Review by Booklist Review
Emma Tyler has trouble relating to people. Polite folks say that she lacks social skills ; those who know her better simply call her a bitch. Emma doesn't understand what all the fuss is about all she does is say exactly what she is thinking. Emma's inability to connect with others affects her romantic relationships, which, to date, have consisted of a number of one-night stands or brief affairs involving men with whom Emma knows there will be no future. The only reminders of the men in her past that Emma keeps are the small souvenirs she appropriates when she leaves them. Unfortunately, Emma's latest lover wants the item she stole from him back, and he hires Cooper Jessup, a partner in Thrillseekers Anonymous, to find Emma and retrieve his property. London (The Trouble with Honor, 2014) once again works her brand of writing magic by making a prickly, flawed heroine such as Emma not only relatable but also deserving of love. Readers may feel emotionally wrung out by the end, but this poignant, life-affirming book is absolutely worth it.--Charles, John Copyright 2015 Booklist
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
London concludes her Pine River series (Homecoming Ranch) with a complex and moving contemporary. Events planner Emma Tyler has a seemingly perfect life in L.A., catering to the rich and famous. At the latest bat mitzvah, which has her ready to strangle the teen diva, she meets gorgeous thrill-seeker Cooper Jessup. After she leaves L.A., Cooper is hired by a Hollywood notable to track down Emma, believing she stole something valuable. Cooper flies to a small town in Colorado, where Emma is now living on a ranch that she and her half-sisters inherited from their ne'er-do-well father. While Emma attempts to seduce Cooper, he is determined to resist her charm and beauty until he can have her on his terms. But what starts out as a simple attraction turns into much more when Cooper realizes that Emma's facade hides a caring, beautiful soul. Historical romance star London's latest proves that she is as much at home in contemporary settings. Agent: Jenny Bent, Bent Agency. (Mar.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
Beautiful Emma Tyler has a flinty persona and a naughty secret; when her past catches up to her, she flees to her family's ranch, determined to hide from the world, especially Cooper Jessup, the one man she might want but can't face. Considered one of the most beautiful women in glamorous Los Angeles, Emma is known for her prickly, tell-it-like-it-is personality and wanton reputation. Though she's basically friendless, she's managed to find an employment niche with her straight-talk problem-solving and has settled into an upscale if soulless existence as an event planner. Emma considers herself unlovable and has taken to seducing powerful older men who just want her for trophy sex, which only solidifies her own self-loathing. Most encounters end quickly, many of them end badly, and nearly all of them end with Emma stealing a memento from her partner, a sort of specialized kleptomania that she doesn't understand but can't help. When one incident nearly lands her in big trouble, she quits her job and flees LA for Pine River, Colorado, and the decrepit ranch she co-owns with two half sisters she barely knows. Which is where Cooper tracks her down, in pursuit of another trinket which is extremely valuable to an important client. Denying she has the object, Emma is doubly rattled. First, because Cooper believes she has it. Second, because Cooper is the one man she ever felt truly attracted to in her old life, because he's the only one she ever felt a "real" connection to. Meanwhile, Emma is discovering that forgiveness, acceptance and unconditional lovefrom Cooper, her sisters, a special friend in Pine River and, ultimately, herselfmight be what she needs to create a new, easier, more content version of herself. London continues her acclaimed Pine River series with a moving story that explores dysfunction, deep emotions and even terminal illness with empathy, sensitivity and insight. Intense, lovely and poignant. Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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