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HTML:"Sarah Hegger's voice is rich and witty and in a word, addictive." —Terri Osburn From author Sarah Hegger comes an exciting new series set in small-town Utah, where secrets don't keep for long—and love turns up in the most unexpected places. For Pippa Turner there's only one place to go when her life self-destructs on national TV—home to Ghost Falls, and her heavily perfumed, overly dramatic, but supremely loving grandmother, Philomene. If anyone will understand how Pippa's hit makeover show was sabotaged by her vengeful ex, it's Phi. But she's not the only one who's happy to see her—and Pippa can't help but wonder if Matt Evans, her gorgeous high-school crush turned Phi's contractor, is game for a steamy close-up... Matt owes his whole career to Phi and her constant demands to embellish the gothically ridiculous house he built for her. Getting to see red-headed, red-hot Pippa is a bonus, especially now that she's no longer the troublesome teenager he remembers. He's willing to stay behind the scenes while she gives her own life a much-needed makeover, but not forever. As far as he's concerned, their connection is too electric to ignore. And the chance to build something lasting between them—before she can high-tail it back to Hollywood—is going to the top of his to-do list... Praise for Sarah Hegger and her Willow Park Romance series "Hegger offers a breath of fresh air in the romance genre." —RT Book Reviews "Hegger's characters have real chemistry, especially in the bedroom." —Publishers Weekly. No library descriptions found. |
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This book is a romance between 30-somethings that reads like a romance between 30 year olds, including their doubts and families…novel of all novelties.
Matt and Pippa. Their families. I mean, here we have established human beings, a little lost for different reasons (one Hollywood-style ejected, one suffocated by his familial obligations in the small town because: life) But they LOVE and CARE for their families. And they have struggles with their families. It’s like they are 30-somethings without a whole lotta drama (well, an emotionally manipulative mother I suppose) and they don’t even try to invent it! Conflict, absolutely. Life-changing decisions, sure. But this book is generally free of the invented drama that plagues romance.
The slight spoiler:
One of the only more manipulative plot developments was on Phi’s (Pippa's beloved Grandma) stroke, but it was interesting in that it healed Pippa’s family and solidified Pippa’s decision, but created a bit of a rift and conflict between the couple
The only issue I had with this book were probably the last 2-3 chapters. It was so full of life and love, it was warm, but then it came time to wrap up all the subplots. Eh, this was less successful than how sucked into the family dynamic I was, how charming the characters were, etc. In fact, it’s a series so I guess I don’t see why it was necessary to rush all the subplots to conclusion in the very end of the book. Ultimately and unfortunately, it was clicking in 5 star territory for me before that. Minor characters were given more prominence than necessary to the central plot in the last few pages, and it was one of the most disappointing declarations of love I’ve read. Credit where it’s due, that was probably quite consistent with Matt’s character.
Good sex scenes, some chuckling from me...it's still a solid 4-star. If you don't want to get caught up in a lot of focus on family-related & career subplot, skip it. For me, it just made these characters more flawed, relatable, and lovable. (