Her head doesn't remember him…
…but her heart does!
Marine biologist Meena isn't prepared for the jolt of
recognition when she meets tycoon Guy Williams while working on development
plans for his luxury island resort. Years ago they had a whirlwind fling, but
afterward an accident stole Meena's memories -- and much more. She's been
searching for answers ever since. Could Guy be the missing piece to her past
and her future -- if she's willing to risk her heart again?
Good book. The story opens as Meena lays on the beach,
contemplating the environmental impact study she has to do for the man who
wants to build a resort on her beloved Le Bijou island. She's also thinking about
her frustration over her memory loss. Seven years earlier she was in a
devastating car accident that wiped her memories and took her years to recover
from. Something that haunts her is the knowledge that she had a serious
boyfriend, but she remembers nothing about him. When she meets Guy Williams,
new owner of the island and real estate developer, something about him feels
familiar, even though he claims they've never met.
Guy can't believe that it's Meena lying on the beach,
just like the last time he saw her. He was devastated when she didn't follow
through on their plans and come to Australia. He spent years thinking about her
and wondering what went wrong. With the success of his business, he hardened his
heart, bought the island, and planned to change its character so drastically
that it would be impossible to remember the way it was.
I ached for both Meena and Guy. Meena's frustration over
her memory loss and her inability to move on with her life made her day to day
life sometimes hard to face. I liked her determination to protect the island
however she had to do it. She knew that the resort would irrevocably change it,
and she didn't like the idea at all. She was looking for any reason to deny Guy
his permits. Guy's life has not been a happy one. I hurt for him when he
remembered how his parents thought he was worthless, and how his summer with
Meena was the happiest he could remember being. Now when he thinks back to the
old Meena, he knows she would detest the man he turned into.
I enjoyed the development of Guy and Meena's
relationship. Even though he knew he should stay away from her, Guy was as
drawn to her now as he was in the past. I liked seeing Meena show Guy the changes
that have already happened to the island and the surrounding waters. Meena can
feel the connection between them, even though she doesn't understand it at
first. Spending time with Meena reminds Guy of the way things used to be. I
liked that Guy eventually confessed the truth of their past to Meena because their
feelings for each other had never died. I liked that Guy told her everything
he'd been through, and the effects on him. He felt that she had to know the
truth of who and what he'd become. It took a while, but Meena had to learn to
accept Guy for the man he is because she has no memory of the man he was. There
were some sweet scenes between them as they got to know each other again. But
would the welfare of the island come between them, or was there a way to
satisfy both of them? The ending was especially emotional, with both Meena and
Guy exposing their vulnerabilities. I loved seeing how it all worked out.
One of the things I enjoyed most was the look at the
environmental aspects. I was fascinated by the idea of rejuvenating the coral
reef and intrigued by the descriptions of how it was done.
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