Review: Did not feel much like a Lynda Chance romance book.... SPOILERS INCLUDED
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 2, 2014
SPOILERS INCLUDED.  I really enjoy reading most of Lynda Chances books including Josh & Hannah.  I love the chemistry and passion between the heroines and heroes in her books.  This book lacked that chemistry.  The few love scenes it contained were at the end of the book.  I love her possessive jealous men who would do anything for their heroines.  I love that once they meet the one, any interest in other women come to a halt.The hero in this book, Zach was different.  It was like he was giving lip service to the idea of being a possessive jealous male. There were zero opportunities for him to be jealous other one time that he got upset that men were looking at her and it was mentioned in off handed manner.  Katie was traumatized due to being raped and had no other males around her, much less dating her.  Even though he was supposedly interested in her other then sending her flowers, kissing her once, and occasionally seeing her he left her alone for five years.  He did not pursue her.  He did not even know that she was raped and so that was not a reason.  He felt like she was too young when he realized he liked her.  She was18 years old and he was 10 years older. He did nothing until pursue her until she was 23 years old.  By contrast in Josh and Hannah, Josh recognizes that Hannah is too young too, much more so at 15 years old.  (I believe that he is 17 years old at the time.) However, he keeps in touch with her.  He sees her and gets jealous when other boys pay attention to her.  He doesn't wait 5 years but rather starts dating her as soon as she was allowed to date, at 16 years old because he could not stand the idea that she would be going on dates with other boys. He was willing to date her without going too far until she was ready, years later.  Josh never looked at another woman from the first time he saw her.  By contrast in this book, Zach admits to being with a lot of women and while it is never explicitly said, I believe that during that 5 years he was sleeping other women, even after he kissed the heroine.To me, it felt like the book revolved around Katie's trauma.  It was about her healing enough to be able to involved a normal relationship again.  While that is great, it is not the focus I want in a romance book.  Because I enjoyed reading Josh & Hannah, I am willing to read the next book Ethan and Ava's story.  I am hoping that it will be more in keeping with her prior books as opposed to this book.