Search - Almost Perfect (McCloud Brothers)

Fantastic read! Not the usual script. First in a series about 3 brothers.....nice to read a romance about realistic people who have made mistakes.

i fell in love with this book, the main charachter is strange but very lovable!

A warm and witty romantic journey of a single mother running out of second chances, and the irresistible man who dares her to believe in miracles

I gave this book an 8 because I really loved the story behind the book and the descriptions given, but I was not totally thrilled with the ending. I had hoped the author would tell us more than she did. It was a good read though and I would recommend it.

Celebrated cartoonist Jared McCloud is plumb out of laughs. So he rents a secluded beach house for the fall to unblock his creative juices–and ends up falling for the reluctant landlady whose beautiful green-eyed glare reads like a “No Trespassing” sign against the world.

Cleo Alyssum isn’t exactly a recluse, though living on an island and avoiding people aren’t the actions of a social butterfly. Cleo simply has more important things to do than to chat with the sexy, artistic, impossibly bullheaded hunk living in her guest house. Yet somehow Jared and his devilish charm inch their way into her life, reaching the warm places her cold exterior cleverly hides. Will Cleo open her heart to a man who falls short of her expectations? After all, it wasn’t her intention to fall for someone who is almost perfect. . . .

good book

From back cover:

Celebrated cartoonist Jared McCloud is plumb out of laughs. So he rents a secluded beach house for the fall to unblock his creative juices--and ends up falling for the reluctant landlady whose beautiful green-eyed glare reads like a "No Trespassing" sign against the world.

Cleo Alyssum isn't exactly a recluse, though living on an island and avoiding people aren't the actions of a social butterfly. Cleo simply has more important things to do than to chat with the sexy, artistic, impossibly bullheaded hunk living in her guest house. Yet somehow Jared and his devilish charm inch their way into her life, reaching the warm places her cold exterior cleverly hides. Will Cleo open her heart to a man who falls short of her expectations? After all, it wasn't her intention to fall for someone who is almost perfect...

While Cleo Alyssum has been clean and sober for months, she still has problems with self-esteem. Her drug habit landed her in jail, separated her from her son, Matty, and left her with a distrust for all males. Cleo's goals are simple, she wants to make a success of her business and make a home for herself and her child.

Then along comes Jared McCloud a cartoonist of some fame. While looking for a secluded place to stay, he meets and falls for Cleo. While Cleo tries to keep her distance from people, Jared enters her life and makes her feel things she has no business feeling.