Veena’s review of Every Little Thing (Harts Boardwalk Book 2) by Samantha Young
Contemporary Romance published by Berkley 07 Mar 17

Hartwell is a small seaside resort which comes with all the attendant joys and agonies of living in a small town where every one knows your business and gossip runs rampant.  Ms. Young’s writing pulls her readers into becoming personally invested in her characters almost as though we are a member of a family who calls Hart’s Boardwalk their own.

Bailey and Vaughn have been on opposite sides of the fence for so long that it’s become habit.  Now that Bailey is free of her long-term relationship, will things change between them? Vaughn owns a prestigious hotel property on the boardwalk, which he built against the protests led by Bailey.  He enjoys the relationships that he’s formed here, and, despite owning a chain of hotels around the world, is content to spend significant time in Hartwell.  With the beautiful visitors who flock to the town, he continues to indulge his playboy ways, even as sexy Bailey Hartwell calls to his deeper feelings.

Bailey belongs to one of the founding families of the town and runs her family-owned inn on the boardwalk. She originally opposed Vaughn’s hotel because she was convinced it would change the nature of the town and the boardwalk and now continues to oppose him and take jabs at him for appearances, even as she finds him wildly attractive.  When she finds her long-term boyfriend in bed with another younger, sexier model, it’s Vaughn who comes to her rescue in making her feel like the beautiful, sexy woman she is as he shows her what she’s been missing.

As the two of them indulge their sexual chemistry interspersed by daily updates by Bailey at the local coffee shop, the clouds are gathering around Bailey.  Her business is being threatened without and within and Vaughn, with all his protective instincts, seems unable to help her.  And then Bailey is a traditional kind of girl who yearns for the white picket fence that comes with the requisite 2.4 kids, while Vaughn is a commitment phobe.  It’s an interesting ride with some interesting characters coming into play as the two get back on the relationship trail and make it all come together.

Grade:  B

See Sandy M’s review here.

Summary:

The New York Times bestselling author of the On Dublin Street series returns to Hartwell, Delaware—the perfect place to get away from it all, and find what you never knew you needed….

Bailey Hartwell has many reasons to feel content—her successful business, a close circle of friends, and her steady boyfriend…even if their romance feels staid after ten years without a serious commitment. The only challenge in her life comes in the form of sexy businessman Vaughn Tremaine. She thinks the ex-New Yorker acts superior and that he considers her a small-town nobody. But when Bailey’s blindsided by a betrayal, she’s shocked to discover Vaughn is actually a decent guy.

Vaughn admires Bailey’s free spirit, independence, and loyalty. As his passion for her has grown, his antagonism toward her has only worsened. Every little thing Bailey does seduces him. But when Vaughn’s painful emotional past makes him walk away in fear he will hurt her, it opens an old wound in Bailey, and she uncharacteristically retreats.

Once Vaughn begins to realize he’s made the biggest mistake of his life, he has no choice but to fight like he’s never fought before to convince Bailey that the love they’ve found together only comes around once in a lifetime….

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