Aloha Series Box Set Books 1-3 by Jill Brashear
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Aloha Series box set is three books that all happen at the same time. Book 2 was definitely my favorite but they were all good. They all overlap at some point, all happening in the year 1968. The author did a good job with these. As I read each book I feel like any issues that were in the book prior were corrected in the next. Showing the authors growth in their writing style through all 3.
Book 1
Try Easy was alright. I struggle a little getting into it. As I pushed through I was more sucked in by the story that was being told. Keoni, a Hawaiian local goes against his better judgement to show Mary Lou and her friend Penny around Oahu. He doesn’t like tourists, and though he’s physically attracted to Lou she’s not an exception. His dislike for tourists is one of the many skeletons he’s keeping hidden in the closet.
Lou, on a much needed vacation. Gets to enjoy the beauty of Hawaii first hand as well as through her camera lens. She never expected that meeting Keoni would turn her life upside down. She has a boyfriend and they have a plan. Keoni can’t happen.
Can they resist the attraction?
Book 2
Try Me was my favorite. I even thought the writing was better. Bringing together two broken souls that needed one another. This book had its obstacles for the main characters but the author navigated them beautifully.
Declan, top professional surfer in his field, has been tasked to the biggest competition he’s ever been in. Two problems. One it means he has to go home to Hawaii, and two it’s at the beach Eddie died. Faced with guilt and indecision it’s meeting Pearl that causes him to take that leap. He wants to help break into a man’s sport because she’s the best. And he can’t do that without agreeing to go.
Pearl doesn’t realize Declan is the ticket to making her dreams come true. She knows he’s the best but doesn’t fully understand the consequences of signing her contract. She likes Declan, so why is signing a contract that includes her being his pretend girlfriend a problem?
Can they get past Declan’s hang up with the fake girlfriend contract?
What happens at the competition?
Book 3
Try Right was different. I didn’t like it as much as book 2 but it was better than book 1. And again you can see the improvement in the author’s writing skills. Try Right is a second chance romance, or is it?
Claudia, has been black balled in Hollywood, gets the opportunity to take a job in Hawaii to help her career. It also gives her a chance to go after and look up Keoni. He was the one who got away. She was the tourist he fell in love with. What she didn’t expect was Henry. Henry is an unexpected breath of fresh air that can completely upend everything she’s chasing.
Henry, a Hollywood stuntman, who has the life he wants. The home with the view he wants. But does he get the girl he wants? On a whim Henry met Claudia but didn’t know that was her name and they had the time of their lives. Little did he know they would be working on the same TV production. As he gets to know her he can’t let go. Unfortunately there’s two things standing in his way. Keoni and a bet he wanted no parts of originally.
Does he tell Claudia about the bet?
What happens when she sees Keoni again?
Every book has a few questions with each description. I would say the ones that come to everyone’s minds while reading this series. I’ll close by saying this, don’t let the struggle that I had reading book one keep you away from this series. It’s worth it. If it be altogether or each as a standalone.

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