However, the real story is about how Annie comes to terms with her past, her present and her future. There is a sweet romance between Annie and John, a Montana cowboy and bookworm who has bought an independent bookstore near Santa Cruz as a change of pace after his wife dies. Although billed as a romance, it's really more women's fiction with strong romantic elements. (Warning: This story is an abuse survivor romance and may trigger people who have suffered.)Ĭalifornia Sunset is a quiet, lovely book. If you enjoy women’s fiction with romantic elements, you’ll enjoy this book.īuy California Sunset, the first book in the California Romance Series, and settle down for a comfortable read.

Being attracted to a spunky woman with control issues is not on his to-do list.Ĭalifornia Sunset is a story about two people facing real life issues who must earn their chance at love. Now he has to make it a success in spite of a recession while settling himself and his horse into a region full of traffic and people. Widower John Johnson has escaped Montana memories of a deceased wife and betraying girlfriend by buying an independent bookstore in California. Does she need to move somewhere else to give her son the future she wants him to have? A recession has made jobs in the Silicon Valley hard to find-especially for a woman in technology. It’s the only home her 15-year-old son David has ever known and his father lives there, but she needs a high-paying job to maintain their lifestyle. Will life ease up enough to give them a chance to fall in love in this California coast romance?Īs a divorced mother, Annie Gerhard’s friends and social life are enmeshed with the California coast. He’s a widower from Montana who’s looking for a new start revitalizing the iconic Ocean Reads bookstore. She’s a single parent of a teenage son who’s just lost her high-paying technology position in Silicon Valley.

California Sunset by Casey Dawes