Tempting Cameron (Lone Pine Lake, #2)

by Karen Erickson

[Cocktails and Books]

Tempting Cameron by Karen Erickson tells a story about redemption, forgiveness, and old acquaintances turned new loves. Cameron, the hometown wanderer, comes back from his travels for his sister’s wedding and runs into his sister’s friend, Chloe. Chloe is the towns golden girl, elementary teacher and all around good girl, who has always dreamed about a seemingly impossible future with Cameron. After a couple of close encounters Cameron has to decide if he wants a future while Chloe has to decide if she is willing to continue to risk her heart over Cameron.

The story itself was interesting, with a couple of plot twists I did not see coming that keep the story moving. Although this wasn’t a big problem, there was a bit of an issue with the characters’ personalities. Cameron was a bit too selfish in the beginning, toward both family and friends, which almost made his turnaround a bit unbelievable. Because of this fact, Chloe was seen as a bit too invested in a guy that wasn’t invested in much else besides his career. He does turn it around toward the end, but it is almost too little, too late. Despite that fact, the story was a nice, quick, lighthearted read.

Reviewed by Lucy for Cocktails and Books