This is a good book. The two main characters are Kara and Danny. They have known each other all their lives. Kara is a photographer and Danny is a marine mechanic. Kara lost her job in New York City, so she returns to her hometown. Danny is divorced and a father. There is still a mutual connection. They each have issues but together they work them out and fall in love.

Enjoyed this sweet story. I really enjoyed the story line. I wanted to stay in Waverley Lake! A nice fast beach read!

A lovely sweet clean small town, second chance romance story. A meddling parent 10 years ago led to Danny and Kara moving on without each other. When Kara returns as a fiancé and finds Danny now a divorcee with a daughter, feelings return and they finally get their prom night. Ditching the reprehensible Marcus they create their own HEA

Second chances, single dad, opposites attract story between Kara and Danny Bennett. These two met in high school. Opposites, the jock and the smart girl, she tutored Danny and they had somewhat of a secret relationship but ended having a falling out which resulted in Kara leaving town and not giving Danny a chance to explain. Fast forward years later, circumstances have brought her back home and guess who lives next door to her parents???? Yes, you guessed it, her ex, Danny. But she's only home temporarily and she is engaged. Will she be happy back in a small town or miss the big city?

I liked the story, I liked how his daughter connected with Kara. I liked the way Danny really truly feels so much with Kara but does he even have a shot with her? I had a hard time connecting with Kara, I wish I felt more chemistry between these two. I don't know if I can explain it, but I know there is chemistry, I just couldn't feel it, it didn't give me butterflies or anticipation. I was rooting for them to finally figure it out though, they really needed to put the past aside and see if their future together was meant to be. 3.5 for me.

QOTD: Have you ever had a tutor/tutored?
My A: Yes! I tutored middle school children in reading and writing my senior year of high school!
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Is there anything better than a book totally blowing away your expectations?! I snagged this book off of NetGalley, intrigued by the second chance, small town plot and stayed for the amazing characters! I loved everything about this book, from the photography aspects, to the yachting, to the family connections and the love. This is such a feel good story, you won't be able to put it down. Danny, Hannah and Kara make such a sweet family that you can't help but root for them on their way getting there.
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BLURB:
Kara Carter has her future set—the right photography job, the perfect reliable boyfriend, and her own apartment in New York, until one morning changes it all. She has no choice but to move back home to Waverly Lake, North Carolina, a town she had sworn off for ten years.

It's one thing to return as a failure, it's another to find her neighbor is the one and only Danny Bennett, the boy who broke her heart senior year of high school.

As Kara helps with the family's furniture business—and steers clear of Danny—she is pressured into teaming up with her dad for the Annual Waverly Lake Regatta. But when her dad's accident results in forfeiting his sailing team slot, no one in Waverly Lake can forgive her past—except Danny.

Danny Bennett, now a single father of seven-year-old daughter Hannah, can't help but be drawn to Kara. When he offers to help Kara race in the regatta, little does he know how the woman who stole his heart long ago will change the way he sees family, love, and parenting a child with autism.

Can these high school sweethearts sail through the pain of the past?

Small towns. Second chance romance. Cute kids. These are all themes that I find I really enjoy in a good story, and so when I read the blurb for Waverly Lake, I definitely felt like it would be right up my alley.

Right from the start I was drawn into this story. I enjoyed Kara and Danny's characters, and thought the chemistry between them was really great. It was rather fast paced, and kept me intrigued every step of the way. Perhaps a little predictable at points, but personally I don't mind that in a nice romance like this one. As a parent to a child on the spectrum, I'm always a little leary about how characters with ASD are portrayed, but I felt the author did a really nice job in this one too. Overall, I found this to be a very quick and enjoyable read.

Because I do typically review primarily review Christian fiction, I will note that this does not fall into that genre. It was a very clean read-- a few kisses but nothing beyond that. It did have very minimal language (around three uses, I believe but nothing over the top) and mention of a same sex couple and very brief mentions of potentially living together before marriage. Personally, I didn't feel like this affected my enjoyment of the story, but again because I do generally review Christian books, I want to be clear on what to expect before reading for those who might be bothered by these mentions.

** I received a complimentary copy for consideration. All thoughts are my own.

Thank you NetGalley and Mary Shotwell for the ARC of Waverly Lake. This is my personal review.
I loved the setting of the story in Wavery Lake North Carolina. It was the perfect backdrop for this small town second chance at love story.
Danny and Kara have history together, but life took them in different directions. Then Kara had a morning that she never imagined and she ended up moving back home. She had made a promise to never return home but that is exactly where is landed.
Danny is still there living, and he is now a single dad with a seven-year-old daughter.
Events happened and they were tossed back together when Kara needed a partner foe a regatta after her dad had an accident and could not participate. Danny offered to step in and help Kara.
This is the first book in the new series Waverly Lake. I am excited to read the next book in this series.

Sweet and charming second chance romance. Lots of issues from the past are revealed and resolved. A young girl adds heart to the tale. I am eager to read the next one in this new series. Thanks to the publisher for providing a copy via NetGalley.