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"Engaging Contemporary Tale"
Reviewed by Marilyn Heyman
Posted April 1, 2003

Sean McDermott and Lily Banyon have known each other all of their lives and have always tried to out shine each other. While growing up, Lily's mother thought Sean was perfect but treated her "A" student daughter terribly. Lily saw herself as an ugly duckling and envied Read more...

"Pleasant contemporary romance"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted April 25, 2003

The first chance Lily Banyon could leave her hometown of Coral Beach, Florida she fled. It is several years later and she has become a highly regarded marine biologist renowned for her international work on coral reefs while working for the prestigious Marine Center in Massachusetts. Coral Beach is in Read more...

Reminiscent of Jude Deveraux's contemporary romances, Laura Moore writes deeply emotional and passionate stories and her third book, NIGHT SWIMMING, is no exception.

Summary

Returning to her hometown to study its coral reef, a renowned marine biologist is shocked to discover that the devastatingly handsome mayor in none other than her childhood nemesis, and that the sparks between them are still as hot as ever.

When college offered an escape, Lily fled her hometown of Coral Beach and never looked back. Now a marine biologist, she must return there on a job to preserve the reefs that give the town its name. But going back means dealing with her past, her family, and worst of all, Sean McDermott. As teens, while Lily passed through---an especially awkward phase, Sean-attractive and self-assured-was her constant tormentor. Lily doubts that things will have changed. But Lily's awkward phase is long over and though she finds that Sean still makes her blood boil, it's for very different reasons.

As mayor, Sean knows how important it is to maintain the town's natural beauty-and if the return of Lily Banyon is the price he has to pay, so be it. He can overlook her cold shoulder and give back as good as he gets. What's harder to disregard is the fact that Lily has grown into a smart and beautiful woman, as passionate about saving Coral Beach as she once was about leaving it. While working closely together, it becomes obvious to Sean that if he and Lily can put the past behind them, they could have a passionate future.