Review: A Truly Captivating and Beautiful Love Story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 24, 2014
Move over Will Ryan, I found a new book boyfriend to swoon over....Jamie! He makes me melt in all the right ways. And Katy, well she is just as great. I am a huge fan of Author Renee Carlino and her characters. But this book was so breathtaking. I was enamored with Kate and Jamie. NBH held me captive and once I finished I was in complete awe----I may have even sent Ms. Carlino a little message telling her how much I LOVE Nowhere But Here.Napa Valley is the ideal romantic place. But not only that, it is the ideal setting in a story. I have a soft spot in my heart for Napa, as I am originally from Cali, and am always struck dumb when Napa Valley is brought into the mix of things.So unlike Ms. Carlinos two other novels, that captivated me as well, this book starts with a journalist, Kate (the super sweet/adorable heroin), looking for the next big story. Of course this had me on pins and needles, needing to know how she was going to handle this situation. Little rundown on, the ever elusive, Mr. Lawson she is interviewing...He basically is a mazillionaire, who dropped off of the face of the planet, after making some crazy cool computer part, who now runs and owns a winery in Napa. They butt heads, like instantaneously, and continue on that path during the whole interview---I would like to add that I didn't see that coming and that I was actually hoping they would have a connection, and not have the need to want to throat punch each other or whatever else you'd like to do to a recluse jerkbutt. So hostility takes over and leaves Kate in a tight bind.Enter, supa dupa sexay, Jamie! (GOD I LOVE HIM!!!) He will make you drool and lose all train of thought, because well he is everything and a bag of chips! Kate and Jamie hit it off; it was like watching fireworks in the night sky! I fell hard and uber fast for these two. Their electric and physical chemistry was sensational! Seeing their relationship play out was perfection. It was like these two were made for one another, and I honestly have to say I didn't want these two to part.I loved how Jamie was the Right-Hand-Man at the Winery and Kate was this journalist from Chicago. They were totally night and day in every way, but also the same--like I mentioned in the above paragraph. What made me love her more, was her inquisitive side. She would try to pry Jamie for anything on Mr. Lawson-ya know since their interview went to poo! But Jamie respected his Boss and would only relay very little. Another thing that I LOVED about Jamie, was the little mysterious side he had, oh and his super cute notes he left for Kate.This story was not only cute, quirky, and sweet, but it also had some super steamy and great romantic scenes to it. There were a few scenes where I thought I was going to lose it, because of certain situations, but I kept my fingers crossed that Kate and Jamie would push on through to the other side and realize that they are meant to be!I have to say this is the best book that Ms. Carlino has released, and I just absolutely love every aspect of her writing and how much she puts into her characters. Jamie and Kate really made my heart swell. Their relationship just was. It had me swooning, a TON! I cannot wait to read the next novel that Ms. Carlino releases---Her stories continue to mesmerize me!