Barbara McMahon has a way of writing stories with such warmth, love & emotion that they draw the reader completely into the story. In Rocky Point Inn, Shannon has hidden herself away & is living a relatively solitary life out of guilt from an incident that happened in her youth. She feels that’s all that she deserves. So when her closest friend & her husband are killed unexpectedly,leaving behind a teenage daughter, Shannon agreed to take care of her temporarily until a family member is found to take over. After all, Kayla deserves better than her.

Shane Remington is high powered bachelor with no entanglements. When he learns his sister & husband have died, he’s determined to take Kayla to a boarding school as soon as possible & resume his busy life. He didn’t count on Shannon hitting his emotions & making him second guess his plans. When his father showed up planning on taking Kayla, he knew his plans had to change. He wasn’t going to let his sister & Jayla down by allowing that to happen.

Rocky Point Inn is a sweet romance that reminds us all to live each day as if it’s your last. Make everything count. Shannon & Shane both battle feelings of guilt for things they had no control over. Life happens. It’s what you do with that second chance that matters. Even though this is book five of the series, it can be read as a stand alone. Each story is self contained & the characters are the same & appear in each other’s stories. ( )