Review: The story is ok until the end
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 18, 2012
As the story opens we meet Quinton and Ralph, surveyors and researchers for the environmental effects of logging.  Quickly the pair runs into the Templeton family at a restaurant in town.  With just one glance, Quinton knows that Regina, the wife, is the woman of his dreams.  The only problem is that Wayne Templeton owns the logging company that Quinton is working with and the fact that Wayne, with his money and respect, basically owns the town.  Quinton doesn't know how Regina feels about him so he goes about finding out.  They decide to meet for dinner the next night and they both feel an attraction for one another.  So while Regina's husband, Wayne is out of town, she and Quinton carry on a loose affair, trying not to be noticed.  Then trouble begins.  Someone has been vandalizing areas of the mill and someone is setting Quinton up for it.  While avoiding the town cops, Quinton and Regina's relationship intensifies, especially when Quinton learns that Wayne is verbally, physically, and emotionally abusive to Regina.  He only wants to take her away from such a horrible husband.The story comes to a peak when the cops come to Quinton's door with evidence that Quinton has done the vandalizing.  Quinton isn't guilty but the problem is that Regina is his alibi.  Needing to work things out in his head, he escapes to the nearby American Indian reservation that Quinton grew up on.  Quinton has been away for a long time but his aunt takes him in and gives counsel as to what he should do about his problems.  He needs to talk to Regina.The closing of the story is where I don't want to give spoilers but the reader finds out who is doing the vandalism when the last act is a huge one.  Quinton doesn't want to lose Regina, he wants to be her white night.  With the cops still thinking he is the perpetrator, he walks right up to the cops and is arresting right away.I don't normally read this kind of romance novel, but it was a freebie on Amazon so I gave it a try.  I'm glad I did.  There was some depth to the story.  Much more so than the Harelequin Romances of old.  The characters could have been more fleshed out and there were a few typos that need editing, but I did like the story.  I found myself rooting for Quinton and Regina.  It was hard to believe that they weren't caught by someone seeing them out, but they weren't.  I do have to mention that the ending was highly unbelievable and disappointing. But now that I have invested myself into this story, I want a sequel to see if the author can redeem the terrible ending to this story.  I do hope Carolyn McCray writes it so I can find out what happens to Regina and Quinton.  3 stars.