1970S Honorbound Book

Pleasant, contemporary, reunion romance, originally published in 1990 by Harlequin American

When Luke and Jenny first met seven years before, he was in a very difficult place, and Jenny’s emotional support was invaluable to him. Unfortunately, soon after he regained his footing, Jenny broke his heart when she disappeared. In the intervening years, Luke has not once seen or heard from Jenny, until the day she suddenly reappears in his life. He is shocked at the major changes in her. She is no longer the sunny optimist he used to know. In fact, she seems to be struggling emotionally as much he was in the past, and he is determined to offer her the same helping hand she extended to him. He very much hopes that if the two of them spend a weekend together at a friend’s beach house, it will provide Jenny with a chance to heal her wounds and, most of all, for the two of them to rediscover the love that they lost.

Ms. Arnold is an excellent, award-winning writer, who is very skilled in general at writing a classic, dual-point-of-view, HEA romance.

This story is told in two parts, the past relationship of the romantic protagonists, and their reunion in the present. This format is a bit cumbersome, and the story is inevitably a bit dated, given the fact that this novel is 30 years old. But it is quite refreshing that there is no foul language, and there are no crude sex scenes to wade through.

Overall, this is an enjoyable, non-melodramatic, comfort read.

I rate this story as follows:
Heroine: 4 stars
Hero: 3 stars
Romance Plot: 4 stars
Beach Setting: 4 stars
Writing: 4 stars
Overall: 4 stars