Review: Reads like a 1980s Harlequin-type book
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 20, 2012
About 25% of the book is a flashback to when the couple first met 10 years ago.  At that time, Sharon is 18, just out of high school and visiting her dad in California.  Her dad is getting married and she is visiting for 10 weeks.  Taylor ("Tay") is her new step-brother, in his mid- to late-twenties and was in Vietnam.  Sharon is attracted to Tay but he feels that he is too old for her and sends her away so she can go to college.  Sharon leaves and doesn't return to her dad's ranch.  In the present day, Sharon is a lawyer.  Her father has died and his will stipulates that Sharon and Taylor each get half of the ranch as long as they are married to each other (otherwise it goes to charity).  The story admits that the will wouldn't hold up in court.  However, since it would be a big hassle to overturn the will, Sharon decides to fly out, marry Tay and then wrap up the estate for a few months before divorcing Tay and getting on with her life.  The other 75% of the book is primarily about her and Tay getting back together.This had the feel of an older Harlequin-type romance novel - which makes sense since it was first printed in 1989.  I don't think that it was updated as the hero was a prisoner of war in Vietnam and home a few years when he first meets the heroine.  As a result, there are several old-fashioned type items that throw you out of the story a bit. For example, when she gets off a plane, her father meets her in the airport lounge (since this is all pre-TSA!).  There are no cell phones so long-distance calls are still a big thing.  This also deals with Tay's fallout from being a prisoner of war in Vietnam.The book was professionally edited and didn't have writing issues.  However, for my personal taste, it just felt a bit dated.