Zachary Albright—known to his fans as Zachary Wilder or by his hip-hop moniker, "Rolling Deep"—is the hottest music producer in the business. So it confounds and irritates him when classical violinist Laurel Raineau refuses his overtures to work together. Zach is certain if he can introduce Laurel to the real Zachary, not the "RD" of tabloid fodder, she'll change her mind. He's right, except once Laurel falls for the "real" Zach, he fails to fully disclose his identity.

I'm a huge fan of Francis Ray's novels, particularly the Grayson novels, so it's not surprising that I enjoyed IT HAD TO BE YOU, although not as much as some of the other books in the series. The Grayson family and their extended friends have gotten so expansive that it's difficult to keep up. It's just that the men are so delectable and the women so admirable that it must as difficult to continue crafting characters of such high caliber as it is for readers to remember them all. I've read all but one of the books in both the Grayson Family and the Grayson Friends series and still I found the narrative explaining the connections a bit squirrel-ly. The good news is that the author covers the familiar ties rather deftly, laying out the family tree at a logical point in the story and quickly moving on, leaving 99 percent of the focus purely on Laurel and Zach. Readers who haven't read all of the books more than likely will be enticed to find the other books and play catch-up.

The love scenes are as hot as ever, and Ray tests Zach and Laurel's devotion even after they've seemingly worked out their difference, extending the story when so many romance authors simply would have wrapped it up. It works because readers are reassured that Zach and Laurel as a couple will last beyond their music project, a true happily-ever-after.

I think Ms. Ray could write these Grayson novels forever. Just wait until the Grayson principles start having offspring! I, for one, surely will be in line to read them.