Review: Unexpected Proof by Dani Grimes

"Come on. Shut me up, Adrian. Or are you worried you can’t do it?" (p.227)

★★★★☆
🌶🌶

Series: Boston, Book 1

Review:

First, I would like to thank the author and Grey's Promotions for providing me with an advanced reader copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Inspired by a true story, a love torn apart by World War II brings two people together decades later.

In the wake of a broken engagement and the death of her grandmother, Sutton arrives in Boston determined to learn more about the man her grandmother had loved and lost so many years ago. Sutton and Adrian, the owner of a sports bar, clash immediately. Adrian has no patience for Sutton’s attitude. Unfortunately for him, his grandfather is the man Sutton came from New York City to meet.

Dani Grimes wrote Unexpected Proof based on a family story of love lost during World War II. In this touching reimagining of how her great uncle’s story could have been written, Dani Grimes has created the emotional foundation for Sutton and Adrian’s love story. My own grandmother had Alzheimer’s dementia, and the way in which Ray’s character is portrayed is raw, delicate, and realistic.

The banter between Sutton and Adrian evolves from genuine, irritated frustration to sexual frustration to something more. Their slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers, cautious journey to love is so fun and their sexual chemistry is exquisite.

Unexpected Proof is a brilliant opener to the Boston series, and I am really looking forward to reading Unexpected Offer, which releases in just 2 weeks!

Audience: adult
Trigger warnings: death, Alzheimer’s dementia, child death, domestic abuse (off page, lawyer FMC’s client cases)
Recommended for fans of: slow burn, enemies to lovers, forced proximity, protective MMC, found family, banter

Publisher's Synopsis:

Sutton Acker has had a terrible year. After her fiancé cheats on her and her grandmother passes away, she can’t stop thinking about a love story her grandmother used to share about a Jewish woman living in Europe during World War II who unexpectedly fell in love with an American soldier only to lose him just as suddenly. It’s a story Sutton knows well, having seen her grandmother grieve this man for most of her life.

Despite being a high-powered divorce attorney in New York City with little hope of finding true love, Sutton has always clung to her grandmother’s story as proof that love does exist. But as the reality of finding true love feels more and more unlikely, Sutton decides to look up the soldier her grandmother spoke about. When she surprisingly finds out that he’s alive and living in Boston, she arranges to work remotely for several weeks to go in search of proof that the love her grandmother told her about was real.

Adrian Harrison is still dealing with the fallout of his recent divorce from a woman he never should have married. Despite his sister’s occasional meddling in his love life—or lack thereof—and his ex-wife’s recent scheme, he’s moved on and has a thriving business. His troublesome ex becomes the least of his problems when Sutton walks into his bar making demands and sending his heart racing with irritation.

Sutton isn’t leaving Boston—or apparently, his bar—until she gets the proof she came to find. But maybe she’ll find what she’s looking for in the most unexpected of places.

Source:

Grey's Promotions

©Dani Grimes: October 17, 2024
Edition: Digital ARC
356 pages


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