REVIEW: Jashaun "Ocean" Howard has always been larger than life — the kind of man who commands a room, thrives on his freedom, and has never seen a reason to change. That is, until the day he runs into an old fling and spots a birthmark on her daughter that mirrors his own. In an instant, everything Ocean thought he knew about the life he wanted is shattered, and fatherhood arrives not as a choice but as a beautiful disruption he never saw coming. What unfolds is a story about a man learning that the greatest risk he will ever take is not the ones that made his reputation — it is opening his heart.
Ocean is the kind of hero that is genuinely fun to watch evolve. He is confident to the point of arrogance, and yet Tiye never lets him stay comfortable in that armor for long. Watching him meet his daughter and immediately, helplessly fall for her is the emotional core of this book, and it lands beautifully. He is flawed, he is occasionally frustrating, and he is completely, authentically human. And crucially, his vulnerability never diminishes him — it deepens him in all the right ways.
His neighbor is a perfect counterpart — a woman who is not impressed by Ocean's charm and has no interest in being swept off her feet by someone who has spent a lifetime sweeping women off their feet. Her resistance is not cold; it is earned. She has her own sense of self, and watching Ocean have to genuinely reckon with that is both entertaining and deeply satisfying. The daughter is a scene-stealer — headstrong and full of personality — and her dynamic with Ocean gives this book so much of its warmth and humor. OCEAN is a wonderful start to this series.
The Single Dad Society Series as a Whole
Taken together, Ocean, Romeo, and Enforcer make for one of the most engaging and wonderful series I have read in a long time. Each author brings her own voice and sensibility, and yet the three books feel beautifully cohesive — united by their commitment to heroes who are fully, unapologetically human. These men are allowed to be flawed, to be vulnerable, to be undone by fatherhood and by love, and not one of them is diminished by it. That alone sets this series apart. And in each story, the women who choose them do so with clear eyes and full hearts — women who know their worth and recognize a good man when they finally find one. This series is a gift to romance readers. Highly recommended, start to finish.
27th March 2026 | romcol@caribsurf.com
Ocean is the kind of hero that is genuinely fun to watch evolve. He is confident to the point of arrogance, and yet Tiye never lets him stay comfortable in that armor for long. Watching him meet his daughter and immediately, helplessly fall for her is the emotional core of this book, and it lands beautifully. He is flawed, he is occasionally frustrating, and he is completely, authentically human. And crucially, his vulnerability never diminishes him — it deepens him in all the right ways.
His neighbor is a perfect counterpart — a woman who is not impressed by Ocean's charm and has no interest in being swept off her feet by someone who has spent a lifetime sweeping women off their feet. Her resistance is not cold; it is earned. She has her own sense of self, and watching Ocean have to genuinely reckon with that is both entertaining and deeply satisfying. The daughter is a scene-stealer — headstrong and full of personality — and her dynamic with Ocean gives this book so much of its warmth and humor. OCEAN is a wonderful start to this series.
The Single Dad Society Series as a Whole
Taken together, Ocean, Romeo, and Enforcer make for one of the most engaging and wonderful series I have read in a long time. Each author brings her own voice and sensibility, and yet the three books feel beautifully cohesive — united by their commitment to heroes who are fully, unapologetically human. These men are allowed to be flawed, to be vulnerable, to be undone by fatherhood and by love, and not one of them is diminished by it. That alone sets this series apart. And in each story, the women who choose them do so with clear eyes and full hearts — women who know their worth and recognize a good man when they finally find one. This series is a gift to romance readers. Highly recommended, start to finish.
27th March 2026 | romcol@caribsurf.com
