I was thrilled to get another book by Karen Rock as I
loved His Hometown Girl. Full of business dilemmas,
traditional lifestyle, independent women and family
values,
that was a tremendous and informative read as well as a
moving story of love in more ways than one. Could SOMEONE
LIKE YOU live up to that target?
Kayleigh Renshaw's taking a huge step - two of them. Since
finding her fiancé and boss snuggling with a co-worker
when
he thought she was out of town, Kay is dropping both man
and job. The other girl has already been given her job in
the New York software company and hard though it is to
leave friends, she knows she could never trust smarmy
Brett
again. So - what now? Brett won't give references to
competitor companies, and doors close.
Kay's brother Chris was killed in Afghanistan and their
friend, Niall Walsh, was a signal combat officer but was
discharged after an injury. He's not communicative, but he
does some software work so Kay decides to see him in
Brooklyn. She doesn't know that Niall blames himself for
Chris's death, and he is not allowed to disclose details
of
the manoeuvre. He mostly lives on line and doesn't go
out... except maybe to meet Kay. While chatting, Kay
stumbles on an idea for an app to help her match people.
Could they write and market this matchmaker? Dating
websites are popular, so why not an on-the-go version?
Only, Niall isn't keen to get involved.
Oddly enough it's the next generation, the fatherless
kids,
who finally spur Niall out of his self-imposed solitude.
If
he can't help himself, he can help them. I like the way
that a family barbecue frames abnormal angry behaviour by
a
youngster. I also admire the way that the disabled
veteran
is shown to have issues without labelling him and that his
capacity to earn money is not impaired. There's still a
male-dominated business world, so it seems like the more
things change, the more things stay the same. We get a
fun
look at an assisted living facility for seniors, and
Brooklyn's Botanic Gardens in a good cross-culture spread
of modern life.
SOMEONE LIKE YOU is a fine contemporary romance, with
vibrant, rounded characters, genuine situations and more
than one person to cheer for as they battle their
problems.
Talented author Karen Rock is becoming more impressive
with
every book.
You can't program love-or can you? Kayleigh Renshaw has come up with the idea for a brilliant "compatibility app," a new kind of matchmaking software. All she needs is a programmer to help her bring the idea to market-and she knows exactly who she wants. But Niall Walsh—a code whiz and her former best friend—has been avoiding her since he returned from Afghanistan. In spite of their history, and some sparks that go beyond friendship, he's proving reluctant. Is it her, or is something darker holding him back?
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