Any Fin For Love

by

Petie McCarty

A contemporary romance with so much more!

Any Fin For Love is a fun contemporary romance by veteran author Petie McCarty, and her skilled hand really shows! Not only are there great characters, main and supporting, but the romance is accompanied by bittersweet memories, sparkling dialogue, suspense, and danger, all set around an annual fishing tournament held outside of Loon, Alabama. I was immediately captured by the story, smiling at the circumstances of our two lead characters and turning pages like crazy to see what happened next. 

Our heroine, Cody Ryan, retraces her recently departed father’s annual trip to participate in a fishing tournament. Spurred by regret that she was too busy when he was alive, she has the sweetest intentions to honor his annual tradition, but there is just so much she doesn’t know. She slowly realizes her disadvantage, yet she perseveres; she’s one game gal. Our hero, Gage Connor, desperately needs some R&R from his stressful Coast Guard job chasing drug smugglers and is wound tighter than a drum. Why he thought entering a fishing tournament would be a better respite than a leisurely vacation just doing some fishing escaped me (if this were real life). Still, it was a great device to throw these two together, and his stress adds just that little extra pressure to the situational comedy. I loved their inevitable pairing during the tournament, and all the aforementioned sets the stage for the fun and excitement to come. 

This great premise gets dialed up to “11” with the addition of stellar supporting characters, some good and some very shady, with evil-doing on their minds. One of my favorite secondary characters was Dougah Broussard. Introduced early on, I enjoyed his manner of speech with its smattering of Cajun patois and his advice to Gage regarding his love life, work life, and whatever. 

With its engaging characters, fun setting, fishing, and multiple storylines, I recommend ANY FIN FOR LOVE to readers who enjoy contemporary romances with a touch of comedy and a good dash of suspense. 

I voluntarily reviewed this after receiving an Advanced Review Copy from the author through Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tours.