Helpful Score: 1
With all the rave reviews I was really looking forward to enjoying this debut novel. Unfortunately, this was not the case. The novel starts off too slow for me. First we meet Jessica who co-owns Utopia with her best friend. It seems all of a sudden Jesse wants out of the company and takes an extended vacation to find herself. The author doesn't give enough background information to allow you to understand why she's dissatisfied with her career and life, but apparently something major has happened to her. But you don't find out what it is until almost the end of the novel. I must admit I did enjoy the heated arguments between Jesse and Cloud Walker, it was the most entertaining part of the novel. But then it turned into overkill when all they seemed to do was argue, even after they became intimate. The HOT and STEAMY love scenes were well written and probably the most appealing part of this novel. Ms. Hawley definitely has a way with the sexual imagery. Unfortunately, the great sex and the heated tension wasn't enough to keep me interested in this novel. I kept reading hoping it would get better, but it never did. I was disappointed because as sexy and intriguing as Ms. Hawley portrayed Cloud Walker and because she portrayed Jesse as a realistic woman, one with real womanly curves and scars, both physical and emotional, I really wanted to like them and bond with them, but I just didn't get caught up in their story enough to give the novel more than 3 stars.
