Straitlaced . . .
Chicago prosecutor Kelly Silverthorne has a perfect record in the courtroom and a big fat zero in the bedroom. When she loses her first case ever, she returns home to Deer Lick, Montana, to regain her confidence and shake off the “Sister Serious” moniker she’s been stuck with since childhood. Only a few hours into her repentance, karma thrusts her face-to-face with yet another of her major fiascos—a one-night stand with the hottest cop in the county.
Rebel with a Cause . . .
Deputy James Harley has always played with fire. When smart and sexy Kelly pops back into his life, he doesn’t mind going for a full burn. And that might be exactly what happens when his past threatens to catch up with his future.
A Match Made in . . .
Heaven only knows what Kelly’s dearly departed mom has planned from the other side—especially since she’s already meddled in Kelly’s siblings’ love lives. But even heaven knows that when love comes.
Kelly Silverthorne is shocked, dismayed and completely disillusioned when a murder case that she is trying doesn’t go how she wants it to. She heads off to her hometown of Deer Lick, Montana with the excuse that she has to attend her brothers wedding but also to try to regroup and figure things out. She had never lost a court case before and she’s not quite sure she likes the fact that she did this time.
When she gets to Deer Lick she runs into Sheriff Deputy James Harley. Kelly had had a one-nighter with him after her sisters wedding and a lot of champagne. Though she loved that night she’s not ready for a repeat performance. She’s confused about her life and James won’t help matters.
James has had a thing for Kelly since they were kids. He was thrilled when he got a chance with her after her sisters wedding but dealt with it when she headed back to her job in Chicago. Now she’s back and he’s anxious to hang with her again. It turns out that even though Kelly thought that James couldn’t help her she was dead wrong. Not only did he show her the wonders of her small town that she’d never opened her eyes enough to see but he also got her to see that she was more than just a lawyer.
In this book Kelly is confused. In previous books we hadn’t gotten to see all that much from her but she seemed like a strong person. She still is a strong person, but she’s just doubting herself. Now, knowing her track record in the courtroom I can see how she might have some thoughts as to whether she’s doing the right thing or not but frankly I never expected her to do such a turn around. The book never said that she would never be a lawyer again but I kind of got that vibe.
James really helped Kelly in so many ways and had her examining her life in a way that she maybe wouldn’t have done without him. I very much admired his good sense when it came to that. Unfortunately James had some serious issues of his own that he couldn’t quite figure out. I felt for him that his life hadn’t gone the way he expected with his mother getting sick and him taking over the care of his young brother but I was surprised that being as smart as he was that he couldn’t see the troubles he was facing and work them out. I guess we’re usually more observant to other people’s issues than our own.
The romance in this book was good and I liked Kelly and James together very much. What I had issue with in the story had to do with what I felt were unresolved issues. In the story Kelly is, for the most part, living with her father. She has guilt that she didn’t stay with him longer after her mother had died and she wanted to make things better. Her dad was still grieving and was even to the point where he couldn’t go into the Sugar Shack without looking for her. This part of the story broke my heart but then it was kind of swept under the table and not mentioned again. Kelly wanted so much to help yet we didn’t get to see if she did. Redecorating your parents home, to me, isn’t helping the bigger problem. Then there was Kelly herself. Throughout the book, on James’ request, Kelly was looking to find her hidden talent. She found it and it made her very happy but I felt like I was left in the dark as to how it would be used in the future. On top of that Kelly does decide to stay in Deer Lick but what would she do for her job? That was never mentioned either. Would she continue in the law field but closer to home? She couldn’t make money with her hidden talent so I felt like I was left floundering. Maybe I needed my t’s crossed and my i’s dotted at the end of the story and I didn’t feel like that was done.
Besides the niggles I mentioned Somebody Like You was a good book and I really liked it. It was fun, sexy and we got to check in with the characters from previous books and that was good too.
Rating: 3.75 out of 5
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