Only the Beginning - Daphne Dubois

Only the Beginning
Daphne Dubois
Publication date: April 25th 2018
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

After a heartbreaking betrayal, Melissa Legacy shuns romance. So when her best friend joins the Lovers Oasis website and fears her fiancé will find out, Melissa agrees to meet the anonymous Romeo, prepared to explain her friend’s change of heart—then she sees him.
Failing restaurant entrepreneur, Craig Wheaton hasn’t been home since his mother’s tragic death. Now he’s back to confront his demons and stand beside his brother as best man. Dreading the reunion, he agrees to meet his avatar lover, but at the last moment he reconsiders the arrangement—until he lays eyes on her.
When Craig assumes Melissa is his online consort, she impulsively plays along, resulting in an afternoon of unexpected intimacy. But with Melissa using her friend’s identity and Craig dealing with a family fallout, is a future together impossible, or will they discover that love at first sight is Only the Beginning?

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Author Bio:
Daphne Dubois writes contemporary romance and believes the right book at the right time can make all the difference. When she's not putting her characters in compromising positions (ahem), she works as a registered nurse. A member of the Writer's Federation of Nova Scotia, she lives in Eastern Canada, the most romantic place in the world.
You can also find her writing for teens as B.R. Myers.

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My Review

This is the second book that I've read by Daphne Dubois, in almost as many weeks. I was given copies to review, but having read the first, I was quite happy to have the second to read. This second book didn't let me down either.

Dubois writes complex characters and that's one of the things that I enjoyed most about the book. Often in stories like this, the main character has been betrayed by someone they saw as a friend, which does appear to be the case here. In fact, to begin with, I thought that Melissa seemed to be a bit of a doormat when it came to her best friend Brooke. As the book progresses you realise that there's far more to their friendship than that, and Brooke and Melissa have a very genuine friendship. The relationship between Craig and his brother and father is also similarly complex. I like the way that things aren't black and white, it certainly gives a more realistic feel to the book.

I really enjoyed this book, it was a fairly quick read (although I am on holiday at the moment which tends to speed things up), but satisfying all the same. I'd be very interested to read any future books by Daphne Dubois.