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Sometimes the one thing you’re looking for is right in front of you…

Stephen is on a very personal mission to find his father as per the wishes in their mother’s will. But he has no idea where to start, not that he’s going to tell anyone that… When Noelle, native New Yorker, daughter of a detective and desperate for a distraction from the novel she’s been struggling to write, offers to help, it feels like the perfect solution.

Except the last time she spoke to Stephen he thought they’d be seeing the New Year in together and instead she stood him up and sold him out! Stephen’s big enough and been around the block enough times to understand that all is fair in love and war, isn’t he? But when Stephen accepts her offer and they begin their search across the city, it soon becomes clear that the weather isn’t the only thing that’s heating up.

A heartwarming summer romance perfect for fans of Heidi Swain, Sarah Morgan, and Holly Martin.

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Favorite Quotes:

 

The entire ride I watched all the couples, wondering what their deal was. How did they get together? Why did it work? I mean, I understood the basics of human biology– it was something like eighty percent the right pheromones to suit their genetic code, but I couldn’t write a satisfying finale to my series with the heroine choosing her partner because she’d noticed he smelt right. Could I?

 

People had told me it would be hot in New York in the summer, but dictators had nothing on this kind of oppression. I’d considered taking up religion just so I could thank God for the air conditioning in the office and my apartment when I first arrived.

 

I had no desire to be another notch on his bedpost– the thing was probably whittled to matchsticks by now.

 

Before nine is too early to call on people. It’s practically an act of aggression.

 

I am not a convenient set of lady-bits for you to make the most of while you’re in the vicinity. There will be no shenanigans.

 

Yesterday’s dead-end had only seemed to make her more stubborn though and I couldn’t help feeling that I’d started something with her that I didn’t have complete control over anymore. Like I’d programmed a diminutive redheaded terminator and couldn’t cancel the action now.

 

‘Unclench your muscles.’ ‘Are you checking out my physique again?’ He flicked a quick glance at me, a hint of that devilish smile playing over his lips. ‘Only because you look like you’ve got rigor mortis.’

 

My Review:

 

I enjoyed this story as much as I did the endearing couple featured, and I’m assuming I would also enjoy the earlier book in this series as I relished Emma Jackson’s cleverly amusing and engaging writing style. Her characters were smart yet flawed and gave good banter. Her writing was smooth, well-paced, easy to fall into, and kept me pleasantly entertained while dealing with unusual yet relevant issues and concerns.