In LA, Emma Tyler is VP of events-planning at CEM, Cypress
Event Management. If
you ask her how she got that job, she smiles and answers,
"I slept with one of
the Board of Directors." She has a tell-it-like-it-is
personality, she is
absolutely gorgeous, with a wanton reputation. She has a
dirty little secret.
She looks for older men, seduces them and always takes a
personal memento from
them for her trophy collection.
Reggie Applebaum, film-mogul/power broker in
Hollywood wanted a Bat Mitzvah for his 12 year old only
child, Cayley,proclaiming
"money is no object." His teen daughter is a spoiled
brat, rude and bossy,
with a sense of entitlement that is unbelievable.
Emma, in spite of the child being almost unbearable, plans
an event that
promises to be stunning even by Hollywood standards.
Cooper Jessup is a founding member of Thrillseekers
Anonymous, a company formed to
stage extreme heart-stopping sport outings for the very
rich and famous. Dark
hair, handsome, with eyes the shade "of the fog that
rolled off the ocean", met
Emma at the event and the attraction between them was
steamy. Cooper asks Emma
to go into the lounge where they had a Karaoke set up so
they could get to know
each other. Emma is tempted but refuses. Later, Cooper
sees Reggie Applebaum
and Emma in a limo together and the scene disgusts him.
Carl Freeman another Hollywood broker calls Cooper for
help. He had a one night
stand with Emma Tyler and she stole his medal and under
the medal was his, soon
to be ex-wife's mothers huge diamond ring, valued at a
small fortune. Cooper
refuses but Carl makes him an offer he can't refuse. He
discovers Emma is hiding
at Homecoming Ranch, a property her miserable father left
to Emma and her two
half sisters. So Cooper heads to Pine River, Colorado in
pursuit of the stolen
trophy from Carl Freeman.
This book explores dysfunction, terminal illness, deep
emotions, and family
relationships.
The cast of characters is colorful and fun especially
young Leo Kendrick who has
Motor Neuron Condition. His personality is so lovable,
his sense of humor had
me laughing constantly.
The sweet and loving affection between Leo and Emma is
delightful, the
descriptions of their time spent together, he in his
wheelchair with Emma
watching the TV shows was pure joy.
The love between Emma and Cooper builds slowly but surely.
He is patient and
understanding, finally giving them a happily ever after.
Good read, as always
Julia London.
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Julia
London
delivers another stand-alone, heartwarming love story in
her
Pine River series.
Emma Tyler’s cool exterior and penchant for sarcasm keep
most people from getting too close…and an unusual
compulsion
drives her to steal from the few men who do. When her
trophy-collecting habit goes too far, she quits her ritzy
event-planning job in Los Angeles and runs away to Pine
River, hiding with her estranged half-sisters at
Homecoming
Ranch and caring for Leo Kendrick, her ailing friend.
Thrillseekers Anonymous founder Cooper Jessup has his
hands
full with work and his brother’s looming prison release
date. But when a client asks him to track down Emma Tyler
to
retrieve a stolen memento, Cooper can’t turn down the
money…or the chance to see the beautiful Emma again.
When Cooper comes to collect the item, Emma refuses to
admit
the horrible truth. This handsome man may see right
through
her steely veneer, but can he get close enough to show her
how love and honesty can heal a troubled heart?
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