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Renovation Of Love (Love On Madison Island Book 1) Kindle Edition

4.3 out of 5 stars 118 ratings

Her return could be a second chance to repair a first love...

Forty-three and jobless, Cynthia Marshall finds herself in the last place she'd expected, back home on Madison Island, GA. Her small hometown holds the ghosts of choices past. From the large Victorian she inherited from her beloved aunt, to unresolved family issues, and the boy turned man she left behind over two decades ago.

Starting a new career is hard enough but having to do so side by side with a person whose heart she broke is something she never accounted for.

Marcel Lewis is the owner of the only construction company on the island and is the key to making Cynthia's new dream a reality. He never quite got over the abrupt departure of the first woman he ever loved. Her return means he can finally get answers to the whys and what-ifs that have plagued him.

Years have passed, feelings have remained, but some wounds have yet to heal. The more time they spend together, the walls of the old house aren't the only ones tumbling down. But they can't construct a future without answering for decisions of the past.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08QQ8JNGP
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jazen Ink Press
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 20, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.1 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 242 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 1 of 3 ‏ : ‎ Love On Madison Island
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 118 ratings

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Meka James
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Meka James is a writer of adult contemporary and erotic romance. A born and raised Georgia Peach, she still resides in the southern state with her hubby of 16 years and counting. Mom to four kids of the two legged variety, she also has four fur-babies of the canine variety. Leo the turtle and Spade the snake rounds out her wacky household. When not writing or reading, Meka can be found playing The Sims 3, sometimes Sims 4, and making up fun stories to go with the pixelated people whose world she controls.

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Customers enjoy the romance in this book, with one noting it's an excellent job telling a difficult story of love. The book receives positive feedback for its readability and well-written content, with one customer particularly appreciating the dialogue. Customers praise the character development and find the book sweet.

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Customers enjoy the romance in the book, describing it as spicy and sweet, with one customer noting that the bedroom scenes are just as hot.

"...the lead and supporting characters felt real to me and the story flowed very nicely...." Read more

"...romance books, and this book while contemporary, the bedroom scenes are just as hot. I mean dayum Marcel...." Read more

"This is a love story and romance written well and by a mature hand...." Read more

"...This was a fast and enjoyable read with lots of heart, sweetness, and heat...." Read more

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Customers find the book well-written and easy to read, with one customer noting the perfect dialogue.

"...slang, characters speaking over one another - it was natural and perfectly written. Meka James can write exceptional sexy time scenes...." Read more

"...It was very refreshing to read a mature story where young love fumbling didn't come into play...." Read more

"...This was a fast and enjoyable read with lots of heart, sweetness, and heat...." Read more

"...As a Southern contemporary romance writer, it's wonderful to read a book filled with characters reflective of all the sugar honey ice tea us..." Read more

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Customers appreciate the character development in the book.

"...I loved the vibrant lead characters of Cynthia and Marcel, who were in love during high school and had to separate due to difficult circumstances in..." Read more

"...people actually speak, complete with southern slang, characters speaking over one another - it was natural and perfectly written...." Read more

"...As always, Ms. James offers fantastic side characters, low drama and steamy steam in the perfect doses...." Read more

"...Both main characters had depth and side characters were well-thought out. I'm looking forward to Regina's book." Read more

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Customers find the book sweet.

"...This is a sweet and spicy romance. I loved the characters, town, and dialogue! The dialogue was perfect...." Read more

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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2021
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    I tore through this novel so fast because I couldn't put it down. I loved the vibrant lead characters of Cynthia and Marcel, who were in love during high school and had to separate due to difficult circumstances in their past. When Cynthia returns home to Madison Island to her inherited Victorian home, her old flame Marcel is there to help run the renovations to turn the home in to a bed and breakfast. They want to take a second chance at love, but they'll have to work through their past heartache first.
    I loved this novel because the lead and supporting characters felt real to me and the story flowed very nicely. It was good to have alternating POVs of Cynthia and Marcel.

    *Please note that this novel contains graphic sexual content, so it is intended for mature readers only.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2021
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    4/5 - I love Meka James romance books.

    Renovation of Love is a second chance romance with 40-something couple. Cynthia and Marcel work through their past and abrupt separation while he renovated Cynthia’s aunt’s old Victorian home.

    This is a sweet and spicy romance. I loved the characters, town, and dialogue! The dialogue was perfect. Written how people actually speak, complete with southern slang, characters speaking over one another - it was natural and perfectly written.

    Meka James can write exceptional sexy time scenes. I’ve read her erotic romance books, and this book while contemporary, the bedroom scenes are just as hot. I mean dayum Marcel.

    I rec this book if you’re looking for a small town, second chance romance with a sweet but also real story. I will definitely read the next book in the series which is about Regina, Cynthia’s BFF.
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2021
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    This first book in Meka James' new series gives us a second chance at love for a couple who were destined to be together. They both kinda know it but what I truly appreciate about this story is that both Marcel and Cyn understood that they needed to explore other lives before they were ready to be together.
    As always, Ms. James offers fantastic side characters, low drama and steamy steam in the perfect doses. It was very refreshing to read a mature story where young love fumbling didn't come into play. It was very easy getting to know Cyn and Marcel, they feel like friends and I'm very much looking forward to reading the next two books in this series.
    Five solid stars.
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2024
    Format: Kindle
    I thought the story was okay. Cynthia and Marcel were young lovers who pathes split. Cynthia had goals and aspirations that she felt like if she went after them she would be dragging Marcel along. The problem there is she never discussed that with him and made the decision to leave without real explanation. Cynthia arrival back in town brings up all those old memories and buried hurts although there is still some good and connection between the two. I'm glad they could reconcile the past and move on.
  • Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2024
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    This is a love story and romance written well and by a mature hand. The hero and heroine's past lives weaved into the present plot are done beautifully, keeping me engaged in their lives and subplot stories ❤️
  • Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2023
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    A typical contemporary romance, but I do appreciate the authenticity of the dialog.
    I actually liked both characters - which rarely happens for me with romance novels. Finally, I'm happy that the series appears to follow this friends circle. I may just continue reading.
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2021
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    “Be good to the wood, and it’ll be good to you.”

    I highlighted this and keep giggling about it. I'm not sure if this was an intentional double entendre, but I'm choosing to believe it is.

    This was a fast and enjoyable read with lots of heart, sweetness, and heat. I'm not sure if I've read too many second chance romances, but I after reading this one, I'll definitely be ready for others. Both main characters had depth and side characters were well-thought out. I'm looking forward to Regina's book.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2021
    Format: Kindle
    Second chance romance is one of my favorite tropes, so of course I jumped on this as soon as I saw the gorgeous cover and read the blurb. And it’s a really lovely story about two high school sweethearts finding each other – and love – again.

    “I was here to get this new business venture off the ground and start anew. None of my plans entailed rekindling a long-dead romance with the first and, if I were being honest with myself, only real love of my life.”

    Cynthia was fired after fifteen years at her job and has decided to come back to Madison Island and renovate her Aunt Drea’s house to become a bed and breakfast. Since it’s sat empty for three years, that’ll be quite the process. Luckily, her best friend Regina has a great recommendation for a contractor – but it’s her high school boyfriend, and first love, Marcel. Cynthia left years ago with no more than a letter, and Marcel hasn’t forgotten her. And now that she’s back for good, he’s not sure he can keep his hands off her – or if he really wants to. But there’s no way to move their new relationship forward without dealing with the way it ended before.

    The book is relatively low angst, and what’s there revolves around the reasons Cynthia left the way she did. Cynthia felt trapped in the small town and she longed to get out and see the world. She was the reason for her parents’ teenage shotgun marriage, and after spending her childhood being constantly told that she ruined her parents’ lives, the last thing she wants is to be stuck near her family. Marcel, on the other hand, was content on the island and wanted the whole white-picket-fence life. When the book picks up, Cynthia and Marcel are both in their forties, and it’s so nice to see romances with an older couple. Sure, they have lots of additional baggage and still make mistakes, but not in the same way as a couple in their twenties would. While Cynthia never married or had kids, Marcel married and has two children, though he’s been divorced for longer than he was married.

    Even after all this time, though, they’re both still Marcel still knows her very well, down to anticipating which floor plans she’d like. They both know they have to have a conversation about how and why Cynthia left so many years ago, but they both keep delaying it. Marcel still feels a lot of the old betrayal and rejection that led him to leave town and join the army, and Cynthia’s afraid of disappointing him more, so she keeps putting it off, never mind that that’s what led to her breaking up with him via letter years ago. Plus, Cynthia’s dealing with all her feelings of being back in Madison and dealing with her toxic family. But even with all that hanging over them, they can’t deny the attraction that still simmers between them. And when they’re not thinking about the past, they’re a really lovely couple.

    “Irene, get your friend. I’m here for y’all and the house. I ain’t got time for no man. Especially not that man.” And especially not if it meant drudging up the past.

    I loved Cynthia’s friend Regina, owner of the local bakery, who she’s staying with while the house is undergoing renovations. She was hilarious and obviously cared so much for Cynthia. Her friend Irene had less of a presence in the book, though the scenes and stories she was in were still hilarious. My favorite relationship, though, was Marcel and his ex-wife. They may not be married any longer, but they’re still raising two (mostly grown) kids together, and she obviously still cares about his happiness. I’m not a fan of other-women drama, and I was happy with how they all acted like adults. For better or worse (ha!) they’re family and they love each other.

    “But this moment, as we stood together realizing that truth, I knew our relationship was strong, and like the house he was renovating for me, it had good bones. It just needed to have some walls knocked down. A few things rearranged for it to be the best it could be.”

    There’s various permutations of second chance romances, with all the varying reasons of why the couple originally broke up, from a misunderstanding to external factors. One of my favorites is this one where, in hindsight, both characters needed to grow and change away from each other before they can get their HEA. Cynthia and Marcel wanted different things – seeing the world vs settling down – and either way one of them would’ve ended up resenting the other.

    Overall, I very much enjoyed this book and I’m looking forward to the next in the series!

    I received an advance review copy of this book from the author. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
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