Barefoot at Moonrise by Roxanne St Claire (Edited review)

Barefoot at Moonrise

by Roxanne St Claire

This is book two of the Timeless series.
What a great idea for a series of grown ups falling

in love. Really, love stories are wonderful. But when

they are in my age group. They have been around

the block. They know whats what. And they know about

falling in love.

So Beth Endicott grew up on the right side of the tracks.

In a well off family. With a very domineering father.

As a result, Beth has made her own way. Started her

own business and is making it successful herself. Not the

easy way. None of her adult life has been the easy way.
Not since high school when her boyfriend broke up with

her using cruel words and blame . Then an unhappy marriage.

A harsh miscarriage. The horrible divorce.
And now, she is at her high school reunion.

Ken Cavanaugh is the boyfriend that destroyed Beth in high

school with his horrible break up. His beloved father was killed

at a construction site owned by Beths father. Ken has spent his

life blaming Mr Cavanaugh. He has not been about to let go of

the hatred. While he is satisfied with his life as a fireman and

paramedic, he knows he is missing something. That family

life. Then he sees Beth at the high school reunion. It's his

chance to apologize to her. For the terrible way her treated

her back then. But it only takes a short second to realize he is

still in love with her.

"She looked away and gnawed on her lower

lip. "I have....baggage," she finally said.
"Who doesn't? At our age, if we didn't

have baggage, we wouldn't have lived. We

can unpack it together."

Can they get over the past? Beth is Miss Independent. Beths father and

first husband taught her to never let anyone have any power over her

life or feelings. Can they get past all the hate and secrets? Can Beth let

herself love again? How can they have a relationship if Ken

can't be in the same room with her father?

"...spotted a pair of red and white high heels

tucked by the stairs the led to the sand.
He couldn't help smiling, because, hell,

this was better than Cinderella.
All he had to do was follow the footprints

in the sand."

I liked this story from the beginning. But at 23%, I fell

head over heels in love with it. Its not unusual for me

to weep a little here and there during a good love story.

But it is unusual for me to be surprised. It is unusual for

me to laugh out loud as I am crying. And it is very

unusual for me to finish a book in just over one day.

I highly recommend Barefoot at Moonrise. It caught

me completely off guard. I have enjoyed reading

Roxanne St Claire before. I loved book one of this

series. But I did not expect the deep feelings this

story caught up in me.

 

I am adding to my original review as I just finished

listening to Barefoot at Moonrise in audio form.

Oh my gosh, fabulous. I truly loved this story.

Easily my favorite Roxanne St Claire story. Period.

And it is wonderful either way. Reading or listening!

The narrator is wonderful. His name is BJ Harrison.

I prefer male narration in romance stories.

I highly recommend giving this one a try.

Completely enjoyed listening to this story after I

loved reading it so much too.

 

I was given my copy of this book in exchange

for an honest review.
Review by Lisa Hutson