NOT QUITE FOREVER, Catherine Bybee's latest offering in her NOT QUITE series, is "quite" wonderful. The author's apparent love of writing seems to channel through her heroine, Dakota Laurens. Dakota is a romance novelist and when we see her delight in research and observation of other people, I think we are seeing the delight of Catherine Bybee as well. This is what makes this story so realistic and such a page turner.

Dakota is a free spirit who writes extremely popular books. She is financially secure, travels all over on book tours and conventions, and pretty much does what she wants. The dilemma is that Dakota, a woman who writes romances, has no romance in her life.

Enter Dr. Walt Eddy, a traveling humanitarian physician who is always on the move and has no time for a personal life. Or does he?

Finish out the mix with an array of friends, two sets of parents who vehemently disapprove of Dakota and Walt being together, and all sorts of other complications. Bybee's knowledge of writing and publishing is shown in a fascinating and entertaining way as we follow Dakota around her life. Dakota's witty and acerbic remarks are what make NOT QUITE FOREVER a delight to read. I hope Catherine Bybee is "not quite" finished writing this series. I look forward to more.