Review: solid story that gives background and makes Katrina and Lyle easy to empathize with and understand
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 2, 2013
Poor Lyle: two years of devoting himself to a woman who left him at the altar for her ex-husband.  It’s no wonder that this ‘by the book’ Type A cardiothoracic surgeon is in need of a drink, or ten.  Fortunately his dazed wandering led him into Parson’s Bar and Grill, where he found ample scotch, a sympathetic bartender with ice for his battered hand, and a singer that lit up his soul.Katrina has the voice of a seductress, the body of a temptress and the face that captivated Lyle from the moment he saw her.  Casual and free-spirited, she is living her life one day at a time after several traumas sent her seeking solace in the needle while a six month stint in rehab helped to redefine her priorities.Wholly unlike the buttoned up debutantes and type A women that he has dated, Katrina says what she feels, takes no prisoners and is uninterested in making plans or caring what others think.  Lyle has spent his whole life in overachiever hell, the good son who only once defied his parents’ wishes and went to medical rather than law school.  Katrina is a complete 180 from his ‘usual’ type, and a breath of fresh air that he didn’t know he was suffocating for.Throughout a tentative start to their relationship, the interactions are electric and dynamic, Katrina’s goading Lyle to loosen up and learn to be spontaneous.  His discomfiture is priceless, he finds himself falling in love with her, and wanting more; wanting a future.But, there is Katrina’s secret to consider, and her family that she has turned her back on.  Both collide and lives are threatened.  As Lyle fights to protect Katrina, he also needs to fight to keep his own life and save hers.Cleverly plotted, the solid story that gives background and makes Katrina and Lyle easy to empathize with and understand.  With action to put you on the edge of your seat, and a climax that is both perfectly suited and as yet completely undefined, this is a lovely romance that is sure to gain many readers interest.I received an eArc from the publisher for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.