An excellent read. Hardy Cates is excellently written. The bad taste he leaves in your mouth at the end of the first Welcome book is slowly washed away by the way he loves the Haven. A wonderful literary journey that takes you not just through the romance of these tow interesting and complicated characters but also through what brings them to each other. I really enjoyed this book. Warning though; the descriptions of Haven being abused are very graphic and struck a cord with me. I would throughly enjoyed this book and think it is a great addition to any book club.

I really liked this book. I loved Hardy but was somewhat conflicted over Haven. I just wasn't sure if her victim image was accurate. However, when you recall that she grew up with parents who were too into themselves to instill self-confidence, self-worth or give her love, it helps you to understand how she could fall for a narcisstic husband the first time around. Her mother tried to make her into what she thought she should be by degrading her to the point she controlled her which would explain how easily Haven fell into the victim role with Nick. Her father was too busy making money and trying to make wifey happy to help Haven develop these strengths or to even show he loved her. He even held her inheritance over her head to try to make her do what he wanted. After I thought about this part of her story, I realized I have known people like her and she became much more realistic to me. I really appreciate the way Kleypas wrote this real life situation into the book and admire Haven for overcoming the abuse and becoming a strong individual who could love again. Great story!

I love the helpless defenseless female lead like anyone. I mean, we all enjoy being rescued, but never have I seriously hated the female lead like I did Haven. God, It even pains me to have to write about it. The only GOOD thing about this book was Harvey, the male lead. Kleypas' description of him is pure poetry, and his actions through out the book left me breathless.

Don't get me wrong, I do feel for women in abusive relationships, but it gets to be tiresome when a woman makes a mistake and then finally gets help, only to refuse help over and over again for fear that she appears weak. I felt more and more frustrated as I turned each page. In the end, I actually wanted her to be written off. I felt Harvey could do better.

So, don't read this book for the character development. There is none. Read this book for the steamy love scenes (although it takes FOREVER to get there) and the all male essence that is Harvey. Yumm.

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great read

i love this author- this book was wonderful- a hot read

Great book!

This book was fun.

Another excellent book by Kleypas. Same family and some of the same characters as Sugar Daddy, but you don't need to read one to read the other.

This is fiction that also tries to do some educating about narcissistic personalities and domestic abuse, and in this aspect the book does very well. In my mind however, it set up Haven's character in a way that the sex scenes brought the story down for me, but I am suspect I'm in the minority on this and in skimming past them. Otherwise, it was very well-written (particularly the first part. I was heavily involved with Haven's experiences in her marriage), had engaging characters so all in all, I thought it was very good.

I had heard so many great reviews on this book and I ran out and bought it. I was disappointed. This book was told entirely in a first person narrative and I could not get into it.

Great story line. Could not put down.

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