With this steamy romp, Lauren Dane (Count on Me) introduces a new series featuring a gorgeous band of brothers.
Back in their hard-partying younger days, Natalie Clayton and Patrick Hurley shared a two-week fling spicy enough to make a jalapeño pepper jealous, then went their separate ways--she to college, he on tour in his brothers' rock band.
Years later, Natalie has put her wilder ways behind her. The daughter of an addict, she had a dark, frightening childhood that left her with the desire to always call her own shots. Now a librarian in the sleepy little town of Hood River, she's built a life she can control. When she runs into Paddy at a local coffee shop, Natalie is determined to resist the attraction they still share. Now a famous rock star, Paddy comes with his share of chaos and baggage, which makes him the last man Natalie should want. Unfortunately, he's the only one she does want.
Paddy knows running into Natalie again is fate. Despite her suspicious nature, he eventually gets her back into his life and bed, but convincing her that he's settled down isn't easy. When Natalie's druggie father resurfaces and awakens all her anxieties, the lovers must grow together or fall apart.
Dane keeps her rock-star plot believable with all the relationship complications that come with fame. Her frequent and scorching love scenes are tailor-made for readers who like red-hot romance. Well-developed secondary characters will leave readers eager for the next installment. --Jaclyn Fulwood, blogger at Infinite Reads