Review: Hot, sultry summer romance novel
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 28, 2014
At first I thought this was going to be a sweet, cute romance novel. But then Ford? The Hot Hero? Ford took his clothes off and rocked that headboard right into next week. Strap on those vibrators, girls, because time spent with Ford = Need.Summer’s distance from her family is tortured but believable. Her parents are splitting up, her mother is glowing and happy and DATING, and Summer feels abandoned by her. The story behind her parents’ relationship is a revelation to Summer, who begins to wonder about her own pattern of love and dating.The one thing she is completely averse to is risk. Summer plays it safe – or she used to, anyway. Beginning with abandoning her Masters degree and safe boyfriend, Summer is open to taking risks, even if she doesn’t quite see it. By allowing herself to fall for Ford, she’s taking the biggest risk of all.There is a scene, faithful readers, between Ford and Summer that made me teary. She finally opens herself up to asking him something that, in doing so, places her in a terribly vulnerable position. I was proud of her for doing what Ford had been urging her to do all along, even if she was uncertain about the outcome.For all of the hotness and occasional sadness, this is, in fact, a sweet romance novel. Summer is a captivating character, and I liked her so much. And Ford … girls. FORD. Ford can rev an engine. (GET IT? FORD? REV AN ENGINE? Truck humor.)Notwithstanding the main character’s name, this is a terrific summer read.Published on Carpe Libros@carpelibros