ALL SUMMER LONG is the last in this summer's Fools Gold trilogy about three best friends and their rather unusual love matches but after all they do say there's someone for everyone.

Now it's firewoman Charlie Dixon's story which is rather unique since she really wasn't looking for her Mister Right, she had always felt a little different from her friends. She was a little rough around the edges and truth be told she couldn't qualify as a femme fatale and physically her size made it more difficult to find the one that fit. She didn't suffer fools or pretty boys. But now she was up close and rather personal with a godlike looking man, actually a male model with a body and face that even made Charlie sigh and now that they are close together she notices that here is a man that actually has to look down to her.

Her best friend is married to Clay's brother and she might see Clay at their ranch when she went to ride her horse. So Charlie knew hers and Clay's paths would probably be crossing.

Fool's Gold seemed like a good choice for Clay now that he is pretty much out of the entertainment business. Here he is planning to own and operate a Haycation place, vacation ranch where the guests actually work the farm. It is a win for the entire community and fits right in with other venues being planned in the area. It is also an opportunity to be near his mother and brothers.

Clay sees that Charlie is quite different than the women who he usually dates but there is something rather attractive about this tough independent female who fits so well in a usually male profession. When he approaches her about his training to be a volunteer firefighter she actually shoots him down thinking him pretty but useless. Wow that stung! So of course he applies and workes his tail off leading the pack of trainees.

Charlie and Clay actually had a lot in common. Each isthe recipient of quick judgments based on their appearance. These assumptions have clouded their lives in many ways both professional and personal. Once Charlie realizes she is doing to Clay exactly what made her crazy she feels guilty. The fact that she finds him attractive is a good sign that maybe she is finally ready to get a handle on her own life, her own demons.

Charlie and Clay begin as friends and as time goes on their friendship begins to take on a life of its own. They are definitely the odd couple. But they are good together and can provide each other with a unique remedy.

ALL SUMMER LONG completes this summer's trilogy with a unique story about fitting in and surpassing other people's expectations. Family is as usual central as in many Mallery books. She makes her characters larger than life and then they have to solve very human problems -- and in true Mallery style with her signature panache.