Wendy Etherington

I could have done without all the references to Isabel's and Cade's former one night stand (that serves to fuel their lingering attraction for each other). I wish the authors had used a different scenario for getting these two main characters together (as well as not having them sleeping together while secretly dating). I also didn't like that Cade seemed to turn to alcohol fairly often--something that seems odd for a race car driver to be imbibing in--though to be fair, he never drove his race car while under the influence.

I did like the two main characters: Cade, a hard charging NASCAR driver who always thought his brother would be the one to carry on the family racing legacy, and Isabel, a marketing representative who has mostly focused on her career and who has had several family disappointments that have built a fence around her heart. I liked that both had family ties to their work and that their families seemed, underneath it all, to be supportive.… (mer)

Aidan Kendrick comes to Palmer's Island because he needs to get away from the media coverage that surrounded his parents' murder. He wants to be left alone, but instead gets just the opposite when he meets the head of the historical society Sloan Caldwell, her well-meaning friends, Sloan's ex-boyfriend, and her father the sheriff who are always dropping by on him unexpectedly, which in turn leads to some very humorous situations. There's also a mystery to be solved when one of the islanders is murdered. I really enjoyed this book a lot, and the secondary characters were so much fun. This was the first Wendy Etherington book I read and I look forward to reading more from her.… (mer)