Review: 3 1/2 stars - Heroine great/Hero could have been better.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 8, 2012
First, I need to say:  Thank you Kristen Ashley for keeping your book prices in the $4-5 range!Okay, so sorry have to move on to the negative, but I will end on the positive :)Negative:  The hero just talked too crudely for someone who at the same time had the manners to stand up when a lady seats herself.  Also, it seemed out of character for him after the initial meet, to not try to hook up with her the next day.  Like other reviewers, I thought he got off waaay too easily for being uncommunicative to her and the reunion was too easy for him. While I liked the epilogue, thought it was low class for him to proclaim "she's having my baby" to everyone as opposed to "we're having a baby."I have to say that it didn't ring true to me that such close family and friends who knew she was being abused for seven years, didn't try a more head-on intervention to get her the heck out of there - she's from a small town, everyone knew, everyone liked her and hated the husband, doesn't make sense people looked the other way.Positive:  Really liked the heroine's response when she realizes her insurance windfall and that she's smart enough to realize right away that her husband had planned to kill her.  I just about loved everything that was written about this female lead - her Cinderella adventure, her try at being patient and then having enough self respect to pull out of  the relationship.  Other positives:  unlike other Ashley books, this one was not overloaded with too much action/side plots nor were there the stupid annoying "friends/family" - Luci and the gals from the hometown got close, but quickly backed off.  I really liked the character Celeste who was like her fairy godmother - nice touch.This wasn't a favorite of mine ("Wild Man" and "Law Man" still hold those spots) but still an okay read.