Review: I wish I could like this more than I do
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 16, 2013
I've been a fan of the Sullivan's since the beginning.  Each book showcased the love-story about one of many siblings.  The stories were different enough, and each one included a little about all the others so I was invested in their lives, and eagerly awaited each one's story.  Now the author is taking the series to Seattle to introduce the cousins.  This is Rafe's story, and it appears his siblings will all get stories of their own.  This may be the last Sullivan book for me though.  I just can't like this story no matter how much I want to.Rafe is a PI who is jaded from being a police officer and PI for a few years.  Brooke is a kind hearted, fun, and innocent.  Brooke wants to get `wild' with Rafe but he thinks he's too dark for her.  She wants kinky and he can't even say the word.There is a distinctive `ick' factor for me in that we have two people who knew each other at the ages of 8 and 14.  The story takes place over 15 years later, and we find out Brooke had a crush on Rafe, and Rafe thought Brooke was cute when they were that young.  They played together during summer months when they were visiting and Brooke was considered family.  Now, years later, I felt the author was trying to sexualize their relationship at that young age.  And the vivid memories they had of the times they spent together, and the feelings they had 15+ years later were a little difficult for me to swallow.  And if they were as close as we're led to believe, why didn't they keep in contact with one another?  So there were definitely things missing from the story line.  And after all that time apart, they spend no time catching up about what's happened in the last 18 years.  The minute they see each other and realize who the other is, the sexual chemistry takes over.The numerous and repetitive descriptions of Brooke's curves were a little much; soft curves, luscious curves, inspiring curves.....  ok, so she's curvy.The health code violations alone when they're having sex in the middle of her chocolates on the counter about did me in.  Sorry.  Shortly after they sex, she's back to finishing her chocolate boxes, and delivering them.  EWWW.  Who cleaned up and sanitized the counter?I'm currently at 80% on my Kindle, so I haven't even finished the book yet.  I just know that there will be some good parts in the last few chapters.  I have hope.......