Sam@WLABB
Written on Oct 21, 2018
I was curious about Dani's younger sister. She was a little wild child, who made a few appearances earlier in the series, but I knew there was more to her than we had seen, and I was right. Sara was struggling to break free of the fame she earned just by being the offspring of two Hollywood stars. She had lived the shallow, party-girl life, and now she wanted, and was working toward, having more.
Brent was an undercover FBI agent sent to uncover all the major players in a money laundering operation. Being an FBI desk-jockey was not his dream job, but it made good use of his talent with numbers and provided the financial stability, which eluded him during his childhood.
Though he didn't think he should, he accompanied Sara to her father's wedding, and that was where the plot thickened.
As always, Baumann wove a big suspense element into this romance. I liked how it forced these two on the run, because that afforded them a lot of bonding time. Running from the law, donning disguises, and trying to stay alive are definite relationship accelerants. I loved seeing Sara and Brent grow closer as they sought safety and seeing Brent opening up about his past, but I also liked that Baumann managed to do all this without letting the story get too weighty. She did a great job balancing the story elements and produced a story which was light and fun.
The romance between Brent and Sara worked for so many reasons, but mostly, because they were both running from something. They were missing something that they found in each other, and though Brent's backstory was a bit more heartbreaking, they both shared some abandonment issues, and had to deal with loving a parent, who did not necessarily return their love.
It was a treat having all three generations of Botelli women together in this story. In fact, Baumann gifted us fans of the series with having all the major players from each book present at the end. I loved the little catch up, and was overjoyed with the ending she gave to them all.
Once again, Baumann delivered a great contemporary romance, that was filled with humor, suspense, fun, and warmth.
*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.
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