I really enjoyed this book. The characters seemed real, and the way Tami Hoag dealt with them was "from the heart." It's a romance with a lesson, some passion and a story that seemed different...not your run of the mill romantic fluff.

Our heroine is Katie, but the townsfolk of Briarwood refer to her as the "ice princess." After a bad horseback riding accident left her back loaded with scars and unable to bear children, she's shut herself off from romance. Enter Nick. He's relocated to this little two-horse town from the big city, in hopes of becoming a successful restauranteur. He meets Katie and decides to seduce her. But he's not aware of what a formidable task that would be!

It really is a delightful story. It's a good reminder that scars aren't really ugly when you're looking through the eyes of love.

I gave it 5 stars!!!!!

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This is a classic love story about two opposites attracted to each other, and both have several issues to work out. It was originally published in 1988 and republished January of 2009.

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When Katie Quaid notices that a new man in town has bought the building across the street from her business, she is interested in finding out everything about him. Rumors are flying around town. Is he a secret agent? A mercenary? In Witness Protection? He is definitely good looking enough to be a model. Nick Leone has moved to this town to open an Italian Restaurant. He wasn't sure about leaving the city for a small town, but when he meets Katie, he thinks he may have made the right decision.

This is an older (1988) category romance by Tami Hoag. It is a world away from her suspense thrillers. Both Katie and Nick have secrets that are resolved rather early in the book. You'd think it would be smooth sailing after that. But Katie has another secret she doesn't spring until later in the story. I hated the way she handled the whole thing. I thought she was selfish and inconsiderate. My rating: 2.5 Stars.

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