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Moonlight and Margaritas
by
Cindy Stark (Goodreads Author)
She wants tonight…
Elena Porter is off to Cabo San Lucas in search of excitement. Her business is blooming, and she's dumped her controlling ex-husband. An island fling is just what she needs to start living again.
He wants forever…
Joe Stephens escaped his stifling corporate lifestyle, preferring to spend his days as a dive instructor. He thinks the sun, senoritas and cervez...more
Elena Porter is off to Cabo San Lucas in search of excitement. Her business is blooming, and she's dumped her controlling ex-husband. An island fling is just what she needs to start living again.
He wants forever…
Joe Stephens escaped his stifling corporate lifestyle, preferring to spend his days as a dive instructor. He thinks the sun, senoritas and cervez...more
Kindle Edition, 1st Edition, 252 pages
Published
February 25th 2012
by Cindy Nielsen
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This book deserves 3.25 stars. This is about Elena who goes to Cabo on vacation to give herself a break from her life. She meets Joe and they decide to have a whirlwind romance during her stay in Cabo. However, Joe starts to fall for her and he tries to make her realize they belong together. I thought this was a cute story. It was your typical guy chases after the girl type of story...first guy says he doesn't want a relationship, then he realizes he does but the girl doesn't want a commitment b...more
Elena is getting her life back on track after coming out from the shadow of her former husband. She has worked hard to establish her own business and heads to Cabo with her best friend for a break and some fun.
Joe is taking a break from his family business and has decided it is time to have some fun also.
Joe and Elena have some great chemistry and the author does a great job of making their romance develop quickly while being believable.
I have to say that Joe was a sweetheart with Elena and I...more
Joe is taking a break from his family business and has decided it is time to have some fun also.
Joe and Elena have some great chemistry and the author does a great job of making their romance develop quickly while being believable.
I have to say that Joe was a sweetheart with Elena and I...more
As someone who works in Carmel, I got a kick out of it being part of the setting. I thought I must have misread It the first few times. Anyway, the author did a good job really relaying what a beautiful place it is to live. I also just got PADI certified, and this book makes me want to check out Cabo as a dive site. Seeing a whale shark would be great.
Plot-wise, it was pretty obvious what was going to happen in the first few pages. I could identify with Elena and definitely have a few friends wh...more
Plot-wise, it was pretty obvious what was going to happen in the first few pages. I could identify with Elena and definitely have a few friends wh...more
I thoroughly enjoyed the story of Joe and Elena.
While on vacation in Cabo they meet and sparks fly pretty quickly. Everything flowed well and I never once thought they moved too fast.
Perfect for each other Joe was rather relentless. While I can understand Elena and her thought process, there were still some "wtf" moments.
I felt like the ending was a little rushed but it honestly did not take away any of the good vibes I had with these two.
If Cindy Stark decided to continue with their story I...more
While on vacation in Cabo they meet and sparks fly pretty quickly. Everything flowed well and I never once thought they moved too fast.
Perfect for each other Joe was rather relentless. While I can understand Elena and her thought process, there were still some "wtf" moments.
I felt like the ending was a little rushed but it honestly did not take away any of the good vibes I had with these two.
If Cindy Stark decided to continue with their story I...more
I bought this book many months ago when it was on sale or free, read the first few pages then started reading something else that I thought was better at the time. I picked it back up again this week needing a book vacation and boy did I ever get one! I loved Elena and Joe and their story! Being a single gal, not looking for a relationship I could totally relate to no strings attached! Makes me want to go to Cabo! Loved how the story played out! Highly recommend!
I wavered between 3 and 4 stars for this one, but finally settled on 4 because I really like this author's writing style. Although the story was fairly light and the conclusion predictable (it's a romance after all) I found myself interested in the characters and what happened to them. I cheered as they came to their inevitable self-discovery and found their HEA. This is the second work of Ms. Stark's that I've read and I'll certainly be looking for more!
Loved this book and another freebie that I would of quite happily paid for, another H and H that is middle aged...bearing in mind my romance addiction at the moment this ticked all the right boxes, was a lovely story about two people who only wanted a holiday romance but ended up falling hopelessly in love with each other, tried to fight it, tried to keep apart..lovely smiley face making story!!
An easy and relaxing read. A very sweet romance taking place in Cabo San Lucas, and the characters were very likable. You can feel the attraction between Joe and Elena.
You should read this book if you are looking for something relaxing that doesn't take very much time.
I enjoyed it very much.
You should read this book if you are looking for something relaxing that doesn't take very much time.
I enjoyed it very much.
Elena decides to take a vacation and "live it up." She meets Joe. Romance ensues. The relationship is fiery and then ended. He seeks her out in Carmel. Eventually, she realizes the relationship is meant to be. It is a "sizzler." If you want a quick moving romance this is it.
This romance novel was a recommendation via Book-Hub digitally. This was the first romance novel I had read in a long time. But, the two main characters make it sizzle. So, if you are looking for a fun and hot romance novel...this one will do that!
The best thing about this book for me was that the lead characters were mature adults in the older 30's who were decent people. Fairly average story, fairly predictable, but pleasing overall. It is nice to read a romance novel that isn't about teenager/20's problems.
This book is an easy read and really makes you connect with the characters and cheer them on! It would be a perfect beach read! Would totally recommend it to a friend and I couldn't beat the price! Free on my Kindle fire :)
3.5 stars. Very enjoyable story especially for a freebie from Amazon. Had some moments that could be shortened and others lengthened but over all it was a nice read. And I really enjoyed the dialogue. It was well done.
Good story, liked the writing style. A little too much back and forth about should I or shouldn't I and I don't trust anymore. But generally very likable, good characters.
Mar 30, 2013
Black Butterfly
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
ADULTS
Recommended to Black Butterfly by:
AMAZON
Shelves:
romance
A SWEET ANGST FILLED ROMANCE STORY. KIND OF PREDICTABLE BUT CUTE ANYWAY. BUT MOST ROMANCE BOOKS ARE, THATS REALLY WHY WE READ THEM ISN'T IT? NICE COVER AND TITLE, SEXY LIKE THE STORY.
Great book! Love Joe and Elena and hope to have more books about them in the future. I love this new author that I discovered! Will be reading more from her!
A pretty good love story but not the hot steamy kind of romance that melts your kindle.No swoon worth characters but enough to keep you interested.
This was a good read. It wasn't one of the more heart racing ones I have read lately but the story was nice and the characters were realistic.
This was a good story especially to be a freebee from Amazon. It is much light than what I have been currently reading but it was nice.
Quick easy read. I had these characters pictured in my mind to be older and more mature than the cover makes them out to be.
A wuzzy heroine and her annoying sidekick. Not even good smut. Boring. I couldn't finish it. Life is too short.
I was expecting a cheesy grocery story romance novel but was pleasantly surprised! I really enjoyed it.
It was short read ... I enjoyed it while my son was playing in his pool ...
More substance than I expected. It actually turned out to be good.
It was an enjoyable read; nothing exciting. Somewhat predictable.
*** entertaining. Cheesy. Not my favorite but I liked it.
Cute story and then the ending just kind of fell flat for me.
I loved this and recommend it to read it
great beach read. loved it. simple and fun.
decent until about 1/4 from the end.
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Jun 21, 2012 06:28am