Can't take my eyes off you (summer lake #2) review

Can't Take My Eyes Off of You by Bella Andre

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Can’t Take My Eyes Off You (*reprint see below) is the second book in the Summer Lake spinoff of the Sullivan series by Bella Andre. I’ve had this book on my kindle for a while but just got around to finishing it. I have been a fan of Bella Andre for a few years but this novel (as with book 1) left me wondering if it was the same author.

The main characters are Christie Hayden and Liam Kane. Christie we’ve met in a few previous books and Liam is the brother of Wesley Kane (Christie’s fiancé) who’s been mentioned in a few previous books as well.

Christie Hayden came to Summer Lake with her boyfriend now fiancé Wes to help run the Summer Lake Inn that he owned. 3 weeks before this novel starts Wes and Christie decide they aren’t meant to be married and agree to remain friends. Wes leaves Summer Lake unexpectedly and leaves Christie to face their family and friends alone. Until Liam arrives for the now canceled wedding and turns her world upside down.

Liam Kane has made it a mission to stay away from Summer Lake for the past 20 years. Ever since that fateful night his life changed forever. He walks into the inn for his brothers wedding rehearsal and is knocked off his feet by a gorgeous woman in tears. He quickly comes to find it is his little brother’s ex-fiance and tries to push back his feelings.

With all the secrets the Kane family is hiding, will Liam and Christie be able to make it work?

After reading all the Sullivan series books, this Summer Lake spin off (Book 1 and 2) both felt removed from the writing style of Bella Andre I've come to know and love. After a little investigation I found that this is actually a reprint (and slight rewrite) of a book written by Bella Andre as Bella Riley titled With This Kiss (Emerald Lake #2). Without having read either Emerald Lake novels I feel like this explains why I felt so disconnected with this book. Although I liked it overall I felt it didn’t pull me in totally like all the other Sullivan books had. The writing style was definitely different for me with flashbacks and abrupt story line changes that left me scratching my head at times.





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