The Matchmaker and The Marine A Later in Life Seaside Romance: Sunsets of New England

Lucinda Race

Mar 2020 · MC Two Press

About this ebook

She vowed never to love again.

His time in the Marines cost him more than he had expected.

Can a seaside town, undeniable chemistry, and a leap of faith give them a second chance?

Widowed matchmaker Melinda Phillips helps others find lasting love in her charming New England seaside town. Creating happy endings for her clients gives her purpose—and keeps her own lonely heart safely guarded. After losing her husband, she vowed never to risk her heart again. But when she literally falls into the arms of a handsome Marine at a client’s wedding, sparks fly and her carefully ordered world begins to shift.

Marine Veteran Adam Bell has always lived by honor, duty, and sacrifice. But his military service left scars—both visible and unseen—and the painful end of a past relationship convinced him that love isn’t meant for him. Still, an unexpected encounter with the warm, compassionate matchmaker makes him wonder whether he gave up on love too soon.

Determined to move forward, Adam hires Melinda to help him find the perfect woman. But as their slow-burn friendship deepens in this heartfelt small-town military romance, Melinda realizes the woman she’s been searching for on his behalf might be herself—and she’s rarely wrong about matters of the heart. Still, fear holds her back, so she keeps searching for someone else to give him the happiness she believes he deserves.

As past wounds resurface and fears threaten to pull them apart, Melinda and Adam must decide if they’re brave enough to trust again.

In this emotional New England seaside romance, two guarded hearts discover that love may be the greatest leap of faith of all.

Ratings and reviews

This is a Second Chance Romance and it is Melinda and Adam's Story and it is definitely a must read. Melinda is a successful matchmaker and even though her husband has died she still believes in love and helps other's find there perfect match. Adam is a ex marine and she to what he suffered on his last four but being alone all the time makes it difficult to move forward and even though he wants to find that special someone he is still worried about getting his heart broken again. Melinda and Adam had both suffered loss but of a different kind and they have baggage and secrets but they find friendship in each other even though they are vulnerable because of what they had both been through but can it eventually turn into love. This is a beautiful second chance story about love, loss, friendship and being ready to take a chance on love and I absolutely loved it and I couldn't put it down as the characters and storyline pulled you in and it was written so well and totally engaging that you have to keep turning the pages to see what would happen next and I definitely recommend you read this book and others by Lucinda Race who is an amazing author and writer and her books are definitely worth reading. I Voluntarily Reviewed a copy of this book

About the author

Award winning author Lucinda Race writes about family, love and happily ever afters. 

Award-winning author Lucinda Race is a lifelong fan of romantic fiction. As a young girl, she spent hours reading romance novels and getting lost in the hope they represent. While her friends dreamed of becoming doctors and engineers, her dreams were to become a writer—a romance novelist.

As life twisted and turned, she found herself writing nonfiction but longed to turn to her true passion. After developing the storyline for The Loudon Series, it was time to start living her dream. Her fingers practically fly over computer keys as she weaves stories about strong women and the men who love them. 

Lucinda lives with her husband and their two little dogs, a miniature long hair dachshund and a shitzu mix rescue, in the rolling hills of western Massachusetts. When she's not at her day job, she’s immersed in her fictional worlds. And if she’s not writing romance novels, she’s reading everything she can get her hands on. It’s too bad her husband doesn’t cook, but a very good thing he loves takeout. 

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