Book Review - Sunset in Central Park by Sarah Morgan - Blog Tour

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Title: Sunset in Central Park (From Manhattan With Love, Book 2)

Author: Sarah Morgan

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: MIRA

Publication Date: 14th July 2016 

Rating: 5 Stars

True love can be hard to find, even when. It’s been right under your nose all along…

After witnessing the fallout of her parent’s divorce, love has never been a priority for garden designer Frankie Fisher. The only man in her life is her friend Matt–but that’s strictly platonic. If only she found it easier to ignore the way he makes her heart race…

Matt Walker has loved Frankie for years but, has always played it cool. Until he uncovers new depths to the girl he’s known forever, and doesn’t want to wait a moment longer.

Matt knows Frankie has secrets and has buried them deep, but can he persuade her to kiss him under the Manhattan sunset?

What a beautiful story and another masterpiece from the queen of the romantic trilogy. I can't work out whether I liked Frankie and Matt's story more, or the subtle link ins to Puffin Island, that led to me being able to catch up with various characters from the Puffin Island trilogy. 

But as much as its great to catch up with old characters, learning about a whole new romance is always great fun, and I have devoured reading this book. Frankie is the sort of person who thinks she is bad at love, not a fan of sex and generally quite inexperienced, but if I'd had her childhood, I would probably be the same way. She is scared to trust men, and doesn't give her heart to anyone easily, but she has secret feeling for her best friend's brother. 

What was apparent in even the first book of this of this wonderful series, is that Matt clearly has feelings for Frankie, but knowing her as well as he does, he knows if anything was to happen it has to be taken slowly. 

The scenes between Matt and Frankie were initially loaded with double entendre and some fantastic tension, that I could feel the unspoken attraction just jumping off the pages. And when the inevitable happens, the tenderness of the first time, and how Matt treats her is so good to see. 

It was of course great to catch up with Frankie's best friends Eva and Paige, and we also get treated to a storyline involving Matt's co-worker Roxy who is brave and quite remarkable. There is a lot going on in this brilliant book, and at no point was I anything other than enchanted with the storytelling. 

As a huge fan of romance books,  I am always astounded when someone tells me they haven't discovered Sarah Morgan yet, and I urge you, if that is you,  to rectify that as soon as possible, as once you read one, you will be hooked. 

With a mix of great romantic gestures, a fitting first date, some artistic flower arrangements, roof top terrace gardens, Central Park, and even a cameo by Puffin Island, this is another truly stupendous story by this talented author. 

Thank you so much to Cara Frances at MIRA & Netgalley  for this review copy. This was my honest opinion.  

Guest Post - From Manhattan with Love by Sarah Morgan

Happy Easter everyone! I have a special treat for you all today, my queen of the romantic trilogy Sarah Morgan, has a guest post for you all to enjoy.

Sleepless in Manhattan

The first book in Sarah Morgan’s brand new 

From Manhattan with Love series!

SLEEPLESS IN MANHATTAN is the first book in a trilogy about three best friends. Paige, Frankie and Eva work together for an events company in Manhattan. Life seems to be going their way - until the day they lose their jobs. With no warning, they’re out of work. Reeling with shock, they look for a solution and decide they’re not going to put their future in anyone else’s hands again. They each have their own specific talents, so they decide to combine them and form their own company, Urban Genie (‘your wish is our command’) offering event and concierge services for people who are cash rich and time poor. As they tackle this new challenge, the three friends discover that sometimes the worst thing that happens to you can turn out to be the best…!

I absolutely adored writing this series – New York is one of my favourite places in the world, I love how energetic, romantic and iconic it is, and I’m so excited to be writing a whole trilogy set there! So I did a lot of research. By which I mean I spent a lot of time on Pinterest (obviously!), Instagram (of course!) and even had a ‘research’ trip to New York in the summer. It’s a hard job, but someone has to do it…! 

Each book follows one of the girls as they work through setting up Urban Genie and navigate life in the hustle and bustle of Manhattan. And of course it wouldn’t be a true New York fairy tale if there wasn’t a little falling in love along the way!

In Sleepless in Manhattan we meet Paige – cool, competent, brave and completely hung up on Jake Romano, her brother Matt’s best friend. Paige and Jake met when they were teenagers and she immediately fell for his rough exterior and hidden nurturing side. Now both adults and forced to work together on setting up Urban Genie, Paige and Matt can barely stop the attraction from flowing between them  - it is positively electric! 

Sunset in Central Park is out in July and features tough cookie Frankie and Paige’s brother Matt. Frankie has dealt with her mother’s rollercoaster romances all her life and it’s made her quite reluctant to love. Matt has always been the only man she feels she can trust – but he’s always wanted more. I can’t wait for you to see how their story develops on top of gorgeous New York rooftops. It’s seriously romantic!

And speaking of romantic, bubbly and ever the optimist Eva rounds out our trio of Manhattan girls. She’s the best friend who is always there to cheer you up, bring over some ice cream, and force you to watch your favourite romcom until the tears subside. She knows true love exists – but it is taking its sweet time to find her! In Miracle on 5th Avenue, Eva meets surly-yet gorgeous Lucas in what is a true holiday romance.

I really hope you enjoy this new trilogy! For all your New York inspiration, visit my Pinterest and Instagram pages. And don’t forget your copy of Sleepless in Manhattan, out now!

Thank you so much for coming over to Rachel's Random Reads today Sarah, I absolutely loved Sleepless in Mahattan and this is just making me very excited for the next books in the series. I am of course completely envious of your research trip, and if you ever need an assistant on a future trip, I would like to volunteer my services.

I hope everyone has a very Happy Easter, and doesn't get too ill from all the chocolate!