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Callie and Brom had no depth, no life, and unfortunately, as I read the book, I could have cared less. I have been a loyal reader of Candice Camp since she wrote as Lisa Gregory. The descriptions of the locations were uninspired and the sex scenes were perfunctory. I agree with other readers that there was a lot of repetition. This book really disappointed me. Yes, all romance books are pretty formula, but at least in previous books, the characters were fleshed out a bit.
I look forward to the next book in the series. Not as good as the previous book but I still enjoyed it very much.
The story and characters lack the depth and emotion of better books, but its an easy read and not boring.
There was also a LOT of repetition in the descriptions. They're not usually this bad. I should not be laughing during sex scenes.So, first, as usual, since I am not the first (by far) to review this book, I will save the plot recap.Second, I will say that I agree with the other reviewer that mentioned that the sex scenes were disjointed and seemed thrown in there for the sake of having them. I don't know. *shaking head* HOW can I be the only one to spot such rediculous writing.
Where are all the good authors. Is this really what books have come to. But the scenes are so filled with descriptions like these that I find myself laughing when I should be most interested.I've read a few of her books. No matter how much you love them you would never assume that they were telling the truth when their story didn't make any sense).The only things that kept this from being 1 star was that there was no force (a la Catherine Coulter), and the secondary characters were pretty decent.Please, people. Maybe all the quivering, throbbing and pulsating just makes me picture them doing a jig or being shocked or something. Brom wasn't so bad except in his determined belief to not see the obvious (c'mon, I have siblings. well, let me just cull some phrases from the book, shall I."And when she remembered the way he had kissed her, her loins were flooded again with heat.""She found it difficult to think of anything but the soft, swollen tingling of her lips or the heavy achy feel of her breasts.or the insistent throbbing deep within her loins.""Her own body was a stranger to her - her loins throbbing, and a hot damp ache growing between her legs.""It geysered up, shooting throughout her body, turning her skin to flame, and settled in a hot, aching mass deep in her abdomen""Callie thought of sleeping in one of Brom's shirts, and her loins prickled with desire.""His body was pulsatingly aware of her hand upon his arm, now burning where it touched.""Callie quivered beneath his touch, a soft moan escaping her lips.""With each movement Callie felt desire curl and knot within her, her loins melting, turning her hot and liquid.""She could feel the moisture gathering between her legs, the tender flesh throbbing.""Callie felt as if every part of her was on fire, and the molten center of that flame lay deep in her abdomen, where she pulsed and burned with desperate need."Maybe I object to the use of the word "loins" so much, as it makes me think of beef. Also, Callie was whiny, immature, and threw WAAAaay too many tantrums.
Writing that makes me laugh at the most innapropriate times. There's always some quivering going on there, but this book was just over the top. I'd love to find some that don't make me slap my forehead so much that I give myself a bruise. Almost as if the second scene was written first and then when she went back to add the first scene she just cut and pasted and re-worded it.Thirdly. Maybe all the flames and liquifying type descriptions make me think of the Simpson's ("all I wanted was some time with my wife, and now the floor is made of lava").
They grew on me though and this was an enjoyable read. I felt the Bromwell and Callie's pain as they struggled to find their way to one another. I must say that this is the first book I have read in the series and by this author. I'm not sure there was anything very memorable about it.just a fun, engaging read. I also plan to buy Francesca's story and I may read the others in the series as well. So I came into this not knowing the characters. I felt it started off a bit slow and that I initially did not get to know the characters and their personalities well enough.perhaps they have been introduced previously in this series and other readers familiar with it may know them already.
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