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| New York City – Present Day Holland Davenport is on a journey to discover her beginnings after learning out of the blue that she had a great aunt—who recently died and left her a brownstone in Brooklyn. She knew she’d been adopted but her adopted mother told her that her biological mother was dead and didn’t mention any other relatives who might be alive. Holland plans to clean out the rundown brownstone and then sell it. She arrives and soon runs into her next-door neighbor, Noble Washington. He is friendly and offers to help her in any way he can. How can she turn down the oh-so-handsome man’s offer? She will be there for a few weeks before putting it up for sale, so a friendship with Noble is a nice way to enjoy her time. But she soon learns that her past—specifically the adoption—isn’t what her adoptive mother told her. Holland has always lived under the protective eye of her mother and thought it was time to spread her wings. She has already rented an apartment in South Carolina and taken time off work. But now, as she soon discovers in Brooklyn, her past is murky as she reads through her great aunt’s journals. It’s clear early on while reading the journals that her adoptive mother knew her biological family. Yet, none of this was explained to her, especially why she wasn’t allowed to be in contact with her great aunt. As readers delve further into UNLIKELY NEIGHBORS, they will learn more about what happened and become sympathetic toward Holland. Meanwhile, the friendship with Noble continues. As the story opens, he is relieved of his CEO duties at the startup company he founded because the board wants to go in a different direction. He now feels adrift because he is not sure what he wants to do next, and he feels like a failure because of what happened to his CEO job. Spending time with Holland is a welcome distraction. He wants to take their relationship to the next level. She is more reticent because she is unsure about herself. That overprotectiveness of her mother has kicked in. But they continue to build their friendship. UNLIKELY NEIGHBORS is an intriguing and entertaining tale that will pull readers into the lives of Holland and Noble. They mesh well together and when they decide to have a fling, knowing she is leaving in a few weeks, they let things happen. Yet, as Holland’s life turns into a mixed-up mess due to the things she is discovering about her past, she can’t help but pull away. Will she come to terms as to what she finds? If you love a book about family drama mixed with a sizzling hot romance, then UNLIKLEY NEIGHBORS is the perfect read for you. Patti Fischer |
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UNLIKELY NEIGHBORS – Renee Daniel Flagler