Review: Take me to wine country!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 28, 2014
Kate Corbin has been living a half-life. She lost her mother at a young age, and in the last year lost the woman who stepped in for her mother after her passing. Kate feels alone in the wold. She has a "boyfriend" who she sees a couple times a week, usually in the laundry room at her apartment, and she has a couple of friends at the newspaper she writes for. She has been floating through life and has most definitely lost any "spark" she had in the past. Her boss sends her on an assignment across the country to interview a famous recluse who now runs a winery. Kate is reluctant, but knows that she needs to start engaging in her work and her life and it is encouraging that her boss continues to believe in her. The reclusive R.J, Lawson gives her almost no time and less information, but she connects with Jamie, a worker at the vineyard, who shows her all the wonderful things about the winery and its staff. Kate opens herself up to Jamie and is feeling a connection to him that is strong. He disappears at the end of the week and Kate is left to put together the pieces of the confusing week she just experienced.There is a whole lot of charm going on here. Kate is an easy character to like and experience this story through. Witnessing her seeing and understanding the things that she wants in her life, but isn't able to find was tough, but encouraging as she worked to change that. It was rewarding to see her "spark" return and for her to engage in things that brought her pleasure and satisfaction. Jamie is nearly impossible not to like,as he was sexy, smart, good at pretty much everything. The way he treated Kate was pretty wonderful too. There weren't a ton of surprises in this book for me, but I enjoyed the journey with these characters. Also, I really want to visit this winery. For me, this was a charming, engaging story that I read straight through once I started. I have loved previous works by this author and will continue to read her books in the future.