The Best Goodbye by Abbi Glines
the Best Goodbye
ABBI GLINES.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Abbi Glines comes the next sizzling novel in the Rosemary Beach series, featuring well-known playboy and Blaire’s half brother, Captain.
“The look on Rose’s face had screamed that she was hiding something. Hell, she’d practically run away from me. There was something to that. I knew there was . . . “
After ten years in the employ of a mysterious crime boss, River “Captain” Kipling is ready to leave his sordid past—and his cover occupation as an upscale restaurateur—behind him. The only thing standing in the way of his “retirement” is his commitment to launch a new restaurant in the resort town of Rosemary Beach. With his sister, Blaire, nearby, Captain can delay his dream of running a humble bar on the waterfront, but the unwanted attentions of his head server, Elle, have him itching to get out.
Until he notices Rose Henderson, the new server at the restaurant. All he knows about the pretty redhead with the cute glasses is that she’s a hardworking single mom from Oklahoma. But there’s something overly familiar about her laugh…something strange about the way she looks at Captain…
GUEST REVIEWER ~~ STEPHANIE’S 4.5 STAR REVIEW
The Best Goodbye is lucky 13 in the AbbiGlines “Rosemary Beach” Series. The book features Blaire’s half-brother,“Captain” River Kipling. We first met Captain in Forever Too Far whenBlaire discovers that she has a sibling from a relationship her dad had priorto her mom. Her mom had searched for Blaire’s half sibling but nothing wasfound until after she had passed away. Captain also makes an appearance inWhen I’m Back, working in Texas and having a mysterious connection toReese.
Captain is now back in Rosemary Beach to open a newrestaurant. After it opens his commitments will be over and he can ‘sail offinto the sunset’ like he wants to. Captain is an Alpha. He’s direct, hard& untouchable. He never lets any woman get too close. When they do, he cutsthem loose. In the beginning all I could think was “what a jerk!”. As the storyprogresses we get to see flashbacks of Captain, when he was a teenager namedRiver. This gave me an insight as to why he acted the way he did, who he was,and who he became. The anguish and despair of his youth made him who he istoday. I found that he redeemed himself.
Rose is a newly hired server from Oklahoma. She is asingle mom. Rose is a petite spit fire! She’s strong, loyal, and loving. Hergoal is to make her daughter’s dreams come true. Her daughter Franny is a sweet,funny, and carefree 9 year old. She is the spitting image of Rose with theexception of her tanned skin tone. Franny is adorable, full of energy andquestions. She is wise beyond her years for a 9 year old.
So, I have to say I was a bit nervous going into thisbook. Captain was not really a major character and I wasn’t sure how his storywould connect with the Rosemary Beach Series. There is also an odd Nan mentionwhich I think is the lead-in to her book coming out in 2016.
The Best Goodbye is classic Abbi Glines. It is told smoothly from Captain &Rose’s alternating POV’s and fits well in the Rosemary Beach story tellingstyle. The story mostly focused on Captain and Rose with flashbacks of theirlives prior to Rosemary Beach. These flashbacks filled in the blanksand let us see who they are today. The Nan reference definitely piqued mycuriosity. It was great to see Blaire, Mason, and Reese make an appearancein this book! It felt good to revisit Rosemary Beach again. I enjoyed thebook and if you are up to some good old fashion Abbi Glines story telling thenyou too will enjoy this story.
4.5 stars!
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THE BEST GOODBYE by Abbi Glines
Atria Books | 256 pages | ISBN 9781501115318, $16.00 | December 1, 2015 | eBook ISBN: 9781501115387, $7.99
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Abbi Glines is the New York Times, USA TODAY, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Rosemary Beach, Field Party, Sea Breeze, Vincent Boys, and Existence series. A devoted book lover, Abbi lives with her family in Alabama. She maintains a Twitter addiction at @AbbiGlines and can also be found at Facebook.com/AbbiGlinesAuthor and AbbiGlines.com.
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THE BEST GOODBYE by Abbi Glines
Atria Books | 256 pages | ISBN 9781501115318, $16.00 | December 1, 2015 | eBook ISBN: 9781501115387, $7.99
