An Affair to Remember by Karen Hawkins (2002, Paperback)

I read this book after reading a review on here by one of my fellow reviewers and it had the elements that I look for you know the Hero that "thinks" he wants a certain type of female, the "Heroine" that does not fit this "type" that the Hero is looking for, the attraction between the two despite these obstacles, mischievous children and meddling elders.
I really enjoyed this book. So why not give it the 5 stars.. hmmm well I think that when you give a book 5 stars it should have no holes or inconsistency between characters, the book should grab you from go and hold you enthralled the ENTIRE time.. like one that you would pull a all nighter for. This wasn't that sort of tale. It might well have been had I read the "The Seduction of Sara" first which is the book before this one. I have since picked that one up to read. There is a lot of emphasis on the bad element of the "Ellliot" name so I'm thinking (and hoping) that reading the 1st book will explain that whole premise because if not, there lies the first hole in this tale. The Heroine does a really good job at thwarting the Hero's seduction which I really liked and the Hero does have ample enough time to struggle with the attraction that he can not understand.

I have to say that the little conversations at the beginning of each chapter reminded me a lot of Julia Quinn's style, kind of like the little blurbs by Miss Whistledown. All in all I think most will enjoy this book it was funny, sexy and entertaining.

Respectfully Reviewed