Lady's Choice

This is a bright and breezy book, the sort that Krentz excels at. Juliana is a wonderfully memorable heroine, a shade under 6 foot, a shade too overpowering, collecting marriage proposals but never getting married as the men start to realize how powerful her personality is and run away. But Travis isn't running. He hunted her out initially because she belonged to the family that wronged him. The revenge plot winds its way through the book but isn’t integral to the romance. Juliana dismisses all his plotting with a swipe at how could he have thought himself in love with her paler, quieter cousin in any case. I liked her, she feels like a quintessentially 80's woman, and I'm glad Travis could keep up. This book predates Starbucks, but show more Juliana and Charisma coffee feel prescient to me. This is a reread and a keeper for me. show less

I originally read this many, many moons ago. I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed it.

Juliana is an Amazonian coffee shop owner whose true love is tea. Travis is about to take revenge on her family for a business deal gone bad. Instead, he finds himself befuddled, enthralled and trying to save Juliana from his already-in-motion plans. Charming, funny and sweet. One of my favorites from this period (and the reason I started drinking tea).

I was confused at first because I felt like I started reading in the middle of a story. I didn't know why Travis wanted revenge and didn't know how he and Juliana got together. It seemed like an odd place to start a book. Other than that, this is a decent book and an easy read.