Beth's Reviews > Saving a Legend

This is the first book I have read by Sarah Robinson and it won’t be my last! This book was a sweet romance between two people that don’t feel worthy of the love of a good partner because of their pasts.

Sarah Robinson did an amazing job of telling a story of the struggles of a selfless young woman taking care of her autistic 8-year-old sister after the death of her mother. Fiona works hard at the flower shop that she owns and tries to make ends meet between making her monthly payments on her business and putting a roof over her family’s head. Fiona struggles with her guardianship of her sister as the lines are blurred between providing a mother figure for Shea and being a sister. Fiona loves her sister fiercely and would do anything for her. She wants to badly to put Shea in a private school that would provide the necessary education for Shea and her special needs, but her income does not allow for this, so she works hard at providing a stable and loving environment the best that she can.

Fiona

Shea

Fiona has trust issues with men as her own father walked out when Shea was born. Her mother left Fiona to take care of Shea as she went from relationship to relationship. Her mother’s last relationship was the worst. Fiona’s stepfather was abusive to her mother and eventually one night killed her mother and was going to kill Shea, but Fiona intervened to save her sister and she ended up accidentally killing her stepfather. This has haunted Fiona. She feels responsible for her mother’s death, as she felt she should have been home to help with Shea on the night her mother was killed. Fiona has kept this secret from everyone except her best friend, Nora.

Kieran

Kieran comes from a wonderful loving Irish family that is very close and is in your personal business. Kieran was a great MMA fighter at one time, but he felt there were too many restrictions, so he took to street fighting and landed himself in prison for two years. Kieran grew up while in prison and knew he wanted to start a new life. A life that would make his family proud and to make himself proud again.

Fiona is surprised at her reaction to this extremely handsome and sexy man that comes into her flower shop to buy flowers for his mother for their weekly family dinner. Kieran feels like he has lost some of his game after being in prison for two years, but he ends up charming Fiona. He asks her out, but she told him she doesn’t date, but he doesn’t take no for an answer and said he would see her again and she could give him her answer then.

Fate had in store for them other ideas as their paths crossed a few more times and they couldn’t deny the strong pull they had for each other. Fiona tried hard to deny her attraction to Kieran, but finally gave in after Kieran was working with Shea as part of his community service at the Youth Center that Nora worked at. Fiona was amazed at how Kieran was so gentle and a natural with Shea and her heart melted. The chemistry was off the charts for these two. They saw no one but each other.

I am not going to give anymore away as you need to read this beautiful love story that shows that there can be second chances if you open your heart. That there is a chance at forgiveness of yourself and others. That the love of your family and friends is crucial and that it really does take a village to raise a child.

I highly recommend this book; you won’t be disappointed.

ARC kindly provided by NetGalley for an honest review.