The Friendship Pact by Jill Shalvis

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The Friendship Pact, book two in the Sunrise Cove series, is no exception to the fact that every time I read a book by Jill Shalvis I fall in love with the characters she creates.This story exemplifies Shalvis’ sense of humor, the personalities she gifts unto her characters, allowing the reader to connect with each of them. This amazing story is about how the past, family, and friends can affect our present and how hard it is to open up and faith in others again; even love again.

This is a second chance, emotional romance about two broken people, who need each other as much as they don’t believe they need each other. Riggs Copeland came from a tough home life and then became a Marine for years, while Tae Holmes, grew up, with her teenage mother and no father; taking care of her mother more than her mother took care of Tae. April has a role in this story, one that can affect the outcome of Tae’s search for her dad and her relationship with Riggs. Tae and Riggs, had their own demons, that they effectively used as a shield to protect them from emotional entanglements, especially in their adult lives. Tae and Riggs each saw something in the other that makes them want to lower those shields to see what could come of actually letting someone in on a deeper level. Being able to find someone who was able to see past the devil-may-care attitudes to the real person underneath; finding ways to validate and help heal each other, as well as themselves.

 

Once again Ms. Shalvis delivers a sweet, lovable story. Tae and Riggs need each other almost as much as Tae needed to build a relationship with her father and it becomes the perfect life for them, living in Sunshine Cove. The passion, the snark, the laugh-out-loud moments, the tears, the difficult situations, the pain, the memories, are all handled with a sense of empathy or compassion so the reader falls more in love with the characters and the story.  I highly recommend The Friendship Pact to other readers and look forward to what’s next in this series.

 

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.