PASSION ON PARK AVENUE

Awesome

Three and a half stars.Three women meet in Central Park, Naomi Powell, self made millionaire has just found out that her new friend with benefits is married, how did she find our? His obituary. On her way to the funeral she chickens out only to strike up a conversation with what turns out to be her lover's wife, and shortly afterwards his girlfriend of over a year. Bonding over their bad taste in men they vow to help each other find true love.Naomi had a hard life growing up after her mother was kicked out of her housekeeping job in one of the swanky apartments on Park Avenue, without references she found it impossible to get another housekeeping job and the two of them had to sleep rough for a while. She has never forgiven the Cunningham family who sacked her mother for the lies they told and their inhumanity.Through a twist of fate Naomi finds that she has applied for an apartment in that very same apartment building, at first she wants nothing to do with it but when Oliver Cunningham interviews her she suddenly wants to get some closure by confronting the Cunninghams once and for all.Oliver Cunningham's life has changed drastically since he was a boy, he rejected his family career to pursue architecture and did everything he could to avoid his manipulative, cheating father. But after his mother died his father fell prey to dementia and now Oliver has to share the care for his wayward and forgetful father with a nurse. He doesn't understand why the beautiful redhead wants to live in his stuffy apartment building, or why she seems to dislike him on sight, but he finds her feisty and intriguing.I liked this but I didn't love it, three days after reading it I could barely remember the characters or the plot. Pleasant enough beach reading but doesn't have the memorable characters of some of her other novels.

I love this book! I always expect cheesy and predictable storylines when I read romance but, although still fairly predictable (come on, we read these books because we do want a happy ending), I wasn't bored one bit as I read this. I found myself smiling along a lot, which is always a good thing. As a protagonist, Naomi is a good blend of strong and vulnerable, something I don't find in a lot of books in the same genre. I'm definitely filing the next books in the series in my TBR folder.

I’ve been looking forward to this new book series from Lauren Layne and whilst I enjoyed this book, it was more pass the time, than a fully invested, can’t put it down read. I didn’t fully believe in the romance between Naomi and Oliver they were a little luke warm. I also didn’t like the identity secret plot especially it somehow felt especially deceptive given his father was ill. That said I will still read the next book as I do usually enjoy them.

Really enjoyed this book.three women who become friends in unusual circumstances who can be funny ,flirty and sassy at times throw romance into the mixture and you have a light easy to read and enjoyable romance.Highly recommend.

Loved it a different approach to the other books but one that nips and Tucks at your heart heartstrings emotional when it comes to family but love prevails and love the Anne green gables blast from the past love the book