Review: Another wonderful book from Ruthie Knox
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 11, 2012
This review originally published at [...]I discovered Ruthie Knox through a series of events that led me to The Romance man's blog. Once I read his review of Ms Knox' Ride with Me I knew I had to read it. It was just as good, no, it was better than I expected. I loved it and I knew I would be looking forward to any future books.I was lucky to get a pre-release copy of About Last Night from Netgalley. I read the description of About Last Night and it sounded like a fun romance. Once I had read the book, it turned out to be so much more and I could not put it down. There is a depth to the story and characters not captured in the description.It is a story of two people from very different backgrounds. Cath is American, has had a troubled past, and she is carrying around a lot of guilt for her "mistakes." She is trying to make a new life for herself in England after the death of her mother. Nev is someone moving through life doing what he is expected to do although there is a side of him that wants to be free of convention. They end up finding themselves together after a series of events that take Catherine down a path she had sworn she had left behind.The dialogue is engaging and the sex scenes are fun and romantic without being overwhelming to the story. The chemistry between the characters is immediate, but it does not feel rushed. It brought to mind that feeling of falling in love, when you are so enamored with the object of your affection that the whole world seems out of focus except for the one you who has your heart. This is how the author made me feel about her two main characters. It is a fun, sad, at times a little frustrating and deliciously romantic story that pulled me in and kept my attention until the last word. There is depth as to why the characters are dealing with the issues presented to us and how they got to this point in their lives. The characters are likeable and I found myself emotionally invested in the outcome. There were moments when I wanted to give Cath a nudge and thump Nev on the head. (I will attribute this to the engaging story and my vested interest in the outcome)I enjoy Ms Knox writing style and the voice she gives her characters. She is definitely one of my favorite romance authors now.