My Rating for Dune Drive: 3.5 Stars
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Chrissie Jenkins always thought she was ugly and not worth
anything in life. So when a handsome guy sweeps her off her feet, she figures
she found her very own prince charming. Except he wasn’t a prince nor charming.
With more courage than she thought, she runs away and hides back on Cannonball
Island and into the arms of her Great Aunt Ruby. Being back home soothes
Chrissie’s soul and battered heart in many ways. But when she meets Jared
Chandler, she finds an honest and sincere man who she becomes friends with.
With her newly rebuilt life moving forward., Chrissie is determined to not fall
for another man if she can help it. But what happens when she helps Jared out
at his family wedding, they see things in one another that they never imagined.
The question is will they embrace what they see in each other or will they
ignore it and have their hearts break?
Mariah Stewart’s Chesapeake Diaries is a fun filled romp
filled with captivating characters, intriguing bits of information about the
locals and the history of Cannonball Island and St. Dennis filling the pages of
DUNE DRIVE. I love this series since
the first book, Coming Home, and was thrilled to see the author move onto the
residents of Cannonball Island that is across the bridge from St. Dennis. The
author does an amazing job in capturing the slow-paced life that makes up
Cannonball Island and the few residents who live there are a treat. I loved
seeing Ruby, the island’s oldest resident and one who cracks me up whenever she
is on the page. Chrissie is hurting and trying to reclaim the person she was
before her life became shattered. What I love the most are the characters in
this series. We meet some new ones and a few old friends from past books. I
love seeing how everyone is doing, what they are up to and all the gossip. The
author does a marvelous job in capturing every character’s individual
personality just perfectly. I like the diverse cast of characters and we got to
see some older folk take center stage at times in the book.
Chrissie still can’t believe she is back on Cannonball
Island. She couldn’t get enough dust behind her when she left. Coming back to
the island to heal her battered heart and soul is just one aspect of Chrissie’s
life now. The other is find out where the girl she was is again. I love Chrissie.
She was hurting and ran to something familiar in this case her Aunt Ruby and
family she has in and around St. Dennis & Cannonball Island. She is quite relatable and is the perfect foil to
Jared Chandler, a salvager who is determined to never fall in love. Except when
these two meets, its pure combustion. The sparks fly between Jared and Chrissie
as they get to know one another as well explore the tiny town of St. Dennis and
Cannonball Island. I love Chrissie and Jared together. They complement one
another, and I found myself rooting for them to have their own happy ever after.
The author captures their attraction perfectly amid the pages of DUNE DRIVE and ramps up the sexual
tension between them just right.
DUNE
DRIVE is a sweet tale of a woman who feels she list herself and
her life and has no idea how strong she really is. With the right amount of
tension, sweet romance and a small town that fairly brims with life, I long to
see for myself what Bling has for the casual shopper, what the flavors of ice
cream are at Scoops and more. If you haven’t read The Chesapeake Diaries
series, I highly recommend you start from the beginning with Coming Home and
just run with it. I love each book and hope the author returns to this quant town
and island.
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