Review: Liked this one
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 24, 2012
Deep Autumn Heat, Star Harbor #1, by Elizabeth BarrettGrade: B-"Lexie was  a challenge, all right. He grinned. A challenge was just what he needed right now."Sebastian Greyson has spent every Labor Day weekend in Star Harbor with his brothers celebrating his father's death and nothing in the small New England fishing town has changed. Sebastian is shocked to realize the  feisty Lexie Meyers is not only the owner of LMK and can make the best coconut cake he's ever tasted but she wants nothing to do with him. Unable to walk away from a challenge Seb is determined to get Lexie in his bed even after everyone warns him to leave her alone. The more time Seb spends chasing Lexie the more he falls under her spell and when he learns someone is stalking her he vows to protect her at any cost.Lexie Meyers moved from California to sleepy Star Harbor to escape an obsessed boyfriend and she has done her best to stay away from relationships and focus on her business. As soon as Lexie meets world renowned celebrity chef Sebastian Greyson she spends all her time convincing herself to stay away from him but their attraction is too much for her to resist. Lexie soon finds herself not only being stalked but on the verge of falling in love and she can't seem to figure out which scares her more.I wasn't sure what to expect with Deep Autumn Heat but from the first couple of pages I knew I was going to like this book. Within the first chapter we get to see the love/hate relationship that will grow between Lexie and Sebastian along with the electric chemistry the two have. Right off the bat I loved Lexie. She is a spitfire who puts Sebastian in his place from day one and makes him work for every kiss. I loved that Lexie was guarded and didn't hand Seb her heart on a platter. She is a woman who has been hurt deeply before but it was nice to see her start to rely not only on Seb but also the townspeople of Stars Harbor.Sebastian on the other hand wasn't my favorite but I didn't hate him. As the beginning his ego was so big I wondered how he got through doorways but as the book went on he started to calm down and become a better person. There were a few times when he really made me mad and I wanted Lexie to kick his butt to the curb but he did always redeem himself and make things better. I loved the interaction between Seb and his brothers and hope we get more of this is future books.There are four Greyson brothers and I am eagerly anticipating all of their books. I think this is a great new contemporary romance series that lots of readers will enjoy. There was a lot going on in Deep Autumn Heat but I feel that most of it was setting up future book. I am also very intrigued with the Legend of Lorelei and I hope we get to explore this mystery more.