I chose this book for several
reasons. I really felt like getting it on
with a lumberjack in a book. Hardcore
male, strong and powerful, and a melting heart.
Also, I then noticed it was written by a man. Great, I can get the skinny on how a man
thinks, how he writes heroes and heroines, and what constitutes his version of
a steamy scene.
I went through this not too long ago
and came up with a similar result. The
characters were too “mushy”, but the sex was “say it like it is.” 
This novel had a few flaws,
though. The conflict ended in the middle
of the story. I had no reason to
continue reading except I thought a tangential conflict would sprout. Sorry, no it didn’t.
Grady (he’s not named Jack) is a hot
and enticing man who starts his life over when he finds out he has a six-month
old baby and he’s the surviving parent.
He moves to a mountain town (I do like the setting) and has plenty of
money to survive very well.
So, he’s not a lumberjack as I’d
hoped. Okay, so what does he do? It took a third of the book to casually
mention he stole whatever he has and regrets it.
The heroine, Autumn, has her own
issues. She moves to the mountain to
work as a maid at a hotel. The hotel
owners claim they will pay for her mother’s cancer treatments in place of
Autumn’s work. Very noble of her.
The conflict arises in the work she is
to perform, the weird and perverted attitude of the owners, and how Autumn
deals with this.
Along comes Grady to hopefully save the
day.
Grady and Autumn’s beginning to the
love fest is a bit different, and that’s refreshing. Yet, the conflict could’ve had a lot more
punch.
Enough said. The novella was different on many levels.
Happy
reading,
Dawn
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