Lost Boys Book 1: Mr. Imperfect by Karina Bliss

Lost Boys Book 1

She broke his heart...

It takes a funeral to drag bad-boy billionaire Christian Kelly back to his rural New Zealand hometown. Now thanks to an ancient IOU, he's stuck there trying to save the inheritance of the only woman who ever dumped him. His first love, Kezia Rose.

He never said goodbye...

These days she might be a respected pillar of the community, but Kezia will dance with the devil if it will keep a 100-year-old hotel in her family—except this time she’s calling the tune. 

What if all you ever wanted were the things you left behind?... 

As old secrets are revealed, they're faced with the same dilemma. Can a loner find the courage to be vulnerable? Should a nurturer settle for a man who refuses to need her? 

Trusting love is still their greatest challenge.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40105064-mr-imperfect?from_search=true

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My Review: 3.5/5 Stars

I have read another series by Karina Bliss before and enjoyed it enough that when the opportunity to read an ARC came up for another series of hers, I decided to do it. Though the story had a lot of great elements that pulled me into reading it, I will admit getting through the beginning was a bit tough. I was tempted to put it down, but something drove me to keep going. In the end, I was glad to stick with it, but for the majority of the story I wanted to shake the characters and tell them both to stop being so stubborn! There was definitely a bit of a slow burn between the main characters, Christian and Kezia. However, with their complicated pasts, it made total sense why it was so hard for them to make up and get back together again. This story dealt with what happens when hearts are broken, and that when trust is shattered. But there is hope as well. Hope that one can let go of the past and let yourself be vulnerable to someone else. Hope that love will triumph the bad and that you take a chance and fight for it when it is real. And it wasn't just their story but  for them but some side characters as well. Despite wanting to shake Christian and Kezia and tell them to let go of their pride, their banter and chemistry was entertaining and the introduction of Christian's friends, definitely tempts me to read their stories (seeing as the next two books follows them). If you like her work, then I believe giving this story a chance is worth it.

I received an ARC for an honest review.