Title:  The Goodbye Ride
Series:
Author:  Lily Malone
Genre:  Contemporary Romance
Published:  May 1, 2016 (Originally May 17, 2013)
Publisher:  Escape Publishing – Harlequin Enterprises Australia
My Rating:  4 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

Olivia Murphy is a woman on a mission. The Ducati motorbike that once belonged to her brother has come up for re-sale. Liv wants to buy the precious bike, and she needs the ink dry on the paperwork before the approaching long weekend, when tourists with fat wallets will descend on her hometown of Hahndorf.

Only one person stands in her way; and she’s just tripped and fallen at his feet…

Owen Carson likes rare and beautiful things and he has the Ducati in his sights. Then Liv literally falls into his path, and he finds his heart captured by beauty of a very different kind.

How far will Liv go to make the motorbike hers? Can a viticulturalist fall for a man who prefers beer? And will a long weekend among the grape vines be long enough for Owen to convince Liv he’s interested in more than just a holiday fling?

Read on for my thoughts on The Goodbye Ride.  No true spoilers, promise.

When you think about it, it really is remarkable how we so often associate a person we loved with a particular object.. a car, a motorcycle or even a place.  I have a beloved uncle’s 1966 Thunderbird – I will never, ever part with it and maybe one day my son will make the choice to keep or sell it – but I won’t.  So, I completely “get” Liv’s determination to re-purchase her brother’s Ducati  And her devastation when that chance was taken away from her.

The Goodbye Ride is full of moments that matter, laughter that comes from the heart and pain that only those who have lost so much can fully understand.  Even as Liv’s dream is swept away from her another chance opens up to still fulfill her dream… and maybe even more.  Owen and Liv’s chemistry was there for  me from the start and never really let go.  Owen, however, does have secrets that he’s not sharing with Liv and that will come back to haunt them.

With a beautiful backdrop, the scenery is almost as captivating as the story.  This one wrapped itself around me in every way.  A journey well worth taking.

I enjoyed this couple’s journey to their happy ever after.  There are tears – happy, sad and angry tears, but there is also hope and finding that one of a kind love that will last forever.  If you love Romance then I’d have no problem recommending The Goodbye Ride.  You will definitely feel your way through this book because the emotions run high.  I will note that this edition is a re-release since this title was originally published in May of 2013 – so check the blurb to be certain you don’t already have it on your “shelf” since the cover is different now.

*I received an e-ARC of The Goodbye Ride from the publisher, Escape Publishing – Harlequin Enterprises Australia  and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  That does not change what I think of this novel.*

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