Sweet Home Carolina

Sweet Home Carolina by Kim Boykin

Darcy Vance has sunk just about everything she has into buying and renovating a former brothel in order to open her very own Bed and Breakfast.  Unfortunately, Mimosa House comes with an embarrassing history to the Bloom Family, who just happens to run the Historical Society Board, and control the Historical Home Tours.  Without being on the Home Tour Mimosa House has virtually no chance of attracting customers...or making money.

Trent Mauldin has just lost his PGA Tour card after failing to recover from a second shoulder surgery.  Coming home to work for his father wasn't his preference, but he soon realizes that it's a lot more complicated than he ever could have thought.  Big Jack's new resort and golf course might be outside of Magnolia Bay, but the entrance isn't.  Now Trent's loyalties are being torn in three: the Bloom Family, to whom he belongs on his mother's side; his father, for whom he works; and the cute redheaded B&B owner, whom he might actually be falling in love with.

This book was a gut punching, emotional roller coaster that I wanted to get off one minute, and ride it out the next.  At one point I wanted to laugh, cry, cheer, and throw-up all at once.  I swear that the author was looking for ways to torture Darcy over and over again.  I wasn't sure a happy ever after was even possible toward the end.  The fact that the ending was pulled off was so impressive I actually did cry...with relief.

Overall, this story was so extraordinarily told I will recommend it to everyone I see.

Warning: the author writes in "first person perspective" for the heroine.  It takes a bit to switch back and forth, but it doesn't take away from the story.  There are a few typos that are noticeable, but again, unless you are a grammar Nazi, it doesn't take away from the story.

Ratings:

(1=unacceptable, 2=poor, 3=acceptable, 4=good, 5=excellent)

Continuity/Flow – 5

Sex – 4 

Language – 3

Storyline – 5

Overall – 5