The Lake House by Bella Emy Review

Thank you to Netgalley and Bella Emy for sending me an ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

What can I say about this book? It has an amazing storyline, characters, and depth. This is a book I couldn't put down. It has two things I love in books: a HEA and dual first-person POV, so you can get both characters feelings while reading.

Giuliana and Declan's love story is filled with heartache, healing, and tons of chemistry between them. This is sort of a second chance romance, as the characters have a history where secret feelings were never explored.

Giuliana is a woman who returns home to Silver Mist after divorcing her husband, who cheated on her. She wants to return to a time when she was happiest in her life by returning to the place where she spent the summers with her grandparents as a kid.

Declan Bell is a handsome local Silver Mist resident who has always lived there and is just trying to raise his daughter by himself after his ex-wife left him to pick up the pieces.

Declan and Giuliana are two people who are sweet and loving. They have both been through hard times, and they weren't sure if true love even existed for them. While reading, I fell in love with Silver Mist itself. We also get to meet the amazing support system both main characters have, from Giuliana's best friend Liv to Declan's sister Cheryl and many more. Another character you get to meet is Declan's adorably sweet little girl, Lily, who just steals every scene she is in.

I love how both Declan and Giuliana took the relationship at a slow pace to allow Lily time to get to know Giuliana so as not to force the relationship between the two girls. I love how Giuliana was respectful and didn't try to force herself into their lives.

Bella! You wrote Giuliana's ex as such a scummy character that I wanted karma to hit him more than it did for hurting such a sweet, amazing person like Giuliana. (That's how much your writing made me fall in love with the characters.) Everything about this book is amazing!

I definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for a heartfelt, second-chance small-town romance about picking up the pieces and learning to love again!