"Fun contemporary romance"
After a wild hippie like childhood, librarian Julia Wright
moved to Serenity Falls, Pennsylvania to live a straight
lifestyle. Three years later she has succeeded at getting
away from the New Age zaniness of her mother and sister.
However, her idyllic time in a quiet controlled town
implodes over six new arrivals. First town bad boy Luke Maguire has come home to run his
late father's bar; this surprises the locals as Luke
failed to even return for his dad's funeral. However
except for one person no one realizes that Luke's highly
regarded father abused him. He cannot resist stealing
kisses from Julia. Next her mom, sis, and niece arrived accompanied by two
llamas move in with Julia. She hides her pop tarts that
she needs to get through their insanity, which includes
encouraging her to sleep with Luke, who she already cannot
resist even without the urging of the cheerleaders. This is a fun contemporary romance in which Julia has
never felt comfortable with the antics of her mom and sis,
and now her four year old niece who is an expert on
vaginas and lets everyone know it. Though Julia and Luke
are the stars, the ensemble support cast enhances the tale
with their escapades that aggravate the heroine and amuse
(for the most part) her beloved. Though mom's secret
seems anticlimactic, fans of You Can't Take It With You
like romantic romps will enjoy this funny family tale. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted December 15, 2005
SummaryJulia Wright couldn't be more content with her job at the
local library, nestled in placid, picturesque Serenity
Falls. Until her wacky mother, petty-thief sister, and
little niece decide to crash her quiet party of one. And
her troubles really stack up when a new guy roars into town
on his Harley, shaking up more than just the books on her
shelves.
Luke Maguire never thought he'd set foot back in the dull
town where he'd spent his youth. But when his abusive father
dies, he's forced to return and take care of the family bar.
While trying to get the people of Serenity Falls to lighten
up a little, he makes an unlikely alliance with a feisty
librarian, whose pages he'd really like to turn. The battle
lines are being drawn and Luke may have an uphill fight on
his hands, but he's determined to come out on top, tempting
this good girl
to be very bad.
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