When Adam Met Evie by Giulia Skye
When former Olympic
Swimmer, Michael Adams—now Canada’s hottest reality TV star—
insults his fake showbiz wife on social media, he escapes the ensuing
scandal and jumps on the first flight to Australia. Desperate to
experience ordinary life again—if only for a few weeks—he becomes
“Adam”, just another tourist traveling through the Outback. But
with a reward out for his safe return and his fame’s nasty habit of
catching up with him when he least expects, he needs a better
disguise… and he’s just found it.
Sweet and scruffy
British backpacker, Evie Blake, is taking a year out of her busy
London life. Tired of lies and liars, she’s looking for adventure
to heal her broken heart. So when the hot Canadian she meets at the
campground offers to be her travel partner through Western
Australia’s wild Kimberley region, she grabs the chance, unaware
he’s got the world out looking for him.
He’s just a
down-on-his-luck traveler, right?
Any
romance set against a backdrop of a far-flung place has always piqued
my interest. When
Adam Met Evie
ticks all my boxes as we
learn how two
strangers
end up together in the Australian Outback.
Trapped in a fake marriage to a glamour model and media-hungry, Saskia Williams, Michael Adams escapes to Australia. The impulsive trip begins badly after he's involved in fight with paparazzi in Port Douglas. It stirs up a media storm and attention he's trying to avoid. With no choice but to hide, he re-invents himself as "Adam" and embarks on an extended break. His itinerary is non-existent as he embarks on a life-changing journey in the outback.
Evie Blake is taking a year out from her busy life in London. Originally, she was supposed to be accompanied by her long-time partner, but unfortunately, they've split and gone there separate ways. Unfazed, she embraces the freedom of travelling around Australia alone, that's until she meets fellow traveller, Adam from Canada. He's broke and she has money to split travel costs. Therefore, they set out together on a road trip across the Kimberley region of Western Australia to Darwin. It's a win-win situating until truths from the past catch-up with them.
As a hero, I shouldn't have liked Adam but I did. His 'economical with the truth' persona is a red-flag, but knowing why he acts and behaves the way he does is justified… I liked the contrast between him and Evie, a woman who is grieving for a life she hoped to have. She's straightforward and practical in her new surroundings in a way Adam isn't. Not surprisingly, the sparse living arrangements trigger a mutual attraction unlike either has experienced before. Only, the plan is for them to go their separate way once they reach Darwin because both have to return to where they live, half a world apart.
The road trip "sings" to my love of all things to do with travelling. I've been to Western Australia a few times, but haven't ventured as far north as the protagonists. Additionally, meeting characters like Frieda, Bill and Terry, not forgetting Webbo too...is a delight. The shared travelling camaraderie is both fun and insightful and I wished I was there with them all too.
The author's written an entertaining narrative which kept my interest the whole time. It's a perfect blend of elements I love; romance and travel. It's a fun and fully relatable narrative which tugged at my wanderlust nature! It also covers a sensitive topic and highlights the emotions of those in a similar situation to Evie. As a début novel, this is first class and I highly recommend to anyone who loves a reading virtual escape to another part of the world.
***Review copy received courtesy of the publisher via Rachel's Random Resources***
Trapped in a fake marriage to a glamour model and media-hungry, Saskia Williams, Michael Adams escapes to Australia. The impulsive trip begins badly after he's involved in fight with paparazzi in Port Douglas. It stirs up a media storm and attention he's trying to avoid. With no choice but to hide, he re-invents himself as "Adam" and embarks on an extended break. His itinerary is non-existent as he embarks on a life-changing journey in the outback.
Evie Blake is taking a year out from her busy life in London. Originally, she was supposed to be accompanied by her long-time partner, but unfortunately, they've split and gone there separate ways. Unfazed, she embraces the freedom of travelling around Australia alone, that's until she meets fellow traveller, Adam from Canada. He's broke and she has money to split travel costs. Therefore, they set out together on a road trip across the Kimberley region of Western Australia to Darwin. It's a win-win situating until truths from the past catch-up with them.
As a hero, I shouldn't have liked Adam but I did. His 'economical with the truth' persona is a red-flag, but knowing why he acts and behaves the way he does is justified… I liked the contrast between him and Evie, a woman who is grieving for a life she hoped to have. She's straightforward and practical in her new surroundings in a way Adam isn't. Not surprisingly, the sparse living arrangements trigger a mutual attraction unlike either has experienced before. Only, the plan is for them to go their separate way once they reach Darwin because both have to return to where they live, half a world apart.
The road trip "sings" to my love of all things to do with travelling. I've been to Western Australia a few times, but haven't ventured as far north as the protagonists. Additionally, meeting characters like Frieda, Bill and Terry, not forgetting Webbo too...is a delight. The shared travelling camaraderie is both fun and insightful and I wished I was there with them all too.
The author's written an entertaining narrative which kept my interest the whole time. It's a perfect blend of elements I love; romance and travel. It's a fun and fully relatable narrative which tugged at my wanderlust nature! It also covers a sensitive topic and highlights the emotions of those in a similar situation to Evie. As a début novel, this is first class and I highly recommend to anyone who loves a reading virtual escape to another part of the world.
***Review copy received courtesy of the publisher via Rachel's Random Resources***
Italian-born
Giulia Skye spent her childhood watching classic Hollywood films and
thinking up her own romantic stories. After two decades working in TV
production, she knew turning those stories into novels would be much
more enjoyable - and far cheaper – than turning them into films.
She still keeps her hand in TV production but is at her happiest
being a stay-at-home mum, spending time with her family, growing her
own vegetables and conjuring up sizzling stories about sexy heroes
meeting fiesty heroines who aren’t always as they at first appear.
When Adam Met Evie is her first novel, Book 1 of her “Take a
Holiday” series.
Twitter handle; @giuliaskye
