SOMEBODY LIKE YOU is book one in Lynnette Austin's fabulous Maverick Junction series. Simply addicting no matter what order read. Actually that's exactly what I did -- read them totally out of order. That's one of the beauties of a Lynnette Austin series, you can join in at any time. All three books in the Maverick Junction series are now re-issued so this is your chance to read an engaging heartwarming set of tales with some remarkable folks.

SOMEBODY LIKE YOU ponders the age old question about relationships, what matter more, love or having things in common. Sure life styles certainly impact who we are, but they don't necessarily define us.

When Annelise Montjoy decides to set off on her motorcycle she has a plan, but her plan has lots of holes in it, but the prize for her efforts is immensely important. Annelise has never done anything like this before in fact her life has been one of control, security and carefully constructed boundaries. Annelise never expected or counted on meeting Cash and certainly never entertained the thought of finding a small ranching town that could fill so many voids in her life.

Impressions are often deceiving. Both Annelise and Cash were guilty of forming unsubstantiated first impressions of each other. If they had the luxury of time their relationship would probably been less rocky but time was at a premium.

Annelise was working tirelessly to keep her true identity a secret, the why is really pretty sad and prophetic. She loved being Annie, that's what Cash called her from the very beginning, that's who she was to all these dear people. And the longer Annie remained in Maverick Junction that's who she realized she really was. This is the person Annelise wanted to be.

The big challenge was how to step up to the bat, tell Cash who she was without having him freak out. Cash did not like secrets, he believed his life and job per se firmly set Annie and him in two different worlds, worlds that couldn't possibly mesh. All Cash's defensive moves just couldn't stop his heart becoming more invested in this thing with Annie. Sure there was no real future since Cash was dead set on not getting married any time in the foreseeable future. And as time went by Annie was beginning to see her life, her future with Cash.

The age old tug of war done with panache by the very talented Lynnette Austin. I just adore this series and SOMEBODY LIKE YOU is a wonderful addition. In SOMEBODY LIKE YOU Lynnette Austin lets us know that it is absolutely okay to look outside the box. The heart know better and in SOMEBODY LIKE YOU the heart wins.