I enjoyed reading Memory Lane, the first book in Becky Wade’s new Sons of Scandal series that’s set in Maine. Remy lives a simple life on a remote island. Six years earlier she left behind her previous life in Dallas, Texas. The main reason for why Remy left Texas, connected to a past trauma, is a sensitive issue. Readers who pay attention to trigger warnings can visit Becky’s website and look up her list of sensitive topics. Please be aware the trigger warning information includes story spoilers.
The story opens with Remy seeing a man in the ocean who’s a fair distance away from a boat. She rescues him, and discovers the man has amnesia and no memory of how or why he ended up in the ocean off the Maine coast. I’m a big fan of the amnesia romance trope, and I loved how the amnesia storyline, combined with a mystery connected to the man’s background, played out in the story. I read the book quickly and kept turning the page, wanting to know what happened next.
The romance is sweet and tender, and Remy forms an unexpectedly close bond of friendship with the man she rescued that develops into something more than friends. I recommend Memory Lane to contemporary romance readers who like the amnesia romance trope combined with a compelling mystery and faith threads in the story.
Many thanks to the author for an Advanced Reader Copy.
