just say that everything works out as it should and as I hoped it would. I also feel like there were happy endings for more than just Ryan and Zoe which was absolutely wonderful and made my heart so full.

Zoe & Ryan opposites attract!. The second book in the series continues to have its characters dig deep inside themselves to learn how to deal with there complex emotions. Deciding to adopt a teenager when their adult children have moved out is not unusual for the Costas family. They live outside the box on a good day, and have skirted legal lines in the past. Turning 30, Zoe doesn’t believe she will find love like her parents and twin sister have. She just doesn’t think she is made for that depth of feelings. Meeting Ryan causes her to examine her life while dealing with the possible changes that could take place at home. Questioning weather opposites attract, differences in family expectations, and the possibility of compromising in the future sends Zoe running into her work for too many hours a day. Ryan is mare patient than he seems, but seems to read others well and is in it for the long game. Can they live with or without each other, only time will tell. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Loved this crazy Greek family!. This book was a good read. I loved the strength that Zoe has. She is a strong woman and role model for Sam who her parents are looking to adopt. Zoe's family is a loving Greek family and they are a zany bunch, but Zoe wouldn't have it any other way. When Ryan comes to town to find his sister's daughter, Sam, he never thought he'd fall in love with Zoe and her crazy family. This story was good, but I didn't think that there was much of a climax to the story. I was expecting a little bit more and was a little disappointed with what did/didn't happen. It was a good story overall, though, and I loved the characters.

A must read!!!. This was a really good read! Full of twists and turns, and while I suspected some of it, there were parts that shocked me also. I loved Zoe and Ryan together. She brought out a fun side of him, and just seemed to bring light to his dull stiff world. Zoe's family are... well, freaking awesome lol. Imagine every eccentric personality, and you've got her family. They had me laughing at their antics, and loving how close they were. This is definitely a must read!!

Crazy Costas Family!. It sure has been fun, re-reading these older books of Carly Phillips. I had forgotten how crazy and funny the Costas clan was! This is the second book in the Costas Sisters series and Zoe Costas' story. Having recently left the Secret Service, Zoe has now started up a security specialist company along with Quinn and Connor. She is also living at her parents home since they now are fostering Sam, with the hopes of adopting her. When a strange guy shows up at Sam's party, they all assume he is the temporary social worker on Sam's case but in reality he is actually Sam's Uncle Ryan. When Zoe finds out that Ryan is not a social worker, she calls him on it and he tells her that he is Sam's uncle. Both of them decide not to let the family know who Ryan really is until they get to know more about each other....which neither of them seem to mind because there is definite chemistry going on there! It is pretty funny how completely opposite these two are! When someone is threatening Sam, Zoe and Ryan work together to try and figure out what is going on and end up taking Sam to Boston where Ryan's family lives. The Baldwin's way of life is night and day different from the Costas way of life. This was such a fun comparison! While working together, things are definitely heating up between Zoe and Ryan and have both of them feeling things that they have never felt before. The mystery behind the threats was fun and entertaining. I really enjoyed how everything played out in the end and really loved Zoe and Ryan's happy ending. Overall, this was a fun and entertaining story with some great, colorful characters!

Book2. Book 2 is just as fun as the 1st one. Twin sister Zoe is helping her family with a potential new sister, but new guy Ryan is the girl’s family and may bring trouble. With this family trouble also equals fun times!

Exciting, Emotional Romance. Highly entertaining, Sweet, Sexy and Emotional Opposites attract romance. Loved the mystery and small element of danger thrown in with the family bounding issues. Very true to life wile still being a interesting escape. Zoe Costas is a security specialist with a huge heart, sassy attitude and wicked smarts who comes from a big loving Greek family. Ryan Baldwin is a heart stooping sexy, charming, sweet and protective alpha male with a highly conservative wealthy but emotionally stingy family. He also happens to be looking for his big sister that ran away when he was 13 only to find her gone and he has a 14 year old niece currently living with the Costas family getting ready to be adopted by them. Awesome chick lit!

Page Turner!. Zoe Costas is starting a new career with her partners in the security business. Ryan Baldwin has finally found his sister’s daughter after learning his sister has passed away. Ryan is determined to bring his niece home. The Costas are a force to deal with but soon Ryan realizes Sam is exactly where she belongs and Ryan belongs with Zoe! Love these Costas sisters and their crazy family!!

Summer Lovin. ARC for honest review with no compensation 4.3 stars Summer Lovin is the 2nd book in the Costas Sisters series and Carly Phillips has written another good book! I will be getting the other Costas Sisters stories to read. This book is about Zoe, an ex-Fed, Special Services and is starting her own security business and part of an old Greek family. Her family is fostering a 14 year old girl named Samantha and after having her for a year the family decides to adopt her….but in comes Ryan Baldwin… Ryan Baldwin is from Boston and part of a well-to-do family who disowned their daughter, Faith. Ryan has been trying to find Faith for a long time but she changed her name so many times that it was hard to track her and finally found out his Faith has died but she had a daughter. He hired a PI to help find the daughter and he ends up at the Costas celebration for adopting Samantha (she is Faith’s daughter). They think he is the social worker on Samantha’s case. Now he has to decide if he wants to let the Costas adopt her or take her back to Boston but after being with Samantha he realizes that she is so much like her mother that being with his family would destroy her just like his sister. Zoe and Ryan decide to not tell the Costas who is really is until he gets to know the family and Samantha in the meantime these two develop feelings for each other but will he follow his heart and have Zoe and let Samantha be adopted or will he fall back on his upbringing and destroy them all?

Opposite Attract Summer Love. Summer Lovin by Carly Phillips is the second book in the Costas Sisters series. Zoe Costas lives with her very eccentric loving Greek family in New Jersey. At one time, Zoe worked for the Secret Service, but quickly tired of all the rules and regulations of the government; so she is now starting her own business. Samantha, Zoe's foster sister, lives with the Costas and as they are about to celebrate Sam's first year with the Costas family and her adoption of Samantha, Ryan Baldwin arrives. Ryan, a lawyer from Boston, was searching for his sister Faith who ran away from home. He could only find that his sister was dead and left behind a daughter. Ryan then started searching for his niece, finally tracking her down in New Jersey. He arrives at the Costas home to "save" Sam and bring her back to Boston to be with family. Since Ryan is Sam's blood relative, he is able to be a part of Sam's life even though the Costas' object. They don't want to lose Sam after being so close to adopting her, and are now shattered. As they all try to find common ground, Sam's life is suddenly threatened. Working together, Zoe and Ryan protect her while attempting to solve the mystery of Faith's now suspicious disappearance. Through all the problems Zoe and Ryan are falling for each other, there is a natural chemistry between them. They might be very different people and Zoe knows opposites attract, but she isn't sure it's enough to make things work. How can Ryan take Samantha away from a family that truly loves her? Summer Lovin' is a fabulous story! Mystery, passion, desire and family quarrels. Ms. Phillips is a wonderful storyteller which she demonstrated in this story. I really enjoyed reading this book and had trouble putting it down. This is a great book with plenty of romance. I recommend this book to other readers. It makes for a wonderful, light easy beach read in summer. I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.

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