ENTICING EMMA is Book 2 in the "Summersville Secrets" by N.J. Walters. Tucker Martin is focused entirely on making one woman his -- Emma Howard. Tucker's single-minded obsession, and the lengths to which he goes to get Emma, would seem a little creepy if Emma didn't return his interest and didn't need a nudge to get past her own issues. This is a story about a woman trying to figure out what kind of romantic relationship she wants, and work through her feelings and heal from childhood hurts.

When the story opens, Emma and Tucker are not strangers and are turning up the heat on a third date before Emma puts the breaks on. It's crucial for me that Tucker entices, ardently pursues, and persuades, but respects Emma's pace as he pushes her boundaries. ENTICING EMMA is a very sensual romance and the reader will be seduced just as Emma is. Emma's behavior would be very difficult to understand if ENTICING EMMA was told without alternating perspectives. N.J. Walters does a great job of slowing explaining Emma's family history and why that has made her hesitant to form a lasting romantic attachment. I like how Emma's friends help put a new perspective on Tucker, and offer her emotional support. The interludes with Emma's friends also provide a bit of humor in the midst of so much intensity.

ENTICING EMMA will have you experiencing a heat wave. Emma is a character that starts out a bit indecisive and unsure of herself, but by the end she is a woman who has put her demons to rest and owns her sexuality. I look forward to reading the next book in N.J. Walters' "Summersville Secrets" series.