Review: Love Layla's character transformation and all the steaminess too!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 6, 2013
I received a copy of Now and Again by Brenda Rothert in exchange for an honest review.Now and Again is the second book in the Now series by Brenda Rothert.  The first book, Now and Then, was Emma's story and Now and Again is her sister Layla's story.  While it's a series, Brenda Rothert gave enough back history on Emma and Cole, that you could read Now and Again as a standalone and be able to fully understand the story.When I first met Layla in Now and Then, she wasn't easy to like.  She was manipulative and superficial and just looking for a good time with whatever guy would give her a good time.  But once she saw her little sister in a loving relationship, she decided it was time to stop her wild ways.  She swore off casual encounters and concentrated on her law career.  Somewhere in all of that, she became likeable and I found myself on her side, hoping that she'd be able to find what she was looking for in life.Through one of her cases, she meets Ben Montrose, a detective with the Chicago Police Department.  Sparks fly almost immediately between them.  Neither Ben nor Layla feel that they are worthy of an exclusive, satisfactory relationship as they both feel that certain things in their past are not conducive to a relationship.  Will they be able to overlook their own obstacles and be able to make it work together?I really enjoyed Now and Again.  It was a quick read, with plenty of steam and a little bit of suspense.  Even though I went into the book without liking the Layla that I knew from Emma's story, Brenda Rothert did a great job in redeeming Layla's characters and made me want to root for her.  Book 3, Now and Forever, should be out in a few more months and will be the continuation of both Emma and Layla's stories and I am going to be on pins and needles waiting for it to come out so that I can see how things work out for them.