Daughters of Magpie Cove

   In this blog post, I reviewed Kennedy Kerr’s Daughters of Magpie Cove, the third installment in the Magpie Cove contemporary romance/women's fiction series. This tale deals with family secrets, a second chance for love, and the ties that bind us together. For Connie Christie, her return to her beloved Magpie Cove in Wales had a rough welcoming return. She ran into Alex Gordon, someone she knew from her past schooling days, at the pub. They had a rough start. Besides a family reunion with her mother and uncle, she ran across some old classmates from school that gave her a hard time. Someone had been stalking her and leaving her nasty notes, while she worked as her family’s museum manager and tour boat guide across the waters. As she had gotten closer to Alex, the more she was in peril to stay at her hometown. She didn’t know who wanted to do something harmful to her, though she wanted it to stop before it would drive her away. Would she follow her heart to stay at home with Alex or take a chance on her dream career?

This compelling contemporary romance pulls at your heart and deals with bullying, mental health, and finding true love unexpectedly. This is beautifully written and heart-wrenching to see what Connie had gone through. I also cared for Alex as he became the hero for her and loved her with his heart. The location of Magpie Cove, Wales, took you places with lovely scenic settings. The theme of the story is love one another and bury the past since people can change over the years.

This moving romance tugs your heartstrings. I rated this book, four out of five stars, because I would’ve loved to see Alex’s POV.  If you love women's fiction novels and contemporary romances with non-stop dramatic action, plenty of romantic intrigue, and heart-stopping twists and turns, Daughters of Magpie Cove will make you weep. This is recommended for fans who love contemporary romances and women's fiction novels like Marion Keyes, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Susan Wiggs, and Taylor Jenkins Reid.